That is the heading of a letter from a reader published in thestar 22 June 2006.
One particular paragraph summed up the dilemma.
"At first, I was reluctant to accept any of the offers by the Singapore universities as I thought I had a responsibility to serve my country.
Moreover, the Government has been working hard in addressing our country's brain drain problem."
That paragraph speaks volumes about the sentiments of “the others”, since it is usually this group that gets rejected from Malaysian universities despitfulfillingng all the requirements. Unfortunately, they could never cross to the other side of the road unless they become Muslims.
It is tragic, unsavoury and demeaning to say the least when your own country does not want you just because you are not one of them. The government may say otherwise but reality stares glaringly bright. This does not happen only in education but throughout the broad spectrum of Malaysian life.
The leading brains should just stop wasting their time trying to get back the brain that has gone away. If the so-called think-tank could not or would not point out the government's policy blunders, the trend will continue ad infinitum. All the talk about unity in diversity would just be paying lip service to higher ideals. No action, just talk.
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