The serious brain drain problem
By Teh Kim Woon
August 2010 FEATURE
MALAYSIA SUFFERS a voluntary emigration of people of different races and religions who possess talent, skills and knowledge. Their decision to settle in other countries brings high economic costs to Malaysia. There is a paucity of statistical data available, yet anecdotal evidence suggests that the flight of human capital from Malaysia is serious and widespread. This was acknowledged in the New Economic Model (NEM) recently launched by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Some aggregate and crude numbers...
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