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PALOHPROBLEMS AND RECOMMENDATIONFirst, access to medical facilities needs improvement. Klinik Kesihatan Palohlacks a full time doctor. Currently, a doctor is on duty once a week or thereabouts.There are also complaints about the cost of medical services and the attitude of staffat the clinic. Villagers with serious illness have to be transported to Kluang. It isrecommended that the local clinic be staffed with a doctor everyday. In the long term,a local hospital is needed.Second, the population of Paloh is decreasing. Teenagers and young adultsmove out to the towns and cities such as Kluang, Johor Bahru and Singapore. Themain reason for this out-migration is the better employment opportunities in urbanareas. Perhaps more frequent bus service between Paloh and Kluang wouldencourage those working in Kluang to continue residing in Paloh. Ultimately, animprovement in employment and business opportunities in Paloh is needed to stop orreduce this out-migration of local youth.Paloh’s Bus station22