Mind to elaborate... what do you mean by "inform LHDN"? I've been wondering, do we still need to do income tax filing in Malaysia legally speaking, considering our SG salary is not taxable in Malaysia? I'm getting mixed answers from online. The tax treaty agreement document from LHDN website doesn't seem to call this out, looks like a grey area

Ops, I didn't inform them to close my tax file.

Haha... after so many years working in SG, I wonder what'll happen if now I contact LHDN to "volunteer" closing my tax file

Yeah, am SPR. Sometimes there're needs to buy stuff in Malaysia so need to TT home.

I've been working in SG for quite a few years.

Sorry for the confusion. Like what Kenny mentioned, it's short form for Singapore PR. Many versions back, people on this thread typed SPR more often than Singapore PR and I learned from them

I supposed your question is for raising kids? I'm not married yet, so can't tell from experience. Academic stress in Singapore is higher than in Malaysia in general. It's not uncommon to hear parents lament that even primary school syllabus/homework sometimes can be complicated for parents themselves. There was this theory that school purposely make it tough so that parents will be more involved and engaged with children's education, which also helps to foster closer relationship. Regardless of the theory validity, I personally feel that parents (at least one of them) have to be able to allocate time for children everyday, so that they don't face those stress alone. I've seen case, kid crying helplessly, while parents were too busy with works. That hurt my heart. If my children grow up like that, I would worry about their phycological health and personality. One of my friends moved back to Malaysia for the same concern, as her profession was quite demanding in terms of working hours. If working hours is manageable for your job or your partner's, this shouldn't be a concern.

School admission can be another headache. Many of my non-citizen colleagues end up sending their children to international school, I suspect their salary are much higher than mine

Thanks bro. I'm thinking to pay LHDN a visit to get thing cleared. I heard that each tax file is handled by specific branch. Any idea how do we figure out which branch is managing our file?

This post has been edited by Find The Way: Jun 1 2018, 07:20 PM

@hacky

Normally..., for SPR with REP expired:
- if physically present in Singapore: PR status remains valid
- if not in Singapore or left Singapore after expired: PR status revoked
I would suggest to read the information from ICA website for details and accuracy.

The exact criteria for getting REP renewal approved is unknown and might change over time, but it's believed by many that working and living in Singapore are among the criteria. REP validity after successful renewal may vary from 1 to 5 years depends on assessment. Most people get 5 years if nothing outstanding.

Bro, mind to share the source/link where you get this information? Thx.

Agree

Actually, the need for both parents to work in order to support family financially has been quite common and the trend is not really specific to Singapore. Even Malaysia, or western countries are the same. That's the harsh reality under inflation driven economy. I feel as long as parent's working hours is not over demanding, that's good enough even if they both need to work. Ironically, this is getting tougher to achieve.

Talking about working hours... I started a social project surrounding this. Will share the info here once ready.

This post has been edited by Find The Way: Jun 5 2018, 05:47 PM

1) AFAIK, SG PR and permit holders are not allowed to drive foreign car in SG.
2) Not experienced. Better don't bring boxes/packages along.

Are you going to drive? If not, taking train might be an option to deal with custom jam. A taxi driver told me he traveled everyday by train then drive taxi in SG. Not sure about train schedule though.

Boleh... ini saya punya FB, jangan lupa tambah ku ya.

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So far haven't hear anyone who I know kena stop by police in SG without violating law. Only one friend was stopped twice: first time jaywalking, the traffic police only gave warning; second time... jaywalking again at the same area and he was fined

This post has been edited by Find The Way: Jul 5 2018, 11:57 AM

Passport renewal can be done mostly within a day if not wrong, I definitely will renew first in this case to avoid any unwanted surprise

Starting company together... I assume that means you will be founder rather than just an employee with share. If that's the case, there are other questions more critical than "is SGD4K salary worthy?"
a) Who are the other founders?
b) What is each founder's specialisation and role/contribution to make the venture a success?
c) How's the return distribution among founders? Is it fair according to contribution?
d) Funding?
e) More importantly, since startup has high failure rate, are you confident with this venture?

If all aspects look promising base on your judgement, then salary factor is pretty much depends on your financial commitment and risk appetite.

Just my 2 cents.

This post has been edited by Find The Way: Feb 8 2019, 05:31 PM

For those of you who used to work in Malaysia, what's your typical leisure activity on weekend, in Singapore vs in Malaysia? Mind to share?

Many people claim working life in SG is too boring compare to in Malaysia (or more specifically in Klang Valley). I do get bored sometimes. I don't have much experience for Klang Valley however, so I wonder is working life at Klang Valley really that interesting?

Summary so far:
- Gym +1
- Housework (laundry, ironing ==> leisure? serious?) +1
- Shopping mall +2
- Foodie's adventure +1
- JB (for ...?) +1
- Cafe +2
- Movie +1
- Drama (American series) +1
- Park +1
- Drive to JB/Melaka (to enjoy the drive?) +1

This post has been edited by Find The Way: Feb 10 2019, 09:29 PM

Personally... I'm just finding that repeating the same activities over and over again is getting boring.

I assume that typical activities at Klang Valley are not much different from in SG. The only thing I can see is that, in Malaysia it's easier to have excursion/road trip away from city over weekend.

Fair enough

Base on my experience for HDB flat, rooms with toilet are basically master room. I'm afraid that budget is too low. With that budget, I used to stay in middle room with aircond but shared toilet, at northern Singapore where rental rate is generally lower. Not familiar with Kaki Bukit though.

4k to 6k depends on company and industry.