Singapore for Singaporeans?
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ksi:
They are given scholarship/subsidy to study here. One of my husband's cousin was recently given a few hundred allowance per month to study in nanyang poly (i think is digital media coursce). And the course fee all no need to pay. And I dont think he is even one of the top student in his school in malaysia.
Exactly my point...we are in fact so heavily surrounded by \"foreigners from Malaysia\" for many eons but there was no or little effect on us. So I really do not think we dislike foreigners so much but currently PRCs and Pinoys seem to irk us a bit.LOLMum:
Huh, I seem to be surrounded by Malaysians.
My dd and ds's friends, teachers from Malaysia. My neighbors also Malaysians. My bukit timah hill walks buddies also Malaysian. My beautican's partner also Malaysian.....my friends also Malaysians.
Can't tell the difference until I heard them talking about going home for cny.
And the next question is, why aren't the govt attracting more Malaysians here with study scholarships since they can mingle with us better? Would it not solve the govt's problem the same and still make everyone happy? -
ksi:
Heard that the M'sian government trying to discourage their citizens from coming to Singapore and would counter-offer their own scholarship to those who have been offered ASEAN scholarship here.
Exactly my point...we are in fact so heavily surrounded by \"foreigners from Malaysia\" for many eons but there was no or little effect on us. So I really do not think we dislike foreigners so much but currently PRCs and Pinoys seem to irk us a bit.LOLMum:
Huh, I seem to be surrounded by Malaysians.
My dd and ds's friends, teachers from Malaysia. My neighbors also Malaysians. My bukit timah hill walks buddies also Malaysian. My beautican's partner also Malaysian.....my friends also Malaysians.
Can't tell the difference until I heard them talking about going home for cny.
And the next question is, why aren't the govt attracting more Malaysians here with study scholarships since they can mingle with us better? Would it not solve the govt's problem the same and still make everyone happy? -
znzyzyzx:
So
They are given scholarship/subsidy to study here. One of my husband's cousin was recently given a few hundred allowance per month to study in nanyang poly (i think is digital media coursce). And the course fee all no need to pay. And I dont think he is even one of the top student in his school in malaysia.ksi:
Exactly my point...we are in fact so heavily surrounded by \"foreigners from Malaysia\" for many eons but there was no or little effect on us. So I really do not think we dislike foreigners so much but currently PRCs and Pinoys seem to irk us a bit.
And the next question is, why aren't the govt attracting more Malaysians here with study scholarships since they can mingle with us better? Would it not solve the govt's problem the same and still make everyone happy?
(1) Are we not getting enough from Malaysia these days so we have to venture to other countries? Is there brain-drain?
(2) Are we offering the Malaysians at uni levels too?
(3) Anyone knows the distribution of Malaysians offered as opposed to other countries?
Perhaps when we understand more, then we understand why so many of the non-Malaysian foreigners are invited in. -
Busymom:
Heard that the M'sian government trying to discourage their citizens from coming to Singapore and would counter-offer their own scholarship to those who have been offered ASEAN scholarship here.[/quote]Ah so this is the cause of us not getting our friendly neighbours here with us....hmm..apart from the scholarships, does SG hv no other attractions to make them pop over? Maybe we have to send them our famous people list in the study brochure....
Exactly my point...we are in fact so heavily surrounded by \"foreigners from Malaysia\" for many eons but there was no or little effect on us. So I really do not think we dislike foreigners so much but currently PRCs and Pinoys seem to irk us a bit.ksi:
[quote=\"LOLMum\"]Huh, I seem to be surrounded by Malaysians.
My dd and ds's friends, teachers from Malaysia. My neighbors also Malaysians. My bukit timah hill walks buddies also Malaysian. My beautican's partner also Malaysian.....my friends also Malaysians.
Can't tell the difference until I heard them talking about going home for cny.
And the next question is, why aren't the govt attracting more Malaysians here with study scholarships since they can mingle with us better? Would it not solve the govt's problem the same and still make everyone happy?
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Are there really a lot PRCs here in SG? How come in a big local company I know which has about 600 staff, majority foreigner staff (exclude Malaysian) are from Indian, followed by Philipine… only very limited (maybe 10+) are from PRC
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ksi:
So
They are given scholarship/subsidy to study here. One of my husband's cousin was recently given a few hundred allowance per month to study in nanyang poly (i think is digital media coursce). And the course fee all no need to pay. And I dont think he is even one of the top student in his school in malaysia.znzyzyzx:
[quote=\"ksi\"]Exactly my point...we are in fact so heavily surrounded by \"foreigners from Malaysia\" for many eons but there was no or little effect on us. So I really do not think we dislike foreigners so much but currently PRCs and Pinoys seem to irk us a bit.
And the next question is, why aren't the govt attracting more Malaysians here with study scholarships since they can mingle with us better? Would it not solve the govt's problem the same and still make everyone happy?
(1) Are we not getting enough from Malaysia these days so we have to venture to other countries? Is there brain-drain?
(2) Are we offering the Malaysians at uni levels too?
(3) Anyone knows the distribution of Malaysians offered as opposed to other countries?
Perhaps when we understand more, then we understand why so many of the non-Malaysian foreigners are invited in.[/quote]1) there should be other countries courting Malaysian students, not just Singapore (eg Australia)
2) yes, ASEAN scholarship is available at uni level.
3) must ask those whose kids are now studying in uni -
snowfly:
Are there really a lot PRCs here in SG? How come in a big local company I know which has about 600 staff, majority foreigner staff (exclude Malaysian) are from Indian, followed by Philipine... only very limited (maybe 10+) are from PRC
Depends on which industry you are in. If it is banking and finance , I believe Caucasians are more. If it is IT , then Indians nationality will be employed more often. If it is service & hospitality industry then most probably you will find quite a handful of Filipinos .
Correct me if I am wrong.
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ksi:
I am ok with Malaysians. What I am irritated is the loud yakking of the Filipino maids...they shout across the street, shout out from the balcony of their employers' flat and when ther are just 2 of them walking, it's like a gang together...like crows or mynahs.
Exactly my point...we are in fact so heavily surrounded by \"foreigners from Malaysia\" for many eons but there was no or little effect on us. So I really do not think we dislike foreigners so much but currently PRCs and Pinoys seem to irk us a bit.LOLMum:
Huh, I seem to be surrounded by Malaysians.
My dd and ds's friends, teachers from Malaysia. My neighbors also Malaysians. My bukit timah hill walks buddies also Malaysian. My beautican's partner also Malaysian.....my friends also Malaysians.
Can't tell the difference until I heard them talking about going home for cny. -
fightingmom:
You can find many filipinos working in hospitals (nurses), retail and service industry (McDonald's). Indians are very good in IT. Not many angmoh around now...their expat package is not attractive compared to 10 years ago.snowfly:
Are there really a lot PRCs here in SG?
Depends on which industry you are in. If it is banking and finance , I believe Caucasians are more. If it is IT , then Indians nationality will be employed more often. If it is service & hospitality industry then most probably you will find quite a handful of Filipinos .
Correct me if I am wrong. -
Way2GO:
Example like the PR for 40 years who is rumored to refuse to convert to citizen?
But many of them too took advantage of working n living here as PRs,
which was as gud as SG citizenship without its obligations.
Ms Saw.. ex-CEO of SMRT.. talent indeed.. wonder how many Singaporeans suffered due to the talented management of SMRT..
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