PETALING JAYA (Jan 2): Most Malaysians do not wish to become
Singaporeans, survey said.
A survey conducted by Oriental Daily News has shown
that most Malaysians who either work in Singapore or have regular
contact with Singaporeans do not wish to become Singaporeans.
The vernacular newspaper who carried out the survey through
Facebook and telephone interviews reported that 87% respondents
said they had no intention to become citizens of the Republic and
all they want was to earn 'Sing' dollars.
80 out of the 100 respondents who responded to the questionnaire
are Malaysians who either used to work in Singapore or working in
Singapore, while 8 others are those who are working in Johor Bahru
and having constant contact with Singaporeans. The rest are locals
who come across Singaporeans once in a while.
While an earlier survey showed that 56% Singaporeans wanted to
migrate and most of them preferred to migrate to Malaysia, only 13
per cent of our citizens wish to become Singaporeans.
The 87% said it was too stressful to live in Singapore, and that
they love their motherland, Malaysia, deeply. For 22 of the
respondents, high standard of living and strict housing policies of
the reasons they find the island country unsuitable to live
permanently.
Another 21 respondents who are unwilling to renounce their
citizenship for the Republic's stressed that they were proud to be
Malaysians and had a deep affection for the country.
However, they choose to work in Singapore in view of steep
appreciation of Singapore Dollars against Malaysian Ringgit.
On the other hand, those who wish to become Singaporeans are
attracted by fairer and more open education policy, in addition to
a sound public transit system and good public order as well as
bigger room for personal growth.
