A ‘quota-less’ education system is the first step to eradicate Malaysia’s brain drain

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WHEN Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was in New York recently to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), he lamented on the problem of brain drain from the country.

He said that he had instructed the relevant ministries to look into the problem of brain drain and how to entice those who have left the Malaysian shores to come back to contribute to the development of the nation.

It is well and good for Anwar to say this in a place like US because there is hardly any attention paid to the internal dynamics of Malaysia.

But is it surprising that talented Malaysians are leaving their shores to take up employment or migrating overseas?

Many of those who left the country and who have sought gainful employment have been affected by government policies. It was the non-recognition of their talents or the inability of the government to provide the recognition that led could have led to the brain drain.

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