If You Leave Malaysia, Would You Come Back?

25-Nov-25 18:00

If You Leave Malaysia, Would You Come Back?

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Malaysia’s migration story is shifting from brain drain to brain circulation, as talent leaves, learns, and reconnects with home. Government programmes like MyHeart and the Returning Expert Programme are opening pathways for Malaysians abroad to contribute or return. So we ask our listeners: What would make you leave, what would bring you back, and right now, what’s keeping you here?

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Produced by: Evening Edition

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Susan Tam

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Categories: economy

Tags: brain drain, work, talent, brain circulation, migration, singapore, workforce, cost of living,

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