1.0 ABSTRACT Nowadays, the urban migration issue is not a new problem in all developing countries over the world including Malaysia. The number of migration is increasing year by year and as results it cause many problem in terms of over populated growth and population as well to society. However, based on history in Malaysia, migration are one of the factors which contributed to country in the process of economic and social development. It has started since urbanization during British colonial (1887-1956) introduced a liberal immigration policy. As a result of these policies, many foreign workers, especially from China, India and Indonesia brought in to work on the plantation, construction, mining and administrative. After the independence, …show more content…
While, urban or urbanization is the process by which more and more people leave the countryside to live in cities (Cambridge Dictionaries: Urbanization, 2015). Therefore, when we talk about urban migration it is involved group of people or single people from rural or countryside migrated to urban area or cities. Usually, migration can because of forced by government, voluntary, permanent and temporary, International, regional migration and employment opportunities. However, there are more specific factors that lead to some people or group migrated to urban area or cities which we will be discussed in this issue later. Moreover, the urban migration sometimes gives a positive effect on development, but it also has negative impact which created more problem to the country and society. 3.0 OBJECTIVES The objectives of this assignment are as follows: To understand more about issue of urban migration in Malaysia. To study the urban migration issues and problem in Malaysia as well the factors, impact and solution in term of the planning decision. To give the example of urban migration issues, occurrences and best practices in Malaysia. To relate and analyses the urban migration issue with Malaysian planning and development context as well in planning decision making. 4.0 URBAN MIGRATION IN