You are just speculating on this. Even the best economist can't advise you on this

Best financial arrangement for me is to stay put and only transfer when you have the need to use the money in MY, such as buy house, settle PTPTN loan - regardless of what the currency exchange like at that time

I transfer big sum of money back more than a year ago thinking by putting it in MY Bank FD the high interest can earn more. Then I realize by NOT moving any of those money back i can earn more through increasing SGD to MYR conversion

so the new flat tax is 22%?

and the best prepaid is DIGI ? pay rm50 to keep the number ?

Hi sifu.

Can i know which banks would have lowest fees when transferring from sg to malaysia?
Currently looking at ocbc. Maybank. Uob.

Appreciate if anyone knows and can share.

Tq

Thanks Guys.

Just for the record i went to Maybank, CIMB, OCBC, UOB, and POSB.
Seems that only CIMB and POSB has no fees. the rest charge 20SGD and 10% fees.

Actually the arcade got a lot of remittance , above certain amount no charge, and rate is better than bank of coz

First class holder $200 more.

Guys, one year of working experience in Malaysia doesnt count as experience meh?  I went for interview in Singapore on yesterday and the interviewer told me so. Is this true? or they are trying to low ball me?

On the side notes, do you guys think jobstreet is good for hunting entry level job? I have sent over 500 applications and only got 1 interview so far.  I came from accounting and finance background. Any other site recommendation? Thanks first.

Brand name? I wish that was always true. Not always true. It's more of your experience and your industry. If you are in a certain industry for many years, it will be difficult to enter into a new industry, for instance. Experience - what are your job scope, what have you accomplished, etc-  these are more important. Of course, if you work in a nameless firm, people will also think you have less job scope, less exposure, less accomplishment, etc But if you can get that all important interview, then you can demonstrate your worth. Tell them your experience, accomplishment, etc.

Anyway, I am done with Singapore. Why have "x3", when you can have "x4"? LOL......hahaha.... if only.....

you engaged an agent and you said no agent fees applied. mana ada logic bro?
and normally they allow viewing 1 month before, so you should try in 1st June perhaps?

Is Mountbatten a good place to stay? Is it true that 2k salary can get EP?

My advice -- relocate your family to SG, or worst case JB/Johor West. Frankly I don't know a single person who work in SG who can tahan long term every single weekend travel back to KL.

Really? I've used "Nice" bus twice but from KL to SG. Definitely not the best experience. I'll only use Nice bus if the fare is around RM 55. Not worth more than that.

IMHO Aeroline is the best. Punctual and pretty good in terms of service and onboard entertainment. But a bit expensive. Aircond is always adequate and can charge your devices.

Had a horrible experience with Pacific Ekspress from KL to SG, hot and unfortunately was filled with Bangla smell!

It's safe to take 5 minutes/station into your calculation for total durations.

i have similar observation, 2 mins plus minus 15 seconds for green line haha...

er, sorry i was generalizing. i would say most stop takes ~2 mins, of course depends on distance. thanks for correcting me:)

Aaah i get it... Its like, i will be applying as though I'm still a fresh grad again. From that point of view, looks like getting past 1 year looks more established... I dont know if i shoud or not though, the job here now seems okay-ish, though long working hours (plus OT up to 12 hrs), i imagine working in Sg wont be much different other than the currency appeal....

Hi all,

I'm new here in this thread.

So I'm graduating next week with a degree in Economics from a university in Canada after studying there for 4 years, and even though I don't have any solid career plans yet, I'm planning to return to Canada next year (Feb-ish?) to look for a job there.

Well right now I hope to secure an internship or contract job in Singapore for the next few months. I honestly don't really mind the pay, I just really want to have some experience in Singapore. Who knows if I like the work culture there and if the company accepts me for long term I might end up staying there? XD 

I've been trying to apply for a number of jobs from InternSG etc. already. But right now what worries me is the work pass issue. I'm no longer entitled for the Training Employment Pass cause I'm graduating already, and the Work Holiday Programme pass doesn't apply to Canadian universities..... sadly.... The only one that I saw that I think I could remotely get is the S pass? Then again, I don't really have any real work experiences and I'm worried for applying for fresh grad jobs so quickly, real work experiences as in like internships. I've done numerous volunteer activities, contributed to alot of community clubs and participated in a number of projects but none of which are like the nature of internships, that's why I was just thinking of starting small and low in SG.

But since now I think the only pass that I'm entitled for is the S pass(?), that means the job that I get must pay me at least 2.2k sgd?
Any thoughts or comments on this?

Thank you!

Yeah that's my hope. I just want to know if it will be a waste of time for me to apply for those short term contract based jobs if most of the passes are not even applicable to my case.

eh guys. normally DBS remit exchange rate cut off time is what time a?
i heard ppl say if remit the next working day. the rate won't be as per shown

Freshie? Don't look at money for now.

Aim long term, which one gives you CAREER GROWTH

Hi guys,

Wanna ask a bit about the tax rates in SG. I'm in the midst of a work transfer to SG and just received my work permit so now is just determining when to move over.

From what I can gather from the IRAS site, individuals are qualified for resident rates if they've been staying/working in SG for 183 days in a calendar year.

1. Would this mean that I qualify for resident rates if I move to SG before 1 July (counting 1/7 - 31/12 is exactly 183 days)

2. I would be required to travel between Kl-SG for the first 2 months for work, would it be considered as a 'work day' in SG too? Since technically my hiring status is now under the SG branch.

Link to the page I've been refering to: https://www.iras.gov.sg/IRASHome/Individual...-Non-Residents/

PS: Nice to meet all of you! Summary of myself, working in the Advertising industry and got a work transfer to move to the SG branch