Positive Outlook and Melting Pot of Cultures Ease Expatriates Settling Into Malaysia Alois Hofbauer Managing Director Nestlé Malaysia Berhad Although he started his career with Nestlé in Austria over two decades ago Alois Hofbauer spent 20 years of his professional life in Asia Alois s first posting was in Hong Kong and he was eventually moved to Tianjin and Beijing in China as well as Taipei In 2010 Alois was transferred to the other side of Asia Sri Lanka Having been in so many different places across the region he saw more commonalities between the nations instead of differences schooling for your children is fantastic too Taking into consideration the fact that Malaysia competes with many other places in the region including Singapore Thailand and Hong Kong Alois believes Talent Corporation Malaysia TalentCorp gives Malaysia a competitive edge as well as greater visibility making it easier for high calibre professional expatriate talent to settle into life here in Malaysia by taking away complications that you might otherwise experience such as applying for visas or renewing work permits What s more the advantages of having the Residence Pass Talent RP T are extended to your family members I especially like the fact that RP T recipients are given a 10 year visa it s fantastic because it gives you the security of being able to make plans for the long run day That s what I enjoy the positive outlook towards the future and the constant drive to improve and create something better I ve witnessed this particular trait across all the places I ve been in Asia and now in Malaysia too which I enjoy a lot I d visited Malaysia as a tourist prior to moving here and the country s beauty especially as a melting pot of many cultures made an impact on me But the main challenge when you are a foreigner in any country is settling in How do you merge with the new environment After living in several places around Asia I actually found settling into Malaysia relatively easy Kuala Lumpur is a truly international city that is not lacking of anything English is widely spoken which makes it easy to get by in the beginning The supermarkets even carry foreign products in addition to local items and Have you heard of that famous song Yesterday Once More It relays a sense of nostalgia that the world used to be a better place in the past which I think is a prevalent feeling in many European markets In Asia however the focus is on the future there s a firm belief that tomorrow will be a better 48 MEMBER NEWS SPECIAL

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