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M’sian engineers wouldn’t leave if they had 2/3 of Singaporean salary, says Chin Tong

By TARRENCE TAN, RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM and KHOO GEK SAN

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian companies should pay local engineers better in order to prevent more engineers from migrating abroad, says Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong.

He said local engineers would remain in Malaysia if companies are willing to pay at least two-thirds of an average engineer's salary in Singapore.

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Malaysia , Semiconductors , Engineering , Industry , Liew Chin Tong , Retention , Salaries , Singapore 

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