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Kuala
Lumpur International Airport - an international airport that matches
the best in the world, and threatens to overtake Singapore as a regional
airline hub? |
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The
Multimedia Super Corridor - a
silicon valley and tax heaven rolled into one? |
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Hosts
the F1 circuit? |
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The
Petronas Twin Towers, among the tallest in the world? |
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The
KL Tower, the fourth tallest tower in the world? |
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Two
other buildings among the top 100 in the world? |
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Modern,
urban infrastructure which makes it a 'world class' metropolis...
skyscrapers, tourists, top hotels and restaurants... and traffic jams!
|
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"Truly
Asia" promoting Malaysia as the ultimate tourism destination. |
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MSC
status makes getting Expatriate workforce (new skills) easier still
|
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Multinationals
being encouraged to expand presence to cover ASEAN region... several,
including Citi, HSBC, HP, Shell, Dell and IBM set up regional IT /
BPO hubs; Motorola, AIG set up software development and shared services
centers |
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Malaysia
emerging as the new 'model' Islamic State, where other religions can
co-exist and prosper |
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Ringgit
stable, economy coming out of recession; relations with US better
than ever before... Moody's and S&P
consider outlook as positive |
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Importantly,
as an old 'colony' of the United Kingdom, Malaysia enjoys a mature
legal structure, analogous to that of the UK |
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Intensified
government push in producing more IT savvy graduates via government
universities and liberalization of private colleges and universities |
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A
large proportion of the workforce are graduates educated / trained
in UK, US and Australian universities, making them familiar with the
work culture of these countries and excellent candidates to fill-in
supervisory / managerial positions |
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Strong
incentive from government to migrate the workforce from manufacturing
into knowledge-based industries |
