I heard now foreign investor do not want to invest in our country anymore,they concentrare on Vietnam,China...?

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and Singapore,since vietnam and china has open up and the cheap labor in Vietnam and china we can't compete with them,and then hogh tech plant all setup in Singapore .
so i worry our country will runtuh and the gratuate may not get a job. what do u think?

Answer 1

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Not really SIR .
investor is looking for " cheap ' place . total cost ! not only labour cost .
we Malaysia can never compare to China cheap labour ,but due to other reason , some manufactures still " stay " in Malaysia for the next 10-20 years.
the main reason is all manufactures under-standard " not to put all EGGS in one basket ". the have China factory and some productions must come from other Asean Countries.
ie . Seagate total movie the factory from Singapore to JB Oct 2009 ! 60 % of Seagate HDD is from Malaysia / 40 % from China for worldwide market.
Sony LCD TV for worldwide market 90 % is from Malaysia Sony. 10 % made in Japan ( hi end model ) but all Sony Laptop are made in China.
Panasonic manufactures TV in Malaysia for USA market, because shipping from Malaysia to USA still cheapest than ship from China ! Samsung LCD TV for USA market also from Samsung Malaysia . China factory is for EURO market !
Singapore is go only for hi tech , use less labour.
Malaysia is still good foe SEMI HI TECH .
Vietnam is good for cheap labour foods products.
Thailand is good for HEAVY IND. products . ie CAR. HOME AIR-CON.
our " student " must study those subject that Malaysia NEEDED. in order to get jobs.

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Answer 2

Blame the government. Foreign investors have to employ certain percentage of bumi and these investors are not stupid enough to get workers who simply can't perform. Don't blame them for turning their backs on this country.

Answer 3

It is part of a cycle. 40 years ago, Japan was the low wage and low quality product producer. Korea supplanted them but Japan improved quality and found other markets. Then Korea lost a lot of its business to lower wage countries. Now China is starting to lose some investments which go to India, Vietnam, Pakistan. While the labour is cheaper, the infrastructure is not yet adequate for many investors (unless they are in the infrastructure business). All this to say there is a natural cycle. Singapore has already adapted in the last decade and will continue to do so. Economies are not static and always evolve. Given a decent government, countries usually find a way to adapt. Keep the faith!

Answer 4

is mostly got to do with cheap labor
Singapore is also losing its investors to others
Malaysia is getting the worse case since the Bumiputral percentage requirement
encourage them to become an unwanted sleeping partner

Answer 5

so many tax to pay, our labour consider cheap too, but so much tax.

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work in tyre factory for RM450 a month.

Answer 6

This has nothing to do with who our goverment are or Bumiputera quota whatsoever.

To compete for the market share, businesses must be cost effective. They are paying per worker USD30~35 per month in Bangladesh, USD45~50 in Cambodia/Vietnam.

Any Malaysian willing to work for that kind of pay?

There are not many factories left in Singapore nowadays. Majority of labour-intensive factories already moved out of Singapore, even big electronics factories now moving to Johor to cut cost and stay competitive.

My 1st Singaporean boss run his factories in Fiji & Cambodia.
My 2nd Taiwanese bosses run their factory in Vietnam & Saipan.
My 3rd Hong Kong boss has his 2 factories in China.
My 4th Singapore boss run hers in Cambodia/Vietnam & Bangladesh.
All because of the super low wages paid there.

Answer 7

Now the investors are looking for cheap labor because the economy are very bad worldwide.