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Malaysia: how is sarawak looks like?:

Most of the posters here are from Peninsular Malaysia, so we can't comment on something we hardly know,. But from Television, sarawak is just like many places in Indonesia. sumatra and Kalimantan for instance, full of jungle. There are of course internet and cities, but your question is like asking about america. alaska is very different from hawaii so no one can tell you specifically. regards

Malaysia: Parents - I need your support:

Hi Roger, 1. Are you sure it is Sendayan, not Senawang? Sendayan is more like plantation area (Felda), where as Senawang is where the industrial estates are. 2. I've passed by Springhill on my way from Seremban to Port Dickson middle of this year, yes, there is indeed a township there, easily seen from the Seremban-Port Dickson highway. I've never been to there, but I believe you can contact them by email for help/suggestion. 3. German community: There is a German-Malaysia Institute at Bangi (Selangor), some 50-60km north away from Seremban. Bangi has plenty of multinational companies as well as two major universities campus nearby:UKM and UPM. At 110km/h (speed limit), you can reach there in half an hour. Of course, one expect to see Germans at GMI. Maybe you can write to them too. Senawang is tmore like the "little Bangi". 3. Port Dickson is just a sleepy beach resort town with plenty of international hotels. Seremban is expanding pretty fast, so things could change quickly very soon. regards

Malaysia: Can dependent Visa hold get work permit in Malaysia:

In the past definitely no. But the government here seems to change / flex the rules every now and then. No one is sure, put it simply. In the past, there are many Malaysians with foreign wives practically qualified medical doctors are not even allowed to practise as doctors here. It could probably a wrong decision to quit a job when you have one. Why not give your hubby time to settle in KL and see if it can be done some kind of arrangement with his boss. His boss is employing him not you, so the boss is not obliged in any way. Also jobs are offered to foreigners if there are no one qualified here. In reality there are hundred of thousands unemployed IT graduates here, only problem I heard is their inablity to converse well in English. So once all those graduates polished their English, you will have a tough time. Usually the real problem is the kind of salary offered not even appealing to the locals and use other problems to disguise that. It is a well-known problem in Malaysia, employers not keen to offer meaningful competitive salary except for multinational giants. regards

Malaysia: Working and living in Seremban:

For International community and other living issues: you might want to check this to see other interesting posts that might answer plenty of the thousand questions you have: http://britishexpats.com/forum/malaysia-148/ forum on Malaysia is quite active there. regards

Malaysia: Help! Critical Visa Issue..:

Some common sense. If you are right, you are right. Could be some impostors up to extort money. Contact your embassy, who knows they might have handle a similar case elsewhere and can give you legal advise. regards .

Malaysia: Moving to Malaysia:

dear harald, maybe interrupting here but this is a public forum right? 1. for mm2h:rm300k might later be revised to rm2million, just google . 2. alternatively, apply as student in private school, ask them if they can help to arrange, and how much it will cost you. 3. plenty of African students here (that's what I gather from the newspapers), so unless you are a Jew or having some police record, I believe you should be able to work it out yourself, and reasonable cheap too. will save you the trouble from worrying about expired visa in the meantime. 4. malaysian government always change their rules, nobody here what it will be next. so, no promises here as usual and by then, you probably want to try other countries then..

Malaysia: Life in Johor Bahru:

I am not from Johor Bahru nor Singapore but do pass by often to go to singapore. singapore is just next door to JB, separated by a strait of about 2-3km wide. So for pollution-free, beaches, excellent transport, botanical garden, all those things you can get in spore easily if you has $ to flush. Public transport in Malaysia is typically hopeless. Almost everyone with mediore income owns a car, and traffic jam in JB (Johor Bahru) is at a crisis when cars from singapore fllushed in during weekends/holidays. Living cost is among if not the highest in Malaysia, but of course lower than singapore. How much you could save depends on how much you could resist Singapore's charm. What the local eats here you might not be able to adapt, so it is kind of hard to determine how much it will cost you. Practically most of the foods here are sweet, high with MSG (monosodium glutamate), high cholesterol (a lot of coconut milk used) or too spicy for the stomach to take. But then it is so much easy to shop for western foods in singapore. You can get them easily, plenty of Caucasians in Singapore especially Bukit timah/Holland village part of Singapore. Rental cost in JB can be absurd if you are looking for expat standard and getting local standard of pay.. I can only give you a rough picture, I dont stay there and neither I want to be there for retirement. One thing, crime rate is unofficially the highest, everybody knows that but could not say/do much. Still, it is better than South Africa where I heard anybody can carry a gun. Here and in Singapore carrying a gun without license can land you in very big trouble. If you havent been to Asia Pacific, this is a good place for you to start. You probably eventually might want to end up having a good job in Singapore, and travel frequently to Malaysia/Indonesia/Thailand/australia/etc for holidays. I would if I am offered high pay, after all, life is short. Plenty of good beaches around, and may I say, world class not too far:Cherating and some islands -- just check wikipedia. If you like nature, one of the world oldest jungle (EndauRompin) is also not too far. Grab this trip as a possible jumping stone for better place elsewhere if $ is not an issue. Jobs dont come by easily even for locals. regards

Malaysia: Recommedation for nice hotel in Johur Bahru:

the proper name for the city name is Johor Bahru not as what you written. try google or www.agoda.com you would get better understanding. causeway jam can be terrible another entry is through west site of singapore (tuas), of course that means pay more.

Malaysia: Married to Malaysian - considering moving to Malaysia:

Malaysians automatically lose their Malaysian citizenship when they have own another citizenship: that's the unwritten operating rule, it takes more than plenty of $ just to get them back. in fact, next to impossible.

Malaysia: new start:

well life is a gamble. i wont bother to go there now if i were you. Have you consider more "safer" place? Like many islands near Redang or even those near east of Johor? I believe there is one near Pulau Sibu. with Johor Sultan having a diving place there, it can't be that bad. And with Singapore nearby, marketing it shouldn't be a problem, if as people say, be willlng to part with $. Banks do not want to bother risk business, they just want to be sure of getting their capital back. Even getting loans to buy land is already tough for Malaysians, what more startup business such as this. Not to discourage,but to tell you the other side that you might have overlooked. If everything is going to be so easy, many would have been there in the first place before others. Including running a ferry service. I would love to. regards

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