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11 February 2016

Foodsellers and others are making monkeys out of us.

Every drink costs 10-20 sen more and every bowl of noodles cost 50 sen or more.

This is the MOST OUTRAGEOUS YET! Chinese New Year Tax and cheating on GST as well…

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‏@JohnCricket7

Beverly Turner Chinese New Year Design – Monkey and Lanterns Hanging from Asian Arch, http://amzn.to/1mrhXra

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‏@themmailonline

Don’t forget that you can get 30% toll rebates in conjunction with #ChineseNewYear on the 4th,11th & 15th of Feb!

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30 January 2016

Malaysian Insider ‏@tm_insider 3h3 hours ago

Azmin gives out ang pow to residents in Kuala Ampang, Gombak http://bit.ly/1PZXxwg

It was a festive morning as Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali gave hundreds of residents in Kuala Ampang ang pow and mandarin oranges.

Azmin, who was at Dewan JKKK Kuala Ampang by 8am, was thronged by residents, eager to wish him a happy Chinese New Year.

A resident who only wanted to be known as Wong, 73, said she was very happy to be meeting the menteri besar for the first time.

– See more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/citynews/greater-kl/article/azmin-gives-out-ang-pow-to-residents-in-kuala-ampang-gombak?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#sthash.Xv1l7NQc.dpuf

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Malaysia News ‏@Malaysia_Latest 4h4 hours ago

AzminAli: Bersama media selepas penyampaian buah limau dan ang pau kepada masyarakat Tiong Hua di Pasar Seri Gomba…

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Malaysia News ‏@Malaysia_Latest 5h5 hours ago

AzminAli: Hadir ke Pasar Pagi Seri Gombak untuk menyantuni warga Tiong Hua di Gombak Setia bersama YB Ustaz Hasbul…

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Malaysia News ‏@Malaysia_Latest 6h6 hours ago

AzminAli: Gembira pagi ini dapat bertemu dengan warga Kuala Ampang untuk menyampaikan buah limau sempena Tahun Bar…

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25 January 2016

I BOUGHT PETROL AT A SHELL PETROL STATION. The counter girl gave me 4 CNY red packets. I had expected Monkey red packets but got these instead:

Chinese New Year Lucky Cat red packets/ angpow.

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‏@ChannelNewsAsia

Here’s how much Singaporeans will be giving in hongbaos this #CNY, according to a survey http://bit.ly/1PueULi

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20 January 2016

‏@STcom

Can you bring bak kwa in from Malaysia? AVA, ICA issue advisory on food import ahead of CNY http://str.sg/ZVeq

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Chew Hui Min

SINGAPORE – Planning to buy bak kwa from Malaysia for Chinese New Year?

Think twice – you may be breaking the law.

The barbecued sweet meat is on the list of items travellers are barred from bringing into Singapore.

Bak kwa is considered a pork product and can be imported only from approved regions including Australia, Japan, United States and a number of European countries.

Pork from Malaysia, and all other South-east Asian countries, is not allowed even for personal consumption.
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Other goodies such as love letters and pineapple tarts are allowed, but limited to 5kg, or $100 per person, according to food import guidelines.

In general, travellers are allowed to bring in a maximum of 5kg or 5 litres of processed food products, and the total value of these products cannot exceed $100 per person.

Processed food includes all food that are not meat products, seafood, fresh fruits and vegetables, and eggs.
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The restrictions are for health and safety reasons, AVA said.

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/can-you-bring-bak-kwa-in-from-malaysia-ava-and-ica-issue-advisory-on-food-import-ahead-of

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HOW TO GET HOME FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR REMAINS A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION….

Coming home for CNY? How? By bus, train, plane, motorcycle or…?

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9 January 2016

NO KTM TICKETS LEFT FOR PLACES NORTH OF KUALA LUMPUR FOR 6 FEBRUARY.

Try redBus (redbus.sg) and see if bus tickets to the north are still available.

Use car-pooling app Tripda (tripda.com.my) to either request or offer rides through car-pooling. It will attempt to match requests.

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Star

9 January 2016

KTM tickets sold out

by meng yew choong

KUALA LUMPUR: Train tickets from here to Penang, Kedah and Perlis for Feb 6 were sold out within an hour after sales commenced, leaving many frustrated with KTM Bhd (KTMB).

It is the day before the eve of Chinese New Year, a national holiday on Feb 8 and 9, except for Kelantan and Terengganu, which only observes the first day. Most Chinese would want to be home for the traditional reunion dinner on the eve.
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A notice at the information counter said north-bound tickets from JB Sentral to Ipoh, Butterworth and Hat Yai for Feb 6 were also sold out.

It is understood that some queued up as early as 6.30am just to secure their tickets under KTMB’s system of selling tickets not more than 30 days in advance, including the travel date. For example, tickets for Feb 7, 8 and 9 will only be available on Jan 9, 10 and 11 respectively.

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3 January 2016

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It’s not too late to book your flight from Singapore to Ipoh. However, please note the higher prices.

If you travel on Mon, 1 Feb, it will cost you RM 205.83. Even on Tue, 2 Feb, the price hasn’t shot up that much: RM 357.15.

The closer you get to CNY’s Eve, the higher the prices are.

SINGAPORE TO IPOH
FIREFLY HAS SEATS AVAILABLE BUT LOOK AT THE PRICE RANGE!

Singapore → Ipoh
Wed, 3 Feb   RM 560.96
Thu, 4 Feb    RM 1,144.04
Fri, 5 Feb      RM 1,522.34*
Sat, 6 Feb     RM 1,144.04*
Sun, 7 Feb (CNY’s Eve) RM 1,052.99*
Mon, 8 Feb (CNY 1st day) RM 696.60
Tue, 9 Feb (CNY 2nd day) RM 623.60
Wed, 10 Feb (CNY 3rd day) RM 311.75

https://www.traveloka.com/en-my/fullsearch?ap=SIN.IPH&ps=1.0.0&dt=05-02-2016

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Even though prices have tripled, tickets for Feb 5 – the Friday before the long Chinese New Year weekend – are already sold out, says the Express and Excursion Bus Association.

‏@ChannelNewsAsia

Heading to Malaysia for #CNY? Prices for some bus tickets have tripled http://bit.ly/1RhjcnO

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Tickets for Malaysia-bound buses during Chinese New Year in high demand

‏@TODAYonline

CNY bus tickets to M’sia 3x normal price, but demand still high http://tdy.sg/1OzNNIc @ChannelNewsAsia

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January 2, 2016

SINGAPORE — Chinese New Year is about a month away and tickets for Malaysia-bound buses are already in high demand, despite the threefold increase in prices.

The Express and Excursion Bus Association today (Jan 2) said its 12 express bus operators have raised fares from between S$30 and S$50, to between S$90 and S$150.

Tickets for Feb 5, which is the Friday before the long Chinese New Year weekend, are already sold out, the association added. Meanwhile, 80 per cent of the tickets for Feb 6 have been sold.

The 12 operators have already added additional daily trips, from 70 on normal days to a total of 300 during the Chinese New Year period.
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Besides buses, commuters are also considering taking the train from Singapore to Johor. Ticketing staff at Woodlands Train Checkpoint said they have received queries about tickets during the Chinese New Year period.

Tickets go on sale only one month before the travel date.

According to Malaysian media, to alleviate the current congestion at the Causeway, the frequency of train services will be increased from 14 to 22 daily from Jan 17. However, it is unknown whether more adjustments will be made during the Chinese New Year period. CHANNEL NEWSASIA

http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/tickets-malaysia-bound-buses-during-chinese-new-year-high-demand

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‏@hongkongoffer

Chinese New Year Red … – http://hongkongoffer.com/chinese-new-year-red-envelope-13-80pcs/ … – – #Uncategorised @hongkongoffer #hongkongoffer