Brain drain or net gain?


Talent in demand: The issue of Malaysians working in Singapore should not be viewed as a brain drain problem that needs to be fixed. – Filepic

Rather than discouraging Malaysians from working overseas, we should focus on making the country an attractive hub for talent

SOME 900,000 Malaysians are working in Singapore, of whom 300,000 are daily commuters, which suggests that the majority of more than half a million actually reside in Singapore, according to Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman in a recent media report.

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