Lack of infrastructure repels talent from returning

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia faces an uphill struggle in convincing its million-strong diaspora, of which nearly 30% have some form of tertiary education, to return and share their knowledge and experience even as the country embarks on reforms to transform the economy and achieve high-income status by the end of the decade.

Speakers at the third session of the national conference on “Making a high-income nation a reality” identified the lack of infrastructure such as a decent education system, meritocracy and leadership as reasons why skilled Malaysians were not coming back.