hi anyone know at where got the highest rate for money exchange?

sgd to rm of cause...

This post has been edited by jinkinz: Jun 12 2013, 05:13 PM

Jurong Point or Chinatown. Normally I will change in this 2 place. Care to share the rate if you do change money?

most people say Arcade at Raffles gives best rates in SG. But unless you are changing huge amount, typically for commonly traded currencies it might not be worth the trip there. For me, changing RM I will just do it in Bedok where I live.

Exchange with ppl who wanna get SGD

Something interesting... this is a new approach! CIMB is quite innovative in SG.

Hey.. I'm looking through the iras (although I just started to work like 4 months ago), there's this employment expenses... which we can use as relief.. this includes the transportation expenses for work.. does this means every time I took the mrt to work and blah blah blah reload my ez link... and claim for relief.. and also keep the receipt every time I reload ez link.?

ANd also a cpf/provident fund relief..what does it means..
I don't have cpf (obviously) but my company pay me in cash..

This post has been edited by ameil: Jun 12 2013, 09:55 PM

http://www.iras.gov.sg/irasHome/page04.aspx?id=2802

Examples of wrongful claims
...
Travelling expenses incurred to and from home and office.


Encashment of CPF is fully taxable. You can't claim CPF relief unless it's actually paid into CPF.

Hi all, I have a question here..

So I was hunting for a job in singapore and applied some jobs thru Jobstreet.. some of the applications are under direct company application while some are under recruitment company.

So there was a person from recruitment company called me up for an interview and this noon I had my interview session with him.. The interview went smoothly and he introduced the job position (company background, benefits, allowance + OT etc) that I have applied for.

Then at the end of the interview, the interviewer said he will send my CV to the company and it's up to the company whether they'd like to interview me again or not..

So with the help of recruitment agency, do you think the chance of me being called up will be high?

I have been sending applications since 2 weeks+ ago and today was the first interview

This post has been edited by shiyau: Jun 12 2013, 10:17 PM

OOoh.... noted and thanks.

$3k-8k

$1500 but very inconvenient area

what's premiums?

i think u r mixing up with msia and sg... msia's way of income tax is like witholding tax... the company will withold a portion of your salary based on a projected annual income.. at the end of the tax/financial year they would ask you to make up the difference vs ur actual income.. so although ur salary is A, u will get less minus the witheld portion

in sg, the coy is only allowed to cut for cpf if eligible.. some coys cut for contract workers as a form of witholding portion just in case the employee break the contract and leave the company to pay for his/her tax which is based on non-residential rate

This post has been edited by alaskanbunny: Jun 13 2013, 12:53 AM

most probably is withold so just in case he runs and taxed as a non-resident, the company doesnt have to bear it

arcade ran out of myr today



yeaps, u have gone through the 1st level... good luck

beware guys.. play ur part is fighting dengue...


Dengue cases in Singapore rocketed to 9,544

Second death has been recorded.

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Next month, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and NEA will also distribute mosquito repellents to households, starting with those residing in cluster areas. MOH and NEA urge everyone to remain vigilant and perform the Mozzie Wipeout to prevent mosquitoes from breeding in their homes.

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nah... i think the rate is more like 1800-2500 for a legally rentable 3 room hdb (2 bedrooms).. anything smaller is not legal although you can see ads going for around 800-1k for studio hdbs which are actually illegal

May i know why it's illegal? I was thinking to rent smthg similar here

Is it? Hmm.. hopefully i stand a higher chance.. i had an interview with the recruitment agency yest and it lasted for only less than 10 mins.. asked my details and introduced me the job scopes if i was hired.. that's all

omg ...what a waste of time . Recruiter hasnt even send the resume to the company yet .

It is normal that recruiter will filter the candidates 1st before passing down the resume to the client.

btw bro, Mackiddo says u always play badminton in JB? mind to beep me when there is any badminton session? a bit lazy to go in SG play

From what i know recruiter will filter and shortlist the right candidate 1st.. if can just send resume to the company with no filter then why they need recruitment agency right? Haha..

Need advice.

I am working as a mortgage sales in penang. My basic is RM2600 + 300 allowance. Just working for 6months only. I had applied a few jobs in sg thru jobstreets but no replied. Planned to resign and stay SG for a few weeks to apply job but kinda risky.

If I get SGD 2000, should I move?

My brother is a PR in SG and persuade me to go there. Bank had a career advancement which make me more hard to switch. Plus, if I move to SG I had no idea which industry to go. Kinda confuse...

care to explain the illegal part?
in case next time i look for a unit, i know what to beware of
lock 1 room case?