Yes , they were getting paid in Malysia about 4k to 5k , and they got the salary in singapore between 3k to 3.5k, ,I know its low , but they said getting job in Singapore is very tough now , and they took it since to were getting a chance to work for major mnc's

No company there one, I working from home in pyjamas .
Found through agent. Next to the bus station for bus going KL, PG those, next time come here take bus can find me yum cha if I in SG. Nearer to the Nicoll Highway circle line MRT, 10 mins walk to Lavender MRT. Include PUB but no internet so have to apply the mobile broadband.

My room only $150 including Internet and utilities. But 35 km away from nearest mrt station. 

World’s Longest Retirements Fuel Pressure for Singapore Remodel
2013-04-18 16:01:00.2 GMT
By Sharon Chen

April 19 (Bloomberg) -- Singaporean Richard Mui joined the ranks of the world’s longest-living retirees when his career ended in 2010. Three years on, the 54-year-old can no longer afford to pay his father’s medical bills, and worries about putting his two children through university.

     Almost half a century after independence, Singaporeans now live the most number of years after leaving the workforce, according to the Global Sunset Index of 68 countries compiled by Bloomberg. In the world’s sixth-most expensive city, 41 percent of more than 1,000 residents surveyed by HSBC Holdings Plc said they haven’t saved for retirement, with nearly half of them blaming living costs for hampering efforts.

     “The standard of living has improved, but the cost of living, we’re feeling the pinch,” said Mui, who’s made S$4,000 ($3,240) in the past six months as a part-time taxi driver, compared with S$12,000 a month at digital-storage device company SM Summit Holdings Ltd. before a corporate takeover put him out of a job. “The Singapore government is one of the richest in the world but yet the people don’t feel they are rich.”

     Mui’s experience encapsulates the economic success that forged Southeast Asia’s only developed nation, as well as the challenges emerging after decades of policies emphasizing self- reliance over state-funded welfare. An aging population and voter demands for more government aid for the poor and elderly have put pressure on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to boost social spending even as growth slows.

     The ruling People’s Action Party will probably keep urging Singaporeans to take care of themselves, as any other method could impose excessive demands on the government’s coffers, said Eugene Tan, an assistant law professor at Singapore Management University and a non-elected member of Parliament.

                          Bigger Burden

     “Given that Singaporeans are living longer after retirement, and given that we now have smaller families, the question is whether that traditional model would be as robust,”
he said. “This could point toward an evolving social compact where the state will now have to take on a bigger burden than it has been accustomed to.”

     Lee warned in his August National Day Rally address that Singapore will need to raise taxes in the next two decades as the government boosts social spending to support an aging population. He pledged to ensure sufficient affordable housing for citizens and add nursing homes for the elderly, while proposing measures to boost the country’s birth rate.

     “We’re going to have to spend more on health care, substantially more,” Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said in a February interview. “A very key objective is to provide a greater sense of security in retirement for the middle-income group when they retire.”

                          Larger Share

     Still, while the government will take on a larger share of medical costs after a review of the health-care financing system, it will continue to make individuals pay a portion, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Grace Fu was cited as saying by the Straits Times this week.

     Singaporean men live an average 20.8 years after retirement while their female counterparts have 25.6 years, according to the Bloomberg Sunset Index. The measure, which places Singapore ahead of France and South Korea, estimates the age at which residents leave the workforce and subtracts this from their life expectancy. A 2012 Bloomberg study on the healthiest nations awarded the highest grade to Singapore out of 145 countries.

     While the nation’s gross domestic product per capita climbed to $50,123 in 2011 from $516 in 1965, funding retirement is a challenge as lifespans increase and living costs soar, fueling public discontent that led to record opposition gains in the 2011 general election.

                         Expensive City

     Inflation averaged 4.6 percent in 2012 and the island is the third-most expensive Asian city to live in and the sixth globally, according to an Economist Intelligence Unit ranking published in February. That’s more than double the 1.9 percent average in the past 20 years.

     The city’s number of elderly will triple to 900,000 by 2030, according to the National Population and Talent Division. The government says that about half of Singaporeans aged 65 today are expected to live beyond 85, and a third beyond 90.

     Singapore was the highest-ranked Asian country among 18 nations in the 2012 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index compiled by Mercer International Inc. and the Australian Centre for Financial Studies, which measures the adequacy, sustainability and integrity of retirement systems.

     The government has for decades encouraged citizens to own their homes, and they can use a part of their mandatory pension savings for mortgage payments. That has brought the home ownership rate to 90 percent, with about 82 percent of Singaporeans living in apartments built by the state.

                       Struggling Retirees

     Yet, many retirees in the city of 5.3 million people struggle to make ends meet after investing the bulk of their savings in homes, said Theresa W. Devasahayam, a researcher at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore.

     “It’s becoming a country where only the very rich will age in a very dignified way,” said Devasahayam, who has published papers on the nation’s policies for the elderly. “The inflation is just impossible to catch up. When you think you’ve saved enough, things keep going up and then you just find you still do not have enough.”

     A survey by Friends Provident International released this month of 556 people in Singapore with investable assets of at least S$80,000 showed 57 percent of them felt they are saving enough to reach their retirement goals.

                        Mandatory Savings

     Retirees in Singapore can withdraw a part of their government-mandated savings on their 55th birthdays, leaving a required minimum sum that they will later receive in monthly payouts, earliest at age 63.

     For Kwan Fook Chuen, born on Dec. 29, 1950, his birthday this year can’t come soon enough. That’s around when he will start receiving S$400 a month from his pension savings, cash he desperately needs to make rent payments and cover his medical bills as he battles prostate cancer. A former drug addict who didn’t work for more than a decade, Kwan is among the worst off in a system that emphasizes self reliance.

     “I need to survive,” says Kwan, who works two cleaning jobs from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. to make S$74 a day. “It’s very tiring. With my illness, I don’t think I can work very long,”
he said at the end of a four-hour shift bussing tables at a food court on the outskirts of the city’s central business district.

     Senior workers like Kwan are a common sight in the city state’s malls, where they often work as cleaners and service staff. McDonald’s Corp., which has 9,000 employees in more than 120 restaurants on the island, started hiring retirees and senior citizens in the 1980s.

     Mui, who grew up while Prime Minister Lee’s father Lee Kuan Yew boosted citizens’ wealth through policies that focused on education, business friendliness and strict laws, says the government isn’t doing enough for Singaporeans who need support. A supporter of the ruling party previously, he voted for the opposition in the last two general elections.

     “The emphasis is no more on the people,” he said. “I feel that the government is not improving our lives.”

Oh, Golden Miles complex there.quite noisy during friday night?hehe

Hi,
i just got an offer from a company from singapore. the nature of business of the company is oil & gas. what have they offered me is reasonable and after do calculation, i can save a lot (converted to ringgit). this means i am not worry about salary vs expenses.

what i am worry now is the working environment with singaporean culture. lot of ppl said that singapore working culture is stressfull.
perhaps anyone in here can clarify this.

my current job is good and very relax working place. if i go to singapore, i will sacrifice all of this just because of money. Hurmmmm...

my Whole 3 bedroom Flat only $125. But its 18KM from the nearest MRT. better than yours

Guys,

If you have 4-5 years experience in IT, how much do you think reasonable to demand for a job in SG?

How much is do you think I need if I decide to work in SG, stay in JB? Is it good pay if can get 3.5k-4k SGD? If convert to Malaysian Ringgit, it is about RM8k-RM10k.

Thank you!

another high earning elite !! but if you getting the whole unit just for your parent once in a while visit, why not you take a room, then stay with them in hotel when they come to visit?

Yup it is, common room summore with queen bed but unfortunately the owner only wants females. No couple & no male.  Moving in on 1 May 

jitshiong, you going back PG on 3rd May then when will you be returning to SG? Still got empty space in your car to tumpang?

Yeah, back to SG on sunday night.
Not sure still got place or not.

Depart 3rd May Noon
come back 5th May Noon

If ok, pm me. I'll give u the contact number.

Hi,
i just got an offer from a company from singapore. the nature of business of the company is oil & gas. what have they offered me is reasonable and after do calculation, i can save a lot (converted to ringgit). this means i am not worry about salary vs expenses.

what i am worry now is the working environment with singaporean culture. lot of ppl said that singapore working culture is stressfull.
perhaps anyone in here can clarify this.

my current job is good and very relax working place. if i go to singapore, i will sacrifice all of this just because of money. Hurmmmm...

Hi,
i just got an offer from a company from singapore. the nature of business of the company is oil & gas. what have they offered me is reasonable and after do calculation, i can save a lot (converted to ringgit). this means i am not worry about salary vs expenses.

what i am worry now is the working environment with singaporean culture. lot of ppl said that singapore working culture is stressfull.
perhaps anyone in here can clarify this.

my current job is good and very relax working place. if i go to singapore, i will sacrifice all of this just because of money. Hurmmmm...

Guys is it ok for fresh grad to look for job in Singapore? Or should get some experience in Malaysia first b4 going over, bcs will ur Singaporean colleague be willing to train & help out Malaysians???

Hi,
i just got an offer from a company from singapore. the nature of business of the company is oil & gas. what have they offered me is reasonable and after do calculation, i can save a lot (converted to ringgit). this means i am not worry about salary vs expenses.

what i am worry now is the working environment with singaporean culture. lot of ppl said that singapore working culture is stressfull.
perhaps anyone in here can clarify this.

my current job is good and very relax working place. if i go to singapore, i will sacrifice all of this just because of money. Hurmmmm...

I think that's reasonable although depending on where you stay you might discover its not cheap staying in Johor either.
Elite...is there more reasons needed?
Careful....I heard of many horror stories. My friend was forced to move out middle of the night. I think he was scammed or shocked into moving out. But of course there are others who were fortunate to meet nice owners as well.

eh, please bring back some Penang famous snacks.
The are tons of businesses dealing with OnG, either directly, vendor or services. Working everywhere also stressful. It's how well you manage it.

Hi,
i just got an offer from a company from singapore. the nature of business of the company is oil & gas. what have they offered me is reasonable and after do calculation, i can save a lot (converted to ringgit). this means i am not worry about salary vs expenses.

what i am worry now is the working environment with singaporean culture. lot of ppl said that singapore working culture is stressfull.
perhaps anyone in here can clarify this.

my current job is good and very relax working place. if i go to singapore, i will sacrifice all of this just because of money. Hurmmmm...

Just came to SG last week and my current company isn't that bad. Work is work but if your superior & colleagues are OK then should be no problem. Stress exists everywhere even in Malaysian companies. Depending on the size of the company & the work culture as well but not all are the same.
Haha i signed a contract with agent so don't think I will be forced out.
If i go back then can buy tau sar pneah

early morning already start spam... spam in Whatsapp la. here no good spaming. later mod ban u.

Btw, just to share on my case, when i work in KL, my employer consider quite good, not much stress but only a krony style local construction company.
COlleagues are good but company very kedekut, always here cut cost there cut cost, 8 years old computer also want to fix and not buy a new one.

When i move to SG, manage to get into an MNC, the situation is totally different and I like it a lot better. Benefits are good, company facilites is fantastic.
work culture is also good, less stress since American company doesn't really want their workers to do OT as it is not good for health.

early morning already start spam... spam in Whatsapp la. here no good spaming. later mod ban u.

Btw, just to share on my case, when i work in KL, my employer consider quite good, not much stress but only a krony style local construction company.
COlleagues are good but company very kedekut, always here cut cost there cut cost, 8 years old computer also want to fix and not buy a new one.

When i move to SG, manage to get into an MNC, the situation is totally different and I like it a lot better. Benefits are good, company facilites is fantastic.
work culture is also good, less stress since American company doesn't really want their workers to do OT as it is not good for health.

all the tailo, can i check with you all . I heard about aws. How does it really work. i heard is company must give but the question is the day you start working in Singapore or the day you sign contract? Anyone have any comment on this ?

Also anyway renting from room from landed properties. I found a room in joo chiat but the problem is i will be staying together assuming 6 people in one house. me and my wife will be 2. But i heard the toilet is share with all tenant. my worry is that when you really need to go and someone is using the toilet . how ar. Any one got experience this , please share your comment. Thank you

all the tailo, can i check with you all . I heard about aws. How does it really work. i heard is company must give but the question is the day you start working in Singapore or the day you sign contract? Anyone have any comment on this ?

I don't think it's a must. Cos i do not have AWS. If you found any regulation on this, pls share with me so i can inform my HR on this matter.

Not every company have AWS. Payment of AWS depends on the contractual agreement between the employer and the employee.

http://www.mom.gov.sg/employment-practices...e-wage.aspx#aws

Your wages start calculating on the day you started work and not the day you signed the contract. AWS payment is mostly given out end of the year.