‘Migration’ Archives
Retire in Xiamen China
http://retire-in-xiamen.ning.com In 2007, I traveled to Xiamen, China for the first time. Although I had traveled to China for a number of times, this was my first trip to Xiamen. I liked Xiamen immediately. I had also been thinking of [...]
Singapore emigration and immigration compared with other countries
Friday, July 23, 2010 - Blowing In The Wind Singapore has the highest immigration rate in Asia Pacific after Hong Kong, according to the 2009 United Nations Development Report. Hong Kong's emigration rate is also higher than Singapore's. I [...]
New Zealand Lowers Income Tax & Introduces New Migration Visas
Mon, July 12, 2010 - 12:00 pm EET At a time when Britain is on the brink of bringing in further tax increases and we’re witnessing a surge in the numbers of enquiries from British readers contemplating a move abroad, one nation has gone all out [...]
Migrating To Australia? Changes…
Minister's announcement of new Skilled Occupations List – 17 May 2010 On 17 May 2010, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, announced the list of occupations included in the new Skilled Occupation List (SOL). The [...]
Singaporean upset about the quitters (Asiaone forum)
Originally Posted by smickno I am getting sick and tired of some forumers here with their whining day after day. So what if 4500 quitters choose to leave for NZ? I suggest the whinners here leave as well! Singapore does not need people like you. We [...]
Give up citizenship? Brothers must do NS first – Norwegian trio’s bids rejected (Alfresco forum)
http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?t=2989 Give up citizenship? Brothers must do NS first Norwegian trio’s bids rejected. Only those who haven’t enjoyed privileges of citizenship exempted, says Mindef By Amelia Tan THREE [...]
Thousands of Singaporeans registered interest to migrate to New Zealand (NZ Herald)
Thousands of Singaporeans registered interest to migrate to New Zealand http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10625002 Singapore envies Kiwi lifestyle 4:00 AM Tuesday Feb 9, 2010The bait was better working hours, [...]
Jessica Watson’s Blog: 16-Year-Old Aussie Girl Completed Solo Sail Round The World In 7 Months
Official Jessica Watson Blog Subscribe to Blog RSS feed So Close and What I'm Going To Miss Thursday, May 13, 2010 My perfect conditions came to an end late on Tuesday with thunderstorms then this freezing cold southerly wind (brrrr!). [...]
Top 3 Reasons to Emigrate To Australia (emigratetoaustralia.net)
Top 3 Reasons to Emigrate to Australia... Moving halfway around the world might seem drastic, if you were choosing to emigrate to any other location but Australia. The land down under is one of [...]
Show Me the Money (and Opportunity): Why Skilled People Leave Home – and Why They Sometimes Return (Migration Information Source)
April 2010 The classic example of "brain drain" is well known: an overworked doctor from an impoverished country that does not have enough people with medical skills migrates to a developed country in search of better pay and conditions. The [...]
Renouncing Singaporean Citizenship (Alfresco forum)
Post 1 Hi Guys: I became an Australian citizen sometime at the end of last month. I would like to surrender my Singpore citizenship when I get back to Sydney sometime in August this year when my contract in Singapore finishes. The Singapore [...]
Top 10: Immigrant Cities (askmen.com)
Top 10: Immigrant Cities If you're new to one of these cities, you're not alone - all roads point to these places. By Steven Shaw, Entertainment Correspondent Ever since early humans left Africa, migration has been a fact of our existence. [...]
Why Singaporeans migrate
Originally Posted by smickno I agree with part of what you said. Life in Singapore is fast and hectic, and we are constantly under pressure to charge ahead or risk being left behind. I suppose this is part of living in a city with no resources [...]
Bizarre Behaviour of Singaporeans – Observed By a German permanent resident
Bizarre Behaviour of Singaporeans - observations made by a German national who has lived in Singapore for 9 years. 44 years of economic and material success have spawned some very strange behaviours among Singaporeans. They spent so much to [...]
Migration can end worldwide poverty (The Sydney Morning Herald)
MIRKO BAGARIC April 7, 2010 The migration debate being played out with a view to reducing the influx of foreigners is a sure sign of the parochial and small-minded nature of political and social discourse. Even in the supposed enlightenment [...]
