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UMNO Supreme Council member Tajuddin Abdul Rahman has lashed out at Malaysians who are living abroad, calling them "unpatriotic"
He said that Malaysians who migrated have a misconception that there were not enough resources in the country.
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Reminding the media to stop putting the government in a bad light, the Pasir Salak MP said that Malaysians should opt to live in their home country due to the booming local opportunities
With the number of Malaysians opting to live abroad increasing rapidly, the nation is currently facing a serious brain drain problem
**According to the World Bank's 2015 [report](http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2015/07/17/malaysia-filling-the-skills-gap-to-meet-the-demands-of-a-growing-economy), the number of Malaysians living in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries has been increasing, from 121,000 in 1990 to 311,000 in 2010.**
The report also said that 72 percent of Malaysians cited career opportunities as their main reason for living abroad.
Meanwhile, Malaysians living abroad that have completed tertiary education fell slightly but remained stable in the last decade – from 56.5 percent in 2000 to 54.5 percent in 2010.
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According to a survey by British recruitment firm, Hays, 93% of Malaysians are willing to leave the country in search of jobs and better experience
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Speaking about migration and greener pastures, the Home Ministry recently revealed that more than 54,000 Malaysians have renounced their citizenship since the year 2010
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