NST Leader: Give the young start-up opportunities

Menial or not, these jobs pay in the republic’s strong dollar, spurring one young man to become an office cleaner that, by Malaysian standards, earns him, with overtime and despite an inflationary environment, a sweet RM8,000 a month. Besides affording him basic luxuries for his nuclear family, the job is a pleasant rebound from a failed food business, a short run as a restaurant worker and unsuccessful job interviews.

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