hi guys,
cool down! let us not discuss about standard here btn countries,clubs etc,etc.
for those who are aspired to join MAS/SIA as cadet pilot, frankly speaking it does not matter much whether you have or not a ppl/cpl. it will atmost give you one point on your interest in flying.
for example what is important for MAS cadet,you need to have spm/stpm with bahasa subject a must, and for SIA you need to have 5 'O' levels inclu maths,science and english all in one sitting.
ppl/flying clubs are good for people who like to try out some flying experience,to assess themselves and see if it is suitable for them before proceed one step further planning their flying career.rather than changing their mind half way thru their cpl/atpl course after investing huge amount of money.
the flying clubs in sin/msia are all quite good,whether which to go is all up to one depending on convinence of location,type of aircrafts prefered, cost etc.