YES, it is a decent wage here in KUL. And I understand the implications for Cathay Crews unhappy about the situation. Hopefully it will be resolved through the Union or other reasonable action. But I don't think you should make it the problem of honest pilots here in Malaysia wanting to make a better career move for themselves.
mngmt mole's threats/warnings not to join just because we wouldn't be popular and the other crews would be "burning with resentment" makes THEM the problem, not the KUL crew. Grow up.
This is not the 'war on drugs' or endangered animals where it is the demand or buying that has to stop first instead of the problem being the people supplying the 'bad thing'. Wrong end! It's not the fault or problem of KUL crews wanting to respond to the ad and the conditions offered. It is your top management that you have to aim the peanuts at, not the Malaysian pilots.
Remember it's all how you look at it. And if all pilots here in Malaysia had the benefit of your better lifestyle and conditions, then perhaps it would be a different story to what conditions would be acceptable.