Hope the bersih rally wont cancel la...

Btw, would like to clarify the tax thingy with you guys... I have read that those stay in Singapore for < 183 days consider as non-resident and will be imposed a rate of 15%. Does 183 days consider as working day or just purely staying in Singapore? Thanks!!

Good idea. No shortage of batangs usually. Where are the ladies going to be sourced from?

Anyone did remittance with Raffles money changer before? My friend say they are quite good and do not charge any fee for RM10k above transfer. Furthermore they support online transfer.
http://www.raffles1.net/index.asp

Do share with us here if there's other better & cheaper "service" to transfer money to Msia...

there is no $2 and $3 coupon, at least not anymore. only 50cents, $1 and $4 (night parking)

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Added on July 10, 2011, 7:40 pm
i wonder some new HDB blocks without kedai runcit one how ? can carry into MRT if you get it from other place ?

I have two friends 28yrs old working in marine industry (office based with comfortable air cond somemore  ) earn basic salary SGD5k per month + fixed allowance SGD4k per month..bonus ranging 1.5-2months every year..
Envy them on every 23rd of the month (salary day) 

Errr... i thought of it b4 but paiseh la in case u all r young guys im the only uncle here... anybody in the group past 30yrs old? 

Guys and gals,

I've a question here. I'm non PR and wish to bring my Malaysian car into Singapore to drive for long term.

Is this possible and how do I go about?
What's the charges like per day?
Do I need a Singaporean Driving License?

Thanks in advance.

Cheers,
Amos

IIRC WP, S Pass & EP not allow to drive any foreign registered vehicle in Sg if they have a Sg residential address, in other words, you have to stay in JB
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can you even meet the b & c criteria ?

Any work pass holder, who is neither a Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR) nor a resident of Singapore, may drive a foreign-registered car and motorcycle in Singapore only if ALL these conditions are met:

a) he is the registered owner of the vehicle ;
b) he resides outside Singapore;
c) the vehicle is kept or used outside Singapore for a total period of 6 hours or more everyday ;
d) he has a valid insurance certificate and road tax for the use of the vehicle on Singapore roads ; and
e)the vehicle has an Autopass Card to validate its entry/exit at Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints and for payment of Vehicle Entry Permit/Toll charges.

Please note that a work pass holder who is also a SPR or resident of Singapore is not allowed to drive a foreign-registered vehicle in Singapore

Allow me to indulge in some bashing

1) You speak as though you have the explicit right to work in Singapore and all others, such as your hiring manager/HR/MOM should "assist" you to get the relevant pass here.... Hello....you're a foreigner....no different from all the China and Indian people (well educated with degree and willing to work for peanuts btw) who came by the dozens to SG for a better future. Some (i was told) were willing to even absorb the EP/Work permit charges. So the question is what makes you so "special?"

2) You mentioned that you were an "intern" to be converted to permanant and that the company should benefit by hiring you...SAYS WHO??? Like I said there are thousands upon thousands of new entry i.e. people from China/India/even Europeans all with experience or fresh from University willing to work for less than your current pay and harder than you... 

3) He explicitly told you to try applying EP/WP for yourself. So you can either 1) Apply yourself 2) Forget about it and move on. It has been made as clear as crystal.

4) no need for your HR to tipu-tipu. Yr a fresh grad with 4 months intern experience. Yr a dime a dozen.... (see reason 1)

Bottom line is this ain't your country. Your a foreigner. They do NOT care about you at all...either you accept that fact and work around it or you balik negara sendiri.....No loss for them at all....

That is why it is CSR. From workers point of view, your observation or the feedback you receive is right.

Which plant are you in ? PHAAM ?

Side note: yesterday paper adv. Aetos police hiring malaysian spm holder up to $2800 starting pay.  Let's see will next week paper adv $3k for same post.

its basically a win win situation..

my benefits = i get some referral fees.... got it or not i also ok 1. (not so desperate for cash anyway)
his benefits = he can by pass HR screening and the resume will be hand over to the hiring manager directly.
                    The hiring manager is currently my manager, my performance is consider good so far. so he will definitely look into my referrals.
                   

Those working in a MNC should know that for the resume to get through HR screening, i think they will at least filter out 90% of it.
but looking at what he say, if he is a fresh grad without experience and he is a foreigner, the chances that he is going to be hired is less than 10%.