it seems like there is a lot of risk involve as you have resigned from ur current jo and u din not get the EP, u might need to go back to msia.

sad.... but you can give it a try la. salute to Malay bro who doesn't need the tongkat

so become research analyst, i still cna get acca qualified?

First of all I wanna say that I'm happy that there are modern Malays like you who are forward thinking and realise the plight we as Malaysians are in right now. I like to clearify that the statement I make is not intended to be racist but the jist of the problem (as most of the other people already know) are as below.

I stand by my statement that "generally" the malays in Malaysia are lazy. You and a select few are the exception to this and I applaud you for that. Again unfortunately, the majority of the Malays are still lazy and unmotivated to work hard. ( P.S I did not mention they are lowly educated. I merely imply that the local/public Unis has lowered the std of entry so low just to cater and fill the quota). The concept of competition, efficiency and effectiveness just doesn't occur to them. The tidak apa attitude is so prevalent. While I do admit that this also applies to non malay people as well, however bearing in mind that Malaysia comprises 60% of malay population the no of malays with these type of attitude far exceeds every other race. Coupled with the NEP makes things worst and which is the main culprit for the breeding of this type of attitude. The non malays on the other hand, do not enjoy such luxuries and hence has to fight teeth and nail to preserve their wealth. This has been highlighted many times by Tun Mahatir but the majority of malays are still ignorant to this fact and cling on to their hard belief that this is their right. But this is definately a curse not only to the Malays but to Malaysia as a whole and effects all people in malaysia. Instead politician chose to turn this into a racial thing thus obstructing the view of the "big picture" for their own political mileage.

The reason why SG is so advanced is because there are none of these NEP or protectionist policies. This in turn provides a competitve place where most people/co work hard to differentiate their services/products from their competitors i.e. value add. This in turn brings in other investments from overseas namely the MNC. Coupled with their high standards of work skills, education, infrastructure, and open minded immigration policy to admit the best/most skilled people, it is a perfect opputunity for foreign MNC to set-up their operations. That's why there are so many regional/global operations in SG, which in turn benefits the people of SG. SG has also sucessfully migrated from a low cost services to one which is value added type of model hence increasing the GDP per cap of their people. They had a tough time during the 60s when they broke up with Msia but they soldiered on. Like they say when the going gets tough the tough gets going.

Now I'm sure Malays are a tough bunch of people. Afterall they also suffered the colonisation by portugese, english and dutch. However, with the current mindset and NEP is not going to help the cause. Get rid of it. Sure it hurts in the short term but like i said when the going gets tough the tough gets going. There is no doubt in my mind that Malaysia can do so much more than what it can right now. However, right now malaysia is so complecent whether politically or economically. That's why most people are off to somewhere else.

But believe me when i say this, the majority of malaysian overseas are still malaysians at heart and we love our country. I'm sure many will return only if they can effectively fix these problems.

indeed, very well said.

The truth is, many have lost faith in the desired change of Malaysia. Those that are still hanging on, most probably due to family/friends that are left behind.

very true....

neway, i am sure most of you all gotten your increments and bonus for last year already/ care to share? this is not to brag or showoff but just as a comparison...? i will start with mine...


1. alaskanbunny
a. years working: 1 1/2 years
b. industry: trading/manufacturing
c. increment: 10% <<<--- reasonable? i expected 35%, supervisor advice to demand for 20%
d. bonus: 5 months

How much is your salary?

Expecting 5 months bonus and a 35% increment on $2500 is probably less of an issue than $10000.

This post has been edited by seantang: Apr 4 2011, 01:28 AM

salary cannot tell ler... but more than the new threshold for ep ler

no no, i got 5 months... but on the bonus side more than 3 months i am already happy... but for salary i was expecting 35% but got only 10%

the 1st time i am on salary, last time on wages... therefore probably my expectations might be too high? company's profit increase from 88mill to 93mill only... not much but last year economy doing very well what

Thanks bro. I can understand your feelings. I know that most of what you have written is true. However i pledge everyone to give the guy who seek advices some support. I believe he is one of those few who are trying to break the plague that haunting the Malay community. We might be less then 0% but we are a force to be reckon with. Anyway do forgive if my words hurt anyone. "Angin datang tiba-tiba pulak" Peace

Cheers

Which EP? Q1, P2 or P1?

If P1 with those percentages and months, then you need to buy lunch for everyone.

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Added on April 4, 2011, 6:15 am
Since you're short of time, the normal apply & wait thing that most Malaysians do is not going to work for you. The fact that your varied work history and Uitm diploma makes you suitable for nothing in particular will turn off many companies from taking the trouble to apply for a work permit for you since you have no particular skill. Plus the fact that you're Mandarin challenged will exclude many service jobs in small to medium businesses.

Agents are one possibility to place you into a factory, hotel or restaurant job. But seriously, I doubt if anyone in this thread is familiar with agents who cater to those areas. Maybe one of the guys who work at the shipyards can put you into touch with their unskilled labour providers.

My personal recommendation is the casinos (IRs or Integrated Resorts). They employ lots of foreigners and are not too picky on their skill sets as they are willing to train. I think they provide hostel as well. Go online to Marina Bay Sands and Genting Sentosa websites. IIRC, you can submit applications and get info there. Lots of non-haram jobs in the IRs if you're worried about that.

This post has been edited by seantang: Apr 4 2011, 06:22 AM

damn, mine is like...

it's about time to move on

This post has been edited by yeahs4.1: Apr 4 2011, 07:19 AM

oh ya, i think he can apply for those auxilary police in Singapore. quite well paid as well. And there are a lot non-chinese in those sector. But he need to be physically fit to be able to get that job. i got that contact from jbtalk forum. they got share how much they earn, the test and everything there. There is an Agent on that forum, but not sure if they only employ chinese since jbtalk is a chinese forum

Thing is with my qualification, despite what I have achieved now, my education background is quite what IB's like so to speak... I mean they have loads of applicants with strings and strings of A's... whereas I only started to excel after A-lvls... A-levels was a bad time for me in general I am truly ashamed of my achievement there... I have tried to apply for investment banks and am waiting for replies however now as things stand I only have an auditing job in singapore on one hand and a telecommunications management trainee job on the other...

I do question whether the 3 years of slogging in the audit firm is worth my while however it looks like its the best choice for now. Only human ties are holding me back from moving to Singapore I guess... ot looks like from your experience spending the three years in an audit firm could have been used in a better way as you put it.

CFA is not cheap to pursue and I do not wish to make my parents pay for it... I would only pursue CFA should someone sponsor me to take it.

Yeah I do get what you mean. Thanks ^^

as someone else said in the thread... I can??? because looking at the PERs it looks to be quite tailored to an audit firm.

I will definitely finish the last 2 papers in ACCA I mean it's already within reach... not going to give up half way. Not in my character to do so...

it takes weeks for firms to reply you be patient ^^;;; I waited from december to february before getting my first response!

Anybody know the cost of antiviral meds? Specifically "aciclovir".

A close fren of mine mom was admitted into hospital with a viral infection in her brain and the cost of the antiviral med is very expensive.



This post has been edited by crapp0: Apr 4 2011, 09:59 AM

hi, me and my wife is leaving to SG this Friday. My current company HR has prepared a borang CP 21 and ask me to submit to LHDN to clear 2011 tax. however, my wife's employer did not prepare this for her. Is this a compulsory thing before we leave the country?

Thanks.

It is compulsory for the company to issue it, but for me, the company submitted to LHDN.
It is just like a procedure if you leave the country, just like withholding your last salary pay.
After that, they approve the release of your last pay.
To avoid red tape, they can give you EA form following year instead (just like you never told them you leaving the country)

CP21 kinda looks like EA form which is not all you need to file income tax.
If you have PCB, you need that sheet too as CP21 does not include those information. (You may have to request from your company)
Other relieves like insurance will only be sent to you next year.
Just remember to file next year during income tax season.


This post has been edited by crazy25kid: Apr 4 2011, 11:37 AM

thanks! very informative...

my wife has already requested from them just now but they said need one week to prepare. by that time we already left the country. in this case, will she have any difficulty in leaving or re-entering malaysia next time?

hmm.. the officer gave me a 2010 income tax form but she crossed out the 2010 and put it as 2011 by using marker pen... she asked me to fill up and submit back to them tmr together with 2010 EA form. so do i still need to file my income tax next year? i am kinda confused by this...

No issues for my case.
My CP21 came after like a month after I started working in Singapore.
No issue going back to Malaysia for CNY back then.

For the EA form, yea, they did that for my wife too.
We did not submit the crossed out form to them at all.
For income tax, this is purely my opinion only.
As I mentioned before, we can't really submit our tax claim yet.
We need PCB and also some other documents (insurance and relief receipts) which are given the following year.
I just filed income tax for my wife last week when she left mid of last year.
Heck, we even had to request for the PCB form from her previous company halfway filing as it was not provided.

This post has been edited by crazy25kid: Apr 4 2011, 01:33 PM

We still need to declare even though the annual amount is less than the eligible amount to pay tax?

I worked for 2 months in 2011, left for Singapore but coming back intermittently. Will there be any problem in my loans, etc?

To Nicky87

I think u and all other accounting graduates have the same mindset, that is to join audit firm as it will help u to get ur membership after 3 yrs of exeprience.

we all have been brain wash by our lecturers.I think u need to know why u wan that membership and also what u wan.

u dun get promotion or increment after u get ur membership .so, as long as u know what u wan , why let this membership thingy restrict u??

by the way, I have friends who get their membership without joining audit firm.