Ex-MB’s 7 ways to end brain drain to Singapore

JOHOR BAHRU: Former Johor menteri besar Hasni Mohammad has set out seven policies by which to reverse the brain drain of Malaysians to Singapore.

Hasni said in a posting yesterday that these policies would raise wages and employment opportunities for Malaysians, which is crucial in reversing the migration trend.

He also proposed four other policies, calling for

Hasni’s proposals come in the wake of a suggestion by state opposition leader Liew Chin Tong that businesses in Johor pay salaries of at least two-thirds of what Singapore employers pay.

Liew said that the state government should consider this policy proposal should it intend to draft long-term strategies that would prevent Johoreans from preferring to work in the city-state because of the high value of the Singapore dollar.

He added that poor wages in Johor and other parts of Malaysia make them want to work there. — Free Malaysia Today