Singaporeans working in Malaysia gradually becoming reality, says Malaysian minister
Malaysian Housing Minister Nga Kor Ming clarified that his past comments about Singaporeans working in Malaysia were intended to motivate national progress rather than recruit foreign labor. He emphasized the economic interdependence of the two nations and the goal of mutual prosperity.
Why it matters
It clarifies diplomatic and economic relations between two neighboring Southeast Asian nations.
Malaysia Minister of Housing and Local Government Nga Kor Ming ruffled some feathers with a speech eight years ago where he had rousingly asked Singaporeans to work in Malaysia.
The article reports on a political clarification without taking a stance on the minister's original intent.
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