I had the same thinking a while back but I ended up converting. After weighing the pros and cons, I failed to see the value in having a Malaysia citizenship considering that I'm not Bumi. SG gov took care of me more than MY gov.

Nevertheless, I do admit that the hardest part to let go for me was the sentimental value of being a M'sian.

My wife is a local singkie girl. My kids are also singkies. So, i agree this is the main driving factor apart from education standpoint. Although this may not happen, I'm also concern if I'm a PR, a day will come when my PR doesn't get renewed and I'm stuck and not able to continue working here.. hahaha. This is just me being paranoid.

Speaking of embassy, I get better treatment from foreign customs since I'm from S'pore. I'm not subjected to random checks or special checks due to my affiliation to a Muslim country. Also, most countries don't require travel visa for S'porean.

Lastly, if you ever..ever want to work in Public sector, you need citizenship status, especially for the jobs listed in JobsBank.

MyKad has to be returned before you get the Borang K. Usually for Police, i suppose all you need is to speak fluent Malay and you're good to go. Most Singkies can't speak Malay.. 

Hi,

Wanna ask sifu here, I am relocating to SG, can I bring in all electrical appliances for example as simple as kettle, straightening iron for hair..

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Office space to serviced apartment, Marahsia law? Daily rate 500SGD? Carrot head rent? But ok la on the right track to be salesman with anyhow statement. Got license take commission also got fined?

Hi,
My hdb 2 yrs contract end next year but i will be staying in for like few more months with my wife.  What is my option? Are there hdb for rental like 3 months etc?  As far as i know all comes with 1/2 years contract. 

going to quit working in Sg soon so no point extend contract.

Is it expensive to join a community club in singapore? My neighbourhood have one is it worth it for foreigner like us? It has many facilities! Thank you..

Went for my EP appointment at EPSC@The Riverwalk Building. Very efficient. Just took around 15minutes.

Guys i have a question. Let say if i were to leave Sg permanently before March 2015, will I still be taxed for 2014?? any lubang to work around this, hehehe.. need some creative input from the experts here. Many thanks in advance

Has there been a change in malaysian immigration policy on bringing in duty free alcohol which was bought at changi over to malaysia?

Recently a friend of mine was stopped since he had on himself a singelt bottle of hennesey which he bought when he came back from overseas and was planning to give it as a gift.

The immigration officer said something like if your a malaysian working in singapore but stay in JB, you cant bring in alcohol and that the "no duty" on the first bottle only applies to foreigners bullshit.

Btw he didnt declare the item, he just put it in his bag and went through the x-ray scanner.

About a month ago, he went to thailand for some work, after 3 days there he came to singapore and bought a bottle of brandy for his friend (But he told the immigration officer that it was for his own consumption). 2 weeks after the trip to thailand, he went back to his hometown where he was stopped by the jb immigration officer who told him this bullshit about having to pay duty when he never experienced this before.

I mean after coming back from thailand from flight, he took a bus back to his hometown.

I too used to go back to my hometown on a bus which went through the tuas 2nd link and i never encountered the crap which my friend recently went through.

But then again i have not been based in singapore for quite sometime so i thought maybe the JB customs have changed their policy since my return flight will be in singapore, and i intend to buy a bottle of scotch to bring back to my hometown.

I guess i will just show the customs officer that i was away in another country for quite sometime as proof that im just transiting singapore to malaysia.

I will drive to singapore to drop the stuff. then will park my car in jb (my bro's house).

Hi guys,

What's the best sim to go for now to maintain minimal usage Malaysia number? My Hotlink SIM card died liao, number kena recycled. I previously used to buy 1 year validity to keep the number alive but recently "upgraded" to the #hotlink plan which apparently isn't eligible to buy validity

Just asking, I am a fresh grad mechanical engineer looking for job in SG. I  started to apply since late July and there were few replies. After August (aka new policy out) , I have yet receive any replies. I wonder if the policy really affect that much, or is just my personal problem?

Btw, I am a 2nd upper holder from MMU, with good records in cocu

My bro just got it, be patient =)

haha, taking engineering as example, I do realized that engineering is not so great in S'pore compare to in Msia.
For example I went interview today which offered me for 2.3k without OT (degree holder)
It is damn low consider the work load (sometime work 12 hours/midnight)
But again if you save well the SGD convert to MYR still looks nice.

I am currently considering if I should take low pay job in SG and get PR asap, or should I work in Msia for 2 years first so easier to get employed and better pay?

They can pay us with lower salary compare to S'porean and yet getting similar output.

hmm..that's 1 problem I realized as an engineer. Most of the time we don't have special skills, only experiences can talks.
It is very hard to be unique in engineering field.
Hmm..I do see that pay cut is unavoidable ,but will it be better if I take a lower salary in SG and work from there?

So you took the offer and worked in SG now?
Yea I aware, but that's only for PE registration right? for job application people don't really care about that.