Malaysian govt urged to recruit more Chinese graduates

Malaysia's Public Service Department (PSD) has been asked to recruit more Chinese graduates with degrees from China and Taiwan universities to serve in the public sector, it is reported in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.

A report by the national news agency Bernama quoted a Parliament Member Tiong King Sing as saying most of the graduates claimed to have qualifications recognized by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), but were disappointed as they were not given the opportunity to work in the public sector.

"For example, the MQA recognized 820 degree holders from universities in China, but only nine were hired by the PSD and of the 620 graduates from Taiwan, only 13 were offered jobs by the government," Tiong King Sing said.

Tiong said the country was in need of more doctors, but medical graduates from China and Taiwan could not even serve at the government hospitals.

"They say while the MQA recognizes their qualifications, the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) does not. This is the problem that needs to be solved," he said.

Tiong said the matter must be viewed seriously by the government in a bid to obtain support from the young generation, especially the Chinese community.