From various sources, there are more than 1 million Malaysians (including students) overseas
Number of Malaysians Studying abroad. 79,254
According to the statistics released by the Education
Marketing Division, Higher Education Department, (Bahagian Pemasaran
Pendidikan, JPT) there were a total of 79,254 students studying overseas in
2009-2010http://www.mohe.gov.my/web_statistik/statistik2010/BAB6_PELAJAR_MALAYSIA_DI_LUAR_NEGARA.pdf
Number of Malaysians
working or having their businesses abroad: Estimated at more than 1 million
According to a World Bank report, Malaysians
residing and working overseas touched one million last yearhttp://www.malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/newscommentaries/40220-brain-drain-one-million-malaysians-working-overseas
Number of Malaysians working
or having their businesses in Singapore : 400,000 (being part of the 1 million above) http://www.loyarburok.com/2012/02/21/overseas-malaysians-matter-vote/
Malaysians in Singapore would not have any difficulties in
making their way back across the causeway to cast their votes.
According to the PSC Chairman, there are some 2,000
registered voters overseas http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/psc-gives-ec-three-months-to-enable-overseas-voting
Total number of Registered Voters in Malaysia of 11.82 million
With more than a million are Malaysians overseas.
This is nearly 8% of the total number of registered voters
in Malaysia.
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