@SHinPJ
Indian looking for information about Malaysia
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Indian
Speaks English Hindi and South Indian languages
Registration: 14 October 2013
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12000 MYR is decent to stay in KL for a family of 3 members? by yys83
Hello All, I am currently working in India as IT professional having 9 years of experience. I have got an offer of 12000 MYR per month (including tax) from KL. We are a family of 3 members including 7 month old baby. I would like to know 12000 MYR ...
Yash, where will be staying? I have posted a detailed cost of living break up in Jan 14, before coming here.I am staying here since Feb and it pretty accurate, please Check it or let me know. I am also veg and having a simple but very comfortable ... Read More
new here, have few querie abut cost of living by anotherguy
Hey Man, I am from Mumbai planning to relocate to KL with my wife. I have some questions. Its will be great help if you can give me some more info.... The KL company has indicated me 15,000 MR per month. My office address either will be at Bukit ...
Hello Anotherguy welcome, I am no in the process of shifting to PJ (almost a suburb of KL). I am from Mumbai. I have done some homework and here is my finding : - Areas - South Bangsar, KLCC, Bukit Bintang are the areas where you will find Condos - ... Read More
Laundry, Ironing and Dry wash charges and facilities in PJ
hello Can anybody educate me on the laundry system in KL/PJ. I will be having washing machine and will do the wash and dry at home, but how about getting the clothes ironed? What facilties are available? What are charges? I have budgeted around ... Read More
Hi...Cost of living by chakri1821
Hi I am chakrapani from India. I have an offer in Malaysia My salary in India is Rs.5,60,000 INR and I save Rs.4,30,000 INR per annum. My company is planning to send me onsite to Kualampur and offered Rs.7,50,000 INR(i.e.4000RGD) per annum. The ...
My take is totally different than Nemodot ! House - a 2 BHK - 2000-2500 pm Car - 2000 pm rental - (A Proton or Myvi; etc) Electricity/water - 300 pm Internet / phone - 200 RM Grocery - 2000 RM pm (for 2 people, with shopping in B field ... Read More
Moving from india to Malaysia need help ??? by saraswathi4biotech
I am from India ( Hyderabad).My husband is a senior test engineer ( Having 5 Years experience in Testing) .He got job offer from his current company in india ( satyam ).They are sending him to Kaulalmpur ( Cyberjaya) for 1 Year Project. I have ...
Good reading on Ambika's post ! @Ambikaji - Though I have done a loyt of home work, I would like to confirm with you I have been given a car and house by company. We are two of us husband and wife, with child studying in India.. What would be the ... Read More
The new expat blog by Julien
Hi everyone, as you can notice, we've released a new version of the ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ. Of course we'll all need a few days to get used to it. Why these changes ? You can read the official announcement here ...
I just now started a new thread on this topic, without knowing that there is already one created by Julien. It takes such a long time to load, that I could not see the earlier thread at all. - Sorry for that, I feel embarassed ! Read More
New format of Expatblog is slow and complicated
Hello Expatblog team, can you please shoft to the old vversion of expatblog? The new version is extremely slow, goes on loading and loading, resets very often, I have almost stopped accessing the site, OTHERWISE SUCH A NICE PLACE, AND I ENJOYED ... Read More
living cost in KL by labisht
Hi All, I am from india, single and an IT professional with 5.5 yrs exp in software development. My monthly salary in india is approx 55k INR (includes tax). Recently i got an offer with a salary of 13k rm per month in KL (it includes income tax ...
Hi Vipul, I am SH from Mumbai, India. planning to shift next month. In one of my contributions, you can refer to a detailed living cost that I had done for myself. When I checked with a couple of my friends, they agreed with it. May be it will help ... Read More
rental accomodation in Damansara Perdana, and other places
Hello all, most probably next month, i will be coming to Malaysia for work. With office in PJ - seksyen 16, I am planning to stay in the following areas : - Damansara Perdana - Mutiara Damansara - Mid Valley City o Bundar Sunway I guess they are ... Read More
Advice needed on Provident Fund (EPF) contribution by SHinPJ
Hello all, I have been offered a job in KL on 3 year contract and my employer has given me the choice to contribute to EPF. If I contribute, then my take home salary will be less by 11%, but my employer will have to contribute 12%, so a total saving ...
Thank you all, special thanks to Rasai for the calculation, I have decided to join EPF, Read More
Advice needed on Provident Fund (EPF) contribution by SHinPJ
Hello all, I have been offered a job in KL on 3 year contract and my employer has given me the choice to contribute to EPF. If I contribute, then my take home salary will be less by 11%, but my employer will have to contribute 12%, so a total saving ...
Thank you all, I have an email confirming employers contribution of 12 percent, however will counter check with other employees also. It would be great to hear more responses on this forum. I have almost a month to decide anyway, Read More
Advice needed on Provident Fund (EPF) contribution
Hello all, I have been offered a job in KL on 3 year contract and my employer has given me the choice to contribute to EPF. If I contribute, then my take home salary will be less by 11%, but my employer will have to contribute 12%, so a total saving ... Read More
Procedure to buy car for expats in Malaysia. by harpal2010
Hi, What is the process for buying a car in Malaysia for expats. What documents are required? Also what is the process of getting Malaysian driving license? Regards, Dinesh
Hello all. seems to be a useful discussion. - If I take a car loan for 60 months, can I sell the car after 36 months? Is pre closure/pre payment possible? - Do you necessarily need a local guarantor - what is the normal down payment for a new ... Read More
Visa for Thailand by ronald123
I am from India having Indian Passport, working in Malaysia on work Permit . I want to go Thailand for 10- 15 days for visiting to spend my holidays . How I can get Visa to go there? Please give me contact of travel agents , who provide such ...
Hello I also hold Indian passport. Indians can avail Visa on Arrival in Thailand. When u reach Bangkok airport,there is a Visa on arrival counter, You can fill the visa form. But visa on arrival is strictly for tourism purpose only. So as long as u ... Read More
Rates for small cars and agencies that give this service? by SHinPJ
Hello, I am planning to move to KL in a few months. About cars, my friend told me that he has rented a small car, probably a Swift for RM 800 a month. He pays as long as he uses and insurance is paid by the owner. He just fills petrol and drives. Is ...
Regarding repayment of loan, When I read some car loan conditions, they mentioned of pre closure of the loan also - which means I can sell the car and pay off the balance loan, is that not possible? Or can I transfer the loan to th next buyer? and ... Read More