Ya you have a point. I do notice a few priority HSBC and Stand. Chart. clients here though.

But based on observations here thus far, no one after you have reported success with opening DBS bank account in SG without buying UTs or have SG pass (unless I missed out some posts earlier).

Again, recent trials to knock on DBS' doors from members can be found in this post: https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ost&p=106627194

I remember some others mentioned successful trials with UOB (also no pass/not willing to buy UTs), but they went missing when pressed for further info.

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One must also not lose sight of the fact that too often, people go to SG to honeymoon with girlfriend/wife or travel with family... not specifically to open DBS SG account.

This post has been edited by TOS: Mar 22 2023, 01:38 PM

SG worse place to honeymoon/holiday. I went there and not going back. Nothing to see and do in Singapore unless you like to see people put tissue on the table during lunch time.

This post has been edited by Ramjade: Mar 22 2023, 02:07 PM

I have an idle Maybank SG account. Thinking of putting it to use by transferring couple of hundred k AUD from my Australian bank to this. Has anyone tried or done this, i.e., top up Maybank SG account from elsewhere, e.g., US, UK, AZ?

Do they ask for documentation and proof of funds like over here? I can do it over a few transactions, but not too many to avoid high bank charges.

Haven't tried but curious to know this.

I'm guessing it would trigger an investigation based on the amount.

I believe AUS banks have to report > $10K transactions to the central bank and Malaysia reports transactions over 30K RM

The only reason I go to Singapore is because got relatives there. Else you won't find me stepping foot on that shitty expensive island either.

Agree. I only go there as I have relative working there too. Vacation is definitely a no no to me as there’s literally nothing much to see + it’s quite expensive. I can get better food back here too.

I booked decent hotel in Tokyo also cheaper than the cheapest shitty hotel you can get in Geylang. Just how ridiculous is that!

What else I can use the CIMB SG account beside third party brokerage ah?

Onshore SGD Fixed Deposit (minimum 10k SGD).

https://www.cimb.com.sg/en/personal/banking...it-account.html

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Or act as a normal saving account for your SG mutual funds e.g. FSM SG, Dollardex, POEMS etc.

This post has been edited by TOS: Apr 29 2023, 09:32 PM

Any Malaysian working in Malaysia manage to open an account in SG recently? doesn't matter which bank, non SG banks like CIMB, MBB ok too.

If you are working in Sg, just go with DBS. Don't bother with banks.

not working in SG

I think one guy manage to open CIMB Sg recently. Read back few pages. But have to wait like 1-2 months for everything to arrive by normal post.

This post has been edited by Ramjade: Apr 30 2023, 10:44 PM

What are the procedures?

DBS is hit with a second outage in just a little over 1 month.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/dbs-...-under-2-months

DBS cannot use lah

DBS = CIMB Malaysia 😜😋

Keep having outages from time to time 😔

I have CIMB MY account, I like CIMB MY more than maybank, so far so good for me

Hmm..

CIMB better than Maybank?

So far...
For me...
I feel CIMB have more issues either offline or slow service compared with Maybank 🤔🧐

For me, I use CIMB more than 5 years already, I never got any issue or problem with CIMB

Then Maybank very difficult to use, sometime you use Maybank debit card withdrawal from MEPS ATM can, sometimes cannot then MEPS ATM will show system error. (I lazy drive to Maybank ATM)
Another example, sometimes you need do some setting on your Maybank online banking but you cannot do it because not the business hours, if you do at weekend also cannot (speechless), online banking will show system error masssage, CIMB never like this.