Matthew Barsing Page

25/10/2025

12/10/2025

My article today in NST. Talking about subsidies and the impact.

Thoughts?

https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters/2025/10/1293014/malaysias-subsidy-reform-and-fiscal-maturity

10/10/2025

🛑 Why Malaysia’s Traffic Jams Say Everything About Human Nature

We were stuck in traffic for 25 minutes this morning on the way to the airport.
I thought it must’ve been a big accident ahead.

Turns out, the accident was on the other side of the highway.
Our side was jammed because people were slowing down to look.

I asked my driver, “Why is it slow here when the crash is over there?”
He said, without missing a beat,
“Boss, they want to see what happened… and some take the plate number to buy 4D.”

Curiosity, superstition, distraction — all in one traffic jam.
It’s funny, but also perfectly human.
We’re wired to slow down when something goes wrong — even if it’s not our lane.

Maybe the trick is learning to keep driving.

♻️

Buy my book: 📘 Unleashing Malaysia’s Economic Potential

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10/10/2025

🛑 𝗠𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 🇲🇾 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗨𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺

For decades, Malaysia has welcomed foreign professionals who helped build our institutions, industries, and economy. Yet many of these long-term contributors still face no clear path to permanent residency even after 20 or 30 years of service.

As someone who was fortunate to receive PR 15 years ago under simpler rules, I believe it’s time for a transparent, merit-based system that rewards loyalty, tax contributions, entrepreneurship, and family ties.

Countries like 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia, and 🇨🇦 Canada already do this if you help build the country, you earn the right to stay. Malaysia should be no different.

I’d love to hear your thoughts:

1. Should Malaysia create a clear pathway to PR for long-term contributors?
2. What safeguards or criteria should be included?

📰 Full article published in New Straits Times today:
https://lnkd.in/gwGKYtqa

🔁 Let’s start a conversation on how Malaysia can keep the best minds — not just attract them.

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06/07/2025

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