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Malaysian job seekers who are trying to capitalise on the present high currency exchange rate have been cautioned by the Malaysian High Commission in Singapore to be wary and avoid falling victim to scams while pursuing lucrative jobs in the Island Republic.

Malaysian High Commissioner to Singapore Datuk Dr Azfar Mohamad Mustafar said that at a special Chinese New Year open house gathering at his official residence on Saturday (Feb 17) and advised job seekers to be vigilant due to instances of individuals being promised certain jobs that turned out to be non-existent upon arrival in Singapore.

Dr Azfar also encouraged Malaysians seeking assistance to reach out to the high commission for support.

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00:00 Yes.
00:02 So, Latif Jannah is...
00:03 Now with the Singapore dollar appreciating, there will be no Malaysians coming in.
00:09 What is your advice to Malaysians?
00:10 Are they causing a lot of problems or how has the issues been?
00:11 I mean, there are a lot of national workers here, but I think national workers has also
00:12 been recognized as one of the most disciplined in Singapore.
00:13 Oh, okay.
00:14 But as you said, if Ringgit continues to depreciate, there will be more interest, right?
00:15 People from Jorok especially to come and work in Singapore.
00:16 But I think it's also important to advise our people that, you know, looking for jobs
00:17 is not a bad thing.
00:18 But if you look at the current situation, there are a lot of Malaysians coming in.
00:19 So, I think, you know, if you look at the current situation, there are a lot of Malaysians
00:20 coming in.
00:21 So, I think, you know, if you look at the current situation, there are a lot of Malaysians
00:37 coming in.
00:38 So, I think, you know, if you look at the current situation, there are a lot of Malaysians
00:39 coming in.
00:40 So, I think, you know, if you look at the current situation, there are a lot of Malaysians
00:41 coming in.
00:42 So, I think, you know, if you look at the current situation, there are a lot of Malaysians
00:43 coming in.
00:44 So, I think, you know, if you look at the current situation, there are a lot of Malaysians
00:45 coming in.
00:46 So, I think, you know, if you look at the current situation, there are a lot of Malaysians
00:47 coming in.
00:48 So, I think, you know, if you look at the current situation, there are a lot of Malaysians
00:49 coming in.
00:50 I think there are also problems for workers to do that and also to maintain a good name of Malaysia.
00:59 When you say scammers, do you have a lot of Malaysians getting scammed?
01:02 No, generally speaking. There are people that are promised certain jobs and so forth.
01:08 But when they come here, the job is not resistant.
01:11 So I think it's important for job seekers to go through official channels or directly to the company.
01:20 Don't use that unless there are alternatives.
01:24 On average, do you get a few cases like that? Or is it weekly?
01:29 Not many people come to us.
01:32 Because sometimes they come here, not through official channels, so maybe they are afraid to report.
01:38 But we have, from time to time, we see some reports that Malaysians are not treated properly or not in accordance with the law.
01:47 But I think generally that would be the advice for those job seekers to come to Singapore
01:51 to make sure that they are doing that through official channels and so forth.
01:55 Thank you.
01:56 [END]

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