Career How to file your income tax – a step-by-step guide If you’re an Other Expat like us, you have likely hit the wall of confusion that is filing your income tax. While there are some of us fortunate enough to have efficient HR departments that take care of everything, many of us still have to rough it out and do it ourselves. We know the challenges […] Written by Other Expats 18 May 201726 December 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lifestyle Ready, set, cycling in Kuala Lumpur! Kuala Lumpur is a great destination for many things—the wide variety of local food, the amazing Petronas twin towers, the sights and many more. It is not the best place to be if you’re an avid cyclist. The number of cyclists has grown in the last couple of years as more people recognize the health […] Written by Chukwudi Barrah 9 April 201726 December 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blogs Contribution Travel Paying for your parents’ vacation in Malaysia Malaysia has always been an Arab favorite as far as vacation spots go, especially for those coming from the Gulf countries, and for good reason: it’s a Muslim country, for one, which means that they have the option to go full Khaleeji appearance-wise and not be called out on it (in fact, it’s common to […] Written by Other Expats 24 March 201726 December 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blogs Events SongkRUN Water Run Malaysia 2017 Do you enjoy running or walking or even just strolling? How about heart-thumping dance music? What do you think about playing in the rain (or just water)? SongkRUN combines all three in one super exciting, non-competitive 5km run on 26 March 2017 at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park (MAEPS) in Serdang, Malaysia. Songkran (note the slightly […] Written by Chukwudi Barrah 16 March 201725 December 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Travel Renewing your Nigerian passport in Malaysia If you’re Nigerian and you’re resident in or visiting Malaysia, or you’re a foreigner who for some reason wants to visit Nigeria, the place to go to is the Nigerian High Commission on Jalan Ampang Hilir in Kuala Lumpur. I recently needed to renew my passport, and getting information about what is required was a […] Written by Chukwudi Barrah 12 December 201625 December 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Podcast Welcome to the Other Expats podcast! Welcome to the Other Expats podcast! What is the Other Expats podcast about? Why are we even doing this? Listen to find out. Written by Chukwudi Barrah 12 November 201625 December 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Travel Surviving a holiday in Bangkok – tips for the non-traveller If you’re a boring (and a scaredly cat) like me about travelling, here are some tips to coax you out of your small, tiny world and into the big one Written by Other Expats 24 March 201625 December 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Events SCKLM 2016 – it’s about to be on! While Standard Chartered KL Marathon (SCKLM) was called off owing to the drastic haze in October 2015, registration is about to open for the event this year. SCKLM 2016 is open to locals and foreigners, and is one of the biggest sports events in the country Written by Chukwudi Barrah 11 March 201625 December 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blogs Events Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2016 – it’s about to be on! While Standard Chartered KL Marathon (SCKLM) was called off owing to the drastic haze in October 2015, registration is about to open for the event this year. SCKLM 2016 is open to locals and foreigners, and is one of the biggest sports events in the country Written by Chukwudi Barrah 11 March 201611 March 2016 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
