Hana Kobe
Australian looking for information about Malaysia
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About me
Australian
Lives in Sydney
Speaks English
Registration: 15 February 2014
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Expand your social circle in Malaysia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Moving to Malaysia means leaving one's family and friends behind. Creating a circle of friends or joining an existing one should therefore be paramount in order to fight loneliness in your host country. But how can one develop ...
Hi everyone, Malaysia is a multicultural hub and we should take full advantage of that... here's our chance to meet people of different backgrounds and experience a variety of culture and cuisines with them. Originally Malaysian, I have lived ... Read More
Is 12000 RM per month is good by Surya27
. I am Surya from India. I have family with a kid.Will it make sense to consider this opportunity
It's all relative. Read More
Shipping personal effects to Malaysia for relocation by Hana Kobe
Anyone shipped personal effects to Malaysia in their relocation? I'm relocating back after three decades and was warned by friends of import duty and tax and now GST as well!!! Please advise. Urgent. Thanks H
Oh, btw forgot to add that I met a Russian chick who DHL-ed her stuff and got taxed but when she shipped the rest with an international mover it wasn't. I used an international mover. Hope that helps. Read More
Shipping personal effects to Malaysia for relocation by Hana Kobe
Anyone shipped personal effects to Malaysia in their relocation? I'm relocating back after three decades and was warned by friends of import duty and tax and now GST as well!!! Please advise. Urgent. Thanks H
No one told me because GST was newly implemented then. But for my shipment I was not taxed a cent as I was moving back from overseas for the first time after three decades away. If I were to move something else again, I might be liable to pay some ... Read More
Shipping personal effects to Malaysia for relocation by Hana Kobe
Anyone shipped personal effects to Malaysia in their relocation? I'm relocating back after three decades and was warned by friends of import duty and tax and now GST as well!!! Please advise. Urgent. Thanks H
Thanks for clarifying, So because my stuff is old and some given to me, there is no dollar value to them for others eg. old furniture and clothes, 24 yr-old piano, hard copies of my work portfolio, old models which I refuse to trash, etc. How do we ... Read More
Moving to KL by Sath6
i am currently living in Singapore but we might have to move to KL because of husband's job. I heard a lot of stories about the place nad I wpuld like to know if it is a safe place ? we have a 10 years old son. wich are the best/safest areas ? ...
Sath, Compared to Singapore and other more developed countries, Malaysia has a notoriously higher crime rate. In most places in the city, there are bag snatchers, pick-pockets, burglaries, rapes, kidnappings, robberies and car-jackings which end ... Read More
moving to KL by naishaborero
hi I am naisha and im from philippines but currently living and working here in dubai united arab emirates..i am planning to move in malaysia KL to find new job,is it easy or difficult?can someone advice me,thanks!
Hi Naisha, Depends on the profession, qualifications and experience. You can try searching online on jobstreet first, apply and then perhaps come over for interviews. Best of luck. cheers, H Read More
Shipping personal effects to Malaysia for relocation by Hana Kobe
Anyone shipped personal effects to Malaysia in their relocation? I'm relocating back after three decades and was warned by friends of import duty and tax and now GST as well!!! Please advise. Urgent. Thanks H
Thanks guys for the information. I understand GST has just been implemented for the first time ever in Malaysia but why does it have to apply to non-commercial goods? In other countries, GST is applicable to saleable/tradeable goods, not old ... Read More
Shipping personal effects to Malaysia for relocation
Anyone shipped personal effects to Malaysia in their relocation? I'm relocating back after three decades and was warned by friends of import duty and tax and now GST as well!!! Please advise. Urgent. Thanks H Read More
Wingman or Wing girl by Galeocerdo Cuvier
I am looking for a wingman or wing girl who likes clubbing and bars on weekends
LOL ok Read More
Moving to Malaysia - what to ship?? by Bindii01
Hi there We're moving to KL in a couple of months from Sydney, and have a very modest shipping allowance. We will probably rent a furnished place when we arrive. What are the must-bring things, even if you rent a furnished place? Should we bring ...
Thanks, I found this thread quite helpful as I'm moving from Sydney to KL next month. Cheers, Hana Read More