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I run the company. And I feel the 2% unemployment rate first hand. All my employees are minimum EP, no S pass. So there is no requirement for me to hire Singaporeans, yet we've more than half Singaporeans. We fight for the best talents - local or otherwise - to compete globally. It's a real...

I agree - I'm also unhappy to see the uncles in my favorite petrol kiosks replaced with young Chinese girls. I think the govt will move in that direction, while making sure that the oversight do not become too onerous and chase businesses away like some other countries. The challenge is to...

Personally, I think the government is tweaking the right areas by increasing min salary requirement, changing ratios, and refining the rules for dependent passes. The reality is that we need foreigners. At 2% unemployment rate, we just can't get enough Singaporeans to fill critical jobs. My...

We can all understand the frustration of poor infrastructure planning coupled with an influx of unqualified foreigners that has taken a toll on its citizen. But after the GE, the government is making quite some drastic tweaks to the work permit to address these issues. And also taken steps to...

Do checkout the showhouse if you've the time.

Have you seen the straits view residences?

Ya... BRDB is quite reputable for such projects. There are only 218 houses on 32 acres of land. So it's quite exclusive. They did not actively market to Singaporeans... So far, I heard ownership is about 85% Malaysian Chinese, 10% Singaporean and 5% bumi. The maintenance charge is quite high...

Just semi detached and bungalows. 2 storey and 2.5 storey types for both.

Guess I'm the only one in this forum that have bought a unit there. I've been to a number of developments but I like it best there because of its exclusitivity. The lap pool, tennis court and clubhouse is like 1 min walk away... I also went to leisure farm again recently. From the plots of...

Total 6 phases with 218 houses on 32 acres of land. Gated guarded strata. 186 semi ds and 32 bungalows. I heard phase 1-4 fully sold and they just launched phase 5 today. For semi ds, prices are around 1.5mil and about 4000+ sqft land with 3-4000+ sqft built. Not sure if they raised the price...

It is beside permas golf course, very near to jusco permas jaya. It takes 7mins to reach woodlands checkpoint with the new EDL and 2nd permas bridge. Developer is BRDB. There's more info here: www.straitsview.com.my

Latest view of the clubhouse in The Straits View Residences This is the new Bungalow show unit launched today

You will be happy to note that Apple products like iPads and MacBooks are cheaper in JB than SG. Some by up to SGD100.

Impressive :)

Wow. How much does it cost to pay someone to construct this?

Be careful what you write.

Glad to see a range of balanced views, like that of curious cat.

Good questions. On Point 7, it occurs to me that in some countries, one can buy inflation plus bonds. In contrast, our compulsory savings in OA is giving us compulsory negative real returns after inflation! But to be fair, majority of the OA are tied in housing which is some form of protection...

Sounds exciting. Would be nice if you could post some pics to give the forummers some ideas for their own :)

No need to be defensive. Neither am I making a judgement of your suggestions. In fact, I agree with some aspects of it. I'm just pointing out the facts to facilitate a constructive discussion about this topic.