Brain drain: A distortion to our future economy


  • Letters
  • Thursday, 12 Jan 2023

MALAYSIA is transitioning towards a knowledge-based economy where the production of goods and services is based primarily on knowledge-intensive activities that will advance technical and scientific innovation.

The Knowledge-Based Economy Master Plan (KEMP) launched in 2002, was to sustain a rapid rate of economic growth and enhance international competitiveness and for our country to move away from a production-based economy.

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