The cry of Ooi C.H.s plaintive email can be summed in one
sentence - why is Malaysia continuing to export brains and import
brawns? Read Oois cry of a Malaysian patriot and
nationalist:
Im a former student from a famous high school in Bukit Mertajam.
Each year, my school produced many excellent students and
intellectuals such as doctors, engineers, lawyers, etc, for the
community and nation.
This year also the same. My school achieved most satisfactory
results in both SPM and STPM. But sadly, among those good
students, more than half will pursue their studies at private
colleges, such as Inti, Nilai.
After 1 year of study at these colleges, they will further their
study overseas if their financial situation allows them to do so.
Its not only loss of human resources, it also a huge loss in terms
of money. Lets say, if a student spends RM200k to go to Australia,
Canada, etc. Imagine how much it wil be if this involves 1000
students a year?
When the STPM results were announced, yes my school did it again. 6
students got 5As and 1 of them was among the best candidates in the
country. 38 students gained 4As.
Most of them have done the same thing after receiving their
results. Guess what? Yup, they applied for Singapores
universities. I guess about 15 people got the offer from Singapore.
I think all of them will accept the offer, no doubt. What is so
surprising about the small number of 15 students?? All of them are
top students in my school!! According to the Singapore governments
policy, they will be bonded for 3 years. As they will receive
attractive salaries and stable permanent jobs in Singapore, few of
them will come back to develop their career in Malaysia.
This is what my friends told me. Why this situation is repeated
every year but neither our government nor our ministers can solve
this problem. Sigh. What is the main cause of this situation, you
may try to find out. There are many benefits to be developed in
Singapore but many disadvantages in Malaysia.
Malaysia has achieved a high international trading figure months
ago. But we are losing the intellectual human resources which is
the main asset to develop a country. We export the intellectuals to
Singapore, but meanwhile import building workers from Indonesia.
What is the loss and profit business of the government. Please
look into it seriously
