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Coffeeshop Chit Chat - Danger! m&d-trained docs coming to SG!!</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead vAlign=top><TD class=msgF width="1%" noWrap align=right>From: </TD><TD class=msgFname width="68%" noWrap>kojakbt_89 <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>3:45 am </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT height=20 width="1%" noWrap align=right>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname width="68%" noWrap>ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 11) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>32851.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>May 8, 2010
Pluses in letting Malaysian doctors work in S'pore
<!-- by line -->By Tan Malaka
THE (Malaysian) media reported that many Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) medical graduates have taken up offers of higher-salaried jobs in Singapore.
UKM vice-chancellor Dr Sharifah Hapsah Hassan Shahabudin has said that this year alone, 20 UKM graduates have taken up job offers from the Singapore Government and that 80 more would follow suit.
UKM administrators and the Malaysian public need not be unduly worried as there are pros and cons to this development. The Singapore job offers can further strengthen ties between the two countries and also enhance Malaysia's image, although it will lead to a brain drain from Malaysia.
The UKM vice-chancellor should see this as a boost for UKM's image, for in the past the opposition Democratic Action Party had belittled UKM's medical faculty and there were doubts about the quality of its degrees.
However, Singapore's recognition of UKM's degree is a sort of international recognition. Singapore is a developed country that emphasises quality for its people.
In the run-up to Singapore's separation from Malaysia in 1965, and at the height of his championing of the 'Malaysian Malaysia' concept, Singapore's first Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, was very happy when government institutions carrying Malay names - such as Keretapi Tanah Melayu and Waktu Tanah Melayu - were insulted.
The question of Malaysia suffering a loss of talent does not arise in today's borderless world. In fact, it is better that these UKM graduates work in Singapore rather than in faraway developed countries like Britain.
UKM-trained doctors go to Singapore because they see Malaysia and Singapore as one. Indeed, we were united and one entity back in history.
Malaysian doctors serving in Singapore can also emulate the Republic's higher anti-corruption standards, cleanliness, work discipline, competitive spirit and self-confidence.
Malaysia and Singapore are too close to be considered separate countries. In fact, culturally and socially, Singapore is similar to Malaysia.
Singapore is a multi-racial country that is governed by stricter discipline than Malaysia on racial sensitivities.
The presence of Malaysian doctors in Singapore will contribute to improving ties between the two countries, which are acquainted with each other's good and bad points.
The presence of Malaysian doctors in Singapore will help to dispel the image of Malaysia being a backward country because its residents descended from pirates, as was once alleged by Alex Josey, a former press secretary to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
Singapore now sees Malaysia as a country that is making rapid progress in education.
This article first appeared as a letter in Utusan Malaysia on May 6.
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Pluses in letting Malaysian doctors work in S'pore
<!-- by line -->By Tan Malaka
THE (Malaysian) media reported that many Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) medical graduates have taken up offers of higher-salaried jobs in Singapore.
UKM vice-chancellor Dr Sharifah Hapsah Hassan Shahabudin has said that this year alone, 20 UKM graduates have taken up job offers from the Singapore Government and that 80 more would follow suit.
UKM administrators and the Malaysian public need not be unduly worried as there are pros and cons to this development. The Singapore job offers can further strengthen ties between the two countries and also enhance Malaysia's image, although it will lead to a brain drain from Malaysia.
The UKM vice-chancellor should see this as a boost for UKM's image, for in the past the opposition Democratic Action Party had belittled UKM's medical faculty and there were doubts about the quality of its degrees.
However, Singapore's recognition of UKM's degree is a sort of international recognition. Singapore is a developed country that emphasises quality for its people.
In the run-up to Singapore's separation from Malaysia in 1965, and at the height of his championing of the 'Malaysian Malaysia' concept, Singapore's first Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, was very happy when government institutions carrying Malay names - such as Keretapi Tanah Melayu and Waktu Tanah Melayu - were insulted.
The question of Malaysia suffering a loss of talent does not arise in today's borderless world. In fact, it is better that these UKM graduates work in Singapore rather than in faraway developed countries like Britain.
UKM-trained doctors go to Singapore because they see Malaysia and Singapore as one. Indeed, we were united and one entity back in history.
Malaysian doctors serving in Singapore can also emulate the Republic's higher anti-corruption standards, cleanliness, work discipline, competitive spirit and self-confidence.
Malaysia and Singapore are too close to be considered separate countries. In fact, culturally and socially, Singapore is similar to Malaysia.
Singapore is a multi-racial country that is governed by stricter discipline than Malaysia on racial sensitivities.
The presence of Malaysian doctors in Singapore will contribute to improving ties between the two countries, which are acquainted with each other's good and bad points.
The presence of Malaysian doctors in Singapore will help to dispel the image of Malaysia being a backward country because its residents descended from pirates, as was once alleged by Alex Josey, a former press secretary to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
Singapore now sees Malaysia as a country that is making rapid progress in education.
This article first appeared as a letter in Utusan Malaysia on May 6.
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