Try calling the TP office at any of the driving centers. The TP officers manning those locations should be dealing with licensing matters day in and day out.

Irrelevant articles? One is a direct cut & paste from TP's website about what drivers licences are required by drivers to drive in Singapore. The other is a direct cut & paste from LTA's website about what vehicles are allowed on Singapore roads.

TP regulates drivers and tells you what driving licences you need to drive in Sg.

LTA regulates cars and tells you what cars you can drive, ASSUMING you have a valid driving licence that meet's TP requirements which allows you to drive in the first place.

Driver licensing and vehicle registration are separate matters.

Why don't you read both TP and LTA websites again? And quote exactly where TP mentions what kinds of cars you are allowed to drive? Or quote where LTA mentions what kind of driving licence you need?

Doesn't the fact that LTA confirmed to Lester that his Malaysian bike is ok for his residence status, but cannot tell him whether his Malaysian driving licence is ok for the same residence status - mean that driver licensing is separate from vehicle registration?

Anyway, why be so worried about Lester getting confused? Just a quick call or visit by him to TP will answer his question.

This post has been edited by seantang: Nov 2 2010, 09:59 PM

OK, I found the exact legal requirement for driving licences. It only applies to foreigners who are "residents", not those who aren't.


And since LTA defines NON-residents to include those work pass holders who do not have a permanent residential address in Singapore and return to Malaysia each day, then it would seem logical that TP would use a similar definition for driving licences.


So, I was wrong. Lester can use his Malaysian driving licence to ride his Malaysian bike in and out of Singapore each day.

But Mackiddo, you were not correct either. Lester can use his Malaysian driving licence to drive/ride a Singaporean car/bike in Singapore as well, as long as he remains a non-resident and therefore, does not require a Singapore driving licence. So, it's not about different licence requirements for Singaporean and Malaysian cars. It's about difference licence requirements for residents and non-residents of Singapore.

Try efinancialcareers.com. Good site for bank jobs.

S$4K would be ok.

But then again, what positions are you applying for, how big is the job scope and in what type & size of companies?

Generally, Singapore banks are hiring like crazy for the IB and private banking ops. But since you're from a Malaysian bank, you are probably more experienced with retail banking. That's not as hot.

RM4K in a bank with 7 years experience... that sounds quite low especially for a managerial position. If you put your previous drawn salary (4K) with your position (manager) and years of experience (7) into your resume, if it were me reading your resume, it'll throw up a red-flag about your career progression. You might want to think about how you package your 7 years in your resume and interviews.

This post has been edited by seantang: Nov 5 2010, 10:20 AM

Public Bank is not in Singapore.

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Added on November 7, 2010, 10:52 pmWork which place got no stress but still got good money one?

This post has been edited by seantang: Nov 7 2010, 10:53 PM

S$1K will get you a very nice room. Master with aircond and attached bath.

Where to stay... stay near your workplace lah.

In terms of where the best durians are planted, definitely Malaysia. Perhaps Indonesia. Thailand... no smell, no taste... those are not even real durians

In terms of where the best durians are sold... definitely Singapore. The top grade durians from Malaysia are all exported to Singapore. Pricing is 4-5X what you'd pay in Malaysia and because it's unprocessed fresh fruit, the AVA demands are minimal and easy to import.

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Added on November 8, 2010, 11:33 amRegular 500km bike trips at night can be quite dangerous. I wouldn't advise it. Get a 2nd hand car.


This post has been edited by seantang: Nov 8 2010, 11:33 AM

There's perhaps a better way to read the statistics.

The only reason why most fatal accidents occur on rural roads is because most accidents happen on rural roads. And that's because there are more bikers making exponentially more bike trips on rural roads than highways. It's not because highways are naturally safer than rural roads for motorbikes.

Actually highways are much more dangerous than rural roads. Of the (fewer) bike accidents that happen on highways, a much larger proportion are fatal - compared to rural roads. That's because cars and other large vehicles are travelling much faster on highways and if a bike gets into an accident in front of or with them, chances are very high that they will run over the bike and rider because they will not be able to stop in time nor take evasive action.

Anyway, up to you. Good luck.

This post has been edited by seantang: Nov 8 2010, 04:59 PM

Of the total number of bike fatalities, the majority happens on rural roads rather than highways. That's the statistic you were originally referring to, if I'm not mistaken. And the simple reason for that is that there are infinitely more bikes off the highways than on it.

What I additionally inferred to is that the % of bike fatalities / number of bike trips is much higher on highways vs rural roads.

Anyway, good luck again. Rationalising about the dangers doesn't make it go away.

This post has been edited by seantang: Nov 9 2010, 11:01 PM

Firstly, do you have a M'sian bank acct & ATM card that allows you to make withdrawals from S'pore ATMs? M'sian banks like Maybank and CIMB have that but you have to first activate your M'sian ATM cards for foreign transactions at a M'sian ATM. MEPS and Cirrus don't work outside Malaysia.

If you have the above, then just withdraw SGD and change to MYR at a money changer.

If you don't have the above, then use a credit card to withdraw a SGD cash advance and change to MYR at a money changer.

You're expecting some honest answers?

What did you do during weekends back in Malaysia?

Yup, 5 figure salaries are more common here. My company's accounting service center in Singapore has about 60 people. I would say 20% earn more than 10K and 50% earn more than 7K. Same for R&D. For the sales & marketing people, the numbers are even higher, around 50% more than 10K and 75% more than 7K. For admin, supply chain / cust serv, probably 10% earn more than 10K and only 30% more than 7K.

You walk around with that much cash in your pocket? Won't you hit the ceiling how much currency you can carry through Sg and MY customs?

This post has been edited by seantang: Nov 11 2010, 01:44 PM

I actually haven't met many bankers in Malaysia who earn RM10K or more. Maybe I don't meet many successful ones back home.

In Singapore however, almost all the bankers I know earn at least S$150K a year. A few of the experienced accountants from my office have left us to join Citibank with that starting salary, even the ones who are decidedly quite mediocre. It's such an employee's market today in the banking sector that I reckon getting a 5 figure salary is practically a sure thing as long as you've worked 8-10 years or more in any financial discipline.

S$150K is for AVP positions... so it's more or less an entry level manager. Higher than that, I don't reckon banks are recruiting SVPs or directors from outside the industry very much... except for maybe product control or analytics where senior qualified accountants have fairly relevant experience.

Living the Singapore dream!

Good if you like shopping. My office is right in the middle of Paragon, Orchard Cineleisure/313/Central/Centerpoint and 111 Somerset - and it's just too many cars, too many people, expensive food and CBD surcharge for taxis.