Ex-MP defends move to allow SIA unit to operate locally

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Ong Kian Ming says Malaysian workers will benefit from higher wages and more training opportunities offered by foreign players.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/09/03/ex-mp-defends-move-to-allow-sia-unit-to-operate-locally/    Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #OngKianMing #MalaysiaAirlines #SIA

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00:00Former DAP MP Ong Kian Ming has dismissed criticisms after 60 Malaysia Airlines maintenance

00:07workers joined SIA Engineering Company, a Singapore Airlines subsidiary.

00:13He acknowledged that Malaysia Airlines' parent company, Malaysia Aviation Group, had dropped

00:19the ball when it came to taking good care of its servicing and maintenance staff.

00:24However, he said blaming the Prime Minister and Kasana Nasional Berhad for allowing a

00:29reputable foreign MRO player like SIAEC to operate locally is misplaced.

00:36Ong said the entry of such companies into the Subang Airport aerospace ecosystem will

00:41benefit Malaysian workers with higher wages and better training opportunities.

00:46He said restricting foreign companies from operating locally would hinder efforts to

00:51develop Subang into a regional aerospace hub.

00:54Ong added that SIAEC's expansion in Subang is an important part of the rejuvenation of

01:00the airport, which is one of the main objectives of the Selangor Aerospace Action Plan 2020-2030.

01:08Natasha Buzd, FMT News.

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