PhDExpert is right!!!
Many of the professors in Malaysia apply to work as senior lecturer or associate professor in UK universities and guess what?
They don't get shortlisted for interview. I know because I and my professorial colleagues are involved in shortlisting potential candidates for interview.
As pointed out in this thread, Malaysia is a backward country but there is hope. Things will get better when the country becomes truly democratic and the (communist) government in Malaysia change. The returning experts programme (talentcorp) is a joke and a failure. Who wants to go to Malaysia for 2 CKD cars and 15% tax allowance for 5 years, to put up with all their nonsense?
Well, me ). Because my wife and kids are Malaysians, holding UK passports as well. We are thinking of going back to work in Singapore or Brunei (or probably Nottingham University Malaysia where I worked as visiting professor), to be close to her family. In the meanwhile I am continuing to supervise my Malaysian students in the UK who are sponsored by the Malaysian government to come and study here - It costs the government about £100k (orRM500K) per student. Imagine the savings that the government would make if I supervise 10 PhD students in Malaysia!!! Will I accept RM10k salary? Well, I may but in the future, or better still I might come under the MM2H programme, after I retire!!!!

This post has been edited by cfphoenix: Jan 10 2013, 04:11 AM