M’sian minister makes case again for local firms to pay 2/3 of SG salary to keep more workers home

Anna Maria Romero
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:02:15 +0000
Malaysia, brain drain, higher salary, Malaysian workers in Singapore

SINGAPORE: In March 2024, Liew Chin Tong, Malaysia’s ?Deputy Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister, addressed a “brain drain” issue in the country’s Parliament. Speaking specifically of engineers, Mr Liew argued that if local companies gave them higher wages, they would not seek employment in other countries. Even a fraction of what they’re paid in Singapore …