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I know this website might not be entirely credible, http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=apu+neh+neh But the meaning is essentially there. Just the other day in psych class we talked about racism and my friends said how when they were younger their grandmothers/mothers warned them about t...

Perhaps you should stop your voluntary contributions in Australia since you will be contributing to CPF. Have been contributing into Australian super since I graduated so better to keep in rolling since thats my home and where I would like to retire. why get yourself a PR here to give yourself prob...

Nobody said it was only happening in Singapore did they? It was you who eliminated Singaporeans, by specifying "non-locals", not me. I didn't eliminate Foreigners, I just added locals as well. And sorry to say, this country DOES have that reputation just like the Kiasu Syndrome. It's there and trai...

As an HR Manager & Headhunter, I find that locals aren't any better in their habits either. This country is famous for it's 2 year Job Hopper mentality. You have no idea of the numbers of CV's I've seen over the past 20 years with the reason for leaving as "change of atmosphere" or "better prospect...

the high turnover is due to a variety of reasons ranging from incompetency of the staff employed to people who used SG as a stepping stone to get access to work in the States. i'm referring to non-locals here. as SG is a global hub to many MNCs, a lot of IT projects are not just local based projects...

hi kimtaymour i used to be working in the IT industry. in the IT industry here in SG, there is always a need for people. though there maybe a lot of people on VP or SVP passes coming to SG to look for IT jobs, i would say a majority of them doesn't have the right experience and skill sets. if you ha...

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I don't think you will need to buy medical insurance for your local maid.

However, foreign maids are required, starting 1 Jan 2008.

Check out the below link at Ministry of Manpower website.

http://www.mom.gov.sg/publish/momportal ... 3-MIR.html