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Tips for Singapore
Contents:
Tips for
the Traveler
Visas Health Issues and Risks
Time
Electricity,
Weights and Measures
At a Glance...
Capital city
People Climate
Language
Religion
Government
Helpful
Tidbits...
Links... |
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Tips
for the Traveler |
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Visas : |
Passports should be valid for a
minimum of 6 months from your date of arrival. You also
need sufficient funds for the trips duration. Everyone
needs a 14-day social visit pass which is issued on
arrival and may be extended for 3 months. Women more than
6 months pregnant must arrange a pass prior to arrival. |
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Health
issues and risks: |
Cholera, polio and typhoid.
Dehydration is also a risk. Singapore water is clean and
safe to drink from the tap, and need not be boiled. |
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Time: |
GMT+8 |
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Electricity: |
220-240V, 50Hz. Flat 3-pin plugs. |
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Weights
& Measures: |
Metric |
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At
a Glance... |
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Capital city |
Singapore City |
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People: |
Large ethnic divisions: 76.4%
Chinese, 14.9% Malay, 6.4% Indian, 2.3% other. |
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Climate: |
Hot, wet and humid all year round.
The wettest months are between November and January, when
showers can be sudden. |
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Language: |
English is the official language and
Malay the national tongue. Mandarin Chinese and Tamil are
also widely spoken. |
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Religion: |
Confucian, Taoist, Buddhist, Muslim,
Christian and Hindu |
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Government: |
Unitary multi-party republic with
one legislative house. |
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Helpful
Tidbits... |
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Save money by
haggling at vendors, especially for food. |
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Singapore's clean
and green image is the result of more than two decades of
public education campaigns and strict laws against
littering. Littering of any kind is subject up to S$1,000
fine for first offenders, and up to S$2,000 fine and a
stint of corrective work order cleaning a public place
for repeat offenders. As an extension of the law against
littering, the import, sale and possession of chewing gum
is prohibited. |
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Tipping is not a way
of life in Singapore. It is prohibited at the airport and
discouraged in hotels and restaurants where there is a 10%
service charge. |
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Singapore's tropical
weather makes light summer clothing (preferably of
natural fabrics) most practical, especially for outdoor
activities like sightseeing. |
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Spitting in public places is an
offence and subject to S$1,000 for the first offence and
S$2,000 for repeat offenders. |
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Links |
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Travel
Diseases |
- a helpful
guide to all travel diseases |
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Singapore Tourist
Promotion Board |
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the place to find out about Singapore and visa details |
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Singapore Tips |
- interesting tips worth a look |
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Singapore FAQs |
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some may seem silly but interesting tips nevertheless |
