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hi! thanks for your post. i have never been there yet, and dont know yet where exactly to go. probably in or around center area. i booked the flight yesterday. plan to book hotel within the next days. where you staying?

Hi! I'm going to Jakarte during National Day Weekend. Will be there the first time. Anybody here who wants to join? Or anybody who will be there too and wants to meet for a beer?

hi. i plan to go skating at ecp 2moro afternoon. please let me know if you would like to join!

hi there. i'd like to meet for bowlong. let me knwo where. i'm staying near jurong.

Hi! I'm 27/m/Swiss. Would like to meet Mandarin speaking girl to learn/practise language. Anybody interested in teaching a beginner?

i'm going to bangkok next weekend. anybody else there? anybody want to join?

trip to rayong in august would maybe be good too for me. never been in rayong before. any detailed plans yet? you can pm me.

ps: i'm not a swine-flu-hypochondric

hi there

sorry for late reply. i was on business trip last week. i'll not be in singapore the coming weekend. but how about going at 25./26.07.2009. that will give you some time to practise

does someone else want to join too?

looks like i finally found what i was looking for...

tax exemption can be claimed in case of dta.

here the link in case anybody else looks for the same thing:

http://www.iras.gov.sg/irasHome/page_ektid1192.aspx

hi!

nice! i just had breakfast now. need to digest a bit now. but plan to go soon. maybe 1pm.

i've never been at ecp before. but i guess there must be something like a main enterance. i'm coming by taxi.

i'll pm you my mobile.

hi avid traveller

thanks for your post.

i acctually planned to go skating today. but then i wasnt sure about the weather, so i didnt go in the end. but i will go 2moro afternoon, if it is not raining.

just let me know, if you'd like to join.

i'm m27 by the way.

have a nice day

As a rule, if you're paying tax in another country, that income is not taxable in Singapore -- but that's because the income is considered to be in that other country, not in Singapore. 183 days or whatnot is irrelevant. hi guys thanks for your answers. well, i'm not from the usa, so this is not so...

dear all. as explained on the iras website (http://www.iras.gov.sg/irasHome/page01.aspx?id=88) foraigners who stay less then 183days/year in singapore pay 15% tax. foraigners who stay 183days/year or more pay resident-rate. what i can not find on the website is information about the double tax agree...

hi there. yes, thats sounds good. i can confirm the weekend 04.-05.07.09 or 04.-07.07.2009. we can meet up for detail-planning a bit later i guess. since we do not yet know everybody who might join. anyhow, if anybody is interested in travelling some place at 20.-21.06.2009. please feel free to cont...

well, why not? dont mind going batam 04.+05.06.09. sounds fun. lets do that.

would anybody like to join a weekend-trip (to anywhere) on 20.+21.06.09? i'm quite flexible with where to go. maybe for bali must add a extra day. for only sat + sun maybe also malaysia would be n idea? anybody interessted?

hi jonn no problem. i'm not a speed-skater. i guess i'm somewhere intermediate. not like a grandmother but also not like a super-professional. lets just give it a try... i definatly am not fit for early-morning-skating though ;-) i'm the kind of guy who wakes up propperly once i'm in the office and ...