It’s talent circulation rather than ‘brain drain’


TAN Sri Michelle Yeoh is an example of Malaysia’s talent going in search of better opportunities elsewhere rather than a brain drain for the country, says Deputy Human Resource Minister Mustapha Mohd Yunus Sakmud.

He said there is a difference between a brain drain and ‘talent circulation,’ whereby the latter describes skilled labour emigrating in search of better opportunities.

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