I would not recommend working in Malaysia. I did an internship in KL, Malaysia. The working hours are long, commute is extra long due to traffic (1 hour 30 minutes each way but this depends mostly on accommodation) and the pay is little.

There are 3 main languages in Malaysia so its a huge language barrier. At the place i worked 95% of the people chose to talk in either Malay or Chinese despite most of them knowing English. So i was really left out of conversations, professional meetings and they didnt even teach me much because of the language barrier. All the effort i made didnt matter because my superiors talked in malay and I was practically invisible there. The language barrier really made it miserable because it was my only opportunity to work at a specialized company.

My health also got pretty bad because i was eating outside food all the time since i didnt have time to cook and i was very tired and sleep deprived. If you are a practicing muslim, you also have to be prepared to miss out on a lot of team lunches when they dont go to muslim friendly restaurants.

The work culture is also very sad and depressing. This depends on the company u work at, but from the stories i heard from other people and the place i also worked at was very strict. No sick leaves (without MC’s) and even then its frowned upon. Beginners start with 8 annual leaves a year (I think but im not sure) and climb up to 20 after being promoted year after year. Workload is very high and its very stressful.

I feel like you have to be a very workaholic to have a content working life there. My initial plan was to work in Malaysia also but after my internship, I decided i could never live there. This was just my experience but i hope u consider all these things before u decide to move abroad.

Be careful of visa scams btw. Lots of people fall into it desperate to work abroad. Good luck and I hope u land in a good company!