Empower youth to decide future of our nation |
By Tan CHEE Yong |
27th April 2019
Crisis |
By Calvin Tan Kee Wei |
9th March 2019
Amidst the cacophony of mugs clinking, orders being relayed (read: shouted) across the tumultuous waves of patrons enjoying their roti or maggi goreng, my friend told me something shocking over her teh tarik. She wasn’t coming back. That is, she was currently in her sophomore year in Canada, and saw no reason in returning to Malaysia after her graduation. Her conviction seemed strangely firm, which I couldn’t comprehend because she seemed so comfortable wallowing here in the essence of Malaysia - the mamak. After some prodding, she told me that there were more opportunities for her overseas. She had ample ways to make use of her degree; or do something unrelated at all for less effort. The dissatisfaction in her voice betrayed her cheery demeanor when it came to talking about her future in Malaysia (or a lack thereof). Her sentiments aren’t uncommon and speaks to a larger problem plaguing the country’s youth - the crisis of brain drain.
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