Banking stuffs, leave it till in the country....

private sector, packages usually quoted with super added....only gov quote package without super, which is added on top...

good initial stepping stone into the country, but remember is a TSS visa....you still need to apply for a permanent visa at some point, so start working at the points...

Visa no problem...getting a quarantine spot will be....that's the bottleneck now...even high high priority medical specialists get bumped off flights multiple times when quarantine spots are filled up by returning Aussies....

planning to transfer some funds from commback to maybank but the given rats is quite disappointing

i also heard about transferwise but how safe it is? planning to transfer <10k AUD

yes and this is the reason i am going to transfer back

but the date is confirmed?

i have been transferring with CBA to MBB too from the past and would really like to leave some AUD funds there but this 3% tax is bothering me.

another way is to fly to Australia and cash out but the current pandemic really killing this plan

Bro,... you have to find a way to generate Ringgit income with the Ringgit that you have inside Msia now. Then,... with that Ringgit generated, you don't have to transmit funds back to Msia anymore in case you fail the pemastautin test and 'you turn out to be' a resident, or they 'make you a resident'...... just sayin',..... tax authorities can do anything.

Whatever you have in Msia currently will NOT be taxed. No worries there.

No need to engage a tax consultant,... tell you something,... the tax consultants are also blurr now,... they're publishing articles based on what I/we write here,...    then they add some salt and peppar on top to make things look more like its their own work. Their guesses are as good as our guesses on what will LHDN do next year.

Then HDN also does not know how to execute their plans,... sure, sure,... everybody wants to be like Australia,... residential-based taxation system. But this system has bad repercussions too.

1 million will last you a long time in Malaysia, if you spend normally....

Oh, I thought the 3% is for Malaysian tax resident, mainly people who are considered as tax resident in Malaysia and having overseas income, eg, property rental income in overseas.

If you're a tax residence in Au (even though you are a Malaysian), and you remit money back, I thought it is exempted?

Hi all, it's been a pretty wet spring/summer, which was personally quite welcome for me. It resembled Msia's hot and humid weather really closely.
Occasional cloudy days which were my favoured type of day back home. How's everyone enjoying the (limited) freedom?

Also, has anyone (or your family) been able to get the visa and exemption to travel to Aus? I'm hoping my my mother will be able to visit early next year and stay for a bit.

It's plenty warm today - the weather is ping pong-ing around. I'm already missing the slightly gloomy weather. I can get where you're coming from, sometimes my knees ache when it gets colder too, a rewards for excessive squats in my early twenties.
The sun setting at 8pm is pretty good, feels like you have a much longer day and it still feels alright to wake up a bit later too.

I've seen a few pics of the flood in KL due to the rain. It's probably good you're not caught in them or the bad daily traffic. I would think inflation hit KL badly with the recent prices of vegetables I saw being circulated in my family chat.
Has the food prices not gone up a fair bit?

now that the gov u-turn the tax thingy so i dont have to rush TT back the money now

If you Non Tax Resident status, nothing to worry at all

Dont bring back, send to stock market, let it grow. Bring back minimum monthly.

I know, KL is alot cheaper to spend for life, assume u just need food and pay utilities bill, house and cars fully paid. I would retire in Malaysia as well because siblings in KL. 40 years is very long time. Enjoy your retirement. KL is considered too cheap as compared to elsewhere (other big cities)

Dis-believers are those who never went out at all and not looking at overall picture. Expectation must be realistic.

Had a few friends who take glee in trolling and doing things like creating alternate/dupe accounts is merely one of the many tools. People do all sorts of things for fun or attention, which are why some of these forumers react/behave this way. They've probably experienced it multiple times.
I can understand where they come from as I can be equally as cynical or distrustful (especially online where it's easy to hide behind a screen name). The above is the reason why I'm quite reluctant to join in some conversations unless they're serious or interesting enough.
You'll be able to find like-minded people and have a good conversation, but trolls will be everywhere - why waste your time trying to convince them?

Driving in KL is pretty stressful - try to time your driving when it's not peak hours and you should be alright. Let others overtake if they want to and just avoid the troublemakers as it'll be mostly a waste of time engaging with them. Gotta limit your generosity while driving or other drivers will take advantage of it. Gotta think it's as if you're driving in the Punchbowl/Bankstown.
Spend another year or two and it'll be fine - you'll be back in your element in no time. Just be more mindful of petty crime as it will not be going away (in my opinion, never going away). Take the Bankstown approach to things: don't keep valuables in car and always lock it either in/outside. Always keep an eye out for bikes with 2 male riders and pick pockets.
Motorcyclist are always right in accidents and always hide the handbag (especially the ones your wife likes). Makes me miss KL a lot less whenever I think about all my old encounters. My mum always locks the car doors immediately after dropping me off since childhood and I've been making fun of her ever since.. but that's the mentality we practice when living in KL.

Stay safe and Happy New Year all!

Happy New Year, bros,...

Diff places have diff qualities and diff characteristics. This is one thing I always keep in mind,....

social media maybe have pros and cons but basically facebook now like instant news, some info are not filtered. so always keep in mind that, always refer to the accurate source. Most of information update sometimes spread faster than official news channel (i guess everywhere is the same).

sometimes comment on facebook can be toxic, dont bother to read everything but u can understand whats happening in the community through these platform. my pov on social media that is for connecting with friends, i still prefer Instagram.

Hi all,

Happy CNY to all those celebrating and happy holidays to those who are enjoying it. Hope everyone will have a great 2022 ahead!