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are attributed to the individual talent’s characteristics. Many

of these RP-Ts even worked in developed western countries
and developed Asian countries. World Bank even wrote about
these RP-Ts: “By virtue of being a global asset with international

exposure to global markets, new technologies, and broader
know-how, they are perceived as being more likely (than

locals) to contribute to the profitability of the firm” (World
Bank, 2015). In the whole assessment of Talent Corp., one of
the recommendations made by the World Bank is to ensure

that the needs of the families of these expatriate talents are
met, like facilitating their entry into the Malaysian labor force

and ensuring that benefits accorded unto foreigners “translate
into full integration” into Malaysian society (World Bank, 2015).
Some of these recommendations are already contained in the

list of benefits for RP-T availees.

As for Filipinos, it seemed that only a few have availed

of the RP-T program. One success story Talent Corp. recognized
is a Chinese-Filipina who previously worked in Singapore, went
to Malaysia and opened a retail business in cold fruit juices,

La Juiceria. Kuala Lumpur-based Anabelle Co-Martinent, married
to a French national, was once a product manager at Microsoft

in Malaysia, and a graduate of De La Salle University (Talent
Corp., 2016: http://www.talentcorp.com.my/talentmatters/
stories/professionals/la-juiceria-founder-believes-malaysia-is-

the-place-to-be).

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