Singapoer - Singapore

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(Inligting laas opgedateer 01 Sep 2020)

Singapoer is 'n groot stad met verskeie distrik artikels wat inligting bevat oor spesifieke besienswaardighede, restaurante en akkommodasie.

Singapoer (Chinees: 新加坡; Maleis: Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர்) is 'n stadstaat in Suidoos-Asië. Moderne Singapoer is gestig as 'n Brits handelskolonie in 1819, en sedert onafhanklikheid het dit een van die wêreld se welvarendste lande geword en spog dit met een van die besigste hawens ter wêreld. Singapoerse kos is legendaries, met bedrywige smousentrums en 24-uur-koffiewinkels wat bekostigbare kos uit alle dele van Asië bied. Hierdie Garden City kombineer die wolkekrabbers en metro's van 'n gegoede, futuristiese en moderne stad met 'n mengsel van verskillende Asiatiese kulture, soos die Chinese, Maleise en Indiese invloede en 'n tropiese klimaat, met smaaklike kos, goeie inkopies en 'n lewendige nagleeftoneel. 'n uitstekende tussenstop of springplank in die streek.

Die land het 'n deels verdiende reputasie vir sy steriele voorspelbaarheid en neutraliteit. Nietemin is die "Switserland van Asië" vir baie mense 'n welkome blaaskans van die chaos, vuilheid en armoede van 'n groot deel van die omliggende vasteland in Suidoos-Asië. As u onder die piepende skoon oppervlak krap en wegkom van die toeriste-roete, sal u binnekort meer vind as wat in die een van die min stadstate ter wêreld lyk.

Distrikte

Soms word die Klein rooi kolletjie (oorspronklik geskep as pejoratief deur die ontslape voormalige Indonesiese president B. J. Habibie) of die Leeustad ('n letterlike vertaling van die oorspronklike Sanskrit-naam), Singapoer is 'n klein land op 'n klein eiland met byna ses en 'n half miljoen mense. Dit is 'n redelik stampvol stad en in werklikheid is dit die tweede plek Monaco as die land met die digste bevolking ter wêreld. In teenstelling met baie ander digbevolkte lande, het Singapoer meer as 50% van sy oppervlakte bedek met groen plante, met meer as 50 groot parke en 4 natuurreservate; dit is 'n betowerende stad in 'n tuin. Groot selfstandige woonstede het oor die hele eiland gespring, rondom die skoon en moderne middestad. Die middestad van die stad is in die suide en bestaan ​​ongeveer uit die Orchard Road-winkelgebied, die Riverside, die nuwe Marina Bay-gebied en ook die wolkekrabber-gevulde finansiële distrik Shenton Way. Al hierdie dinge staan ​​in akroniem-liefdevolle Singapoer bekend as die SSK (Sentrale sakegebied).

Middestad

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Kaart van die middestad van Singapoer. Statiese kaart

Buiten-Singapoer

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Kaart van die buitenste Singapoer. Statiese kaart

Daar is meer te sien buite die hoofstad van Singapoer, vanaf die HDB (Raad vir Behuising en Ontwikkeling) hartlande waar smouskos die koning is, na die dieretuin in Singapoer. Of ontspan in die parke en strande van die Ooskus en Sentosa.

Adresse

In die sentrum is die adresstelsel van Singapoer redelik soortgelyk aan Westerse lande (soos Orchard Road 17), maar die nuwe behuisingsontwikkeling aan die buitewyke lyk miskien meer intimiderend: 'n tipiese adres kan wees: 'Blk 505 Jurong West St 51 # 01-186 ". Hier is 'Blk 505' die behuisingsbloknommer (Blk = Blok), 'Jurong West St 51' is die straatnaam / nommer, en '# 01-186' beteken woonstel of winkelnommer 186 op die vloer 1 (grondvlak). Die eerste syfer van beide die huis en die straatnommer is die nommer van die woonbuurt (in hierdie geval 5), wat dit makliker maak om die regte plek te beperk. Daar is ook poskodes met 6 syfers wat gewoonlik presies ooreenstem met een gebou. Byvoorbeeld, "Blk 9 Bedok South Ave 2" is "Singapore 460009". Uiteindelik sal u ook Maleisiese terme in adresse teëkom: die mees gebruikte is Jalan (Jln) vir "Road", Lorong (Lor) vir "Lane", Bukit (Bt) vir "Hill" en Kampong (Kg) vir "Village".

Nuttige hulpmiddels vir die jag op adresse sluit in StreetDirectory.com, GoThere.sg en OneMap.sg. Die "Blk" en die nommer van die eenheid kan en moet weggelaat word wanneer u adresse op hierdie webwerwe invoer: "505 Jurong West St 51" sal wel wees.

Verstaan

Singapoer is 'n mikrokosmos van Asië, bevolk deur Chinese, Maleiers, Indiërs en 'n groot groep werkers en uitgewekenes van regoor die wêreld, in 'n land wat in skaars 'n uur oorgesteek kan word. Nadat sy 50ste verjaardag in 2015 gevier is, het Singapoer dikwels ekonomiese praktiese aspekte gekies bo maatskaplike kwessies, wat die voortdurende hergebruik en herontwikkeling van grond met groot projekte soos die Marina Bay Sands en Vakansieoorde Wêreld Sentosa geïntegreerde oorde, sowel as 'n belangrike Asiatiese finansiële middelpunt, maar daar is ook 'n toenemende terugslag om plaaslike erfenis te bewaar Balestier en elders; net een van die vele besluite om te balanseer vir die toekoms van die land.

Geskiedenis

Die eerste melding van Singapoer in geskrewe historiese verslae dateer uit die tweede en derde eeu waar 'n vae verwysing na die ligging daarvan in Griekse en Chinese tekste gevind is, onderskeidelik onder die name Sabana en Pu Luo Chung. Volgens die legende, Srivijayan prins Sang Nila Utama het in die 13de eeu op die eiland geland en, toe hy 'n vreemde wese sien wat hy gedink het 'n leeu was, het hy besluit om 'n nuwe stad te stig wat hy genoem het Singapura, Sanskrit vir Leeustad. Helaas, daar was nog nooit leeus in die omgewing van Singapoer of elders op Malaya nie, en die geheimsinnige dier was waarskynlik 'n tier of 'n wilde varke.

Meer historiese verslae dui aan dat die eiland minstens twee eeue tevore gevestig is en bekend gestaan ​​het as Temasek, Javaans vir "Sea Town", en 'n belangrike hawe vir die Sumatraans Srivijaya koninkryk. Srivijaya het egter omstreeks 1400 geval en Temasek, gehawend deur die feodende koninkryke van Siam en die Javaans Majapahit, in duisterheid verval. As Singapura het dit kort daarna weer belang gekry as handelsentrum vir die Melaka Sultanaat en later, die Johor Sultanaat. Portugese stropers het die nedersetting egter vernietig en Singapura het weer verduister.

Die verhaal van Singapoer soos ons dit vandag ken, het dus in 1819 begin toe Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 'n ooreenkoms met 'n aanspraakmaker op die troon van die Sultanaat van Johor: die Britte sou sy eis steun in ruil vir die reg om 'n handelspos op die eiland op te rig. Alhoewel die Nederlanders aanvanklik betoog het, is 'n Engels-Nederlandse verdrag in 1824 onderteken wat die Maleisiese wêreld in Britse en Nederlandse invloedsfere skei (wat die huidige Maleisië-Indonesië en Singapoer-Indonesië grense). Hierdie verdrag het die konflik beëindig. Die Nederlanders het afstand gedoen van hul aanspraak op Singapoer en hul kolonie afgestaan Malakka aan die Britte, in ruil daarvoor dat die Britte hul kolonies op Sumatra aan die Nederlanders afstaan.

Kapitaal	Singapoer
Geldeenheid	Singapoer-dollar (SGD)
Bevolking	5,8 miljoen (2017)
Elektrisiteit	230 volt / 50 hertz (BS 1363)
Landelike kode	65
Tydsone	UTC 08:00, standaardtydperk in Singapoer
Noodgevalle	995, 999
Rykant	links
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Goed geplaas by die ingang van die Straat van Malakka, wat oor die handelsroetes tussen China, Indië, Europa en Australië lê, was Raffles se meesterslag om Singapoer tot 'n verklaring te gee gratis hawe, met geen heffings wat op handel gehef word nie. Terwyl handelaars gestroom het om swaar Nederlandse belasting te ontsnap, het die handelspos gou uitgegroei tot een van die bedrywigste Asië en mense van heinde en verre aangetrek. Saam met Penang en Malakka, Singapoer een van die Straats Settlements en 'n juweel in die Britse koloniale kroon. Sy ekonomiese welvaart het 'n verdere hupstoot gekry toe palmolie en rubber uit ander dele van Malaya verwerk en via Singapoer versend is. In 1867 is die Straats Settlements van mekaar afgeskei Britse Indië en 'n direk regeerde kroonkolonie gemaak.

Wanneer Tweede Wereldoorlog uitgebreek, Vesting Singapoer is gesien as 'n gedugte Britse basis, met massiewe vlootvestings wat teen aanval per see beskerm. Die vesting het egter nie net 'n vloot gehad nie, want die meeste skepe was vasgebind om Brittanje teen die Duitsers te verdedig, maar die Japannese het wyslik verkies om eerder Malaya per fiets oor te steek. Ondanks die feit dat hulle hul artillerie haastig omgedraai het, was dit iets waarvoor die Britte hulle nie voorberei het nie, en op 15 Februarie 1942, met die voorraad wat krities laag was na minder as 'n week se gevegte, het Singapoer onvoorwaardelik oorgegee. Die voormalige heersers van die kolonie is in die Changi-gevangenis afgelaai, en tienduisende Singaporese het in die daaropvolgende wrede besetting omgekom. Die Britte het in 1945 teruggekeer, maar dit was duidelik dat hul tyd tot 'n einde sou kom.

Toegegee selfregering in 1955, sluit Singapoer kortliks by die Maleisies Federasie in 1963 toe die Britte vertrek, maar is uitgewys in die nasleep van twee bloedige rasse-onluste in 1964, omdat die Chinese meerderheidsstad as 'n bedreiging vir die Maleisiese oorheersing beskou is. Gevolglik, toe die eiland op 9 Augustus 1965 onafhanklik geword het, het Singapoer die enigste land in die geskiedenis van die moderne wêreld geword wat teen eie wil onafhanklikheid verkry het. Die daaropvolgende 31 jaar van bewind deur ysterhand deur die ontslape premier Lee Kuan taxus Singapoer se ekonomie het opbloei, met die land wat vinnig een van die rykste en mees ontwikkelde in Asië geword het, ondanks die gebrek aan natuurlike hulpbronne, en het dit 'n plek verdien as een van die vier Oos-Asiatiese Tiere. Nou gelei deur Lee se seun Lee Hsien Loong, die uitspraak People's Action Party (PAP) oorheers steeds die politieke toneel met 83 uit 93 setels in die parlement tydens die algemene verkiesing in 2020. Samelewingsbeperkings is egter verslap, met die regering wat probeer om sy gedugte beeld af te skud, en daar moet nog gesien word hoe die delikate balans tussen politieke beheer en sosiale vryheid sal speel.

In moderne tye het Singapoer probeer om homself te posisioneer as 'n neutrale staat wat die belange van groot wêreldmoondhede soos die Verenigde State en China balanseer. Dit het Singapoer 'n gewilde alternatief vir Switserland gemaak vir diplomaties sensitiewe gesprekke tussen buitelandse leiers, soos die ontmoeting tussen die Chinese president Xi Jinping en die Taiwannese president Ma Ying-jeou in 2015, en die ontmoeting tussen die Amerikaanse president Donald Trump en die Noord-Koreaanse leier Kim Jong -un in 2018.

Mense

Singapoer roem daarop dat hy 'n veelrassige land is en ondanks sy klein omvang verskillende kulture het. Singapoërs maak twee derdes van die bevolking uit. Die grootste groep is die Chinese (ongeveer 75%), waarin die grootste subgroepe die Hokkien-, Teochew- en Kantoneessprekendes is, met Mandaryns as die lingua franca van die gemeenskap. Ander noemenswaardige dialekgroepe onder die Chinese is die Hakkas, Hainanese, Foochows en Henghuas. Maleiers, wat bestaan ​​uit die afstammelinge van die oorspronklike inwoners van Singapoer, asook migrante uit die huidige Maleisië, Indonesië en Brunei, vorm ongeveer 14% van alle Singapoërs. Indiërs vorm ongeveer 9% van die inwoners. Onder die Indiane vorm Tamils ​​verreweg die grootste groep, alhoewel daar ook 'n groot aantal sprekers van ander Indiese tale soos Malabaars, Punjabi, Gujarati en Hindi is. Die res is 'n mengsel van baie ander kulture, veral die Eurasiërs wat van gemengde Europese en Asiatiese afkoms is, en ook die Peranakans of Straits Chinese, wat van gemengde Chinese en Maleise afkoms is.

Singapoer was nog altyd 'n oop land en ten minste 'n derde van sy bevolking het van elders aangekom. Dit wissel van Birmaans tot Japannees tot Thais en vele ander. Daar is ook 'n groot aantal Filippyne, waarvan baie in die diensbedryf of as huishulpe werk. Menigte van gelukkig glimlaggende en babbelende Filippyne kan gesien word in openbare ruimtes, waarvan een 'n winkelsentrum met die naam Lucky Plaza geleë op Orchardweg, op Sondae wanneer hulle hul enigste dag afneem. 'N Opvallende toename in migrasie uit China en Indië het egter gelei tot 'n mate van ontevredenheid en groter sakke met slegs Mandaryns-sprekers.

Die Marina Bay Sands en Singapore Flyer

Singapoer is godsdienstig uiteenlopend en geen godsdiensgroep vorm 'n meerderheid nie en godsdiensvryheid word deur die grondwet gewaarborg. Boeddhisme is die grootste godsdiens met ongeveer een derde van die bevolking wat hulself Boeddhisties verklaar. Ander godsdienste wat in groot getalle bestaan, sluit in Christenskap, Islam, Hindoeïsme en Taoïsme. Benewens die "groot vyf" is daar ook baie kleiner getalle Sikhs, Zoroastriërs, Jode, Baha'is en Jains. Sowat 17% van die Singapoerërs beweer dat hulle nie godsdienstig is nie.

Klimaat

Aangesien Singapoer 1,17 grade noord van die ewenaar is, is die tropiese weer gewoonlik sonnig met min seisoene. Reën val byna daagliks deur die jaar, gewoonlik in skielike, swaar buie wat selde langer as 'n uur duur. Die meeste reënval kom egter voor tydens die noordoostelike moesson (November tot Januarie), wat soms lang aaneenlopende reën bevat. Skouspelagtige donderstorms kan dwarsdeur die jaar voorkom, enige tyd gedurende die dag, daarom is dit verstandig om te alle tye 'n sambreel te dra, beide as 'n skaduwee vir die son of as bedekking vir die reën.

Tussen Mei en Oktober het bosbrande in die omliggende gebiede plaasgevind Sumatra kan ook digte waas veroorsaak, alhoewel dit onvoorspelbaar is en vinnig kom en gaan: kyk met die Nasionale Omgewingsagentskap vir bygewerkte voorwaardes.

Die gemiddelde temperatuur is ongeveer:

• 30 ° C (86 ° F) bedags, 24 ° C (76 ° F) snags in Desember en Januarie.
• Die res van die jaar is dit 32 ° C (90 ° F) bedags, 25 ° C (81 ° F) snags.

Die laagste temperatuur ooit in Singapoer was 19,4 ° C, wat in 1934 aangeteken is.

Die hoë temperatuur en humiditeit, tesame met die gebrek aan wind en die feit dat die temperatuur gedurende die nag hoog bly, kan besoekers uit kouer wêrelddele sy tol eis. Onthou dat dit baie uitputtend kan wees om langer as ongeveer een uur in die buitelug deur te bring, veral as dit gekombineer word met matige oefening. Singapoerers vermy self die hitte, en om 'n goeie rede. Baie woon in woonstelle met lugversorging, werk in kantore met lugversorging, neem die metro met lugversorging na winkelsentrums met lugversorging wat deur ondergrondse tonnels aan mekaar verbind is, waar hulle slegs in lugversorgde fiksheidsklubs koop, eet en oefen. vroeg in die oggend en snags aandurf. Volg hul voorbeeld as u ongemak in die hitte en vogtigheid van Singapoer wil vermy.

Maateenhede

Singapoer is meestal volledig gemetrikreerd, maar twee besittings van die Britse keiserlike stelsel is die maatstaf van eiendomsgroottes, wat nog steeds in vierkante voet geadverteer word, en kledinggroottes, wat steeds in duim geadverteer word.

Politiek

Singapoer is 'n parlementêre republiek wat geskoei is op die Britse Westminster-stelsel, maar in teenstelling met die tweekamer-Britse parlement, is die parlement van Singapoer 'n eenkamer-wetgewer wat bestaan ​​uit 93 volksverkose lede en 'n klein aantal aangestelde lede met beperkte stemreg.

Die president dien as staatshoof van Singapoer en word elke ses jaar in die volksmond verkies, hoewel die grondwet vereis dat presidentskandidate as regeringsminister gedien het, of as uitvoerende hoof of voorsitter van die raad van direkteure in 'n groot maatskappy vir 'n beduidende hoeveelheid 'n tyd voordat hulle toegelaat is om verkiesbaar te wees, wat die aantal mense wat gekwalifiseer is om presidentskandidate te wees, effektief beperk. Die huidige president is Halimah binti Yacob, wat in September 2017 as die eerste vroulike president van Singapoer ingesweer is. Die rol van die president is grotendeels seremonieel, en die premier het die meeste gesag in die regering.

Die premier is die regeringshoof en is gewoonlik die leier van die party met die meeste setels in die parlement. Die huidige premier is Lee Hsien Loong, leier van die People's Action Party (PAP), die enigste party wat sedert onafhanklikheid regeer. Parlementsverkiesings word elke vyf jaar gehou, afhangende van omstandighede, en word gereeld deur opposisiepartye betwis. Persbeheer en beperkings op vryheid van spraak is 'n bydraende faktor om enige belangrike vooruitgang te maak om die regerende party te ontsetel. Desondanks is Singapoer se verkiesing oor die algemeen vry van korrupsie en verkiesingsbedrog. Vanaf die algemene verkiesing in 2020 is die Werkersparty (WP) die enigste opposisieparty wat in die parlement verteenwoordiging het.

Vakansies

Nuwejaarsversiering in Chinatown

Singapoer is 'n sekulêre stadstaat, maar weens sy multikulturele bevolking vier Singapoer Chinese, Moslem-, Indiese en Christelike vakansiedae.

Die jaar begin met 'n knal op 1 Januarie en Nuwe jaar, net soos in die Weste in Singapoer gevier met 'n vuurwerkvertoning en partytjies by elke aandkos in die stad. Die nat en wild is veral bekend skuim partytjies op die strande van die oord-eiland Sentosa.

As gevolg van die invloed van die Chinese meerderheid is verreweg die grootste gebeurtenis Sjinese Nuwejaar (农历 新年) of, meer polities korrek, Maan-nuwejaar, word gewoonlik laat in Januarie of vroeg in Februarie gehou. Alhoewel dit dalk 'n ideale tyd is om te besoek, is baie kleiner winkels en eetplekke gedurende die tydperk vir 2-3 dae gesluit, alhoewel geriefswinkels soos 7-Eleven, supermarkte, afdelingswinkels, bioskope, kitskosrestaurante en hoë gehalte restaurante sal oop bly. Die hele fees strek oor 'n volle 15 dae, maar die woeste opbou na die piek vind plaas net voor die nag van die nuwemaan, met vermanings van gong xi fa cai (恭喜 发财 "baie geluk en voorspoedig"), rooi klatergoud, mandaryn-lemoene en die jaar se diereriemdier oral aangebring en menigtes inkopiegangers Chinatown, waar daar ook uitgebreide straatversierings is om die feestelike stemming speserye te gee. Die twee volgende dae word saam met die gesin deurgebring, en dan word die lewe normaal ... behalwe vir die laaste uitbarsting van Chingay, 'n kleurryke parade naby die Singapore Flyer, wat ongeveer tien dae later gehou is.

Op die vyfde dag van die vyfde maand van die Chinese kalender word die Draakbootfees (端午节) word gevier ter herdenking van 'n Chinese volksheld. As deel van die viering is rysbolletjies (肉粽 bak chang), wat soms in Singapoer toegedraai is in geurige pandan blare in plaas van die oorspronklike bamboesblare, word gewoonlik geëet. Daarbenewens word op hierdie dag dikwels draakbootwedrenne by die Singapoerrivier gehou. Die sewende maand van die Chinese maankalender - gewoonlik Augustus - begin met 'n rookwolk, want 'helgeld' word verbrand en kosoffers word aangebied om die geeste van voorouers te behaag, wat volgens hulle in hierdie tyd na die aarde sal terugkeer. Dit is die Hungry Ghost Festival (中元节), wanneer die lewendes bymekaarkom om hulself te stop en toneelstukke en Chinese opera-opvoerings te kyk. Kort daarna volg die Middel herfs fees (中秋节) op die 15de dag van die 8ste maanmaand (Sep / Okt) is ook 'n belangrike gebeurtenis met uitgebreide lantaarnversierings - veral by Gardens by the Bay en Jurong's Chinese tuin - en maankoeke wat gewoonlik gevul word met lotuspasta, neute en meer wat vrolik verbruik word.

Die Hindoe-fees van ligte, Diwali, plaaslik bekend as Deepavali, word rondom Oktober of November gevier en Klein Indië is helder versier vir die geleentheid. Omstreeks Januarie – Februarie kan 'n mens die viering van Thaipusam, 'n Tamil Hindoe-fees waarin manlike toegewydes 'n kavadi, 'n uitgebreide struktuur wat deur verskillende dele van sy liggaam deurboor, en aansluit by 'n optog vanaf die Sri Srinivasa Perumal-tempel in Klein-Indië na die Sri Thandayuthapani-tempel in Tankweg. Vroulike toegewydes sluit gewoonlik aan by die optog wat potte melk dra. Ongeveer een week voordat Deepavali is Thimithi, die vuurwandelfees waar manlike toegewydes op brandende kole by die Sri Mariamman-tempel in Chinatown kan sien loop.

Die Islamitiese vasmaand van Ramadan met 'n vinnig breekende fees Hari Raya Puasa (Eid-ul-Fitr) is 'n belangrike geleentheid in die Maleise dele van die stad, veral Geylang Serai op die ooskus, wat gedurende die tydperk met uitgebreide versierings verlig word. Nog 'n fees wat deur die Maleiers gevier word, is Eid-ul-Adha, wat plaaslik bekend staan ​​as Hari Raya Haji, wat die tydperk is waarop Moslems die reis na Mekka onderneem om in Hajj op te tree. In plaaslike moskees word lammers wat deur gelowiges bygedra word geoffer en hulle vleis word gebruik om die armes te voed.

Die Boeddhistiese Vesak-dag, wat die verjaardag van die Boeddha Sakyamuni vier, plus die Christelike vakansiedae van Kersdag, waarvoor Orchardweg omvattend versier is, en Goeie Vrydag ronde die lys van vakansies af.

'N Meer sekulêre viering vind op 9 Augustus plaas, Nasionale dag, wanneer wapperende vlae Singapoer vul en skouspelagtige nasionale dagparades gehou word om onafhanklikheid te vier.

Gebeurtenisse

Singapoer hou elke jaar talle geleenthede. Sommige van sy beroemde feeste en geleenthede sluit die Singapoer se kosfees, die Singapoer Formule Een Grand Prix, die Singapoer Kunstefees, die Chingay-parade, die Wêreld Gourmet Summit en ZoukOut.

Kersfees word ook wyd gevier in Singapoer, 'n seisoen waar die stad se strate en winkelsentrums langs die beroemde winkelgordel, Orchard Road, verlig word en in lewendige kleure versier word. Daarbenewens het die Singapore Jewel Festival lok jaarliks ​​talle toeriste en is 'n uitstalling van kosbare juwele, bekende juwele en meesterstukke van internasionale juweliers en ontwerpers.

Praat

Sien ook: Chinese frase-boek, Maleise frase, Tamil frase-boek, Engelse variëteite

Maleis kan in die grondwet as die "nasionale taal" vasgelê word, maar in die praktyk is die mees algemene taal Engels, wat byna elke nie-bejaarde Singapoer met verskillende mate van vlotheid gepraat word. Maar die kenmerkende plaaslike patois Singlish kan soms moeilik wees om te verstaan, want dit bevat slangwoorde en frases uit ander tale, insluitend verskillende Chinese dialekte, Maleis en Tamil, sowel as Engelse woorde waarvan die uitspraak of betekenis verander is. Daarbenewens het dit 'n vreemde manier om sinne te struktureer, omdat die oorspronklike sprekers meestal Chinese is, wat tot gevolg het dat die meeste Engelse sinne Chinese grammatika het. Komplekse konsonantgroepe word vereenvoudig, artikels en meervoude verdwyn, werkwoordtye word vervang deur bywoorde, vrae word verander om by die Chinese sintaksis te pas en nie-Engelse deeltjies (veral die berugte "lah") verskyn:

Danksy landwye veldtogte vir taalonderrig is die meeste jonger Singapoerers egter in staat om te praat wat die regering 'goeie Engels' (Brits) noem as dit nodig is. Boonop is dit algemeen dat Singapores uit meer gegoede agtergronde universiteit in die Verenigde Koninkryk of die Verenigde State besoek. Om onbedoelde oortredings te voorkom, is dit die beste om eers met standaard Engels te begin en slegs na vereenvoudigde pidgin oor te skakel as dit blyk dat die ander persoon u nie kan volg nie. Probeer die versoeking weerstaan ​​om u toespraak met onnodige Singlishism te besprinkel. As jy dit reg doen, sal jy lag, maar dit klink patronerend as jy dit verkeerd doen.

Sowat 35% van die Singaporese praat Engels tuis. Die ander amptelike tale in Singapoer is Mandaryns-Chinese, Maleis, en Tamil, wat meestal onderskeidelik deur die Chinese Chinese, Maleise en Indiese etniese groepe gepraat word. Regeringskantore moet volgens die wet alle dienste in al vier amptelike tale lewer. Net soos Engels, het die Mandaryns wat in Singapoer gepraat word ook ontwikkel tot 'n kenmerkende kreool en bevat dit dikwels woorde uit ander Chinese dialekte, Maleis en Engels, hoewel alle Singapoerse Chinese standaardmandaryns op skool geleer word. Verskeie Chinese dialekte (meestal Hokkien, hoewel beduidende getalle ook praat Teochew en Kantonees) word ook gepraat tussen ouer etniese Chinese van dieselfde dialekgroep, alhoewel die gebruik daarvan feitlik uitgesterf het onder die jonger generasie; die meeste mense wat ná 1980 gebore is, kan dit nie praat nie, tensy hulle deur hul grootouers grootgemaak is. Ander Indiese tale, soos Punjabi onder die Sikhs word ook gepraat.

Die amptelike Chinese skrif wat in Singapoer gebruik word, is die vereenvoudigde skrif wat op die vasteland van China gebruik word. As sodanig is alle amptelike publikasies (insluitend plaaslike koerante) en tekens in vereenvoudigde Chinees, en dit is vereenvoudigde Chinees wat in skole aangebied word. Sommige van die ouer generasies verkies nog steeds die tradisionele teks, en die gewildheid van die Hongkongse en Taiwannese popkultuur beteken dat jonger mense ook vertroud is daarmee.

Gaan in

COVID-19 inligting:Sedert 23 Maart 2020 is die meeste buitelanders toegang geweier behalwe permanente inwoners, en mense wat noodsaaklike werk verrig. Die regering van Singapoer het 'n ingewikkelde stel toegangsbeperkings. Byna alle reisigers Singapoer binnekom, moet bly tuis (of in 'n hotelkamer) vir 14 dae na aankoms. Buitelanders moet bewys lewer van 'n plek om die periode van self-isolasie uit te dien, soos 'n hotelbespreking wat die hele tydperk van 14 dae dek. Reisigers van enkele lande wat as veilig beskou word, kan aansoek doen om die kwarantyn oor te slaan, sien Lugreispas vir besonderhede.

(Inligting laas opgedateer 06 Feb 2021)

Visabeleid van Singapoer

Toelatingsvereistes

Burgers van Australië, die Europese Unie, Nieu-Seeland, Noorweë, Suid-Korea, Switserland die Verenigde Koninkryk en die Verenigde State hoef nie a nie visum vir verblyf van 90 dae of minder.

Burgers van die meeste ander lande kan sonder 'n visum vir 30 dae of minder bly, so dit is die geval as u land nie hier genoem word nie.

'N uitsondering is in plek vir burgers van die volgende lande wat om 'n voorskot moet aansoek doen, aanlyn visum: Armenië, Azerbeidjan, Wit-Rusland, Sjina, Georgië, Indië, Kazakstan, Kirgisië, Moldawië, Noord-Korea, Rusland, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan, Oekraïne, en Oesbekistan.

Burgers van Afghanistan, Algerië, Bangladesj, Egipte, Iran, Irak, Jordaan, Kosovo, Libanon, Libië, Mali, Marokko, Nigerië, Pakistan, Palestina, Saoedi-Arabië, Somalië, Soedan, Sirië, Tunisië, en Jemen moet aansoek doen vir 'n vooraf visum by 'n ambassade of konsulaat in Singapoer.

Onderdane van verskeie voormalige Sowjet-lande (Georgië, Turkmenistan, Oekraïne en die Gemenebes van Onafhanklike State) kom in aanmerking vir visumvrye vervoer tot 96 uur as u 'n vliegtuigkaartjie het. Onderdane van Indië kom ook in aanmerking, maar met ingewikkelder vereistes.

Geen visum is nodig as u slegs van vlieg na die Changi-lughawe wissel as u nie die veilige gebied verlaat nie.

Alle buitelanders bo die ouderdom van 6 word elektronies met die vingerafdruk as deel van die immigrasie-in- en uitgangsprosedures. Dit kan gevolg word deur 'n kort onderhoud gevoer deur die immigrasiebeampte. Toegang word geweier as enige van hierdie prosedures geweier word.

Die meeste burgers van Afrika- en Suid-Amerikaanse lande, en reisigers wat onlangs in 'n land met geelkoors was, benodig 'n inenting sertifikaat vir geelkoors vir toegang tot Singapoer.

Vroue uit lande soos Oekraïne kan probleme ondervind om 'n visum te kry as gevolg van probleme met 'onwettige aktiwiteite' (vermoedelik prostitusie).

Mans wat onwettig Singapoer binnekom of wat hul permitte met meer as 14 dae oorskry, staar 'n verpligte vonnis van drie houe van die kierie in die gesig.

Singapoer het baie streng dwelmwette, en dwelmhandel dra 'n verpligte doodstraf, wat ook op buitelanders toegepas word. Even if you haven't entered Singapore and are merely transiting (i.e. changing flights without the need to clear passport control and customs) while in possession of drugs, you would still be subject to capital punishment. In Singapore, it is an offense even to have any drug metabolites in your system, even if they were consumed outside Singapore, and Customs occasionally does spot urine tests at the airport. In addition, bringing in explosives or firearms without a permit is also a capital offense in Singapore.

Bring prescriptions for any prescribed medicines you may have with you, and obtain prior permission van die Singapore Health Sciences Authority before bringing in any sedatives (e.g. Valium/diazepam) or strong painkillers (e.g. codeine ingredients). If you can scan and attach all required documents (called for by HSA) to an e-mail note, you mag receive written permission in as little as 10 days, certainly in 3–4 weeks. By regular mail from any great distance, allow a few months.

Hippie types may expect a little extra attention from Customs, but getting a shave and a haircut is no longer a condition for entry.

Duty free allowances for alcohol are one litre each of wine, beer and spirits, though the 1 L of spirits may be replaced with 1 L of wine or beer, unless you are entering from Malaysia. Travellers entering from Malaysia are not entitled to any duty free allowance. Alcohol may not be brought in by persons under the age of 18. There is geen duty free allowance for cigarettes: all cigarettes legally sold in Singapore are stamped "SDPC", and smokers caught with unmarked cigarettes may be fined $500 per pack. (In practice, though, bringing in one opened pack is usually tolerated.) If you declare your cigarettes or excess booze at customs, you can opt to pay the tax or let the customs officers keep the cigarettes until your departure. Importing non-medical chewing gum is illegal, but in practice customs officers would usually not bother with a few sticks for personal consumption.

There is no restriction on the amount of money that can be brought in or out of Singapore. However, Singapore customs requires you to declare if you are bringing in or out anything more than $20,000 or its equivalent in foreign currency, and you'll be asked to complete some paperwork. Not declaring exposes to you to arrest, heavy fines and possible imprisonment.

Pornography, pirated goods and publications by the Jehovah's Witnesses en die Unification Church may not be imported to Singapore, and all baggage is scanned at land and sea entry points. In theory, all entertainment media including movies and video games must be sent to the Board of Censors for approval before they can be brought into Singapore, but that is rarely if ever enforced for original (non-pirated) goods.

Met die vliegtuig

Singapore is one of Southeast Asia's largest aviation hubs, so unless you're coming from Skiereiland Maleisië of Batam/Bintan in Indonesia, the easiest way to enter Singapore is by air. In addition to its flag-carrier, Singapore Airlines, which is widely regarded as one of the world's best airlines in terms of customer service, and its regional subsidiary SilkAir, Singapore is also home to low-cost carriers such as Jetstar Asia en Scoot. Singapore Airlines' flight to Newark (SQ22) is the longest non-stop commercial flight in the world, taking around 18 hours to cover a distance of 16,600 km (10,300 miles).

In addition to the locals, every carrier of any size in Asia offers flights to Singapore, with pan-Asian discount carrier AirAsia and Malaysian regional operator Vuurvliegie operating dense networks from Singapore. There are also direct services to Europe, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, North America, and even South Africa. Singapore is particularly popular on the "Kangaroo Route" between Australia and Europe, with airlines like Qantas en British Airways using Singapore as the main stopover point.

In addition to the local airports, travellers from Malaysia or Indonesia can consider flying into Johor Bahru (JHB ^IATA), Batam (BTH ^IATA) of Tanjung Pinang (TNJ ^IATA) instead, as flights to those airports are usually cheaper than to Changi or Seletar. The downside is that you'll have to pass through customs and immigration twice, and there are no direct transportation links between those airports and Singapore, meaning that you will have to arrange your own transportation.

Changi lughawe

Hoofartikel: Singapore Changi-lughawe

1.3573103.98851 Changi lughawe (SONDE ^IATA) is the main airport and serves all commercial jet flights. It regularly shows up in "Best Airport" rankings and is big, pleasant, and well-organised, with remarkably fast immigration and baggage distribution. The airport is split into four main terminals (T1, T2, T3 and T4).

Taxis are the fastest way to the city, and will cost about $20–30 including a $5 airport surcharge ($3 for off-peak hours). An additional 50% surcharge applies 1-6AM. You can refer to this site for additional information on taxi rates and charges. On the MRT, it takes about 45 minutes to town with an easy transfer at Tanah Merah. A standard ticket to City Hall costs $2.30 $0.10 non-refundable deposit, with trains running from 5:31AM to 11:18PM.

Seletar Airport

1.416944103.8677782 Seletar Airport (XSP ^IATA) serves all turboprop flights and general aviation. Completed in 1928 and first used for civil aviation in 1930, it was Singapore's first airport. The only airline serving Seletar is Malaysia's Vuurvliegie. The only practical means of access to Seletar is taxi, and trips from the airport incur a $3 surcharge.

Per pad

The Causeway, with Johor Bahru on the other side

Singapore is linked by two land crossings to Peninsular Malaysia:

Die 1.4526103.76913 Causeway is a very popular and thus terminally congested entry point connecting Woodlands in the north of Singapore directly into the heart of Johor Bahru. Busy at the best of times, the Causeway is particularly jam-packed on Friday evenings (towards Malaysia), Sunday evenings (towards Singapore) and around holiday periods. The Causeway can be crossed by bus, train, taxi or car, but it is no longer feasible to cross on foot after Malaysia shifted their customs and immigration complex 2 km inland.

A second crossing between Malaysia and Singapore, known as the 1.3545103.62814 Second Link, was built between Tuas in western Singapore and Iskandar Puteri in the western part of Johor staat. Much faster and less congested than the Causeway, it is used by some of the luxury bus services to Kuala Lumpur and is strongly recommended if you have your own car. Bus services across are very limited, and only Malaysian "limousine" taxis are allowed to cross it (and charge RM150 and up for the privilege). Walking across is also not allowed, not that there would be any practical means to continue the journey from either end if you did.

Driving into Singapore with a foreign-registered car is rather complicated and expensive; see the Land Transport Authority's Driving Into & Out of Singapore guide for the administrative details. Peninsular Malaysia-registered cars need to show that they have valid road tax and Malaysian insurance coverage. Other foreign cars need a Vehicle Registration Certificate, Customs Document (Carnet), vehicle insurance purchased from a Singapore-based insurance company and an International Circulation Permit. All foreign registered cars and motorcycles can be driven in Singapore for a maximum of 10 days in each calendar year without paying Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) fees, but after the 10 free days have been used, you will need to pay a VEP fee of up to $20/day.

Go through immigration first and get your passport stamped. Then follow the Red Lane to buy the AutoPass ($10) from the LTA office. At the parking area, an LTA officer will verify your car, road tax and insurance cover note and issue you a small chit of paper which you take to the LTA counter to buy your AutoPass and rent an In-vehicle Unit (IU) for road pricing charges (or opt to pay a flat $5/day fee instead). Once that is done, proceed to customs where you will have to open the boot for inspection. After that, you are free to go anywhere in Singapore. Any VEP fees, road pricing charges and tolls will be deducted from your AutoPass when you exit Singapore. This is done by slotting the AutoPass into the reader at the immigration counter while you get your passport stamped.

Driving into Malaysia from Singapore is relatively uncomplicated, although small tolls are charged for both crossing and (for the Second Link) the adjoining expressway. Daarbenewens Singapore-registered vehicles are required to have their fuel tanks at least 3/4 full before leaving Singapore. Do be sure to change some ringgit before crossing, as Singapore dollars are accepted only at the unfavourable rate of one-to-one. Moreover, be prepared for longer queues as Malaysia introduced a biometric system for foreigners wishing to enter that country (see Maleisië artikel).

In both directions, rental car agencies will frequently prohibit their cars from crossing the border or charge extra.

Met die bus

Direct from Malaysian destinationsDaar is busse vanaf Kuala Lumpur (KL) and many other destinations in Malaysia through the Woodlands Checkpoint and the Second Link at Tuas. There is no central bus terminal and different companies leave from all over the city. Major operators include:

• Aeroline, ☏ 65 6258 8800. Luxury buses with meal on-board, power sockets, lounge area etc, to Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya. Departures from HarbourFront Centre. From $47 one-way. 
• First Coach, ☏ 65 6822 2111. No frills, but the buses have good legroom and use the Second Link. Another selling point is convenient public transport: buses depart from Novena Square (Novena MRT) in Singapore and arrive right next to (KJ 16) Bangsar LRT in Kuala Lumpur. $33/55 single/return. 
• NiCE, ☏ 65 6256 5755. Over 20 daily departures from Kuala Lumpur's old railway station. Double-decker NiCE 2 buses (27 seats) RM80, luxury NiCE buses (18 seats) RM88. Departures from Copthorne Orchid Hotel on Dunearn Rd. 
• Transnasionaal, ☏ 60 2 6294 7034 (Malaysia). Malaysia's largest bus operator, offers direct buses from Singapore through the peninsula. Departures from Lavender St. Executive/economy buses RM80/35. 
• Transtar, ☏ 65 6299 9009. Transtar's sleeper-equipped Solitaire ($63) and leather-seated First Class ($49) coaches offer frills like massaging chairs, onboard attendants, video on demand and even Wi-Fi. More plebeian SuperVIP/Executive buses are $25/39, direct service to Malakka en Genting also available. Departures from Golden Mile Complex, Beach Rd (near Lavender MRT). 

Most other operators have banded together in three shared booking portals. Many, but by no means all, use the Golden Mile Complex shopping mall near Bugis as their Singapore terminal.

• redbus, ☏ 65 3158 2888, ✉[email protected]. redBus singapore includes many destinations bus tickets. 
• Easybook, ☏ 65 6444 0745. Six bus companies including major budget operator Konsortium. 
• Bus Online Ticket. Another six companies, including major operator Fivestars Express, Hasry Express and AirAsia-affiliated StarMart. 

In general, the more you pay, the faster and more comfortable your trip. More expensive buses leave on time, use the Second Link, and don't stop along the way; while the cheapest buses leave late if at all, use the perpetually jammed Causeway and make more stops. Book early for popular departure times like Friday and Sunday evening, Chinese New Year, etc., and factor in some extra time for congestion at the border.

An alternative to taking a direct "international bus" is to make the short hop to Johor Bahru to catch domestic Malaysian long-distance express buses to various Malaysian destinations from the Larkin Bus Terminal. Besides having more options, fares may also be lower because you will be paying in Malaysian ringgit rather than Singaporean dollars. The downside is the time-consuming hassle of first getting to Johor Bahru and then getting to Larkin terminal on the outskirts of town.

From Johor Bahru

The most popular options to get from Johor Bahru are the buses listed in the table. There's a pattern to the madness: Singaporean-operated buses (SBS, SMRT, SJE) can only stop at one destination in Malaysia, while the Malaysian-operated Causeway Link buses can only stop at one destination in Singapore. Terminals aside, all buses make two stops at Singapore immigration and at Malaysian immigration. At both immigration points, you must disembark with all your luggage and pass through passport control and customs, then board the next bus by showing your ticket. Figure on one hour for the whole rigmarole from end to end, more during rush hour.

To maximize train travel between Singapore downtown and Johor Bahru, while avoiding the inconvenient rail shuttle across the border, the simplest solution is to take the MRT train between downtown and Woodlands MRT, and the SMRT 950 bus between there and JB Sentral.

Met die trein

Once the southern terminus of Malaysia's Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malayan Railway or KTMB) network, the central Tanjong Pagar railway station has sadly been decommissioned and trains mostly terminate at the JB Sentral railway station in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. A shuttle service connects the only remaining Singaporean station in Woodlands, right next to the Causeway, with Johor Bahru Sentral. It's a 5-minute trip, but one-way tickets originating in Singapore will cost $5 while the reverse will cost RM5. From Woodlands, immigration formalities for both countries are carried out before boarding. From Johor Bahru, Malaysia immigration stamps you out before boarding, and Singapore immigration stamps you in upon arrival at Woodlands. Taking immigration clearance time into account, the journey from Johor Bahru to Woodlands takes 30-60 minutes, while the reverse direction takes about 30 minutes.

Shuttle trains will leave JB Sentral for Woodlands at 05:00, 05:25, 05:55, 06:20, 07:30, 08:40, 09:50, 11:20, 12:50, 14:20, 15:30, 16:40, 17:50, 19:00, 20:10, 21:20, 22:30 and leave Woodlands for JB Sentral at 07:20, 08:30, 09:40, 10:50, 12:20, 13:50, 15:20, 16:30, 17:40, 18:50, 20:00, 21:10, 22:20, 23:30. Gate opens 30 minutes before departure and closes 10 minutes before departure. On weekdays, the early morning departures from JB Sentral and evening departures from Woodlands cater to commuters working in Singapore, and sell out as soon as tickets are released for sale 30 days in advance. On weekends, morning departures from Woodlands and evening departures from JB Sentral are popular among day trippers to Johor Bahru, and sell out a few days before. If tickets are still available on the day of departure, they are sold up to 15 minutes before departure.

For JB Sentral-Woodlands, at JB Sentral there are turnstiles installed at the departure gate (Gate A); scan the barcode or QR code on your ticket (can be one stored on a mobile device) to activate the turnstile. For Woodlands-JB Sentral, tickets bought online must be exchanged at the KTMB ticket counter before departure.

For trains beyond Johor Bahru, see Johor Bahru#By train en Malaysia#By train vir besonderhede.

In addition, Singapore is also the terminus for the Eastern & Oriental Express, a luxury train that makes the trip from Bangkok in four days. It is very expensive, costing US$6,358 one-way.

The Woodlands Train Checkpoint is unrelated to the Woodlands MRT station. From the Woodlands Train Checkpoint, you can take a bus to the Kranji, Marsiling or Woodlands MRT stations. Fortunately, the bus numbers to each MRT station are clearly signposted. To get to Woodlands Train Checkpoint from the MRT stations, however, you'll have to make sure the bus passes by "Woodlands Train Checkpoint", and not "Woodlands Checkpoint" which is the checkpoint facility for buses and other road vehicles without through access to the train checkpoint. Buses which pass by Woodlands Train Checkpoint include 170 (from Kranji MRT station), 856 (from Woodlands and Marsiling MRT stations), 903 and 911 (from Woodlands MRT station). Although 912 from Woodlands MRT station also passes by the train checkpoint, it does so by a very long route and therefore not recommended.

Met die taxi

Johor-Singapore cross border taxi

While normal Singaporean taxis are not allowed to cross into Malaysia and vice versa, specially licensed Singaporean taxis permitted to go to Larkin bus terminal (only) can be booked from Johor Taxi Service ☏ 65 6296 7054, $45 one way), while Malaysian taxis, which can go anywhere in Malaysia, can be taken from the taxi terminal at Ban San St ($32 to charter, or $8/person if you share with others). In the reverse direction, towards Singapore, you can take Singaporean taxis from Larkin to any point in central Singapore ($30) or Changi Airport ($40), while Malaysian taxis can only bring you to Ban San St (RM80). The main advantage here is that you do not need to lug your stuff (or yourself) through Customs at both ends; you can just sit in the car.

A combination journey from anywhere in Singapore to anywhere in Malaysia can also be arranged, but you'll need to swap taxis halfway through: this will cost $50 and up, paid to the Singaporean driver. The most expensive option is to take a limousine taxi specially licensed to take passengers from any point to any destination, but only a few are available and they charge a steep RM150 per trip. Advance booking is highly recommended, ☏ 60 7 599-1622.

Per boot

Ferries link Singapore with the neighbouring Indonesies provinsie van Riau-eilande, en die Maleisies toestand van Johor. Singapore has five ferry terminals which handle international ferries: 1.26394103.820795 HarbourFront (formerly World Trade Centre) near Sentosa, 1.2662103.86046 Marina Bay Cruise Centre in Marina Bay, 1.31405103.988727 Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal op die ooskus, sowel as 1.37306104.007488 Changi Ferry Terminal en 1.39082103.987579 Changi Point Ferry Terminal, at the eastern extremity of the island.

Ferry terminal transit:

• HarbourFront FT: Inside HarbourFront Shopping Mall (alight at HarbourFront MRT station).
• Marina Bay Cruise Centre: Alight at Marina South Pier MRT station. Or take bus number 402 from Tanjong Pagar MRT station, Exit C.
• Tanah Merah FT: Alight at Bedok MRT station and take bus No. 35 to ferry terminal.
• Changi FT: No bus stop nearby, take a taxi from Tanah Merah MRT station.
• Changi Point FT: Take bus No. 2, 29 or 59 to Changi Village Bus Terminal and walk to the ferry terminal.

From Indonesia

Van Batam: Veerbote vanaf Batu Ampar (Harbour Bay Ferry terminal), Sekupang en Waterfront City (Teluk Senimba) use HarbourFront FT, while ferries from Nongsapura gebruik Tanah Merah FT. Ferries from Batam Centre use both ferry terminals. Operators at Harbourfront include:

• Indo Falcon, ☏ 65 6278 3167. Hourly ferries to Batam Sentrum, fewer to Waterfront City. This company does not operate from Sekupang. Similar fares. 

Batam Ferry

• Horizon Fast Ferry, ☏ 65 6276 6711. Operates 16 trips from Harbour Bay Ferry Terminal and Batu Ampar. Fares are similar to the other companies. S$32/48 one-way/round-trip, including terminal fees. (November 2019 opgedateer)
• Dino / Batam vinnig, ☏ 65 6270 0311 (in Harbourfront), 62 778 467793 (in Batam Centre), 62 778 470344 (in Batam Centre), 62 778 325085 (in Sekupang), 62 778 3250856 (in Sekupang), 62 778 381150 (in Waterfront City). Also hourly ferries from Harbour Bay Ferry terminal, fewer ferries from Sekupang en Waterfront City. S$19-25 one-way, S$39-50 round-trip including fees (lower prices for late night departures, higher prices for peak times). 
• Majestic Fast Ferry. S$49 two-way including fees (depending on departure time). (Mei 2019 opgedateer)
• Sindo Ferry, ☏ 62 778 465 55, ✉[email protected]. (Mei 2019 opgedateer)

At Tanah Merah:

• Batam Fast, ☏ 65 6270 0311 (Singapore), 62 778 761071 (in Nongsa). Ferries to multiple locations on Batam S$19-25 one-way, S$39-50 round-trip including fees (lower prices for late night departures, higher prices for peak times). (Mei 2019 opgedateer)
• Majestic Fast Ferry. S$19-25 one-way including fees (higher mid-day, lower mornings and evenings). (Mei 2019 opgedateer)
• Sindo Ferry, ☏ 65 6331 4122, ✉[email protected]. (Mei 2019 opgedateer)

Van Bintan: All ferries from Bintan use Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal. Vir Tanjung Pinang, there are four or five departures per day from each of the two companies operating the route. About S$30 one-way including taxes and surcharges.

• Majestic Fast Ferry. S$31 one-way including fees. (Mei 2019 opgedateer)
• Sindo Ferry, ✉[email protected]. S$27-29 one way including fees (promo and normal fares). (Mei 2019 opgedateer)

Vir Bintan Vakansieoorde (Bandar Bentan Telani)

• Bintan Resort Ferries, ☏ 65 6542 4369. operates five ferries from Tanah Merah FT on weekdays, increasing to 7 during weekends. $34.60/50.20 one-way/return peak period, $26.60/39.20 one-way/return off-peak including taxes and fuel surcharge.. (Mei 2019 opgedateer)
• Mozaic, ☏ 65 6542 4369. Runs 14 times per week, only to Bintan Lagoon Resort. (Mei 2019 opgedateer)

Van Karimun:Tanjung Balai is served by Sindo Ferry from Harbourfront, with 2 ferries a day at $25/50 one-way/return including taxes and fuel surcharge - but check for current info.

Van Maleisië

Ferries shuttle from Singapore to southeastern Johor and are handy for access to the beach resort of Desaru.

• Changi Point Ferry Terminal, Changi Village, 51 Lorong Bekukong, ☏ 65 6545 2305, 65 6545 1616. Bumboats shuttle between Changi Point Ferry Terminal at and Pengerang, a village at the southeastern tip of Johor. Boats ($10 per person, $2 per bicycle one-way) operate 7AM-7PM and leave when they reach the 12-passenger quota. 
• Indo Falcon, ☏ 65 6542 6786 (in Tanah Merah). Sebana Cove-oord, Desaru: Ferries from Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal. Three ferries daily except Tuesday. $48 for adults, $38 for children return including taxes and fuel surcharge. 
• Limbongan Maju Ferry Services, ☏ 60 7 827-6418, 60 7 827-6419. Tanjung Belungkor, Desaru. Operates passenger ferries from Changi Ferry Terminal daagliks. 

Vaarte

Star Cruises offers multi-day cruises from Singapore to points throughout Southeast Asia, departing from HarbourFront Ferry Terminal. Itineraries vary widely and change from year to year, but common destinations include Malakka, Klang (Kuala Lumpur), Penang, Langkawi, Redang en Tioman in Maleisië, sowel as Phuket, Krabi, Ko Samui en Bangkok in Thailand. There are also several cruises every year to Borneo (Malaysia), Sihanoukville (Cambodia), Ho Chi Minh-stad (Vietnam) and even some 10-night long hauls to Hongkong. An all-inclusive 2-night cruise may cost as little as $400 per person in the cheapest cabin class if you book early, but there are many surcharges for services. Non-residents may be charged significantly higher rates.

Singapore is also a popular stop for round-the-world and major regional cruises including those originating from as far as Japan, Sjina, Australië, Europa en Noord-Amerika. Many of those cruises embark/disembark passengers here during all-day or over-night port visits, while others stop for perhaps just a day. Check with cruise companies and sellers for details. Ships use the same two terminals noted above for ferries.

Kry rond

Geographic map of MRT lines in the city centre

Getting around Singapore is easy: the public transportation system is extremely easy to use and taxis are reasonably priced - when you can get one. Very few visitors rent cars. CityMapper Singapore, Google Maps, and Apple Maps are all capable of figuring out the fastest route by MRT and bus and even estimating taxi fares between any two points.

Kaartjies

The easiest way to pay for all public transport is to use any contactless Visa or Mastercard, which you can use to tap on and off any trains and buses. Mobile phones with Android or Apple Pay NFC payments work too. Alternatively, pick up an EZ-link contactless RFID farecard at any train station or 7-Eleven store: the card costs $12, including $7 stored value, and the card can be "topped up" in increments of at least $10. If you are leaving Singapore and you have some money on your card, you can go to any TransitLink ticket office for a refund, minus a $5 processing fee.

You may see advertisements for the Singapore Tourist Pass, which gives you unlimited rides for $10/16/20 for 1/2/3 days respectively, plus some discounts for attractions. However, given that most trips only cost $1-2, you would need to use this an awful lot for it to pay off.

Single tickets can be purchased for both MRT and buses, but it's a hassle and, in the case of buses, it delays everyone else because the driver has to count fare stages to tell you how much you need to pay. In addition, no change is given for the bus and you will need to buy a separate ticket if you intend to transfer to another bus later in your journey.

Per spoor

MRT and LRT system map

Die MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) and LRT (Light Rail Transit) are trains that are the main trunk of Singapore's transit system. They are a cheap and fairly reliable mode of transportation, and the network covers most points of interest for the visitor. While it's easiest to use an EZ-link card or contactless payments (see above), all stations are equipped with ticket machines that dispense single-ride paper tickets. Each ticket can be reused up to 6 times within 30 days, just place it on the reader when buying your next ride.

Using any ticket or card is easy, just tap the reader at the ticket gate when entering and exiting paid areas of stations. All lines are seamlessly integrated, even if the lines are operated by different transport companies, so you do not need to buy a new ticket or go through multiple gates to transfer between different operators' lines.

The MRT stations are clean and equipped with free toilets. All stations have screen doors, so there is no risk of falling onto the tracks. The North-East Line, Circle Line, Downtown Line LRT and all upcoming lines are operated automatically without a driver, so it is worth walking up to the front of the train to look out of the window and enjoy the view!

Eating and drinking is verbode in the stations and trains, with offenders being liable for a $500 fine.

When using escalators, stand on the left to allow those in a hurry to pass on the right.

Met die bus

SMRT bus

SBS Transit bus

Busse connect various corners of Singapore, but are slower and harder to use than the MRT. Their main advantage is you get to see the sights rather than a dark underground tunnel, partly if you can snag a front seat on a double-decker. On a long distance bus, frequent stops and slow speeds may mean your journey could take two to three times as long as the same trip via MRT. You can pay cash (coins) in buses, but the fare stage system is quite complex (it's easiest to ask the driver for the price to your destination), you are charged marginally more and there is no provision for getting change. Payment with EZ-Link or NETS Flashpay card is thus the easiest method: tap your card against the reader at the front entrance of the bus when boarding, and a maximum fare is deducted from the card. When you alight, tap your card again at the exit, and the difference is refunded. Make sure you tap out, or you'll end up paying the maximum fare. Inspectors occasionally prowl buses to check that everybody has paid or tapped, so those who are on tourist day passes should tap before sitting down. Dishonest bus commuters risk getting fined $20 for not paying or underpaying fares (by premature tapping-out) and $50 for improper use of concession cards. Another advantage of ez-link or Nets Flashpay cards is that you will be able to enjoy distance-based fares and avoid the boarding fee.

Na middernag on Fridays, Saturdays and eve of public holidays, die NightRider en Nite Owl bus services are a fairly convenient way of getting around, with 13 lines running every 20 to 30 mins. All services drive past the major nightlife city districts of Boat Quay, Clarke Quay, Mohamed Sultan and Orchard before splintering off. The fare is between $4.00 to $4.40, the EZ-link card and Nets Flashpay cards are accepted but the Singapore Tourist Pass is not valid on this line.

As mentioned earlier, Gothere.sg will give you options as to which buses will take you from your origin or destination.

Met die taxi

Citycab Taxi

SilverCab Taxi

Taxicabs use meters and are reasonably priced and honest. Outside weekday peak hours, trips within the city centre should not cost you more than $10 and even a trip right across the island from Changi to Jurong will not break the $35 mark. If you are in a group of 3 or 4, it's sometimes cheaper and faster to take a taxi than the MRT. ComfortDelgro, the largest operator, has a booking app that lets you order and pay for your taxi rides Uber-style, including the option of a "ComfortRide" fixed price instead of running the meter, or you can call the unified booking system at ☏ 65 6-DIAL-CAB (3425-222). Hailing a taxi on the street or at a taxi stand lets you avoid the $2.30-3.30 booking fee though.

Taxi pricing is largely identical across all companies at $3.00-3.90 as a flag down rate (depending on the type of vehicle used), which lasts you 1 km before increments of $0.22 per 400 m (for the first 10 km) or $0.22 per 350 m (after the first 10 km). Watch out for surprises though: there are a myriad of peak hour (25%), late night (50%), central business district ($3), trips from airport or the casinos ($3–5 during peak hours), and Electronic Road Pricing surcharges, which may add a substantial amount to your taxi fare. All such charges are shown on the bottom right-hard corner of the meter, recorded in the printed receipt and explained in tedious detail in a sticker on the window; if you suspect the cabbie is trying to pull a fast one, call the company and ask for an explanation. There is no surcharge for trips aan die lughawe. While all taxis are equipped to handle (and are required to accept) credit cards, in practice many cabbies do not accept electronic payment. Always ask before getting in. Paying by credit card will incur an additional surcharge of 17%. As usual in Singapore, tips are not expected.

In the Central Business District, taxis may pick up passengers only at taxi stands (found outside any shopping mall) or buildings with their own driveways (including virtually all hotels). Outside the centre, you're free to hail taxis on the street or call one to your doorstep. At night spots featuring long queues, such as Clarke Quay, you may on occasion be approached by touts offering a quick flat fare to your destination. This is illegal and very expensive but reasonably safe for you. (Drivers, on the other hand, will probably lose their job if caught.)

Some Singapore taxi drivers have very poor geographical knowledge and may expect you to know where they should go, so it may be helpful to bring a map of your destination area or directions on finding where you wish to go. Some cabbies may also ask you which route you want to take; most are satisfied with "whichever way is faster".

By ride share

The largest ride share operator by far is Gryp, which swallowed up Uber in 2018. Rides are reasonably priced and the "JustGrab" service lets you hail taxis too. Most international credit/debit cards are accepted on the app, and cash payments are also possible. Other ride sharing apps include Gojek, Ryde en Tada.

Deur trishaw

Trishaws, three-wheeled bicycle taxis, haunt the area around the Singapore River and Chinatown. Geared purely for tourists, they should be avoided for serious travel as locals do not use them. There is little room for bargaining: short journeys cost $10–20 and an hour's sightseeing charter about $50 per person.

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Bumboat

Tourist-oriented bumboats cruise die Singapoerrivier, offering point-to-point rides starting from $3 and cruises with nice views of the CBD skyscraper skyline starting from $13.

Bumboats also shuttle passengers from Changi Point Ferry Terminal aan Pulau Ubin ($2.50 one-way), a small island off Singapore's northeast coast which is about as close as Singapore gets to unhurried rural living. Ferries to the southern islands of Kusu Island and St John's Island depart from Marina South Pier.

Met die motor

Going to Kranji Expressway via the Pan Island Expressway? Turn right for "PIE (KJE)". Visiting the Nanyang Technological University or National Institute of Education? Go straight ahead.

Car rental is not a popular option for visitors to Singapore, as public transport covers virtually the entire island and it's generally cheaper to take taxis all day than to rent. You will usually be looking at upwards for $100 per day for the smallest vehicle from the major rental companies, although local ones can be cheaper and there are sometimes good weekend prices available. This does not include petrol at around $2/litre or electronic road pricing (ERP) fees, and you'll usually need to pay extra to drive to Maleisië. If planning on touring Malaysia by car, it makes much more sense to head across the border to Johor Bahru, where both rentals and petrol are half price, and you have the option of dropping your car off elsewhere in the country. This also avoids the unwelcome extra attention that Singapore licence plates tend to get from thieves and greedy cops.

Foreign licences in English or from other ASEAN member countries are valid in Singapore for up to a year from your date of entry, after which you will have to convert your foreign licence to a Singapore version. Other foreign licences must be accompanied by an International Driving Permit (IDP) or an official English translation (usually available from your embassy) to be valid.

Singaporeans drive on the left (like their Indonesian, Malaysian & Thai neighbours) and the legal driving age is 18. Roads in Singapore are in excellent condition and driving habits are generally good compared to other countries in the region, with most people following the traffic rules due to stringent enforcement, although road courtesy tends to be sorely lacking. The speed limit is 90 km/h (56 mph) on major expressways (with the exception of the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) being 80 km/h (50 mph) ) and typically 50 km/h (31 mph) on most medium-sized roads. While signs are usually good, expressways are almost universally referred to enigste by acronym, so the Pan Island Expressway is "PIE", the East Coast Parkway is "ECP", etc. Parking is tolerably easy to find but very rarely free, with rates varying depending on time, day of week, and location, from around $3/hour at private CBD carparks to $1/hour at public carparks, usually payable with the CashCard.

ERP payments require a stored-value CashCard, which is usually arranged by the rental agency, but it's your responsibility to ensure it has enough value. ERP gantries are activated at different times, usually in the expected direction of most cars. As a rule of thumb, gantries found in roads leading to the CBD are activated during the morning rush hour while gantries found in roads exiting the CBD are activated during the evening rush hour. Passing through an active ERP gantry with insufficient value will mean that an alert is sent to your registered address. You will need to pay an administrative fee in addition to the difference between the remaining amount and the actual charge. You have a limited time to settle this, or the penalty becomes harsher.

Almal passengers must wear seat belts and using a phone while driving is banned. Drink-driving is not tolerated: the maximum blood alcohol content is 0.08%, with roadblocks set up at night to catch offenders, who are heavily fined and possibly jailed. Even if your blood alcohol level does not exceed the legal limit, you can still be charged with drink driving if the police are convinced that your ability to control the vehicle has been compromised by the presence of alcohol (e.g., if you are involved in a collision). The police conduct periodic roadblocks and speed cameras are omnipresent. Fines will be sent by mail to you or your rental agency, who will then pass on the cost with a surcharge. If stopped for a traffic offence, don't even dink about trying to bribe your way out.

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Using bicycles as a substitute for public transportation is possible, but challenging. While the city is small and its landscape is flat, it can be difficult to predict how ridable a route will be without scoping it out first. Buses, taxis, and motorists stopping to drop off or pick up passengers rarely check for cyclists before merging back onto the roadway, which makes certain routes especially treacherous. The ubiquitous road works around Singapore can also make cycling more hazardous when temporary road surfaces are not kept safe for biking, portable traffic barriers make it hard for vehicles to see cyclists, and construction teams directing traffic are unsure of how to deal with cyclists on the roadway.

Cycling paths are quite common in suburban areas (heartlands) but uncommon in the city center. They are marked either with a bicycle symbol or with "PCN" (Park Connector Network). The maximum speed limit for bicycles in cycling paths is 25 km/h; however, in several sections the cycling paths merge with pedestrian paths, reducing the max. spoed tot 10 km / h, wat ook die maksimum spoed vir fietse in slegs voetgangerspaadjies is. Dit is ook algemeen dat voetgangers fietsrybane gebruik, dus in die praktyk is dit dikwels nodig om spoed te verlaag, selfs op fietspaaie wat nie gedeel word nie. 'N Opgedateerde kaart van fietsrypaaie en ander belangrike fietsroete-inligting, soos kruispunte, kan gevind word in hierdie Google Map. Fietsparkeerplekke, soos fietsweë, is maklik in voorstedelike gebiede, soos naby MRT-stasies, openbare behuisingsstate, groot winkelsentrums en middestede, maar is nie so algemeen in die middestad nie.

Die enigste fietspad wat geskik is vir sportfietsry, is die Tanah Merah Coast Road-fietsrybaan rondom die Changi-lughawe. Aangesien die fietsrybaan onderweg is, is dit nie onderhewig aan die spoedperk van 25 km / h nie.

Klein voufietse mag op sekere tye van die dag op die MRT geneem word, maar groot fietse is 'n no-no. Fietse kan die oorweg na Maleisië (op motorbane) oorsteek, maar is nie toegelaat op snelweë nie. Singapoer het 'n app-gebaseerde fietsdeelstelsel wat deur private maatskappye bedryf word, met SG Fiets die grootste speler.

Per e-bromponie

Plaaslik bekend as Persoonlike Mobiliteitstoestelle (PMD's), e-bromponies is wettig in Singapoer, maar dit is wel verbode op paaie en bromponies met stuur is ook nie op voetgangerspaadjies verbode nie. In die praktyk beteken dit dat hulle slegs in die voorstede bruikbaar is en nie 'n praktiese opsie vir toeriste nie.

Op voet

Singapoer is baie voetgangervriendelik. In die hoofsakedistrik en op hoofpaaie is sypaadjies en voetoorgange in goeie vorm en volop, en volgens Asiatiese standaarde is bestuurders oor die algemeen versigtig en bereid om pad te gee by gemerkte kruisings. Jaywalking is onwettig en word met boetes van $ 25 en tot drie maande tronkstraf gestraf. Dit word egter selde toegepas.

'N Onvermydelike nadeel is egter die tropiese hitte en humiditeit, wat baie besoekers sweterig en uitgeput laat, doen net soos die plaaslike inwoners en bring 'n handdoek en 'n bottel water saam. Ook donderstorms in die middag kom redelik algemeen voor tydens die moesonseisoen. Dit is die beste om vroegtydig te begin, in winkels, kafees en museums met lugversorging te gaan om af te koel of te skuil teen reën, en om voor middaguur terug te keer na die winkelsentrum of die hotelswembad. Alternatiewelik, na sononder, kan aande ook relatief koel wees. Die feit dat die son dikwels in wolke bedek is en deur bome en groen langs die paaie in die skadu gestel word, beteken dat u nie so maklik sal kom nie sonbrand soos anders op hierdie breedtegrade.

'N Handige wenk om die tropiese weer te bestry, is om op die uitkyk te wees vir ondergrondse voetoorgange met lugversorging. Hierdie klimaatbeheerde looppaaie is volop en dikwels tussen winkelsentrums en hoë kantoorgeboue. Kyk ook na die voetgangerspaadjies wat verbind word met ondergrondse MRT-stasies. Sommige stasies kan tot 25 verskillende looppaaie hê wat verbind word met verskillende ingange / uitgange in die omgewing, wat 'n uitgebreide netwerk looppaaie rondom die middestad skep wat 'n mens die indruk gee van 'n stad onder die stad.

Klassieke staptogte in Singapoer sluit stap in die rivier af vanaf die Merlion deur die Quays, langs die Southern Ridges Walk of net rondloop Chinatown, Klein Indië of Bugis.

Met outonome (bestuurderlose) voertuig

In 2016 het Singapoer die eerste land ter wêreld geword wat op aanvraag verhoor het bestuurderlose taxi's, wat passasiers toelaat om 'n rit met 'n selfbestuurde voertuig deur die voertuig te bespreek Gryp ry-groet-app deur die vloot-ikoon "robo-car" tydens die bespreking te kies. Die huidige proef is egter beperk tot die een-noord-sakekern in Singapoer, dus u sal waarskynlik 'n draai moet gaan maak om dit uit te probeer.

'N Toeristevriendelike alternatief is die AutoRider by die Gardens by the Bay, Asië se eerste selfbedrywende voertuig wat volledig in werking is. Toeriste kan met die bestuurderlose voertuig tussen Bayfront Plaza en die Flower Dome ry om meer van die tuine te sien. Boordkommentaar word ook verskaf sodat passasiers meer kan leer oor selfbestuurde voertuigtegnologie en die tuinomgewing. Besoekers moet 'n tydkaartbon by die AutoRider-toonbank afhaal by Bayfront Plaza voordat u kaartjies koop. Kaartjies ($ 5 per individu) word op 'n tydstoekenningsbasis verkoop.

Sien

Otterly oulik! 'N Otter-gesin na 'n swem Nadat die Singapoer-rivier en sy sytakke in die negentigerjare opgeruim is, gladde otters het teruggekeer na Singapoer en in die harte van die inwoners. Die meeste is aktief teen dagbreek en skemer; hulle kan meestal in die omgewing opgemerk word Kallangrivier (met inbegrip van die tuine by die baai) en die Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, wat vis vang en piepend dwars oor paaie loop. Moenie te naby kom nie: hulle het kwaai skerp tande en is beskermend teenoor hul kleintjies. OtterWatch op Facebook is 'n goeie plek om op hoogte te bly van die waarneming van otter.

Besienswaardighede in Singapoer word in meer besonderhede onder die verskillende distrikte bespreek. In die algemeen kan ons se:

• Strande en toeriste-oorde: Gaan na een van die drie strande op Sentosa of sy suidelike eilande. Ander strande kan gevind word op die ooskus.
• Kultuur en kookkuns: Sien Chinatown vir Chinese lekkernye, Klein Indië vir Indiese geure, Geylang Serai vir 'n Maleise ervaring of die ooskus vir heerlike seekos, insluitend die beroemde brandrissie en swartpeperkrab.
• Geskiedenis en museums: Die Bras Basah-gebied oos van Boord en noord van die Singapoerrivier is die koloniale kern van Singapoer, met historiese geboue en museums.
• Natuur en natuurlewe: Gewilde toeriste-aantreklikhede Singapore dieretuin, Nagsafari, Jurong Bird Park en die Botaniese tuine is almal in die Noord en Wes. Vir iets nader aan die stad, besoek die futuristiese Tuine by die Baai in die Marina distrik, agter die Marina Bay Sands. Om 'regte' natuur te vind, is 'n bietjie moeiliker, maar die Bukit Timah Natuurreservaat (in dieselfde distrik as die dieretuin) het meer plantsoorte as dié in die hele Noord-Amerika, en is ook die tuiste van 'n bloeiende bevolking van wilde ape. Pulau Ubin, 'n eiland van die Changi Village in die ooste, is 'n terugblik op die landelike Singapoer van vroeër. Stadsparke vol inwoners wat draf of tai chi doen, is oral te vinde. Sien Botaniese toerisme in Singapoer vir besonderhede oor waar u bome en plante kan sien.
• Wolkekrabbers en inkopies: Die swaarste konsentrasie van die winkelsentrum is Orchardweg, terwyl wolkekrabbers rondom die Singapoerrivier, maar kyk ook Bugis en Marina Bay om te sien waar Singaporese inkopies doen.
• Plekke van aanbidding: Moenie hierdie aspek van Singapoer misloop nie, waar Boeddhisme, Taoïsme, Hindoeïsme, Sikhisme, Baha'i-geloof, Christendom, Islam en Judaïsme in groot getalle bestaan. Godsdienstige terreine kan maklik besoek word en nie-volgelinge buite dienstye verwelkom word. Dit is veral die moeite werd om te besoek: die groot Kong Meng San Phor Kark See-klooster naby Ang Mo Kio/ Bishan, die kleurvolle Hindi Sri Mariamman-tempel in Chinatown, die psigedeliese Birmaanse Boeddhistiese Tempel in Balestier en die statige Masjid Sultan in Arabiese straat.

Reisroetes

• Drie dae in Singapoer - 'n Sampler-reeks van drie dae kos, kultuur en inkopies in Singapoer, maklik verdeelbaar in happiegrootte stukke.
• Southern Ridges Walk - 'n Maklike skilderagtige 9 km-wandeling deur die heuwels en oerwoude van die suide van Singapoer. Die hoogtepunte van die roete sluit in 'n 36 m hoë voetgangerbrug van Henderson Waves wat 'n pragtige uitsig oor die see anderkant die oerwoud bied.
  

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Terwyl jy kan vind 'n plek om bykans enige sport in Singapoer te beoefen - gholf, branderplankry, duik, selfs ysskaats en sneeuski - as gevolg van die klein grootte van die land, is u opsies taamlik beperk en die pryse relatief hoog. In die besonder vir watersport beteken die besige skeepsvaarte en die groot druk op die bevolking dat die see rondom Singapoer donker is en dat die meeste inwoners Tioman (Maleisië) of Bintan (Indonesië) in plaas daarvan. Aan die ander kant is daar 'n oorvloed duikwinkels in Singapoer, en hulle reël gereeld naweekuitstappies na goeie duikplekke aan die ooskus van Maleisië, dus dit is 'n goeie opsie om toegang tot sommige van die nie-so toeristiese duikplekke in Maleisië te kry.

Kultuur

Esplanade Theaters by the Bay

Wat die kulturele kant van die saak betref, het Singapoer probeer om sy vervelige reputasie af te skud en meer kunstenaars en optredes te lok. Die ster in die kulturele lug van Singapoer is die Esplanade teater in Marina Bay, 'n wêreldklas-fasiliteit vir uitvoerende kunste en 'n gereelde verhoog vir die Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Popkultuuropsies neem vinnig toe en die toneel van tuisgemaakte kunste in Singapoer ondergaan 'n tweede renaissance, met plaaslike Engelstalige optredes soos The Sam Willows en Gentle Bones wat by die Chinese popsterre Stefanie Sun en JJ Lin aansluit. Enige orkes en platejoggies wat deur Asië toer, kan ook in Singapoer optree.

Gaan na die flieks is 'n gewilde tydverdryf in Singapoer, maar kyk na 'M18' (slegs 18 en ouer) of 'R21' (slegs 21 en ouer) as u films met minder besnoeiings wil hê. Die vier groot teaterkettings is Cathay, Karnaval Bioskope, Golden Village en Shaw Brothers. Vir 'n voorsmakie van Singapoer deur middel van film wys Jack Neo se gewilde komedies die modelle van die Singapoerse lewe, terwyl regisseurs soos K. Rajagopal, Boo Jun Feng en Tan Pin Pin 'n nuwe golf van kontemporêre filmkuns in Singapoer inlui.

Vir klassieke musiek, Singapoer is die tuiste van die Singapoer se simfonieorkes, wat hoofsaaklik in die Esplanade-konsertsaal gesetel is, maar dit hou jaarliks ​​gratis konserte in die Singapore Botanic Gardens in. Die T'ang-kwartet is 'n baie bekroonde professionele strykkwartet gebaseer in Singapoer en lewer gereeld uitvoerings van kamermusiek. Vir tradisionele Chinese musiek is daar die Singapoer Chinese orkes.

Wat meer kontemporêre musiek betref, het Singapoer beide internasionale geleenthede gelok om hier uit te brei, asook sy eie feeste gekweek. Ultra Singapoer is die plaaslike uitgawe van die bekende Ultra Music Festival sedert 2016, wat internasionaal bekende elektroniese musiekoptredes insluit. Laneway Singapoer is die plaaslike uitgawe van die St Jerome's Laneway-fees sedert 2011, hoewel daar 'n onderbreking in 2019 was. Baybeats is 'n gratis jaarlikse musiekfees op die Esplanade sedert 2002, wat gewoonlik oor 'n naweek strek en gefokus is op indie-musikante, meestal uit Singapoer en die nabygeleë Asiatiese lande. Die Garden Beats Festival is 'n kaartjie-geleentheid wat aangebied word as 'n 'elektroniese piekniekfees' in Fort Canning Park, wat internasionale optredes inbring, terwyl ekovriendelike idees as 'die eerste koolstofneutrale musiekfees in Singapoer' bevorder word.

Jazz musiek liefhebbers kan ook belangstel in die Singapoer Internasionale Jazzfees (gewoonlik afgekort as Sing Jazz), wat tot dusver ongeveer Maart-April van die jaar plaasgevind het, en saam met jazz-aangrensende musikante jazz-headliners bevat.

Moenie die jaarlikse misloop in Mei of Junie misloop nie Singapoer Internasionale Kunsfees (voorheen die Singapoer Kunstefees), met 'n program van kunsuitstallings / uitvoerings en kunstenaarsgesprekke oor 'n paar weke. As gevolg hiervan, kan u die jaarlikse jaarlikse insameling vang Singapore Nagfees dwarsoor die Bras Basah.Bugis-distrik, waar talle artistieke / musikale geleenthede - waarvan baie gratis - snags oor twee weke plaasvind (maar naweke gekonsentreer). 'N Terugkerende hoofgebeurtenis is die projeksiekaarte-ligskou, waardeur animasie op die gevel van die Singapore National Museum gekarteer en geprojekteer word, wat 'n unieke uitstalling skep.

Voorafkaartjies vir byna enige kulturele geleentheid kan by gekoop word SISTIES, hetsy aanlyn of vanaf een van hul talle kaartjiesverkooppunte, insluitend die Singapore Visitor Centre op Orchard Rd.

Dobbelary

Singapoer het twee massiewe casino's, waarna altyd die eufemisme 'geïntegreerde oord' genoem word, wat byna net soveel inkomste oplewer as die hele Las Vegas. Marina Bay Sands by Marina Bay is die grootste en swakker van die twee, terwyl Vakansieoorde Wêreld Sentosa by Sentosa mik vir 'n meer gesinsvriendelike ervaring. Terwyl plaaslike inwoners (burgers en permanente inwoners) $ 100 per dag moet betaal om in te kom, kan buitelandse besoekers gratis ingaan nadat hulle hul paspoort aangebied het.

Behalwe die casino, is daar ook ander vorme van wettige weddenskappe wat toegankliker is vir die plaaslike bevolking. Dit sluit in perderesies, wat bestuur word deur die Singapore Turf Club oor naweke, sowel as sokkerwedstryde (sokker) en verskeie loterye wat deur die Swembaddens in Singapoer.

Mahjong is ook 'n gewilde tydverdryf in Singapoer. Die weergawe wat in Singapoer gespeel word, is soortgelyk aan die Kantoneuse weergawe, maar dit het ook ekstra "dierteëls" wat nie in die oorspronklike Kantonees weergawe is nie, asook verskeie punteverskille. Dit bly egter 'n groot verhouding met familie en vriende, en daar is geen (wettige) mahjong-salonne nie, want die bedryf van dobbelhuise is onwettig.

Vermy dobbelary in die openbaar (byvoorbeeld om pokerkaarte in 'n park te speel), aangesien dit deur die Common Gaming Houses Act verbied word.

Gholf

Ondanks die klein grootte, het Singapoer 'n verrassende groot aantal gholfbane, maar die meeste van die beste word deur privaat klubs bestuur en is slegs toeganklik vir lede en hul gaste. Die belangrikste uitsonderings is die Sentosa-gholfklub, die beroemd uitdagende tuiste van die Barclays Singapore Open, en die Marina Bay Gholfbaan, die enigste 18-putjie openbare baan. Sien die Singapoer se gholfvereniging vir die volledige lys; alternatiewelik, gaan na die nabygeleë Indonesiese eilande Batam of Bintan of noordwaarts na die Maleisiese stad Malakka vir goedkoper rondes.

Wedrenne

Die verligte Formule Een-straatbaan rondom Marina Bay

Die inhuldiging Singapoer Formule Een Grand Prix is snags in September 2008 gehou, en die organiseerders het bevestig dat die nagwedloop tot 2021 'n wedstryd sal wees. Op 'n straatbaan in die hartjie van Singapoer gehou en snags gejaag, sal almal behalwe renliefhebbers waarskynlik wil verhoed hierdie keer, aangesien hotelpryse veral kamers met uitsigte oor die F1-bane deur die dak is. Kaartjies begin vanaf $ 150, maar die opwindende ervaring van nagwedrenne is beslis onvergeetlik vir alle F1-aanhangers en foto-liefhebbers. Behalwe dat dit 'n unieke nagwedloop is, onderskei die karnavalatmosfeer en popkonsert aan die rand van die renveld, sowel as die gemak van hotelle en restaurante om die draai, die ren van ander F1-wedlope wat op afgeleë plekke weg van stedelike sentrums gehou word.

Die Singapore Turf Club in Kranji bied die meeste Vrydae perdewedrenne aan, insluitend 'n aantal internasionale bekers, en is gewild onder plaaslike dobbelaars. Die Singapoer Poloklub naby Balestier is ook op kompetisiedae vir die publiek oop.

Spa's

Singapoer het 'n 'spa-boom' beleef, en daar is nou genoeg keuse vir alles, van holistiese Ayurveda tot hidroterapie met groen tee. Die pryse is egter nie so diep soos in die buurlande Indonesië en Thailand nie, en u sal oor die algemeen op meer as $ 50 kyk selfs vir 'n gewone massering van een uur. Premium spa's kan in die meeste 5-ster-hotelle en daar gevind word Boord, en SentosaSpa Botanica het ook 'n goeie reputasie. Daar is ook talle winkels wat tradisionele Chinese massering bied, wat meestal wettig is, hoewel daar nog sketser 'gesondheidsentrums' is. Tradisionele openbare baddens in Asiatiese styl bestaan ​​nie.

As u op soek is na skoonheidssalonne op Orchard Road, probeer dit op die vierde verdieping van Lucky Plaza. Hulle bied die meeste salondienste aan soos manikure, pedikure, gesigsbehandeling, was- en haardienste. 'N Gunsteling van vliegbemanning en herhalende toeriste as gevolg van die laer koste in vergelyking met die hoë pryse van ander salonne langs die winkelgordel. Soek pryse, sommige van die mooiste kos eintlik minder.

Swem

Vergeet van u klein hotel swembad as u aan swem deelneem of ontspan: Switserland is 'n paradys vir swemmers met waarskynlik die hoogste digtheid van openbare swembaddens ter wêreld. Dit is almal 50 m-swembaddens in die buitelug (sommige fasiliteite het selfs tot drie 50 m-swembaddens), wat toeganklik is vir 'n toegangsfooi van $ 1–1,50. Sommige besoekers swem glad nie. Hulle kom net 'n paar uur van nabygeleë behuisingskomplekse om te ontspan, te lees en in die son te ontspan. Die meeste is daagliks van 08:00 tot 21:00 oop en almal het 'n klein kafee. Stel u voor u swem in die tropiese nag met u verligte palmbome rondom die swembad.

Die Sportraad van Singapoer hou vol 'n lys van swembaddenswaarvan die meeste deel is van 'n groter sportkompleks met gimnasium, tennisbane, ens. en naby die MRT-stasie is waarna hulle vernoem is. Die beste is miskien in Katong (Wilkinsonweg 111, aan die ooskus): wandel na die swem deur die villa-woonbuurt direk voor die ingang van die swembad en kyk na die luukse, oorspronklike argitektuur van die huise waarin regtig ryk Singapoërs woon. As u verveeld raak met gewone swembaddens, gaan na die Jurong-Oos Swemkompleks waar u die golfswembad, waterglybane en die jacuzzi kry teen 'n ongelooflike bekostigbare toegangsfooi van $ 1,50 op weeksdae en $ 2 in die naweke. Vir diegene wat ryker voel, besoek die Wild Wild Nat water temapark of die Adventure Cove Waterpark en word nat met verskillende opwindende waterglybane en vloedgolfpoele.

Vir diegene wat nie van swembaddens hou nie, gaan na die strande. Die Ooskuspark het 'n skilderagtige kuslyn wat oor 15 km strek. Dit is 'n gewilde wegbreekplek vir Singapoërs om te swem, fiets te ry, te braai en aan verskeie ander sport- en ontspanningsaktiwiteite deel te neem. Sentosa eiland Dit het ook drie wit sandstrande - Siloso Beach, Palawan Beach en Tanjong Beach - elk met sy eie kenmerke, en ook baie gewild onder plaaslike inwoners.

Watersport

Kanovaart en draakvaart is gewilde watersport in Singapoer, en daar is baie pragtige reservoirs en riviere waar mens aan sulke fisieke aktiwiteite kan deelneem. Kyk na die MacRitchie-reservoir, Kallangrivier en Marina Bay vir goedkoop opsies. Behalwe vir hierdie meer gereelde watersport, bied Singapoer ook watersportondersteuners nuwerwetse aktiwiteite soos kabel-ski en branderplankry in spesiaal geskep omgewings.

Sneeusport

Alhoewel dit nie die beste plek op aarde is om te ski nie, het die sonnige Singapoer steeds 'n permanente binnenshuise sneeusentrum. Sneeustad bied besoekers 'n kans om die winter te ervaar. Besoekers kan ontsnap uit die warm en vogtige tropiese weer om in die sneeu te speel of selfs met gesertifiseerde professionele instrukteurs leer ski en snow.

Daar is ook 'n paar opsies vir skaats in Singapoer: Kallang Ice World by Ontspanningspark Kallang en Die Rink by JCube. Daar was vroeër nog 'n skaatsbaan in The Shoppes by Marina Bay Sands, maar dit is sedertdien weer gebruik.

Koop

Geld

Die Singapoerse geldeenheid is die Singapoer dollar, aangedui deur die simbool S $ of $ (ISO-kode: SGD ). Dit is verdeel in 100 sent, aangedui ¢. Daar is munte van 5 ¢ (brons of goud), 10 ¢ (silwer), 20 ¢ (silwer), 50 ¢ (silwer) en $ 1 (2de reeks: goud; 3de reeks: silwer met goue rand). Notas is in denominasies van $ 2 (pers), $ 5 (groen), $ 10 (rooi), $ 50 (blou), $ 100 (oranje), $ 1.000 (pers) en $ 10.000 (goud). Laasgenoemde twee denominasies is uiters skaars en sal nutteloos wees buite luukse boetieks, die casino en afdelingswinkels - reisigers sal verstandig wees om dit te vermy.

U kan gerus aanneem dat die "$" -teken wat in die land van die eiland (en in hierdie gids) gebruik word, na Singapoer-dollars verwys, tensy dit ander voorletters bevat (byvoorbeeld VS $ om Amerikaanse dollars te staan).

Die Brunei dollar is gelykstaande aan die Singapoer-dollar en die twee geldeenhede kan in albei lande deurmekaar gebruik word, dus moenie te verbaas wees as u 'n Brunei-noot as verandering kry nie. Saam met sy eweknie in Brunei, het die Singapoerse bankbiljet van $ 10.000 die grootste intrinsieke waarde van enige bankbiljet in die huidige sirkulasie (ter waarde van US $ 7 840 in September 2014), maar om geldwassery te verminder, word dit sedert 2014 nog nie gedruk nie.

Valutawissel hutte kan in elke winkelsentrum gevind word en bied gewoonlik beter tariewe, beter openingstye en baie vinniger diens as banke. Die groot 24 uur-operasie by Mustafa in Klein Indië aanvaar byna enige geldeenheid teen baie goeie tariewe, net soos die klein mededingende klein winkeltjies in die gepaste Change Alley langs Raffles Place MRT. Vra vir 'n groot bedrag 'n prys, want dit sal u beter tariewe bied as wat op die bord verskyn. Die tariewe op die lughawe is nie so goed soos in die stad nie, en hoewel baie afdelingswinkels groot buitelandse geldeenhede aanvaar, is die tariewe dikwels verskriklik.

Belasting op goedere en dienste (GST)

Die meeste kleinhandelaars en diensverskaffers in Singapoer moet 'n BTW van 7% hef. Verkopers moet gewoonlik dit by die gepubliseerde prys insluit, behalwe die hotel- en restaurantpryse (sit-down dining) (sien Kantel en Slaap afdelings).

Bankdienste

Singapoer is een van die grootste finansiële sentrums in die streek, en daar is dus talle banke om van te kies. Gedeeltelik as gevolg van sterk bankgeheimwette en die feit dat rente wat betaal word op bankdeposito's nie in Singapoer belasbaar is nie, word Singapoerse banke toenemend gesien as 'n alternatief vir Switsers banke vir die rykste mense ter wêreld om hul bates op te ruim. Die opening van 'n bankrekening is 'n eenvoudige proses en daar is geen beperkings op buitelanders wat 'n bankrekening in Singapoer besit nie. Die grootste plaaslike banke in Singapoer is United Overseas Bank (UOB), DBS Bank en Oorsese-Chinese bankwese (OCBC Bank). Belangrike buitelandse banke met 'n groot teenwoordigheid in Singapoer sluit in HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank en Citibank.

OTM's is alomteenwoordig in Singapoer en kredietkaarte word algemeen aanvaar. Chip-en-handtekening is standaard (u sal waarskynlik nie 'n PIN gevra word nie) en kontaklose terminale is alomteenwoordig, vra net vir "Paywave". Die mees aanvaarde kredietkaarte in Singapoer is Visa en MasterCard, en baie winkels aanvaar ook American Express. Discover, JCB en China UnionPay-kaarte word ook aanvaar in sommige winkels wat hoofsaaklik toeriste voorsien. Alhoewel kredietkaartheffings nie in Singapoer toegelaat word nie, kan baie handelaars hierdie reël omseil deur afslag op die genoteerde prys aan te bied as u kontant betaal. Oor die algemeen is reisigerstjeks nie aanvaar deur kleinhandelaars, maar kan by die meeste beurshokkies en banke inbetaal word. EZ-Link en NETS Flash Pay-kaarte word in sommige geriefswinkels en kitskoskettings aanvaar.

Daar is 'n verwarrende oorvloed van mobiele betalings toepassings. Die meeste is slegs beskikbaar vir plaaslike bankrekeninghouers van Singapoer, met Betaal nou peer-to-peer en besigheidsbetalings is veral gewild, maar die plaaslike verskaffer GrabPay en die Chinese spelers AliPay en WeChat Pay is ook algemeen.

Kantel

Tipping is oor die algemeen nie in Singapoer beoefen. Dit is egter algemeen dat restaurante 'n diensfooi van 10% hef voor GST, die plaaslike goedere en dienste belasting. Restaurante vertoon dikwels pryse soos $ 19,99, wat beteken dat dienskoste (10%) en belasting (7%) nie ingesluit is nie en by u rekening gevoeg sal word. As u NETT sien, beteken dit dat dit alle belastings en dienskoste insluit.

Bellhops en hotelportiers verwag steeds $ 2 per sak. Daar word nie 'n fooi in taxi's verwag wat u kleingeld tot die laaste vyf sent terugbesorg of die tarief met u bedrag afwaarts afrond as u nie die moeite hoef te doen om vir verandering te grawe nie; opeenhopings of elektroniese padpryskoste is dikwels reeds by die finale tarief ingesluit. Alle taxi's moet 'n hotline adverteer om te skakel as die klant ontevrede voel. Aflaai is verbode op die lughawe.

Doen nie bied onder enige omstandighede 'n wenk aan enige regeringswerknemer, veral polisiebeamptes, aangesien dit as omkopery beskou word, en dit waarskynlik veroorsaak dat u in hegtenis geneem en met strafregtelike aanklagte gedruk word.

Koste

Singapoer is duur volgens Suidoos-Asiatiese standaarde, maar bekostigbaar in vergelyking met OESO-lande: $ 50 is 'n daaglikse begroting vir rugsakreisigers wat perfek diensbaar is as u bereid is om 'n paar punte te sny, hoewel u dit waarskynlik wil verdubbel vir gemak. Veral kos is 'n steel, met uitstekende smouskos beskikbaar vir minder as $ 5 per maaltyd vir 'n ruim porsie. Akkommodasie is 'n bietjie duurder, maar 'n bed in 'n koshuis kan minder as $ 30 kos en 'n goedkoop hotelkamer kan minder as $ 100 kos, terwyl handelsmerk-hotelle tussen $ 200-400 is. Aan die bokant van die mark kyk u waarskynlik na meer as $ 500 per nag, met plekke soos Raffles en Capella wat gereeld $ 1000 stoot.

As rowwe reëls is die pryse in Singapoer ongeveer twee keer so hoog as in Maleisië en Thailand en 3-5 keer so hoog as in Indonesië en die Filippyne.

Inkopies

Sim Lim Square, Singapoer se rekenaar- en elektronika-mekka

Inkopies is die tweede plek om te eet as 'n nasionale tydverdryf, wat beteken dat Singapoer 'n oorvloed van winkelsentrums, en lae belasting en tariewe op invoer tesame met 'n groot volume, beteken dat pryse gewoonlik baie mededingend is. Alhoewel u geen basaars met vuilgoedkoop plaaslike handwerk sal vind nie (feitlik word alles wat in Singapoer verkoop word elders vervaardig), is goedere oor die algemeen van 'n redelike goeie gehalte en winkeliers is oor die algemeen redelik eerlik vanweë sterk wetgewing oor die beskerming van verbruikers. Die meeste winkels is daagliks van 10:00 tot 22:00 oop, alhoewel kleiner bedrywighede (veral buite winkelsentrums) vroeër sluit - 19:00 is algemeen - en miskien ook op Sondae. Mustafa in Klein Indië is 24 uur per dag, 365 dae per jaar oop. Baie winkels langs die winkelgordel van Orchard Road en Scotts Road bied nou laataand inkopies aan op die laaste Vrydag van elke maand, met meer as 250 kleinhandelaars wat tot middernag oop bly.

• Oudhede: Die tweede verdieping van die Tanglin-winkelsentrum aan Boord en die winkels op South Bridge Rd in Chinatown is goeie opsies as u na die regte ding (of reproduksies van hoë gehalte) soek.
• Boeke: Kinokuniya se hoofkantoor in Ngee Ann City in Boord is die grootste boekwinkel van Singapoer, met kleiner takke by Bugis Junction ('n winkelkompleks direk bokant Bugis MRT-stasie) en JEM ('n winkelkompleks naby MRT-stasie Jurong East). Baie tweedehandse boekwinkels is in Far East Plaza en Bras Basah Complex, waar u kan probeer beding as u baie koop. Vir universiteitshandboeke het die boekwinkels aan die National University of Singapore die beste pryse op die eiland, tot 80% afslag vergeleke met die pryse in die Weste.
• Kameras: Peninsula Plaza naby Stadsaal het Singapoer se grootste verskeidenheid kamerawinkels. Daar is egter geen wonderlike winskopies nie, en baie kamerawinkels in Singapoer (veral dié in Lucky Plaza en Sim Lim Square) het die reputasie dat hulle selfs die versigtigste toeriste vlug. Die beste manier is om te weet presies waarna u op soek is, en loer dan by die winkels in die transito-area van die lughawe in, kyk na die prys en gaan kyk of hulle enige aanbiedinge het. Gaan dan na winkels in die middestad en vergelyk pryse / pakkette om te sien watter winkel u waarde vir geld sal gee. Om veilig te wees, altyd kyk eers na pryse en pakkette vir alles waarin u belangstel by groot handelaars soos Courts, Harvey Norman en Best Denki. Wees baie versigtig wanneer winkelpersoneel poog om ander handelsmerke of modelle te promoveer as die een wat u in gedagte het; 'n paar winkels op Sim Lim Square, Lucky Plaza en elders is bekend daarvoor dat hulle hierdie taktiek gebruik en produkte teen twee tot vier keer hul werklike lyspryse verkoop. Kyk ook na die aas-en-skakelaars. Inspekteer die modelnommer en die toestand van die artikel, en moenie dit buite u sig laat wanneer u betaal nie. (In Lucky Plaza is die mees algemene bedrogspul verdubbeling van die heffing sonder u ooreenkoms.)
• Klere, groot straat: The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands asook Ion, Ngee Ann City (Takashimaya) en Paragon op Boord het die grootste konsentrasie van handelsmerke.
• Klere, aangepas: Byna alle hotelle het 'n kleremakery, en kleremakers is 'n hinderlike probleem in Chinatown. Soos elders, kry u waarvoor u betaal en sal u slegte gehalte kry as u nie die tyd het om meervoudige toebehore of die vaardigheid te ondersoek om na te gaan wat u kry nie. Pryse wissel baie: 'n plaaslike winkel wat goedkoop materiaal gebruik, kan 'n hemp vir $ 40 doen, terwyl Lee Kuan Yew se gunsteling kleremakers CYC die Custom Shop by die Raffles Hotel kos minstens $ 120.
• Klere, jeug: Meeste van Bugis is toegewy aan jong, hip en kostebewus. Bugis St (oorkant Bugis MRT) is die gewildste in die Bugis-omgewing, wat uit drie vlakke winkels bestaan. Sommige kolle van Boord, veral Far East Plaza (nie te verwar met die Far East Shopping Centre nie) en die boonste verdieping van die Heeren, is ook op dieselfde mark gerig, maar pryse is oor die algemeen hoër.
• Rekenaars: Sim Lim Square (naby Little India) is ideaal vir die hardcore geek wat regtig weet waarna hy soek - pryslyste vir onderdele is beskikbaar op HardwareZone.com en word in Sim Lim self uitgedeel, wat die prysvergelyking maklik maak. Minder sterflinge (naamlik wat nie hul huiswerk vir pryskontrole gedoen het nie) loop die risiko om afgeruk te word tydens die aankoop, maar dit is gewoonlik nie 'n probleem met die pryslyste wat die meeste winkels aanbied nie. Sommige Singapoërs koop hul elektroniese artikels tydens die kwartaallikse 'IT-shows' wat gewoonlik in die Suntec City Convention Center of op die Expo gehou word, waar pryse van gadgets soms afgekap word (maar dikwels net tot op die Sim Lim-vlak). 'N Ander moontlikheid is om by Funan IT Mallwaarvan die winkels gemiddeld eerliker kan wees (volgens sommige). Moenie deur bygeskenke / versoeters van duimaandrywers, muise ensovoorts aangetrek word nie; dit is slegs geneig om opgeblase pryse weg te steek.
• Verbruikerselektronika: Singapoer was vroeër bekend vir goeie pryse, maar deesdae is elektronika hier gewoonlik duurder as van Amerikaanse en internasionale aanlynverkopers. Funan IT Mall (Riverside # Buy | Riverside) en Mustafa (Klein Indië) is goeie keuses. Verhoed die toeristegerigte winkels op Orchard Road, veral die berugte Lucky Plaza, of die risiko loop om afgeruk te word. Wees ook baie versigtig vir vermy winkels op die eerste en tweede vlak van Sim Lim Squarewaarvan sommige geneig is om toeriste en plaaslike inwoners te verswak deur 100% of meer te veel te laai, belaglike koste by te voeg as wat ooreengekom is, items om te ruil vir gebruikte sake, kaste en batterye uit te laat, en 'n aantal ander praktyke krimineel wees (of is). Doen asseblief u navorsing voordat u elektronika by enige winkel in Singapoer; aanlynnavorsing en vergelyking met verskillende winkels (en soms onderhandel) is noodsaaklik. Mustafa het vaste, billike pryse en is 'n goeie opsie, net soos Challenger en ander groot vaste-prys kleinhandelaars. Onthou vir alle aankope dat Singapoer 230 V-spanning by 50 Hz gebruik met 'n drie-pins prop in Britse styl.
• Elektroniese komponente: Vir doen-dit-self mense en ingenieurs kan 'n wye verskeidenheid elektroniese komponente en gepaardgaande gereedskap gevind word by Sim Lim Tower (oorkant Sim Lim Square), naby Klein Indië. U kan die mees algemene elektroniese komponente (soos broodborde, transistors, verskillende IC's, ens.) Vind en ook pryse vir groter hoeveelhede beding.
• Etniese knik-knacks: Chinatown het die grootste konsentrasie Singapoer se gloed-in-die-donker Merlion-seepdispensers en etniese aandenkings, meestal maar nie heeltemal Chinees nie, en byna almal van êrens anders ingevoer. Vir Maleisiese en Indiese goed is die beste winkelsentrums Geylang Serai en Klein Indië onderskeidelik.
• Stowwe: Arabiese straat en Klein Indië het 'n goeie keuse van ingevoerde en plaaslike materiaal soos batik. Chinatown verkoop redelik redelike en goedkoop materiaal, is bedinging toegelaat. Weet dus wat u kan koop. Stowwe in Singapoer is miskien nie so goedkoop soos in die buiteland nie, want die meeste materiale word na Singapoer ingevoer.
• Valse: In teenstelling met die meeste lande in Suidoos-Asië, is pirate-goedere nie openlik te koop nie, en die invoer daarvan na die stadstaat dra swaar boetes. Valse goedere is nietemin moeilik om in te vind Klein Indië of Bugis.
• Kos: Plaaslike supermarkte Cold Storage, Prime Mart, Shop 'n 'Save en NTUC Fairprice is alomteenwoordig, maar vir spesialiteite is Jason's Marketplace in die kelder van Raffles City en Tanglin Market Place by Tanglin Mall (albei op Boord) is 'n paar fynproewerswinkels in Singapoer met 'n wye verskeidenheid ingevoerde produkte. Takashimaya's basement (Orchard) has lots of small quirky shops and makes for a more interesting browse. For a more Singaporean (and much cheaper) shopping experience, seek out any neighbourhood wet market, like Klein Indië's Tekka Market. For eating out, most shopping centres offer a range of small snack stands and eateries in their basements, as well as a food court or two.
• Games: Video and PC games are widely available in Singapore, but prices may not be cheaper than in the West. Games sold for the local market are generally in English, though some games imported from Hong Kong or Taiwan will be in Chinese. Singapore's region code is NTSC-J (together with Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc.), which means that games sold may not be compatible with consoles in mainland China, North America, Europe or Australia. During the four times in a year IT Shows, PC, Xbox, Wii, PlayStation games prices may drop at such IT shows, if not the games will be bundled with others (example: buy 2 at $49.90). Search for reputable shops online and avoid Sim Lim Square's first two floors, as always.
• Hi-fi stereos: The Adelphi (Riverside) has Singapore's best selection of audiophile shops.
• Marine sports: Many of the shophouses opposite The Concourse on Beach Rd in Bugis sell fishing and scuba diving gear.
• Mobile phones: Very competitively priced in Singapore due to high consumer volume, available throughout the country both used and new. Phones are never SIM locked, so they can be used anywhere, and many shops will allow you to "trade in" an older phone to offset the cost of a new one. Do not purchase phones at Lucky Plaza, because there's a significant risk you'll be almost literally robbed, if tourist reports are anything to go by.

Pretty in pink - Peranakan tea set with dragon-phoenix motif

• Peranakan goods: The Peranakan, or Malay-Chinese, may be fading but their colourful clothing and artwork, especially the distinctive pastel-coloured ceramics, are still widely available. Antiques are expensive, but modern replicas are quite affordable. The largest selection and best prices can be found in Katong on the East Coast.
• Sporting goods: Queensway Shopping Centre, off Alexandra Rd and rather off the beaten track (take a taxi), seems to consist of nothing but sporting goods shops. You can also find foreigner-sized sporty clothing and shoes here. Do bargain! Expect to get 40-50% off the price from the shops in Orchard for the same items. Velocity in Novena is also devoted to sports goods, but is rather more upmarket. Martial arts equipment is surprisingly hard to find, although most of the clothing shops around Pagoda Street in Chinatown sell basic silk taiji/wushu uniforms. If you plan to buy weapons such as swords, you have to apply for a permit from the police (around $10) to get your weaponry out of the country.
• Tee: Chinatown's Yue Hwa (2nd floor) is unbeatable for both price and variety, but Time for Tea in Lucky Plaza (Boord) is also a good option. English tea is also widely available around Orchard Road. For those who are looking for high-end luxury tea blends, local brand TWG has branches throughout the island to cater to this market.
• Watches: High-end watches are very competitively priced. Ngee Ann City (Boord) has dedicated stores from the likes of Piaget and Cartier, while Millenia Walk (Marina Bay) features the Cortina Watch Espace retailing 30 brands from Audemars Piguet to Patek Philippe, as well as several other standalone shops.

For purchases of over $100 per day per participating shop, you may be able to get a refund of your 7% GST if departing by air, but the process is a bit of a bureaucratic hassle. At the shop you need to ask for a tax refund cheque. Before checking in at the airport, present this cheque together with the items purchased and your passport at the GST customs counter. Get the receipt stamped there. Then proceed with check-in and go through security. After clearing departure immigration, bring the stamped cheque to the refund counter to cash it in or get the GST back on your credit card. Sien Singapore Customs for the full scoop. Geen GST refund is available if you depart by land or sea.

During the annual Groot Singapoer-uitverkoping (GSS), which is usually scheduled from late June to July, many shops reduce prices 50-80% or more. This means that locals go crazy as most of them save up for a whole year just for the sale, and so almost all shopping centres, especially those in the vicinity of Orchard Road, become very crowded on weekends. If you prefer not to shop in crowded malls, it is advisable to take advantage of the sales on weekdays when most locals are at work.

Aandenkings

Even with her young age, Singapore has a wide range of souvenirs available for tourists due to the rich multi-cultural history. While you can find Merlion Keychains, Chocolates, T-shirts & Postcards around Chinatown & Klein Indië, there are plenty of unique souvenirs that are homegrown labels & represent Singapore.

Fashion label Charles & Keith (started out as Shoe Heaven), has got you covered if you're looking for a pair of perfect shoes & has evolved into handbags & accessories. Grab the mini Singapore sling cocktail set at Raffles Hotel en Changi lughawe for the true heritage flavour. With their luxurious gold plating technology, RISIS provides beautiful gifts like gold-plated Orchids and brooches.

One of the popular snack souvenirs - Bak Kwa from Bye Cheng Hiang (Smoked Barbecue Pork) is a well-loved snack by Chinese tourists, though most locals prefer the version from Lim Chee Guan, which has extremely long queues lasting several hours over the Chinese New Year period. Kaya is a savoury coconut milk, eggs, and sugar, usually spread on toast where locals consume for their breakfast. Depending on the brand, it can taste rich & sweet to having a light pandan flavour. Ya Kun Kaya is readily available in their nationwide outlets and Changi lughawe.

A must-get, Chilli crab & Laksa sauce kits from Prima Taste are also saliva-inducing souvenirs available to purchase at supermarkets. These are Halal.

Bak Kut Teh (literally translated as Meat Bone Tea) Spices are also a fine choice to bring back a taste of Singapore, and one can choose from ranges like A1 Bak Kut Teh to celebrity-favourite Outram Park Ya Hua Bak Kut Teh. Speaking about Tea, Singapore also has her own luxury tea collection from TWG which offers an impressive selection of over 800 teas, specially harvested from all around the world.

Local Designers like SUPERMAMA have also came up with Singaporean omiyage (contemporary giftware) ranging from porcelain tableware to quirky socks. Most of these souvenirs can be found in their own store outlets, Changi Airport or Singapore Souvenir curator - SG Style, who does same-day delivery to your hotel.

Independent bookstore Booksactually in Tiong Bahru has an in-house publishing arm Math Paper Press that publishes works by local authors. Cat Socrates is another quirky bookstore that sells Singaporean literature as well as postcards, stationery and trinkets with Singaporean motifs made by local artists.

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Hoofartikel: Cuisine of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei

Singapore is a melting pot of cuisines from around the world, and many Singaporeans are obsessive gourmands who love to makan ("eat" in Malay). You will find quality Chinese, Malay, Indian, Japanese, Thai, Italian, French, American and other food in this city-state.

Eating habits run the gamut, but most foods are eaten by fork and spoon: push and cut with the fork in the left hand, and eat with the spoon in the right. Noodles and Chinese dishes typically come with chopsticks, while Malay and Indian food can be eaten by hand, but nobody will blink an eye if you ask for a fork and spoon instead. If eating by hand, always use your right hand to pick your food, as Malays and Indians traditionally use their left hand to handle dirty things. Take note of the usual traditional Chinese etiquette when using chopsticks, and most importantly, Moenie stick your chopsticks vertically into a bowl of rice. If eating in a group, serving dishes are always shared, but you'll get your own bowl of rice and soup. It's common to use your own chopsticks to pick up food from communal plates, but serving spoons can be provided on request. When eating at Western restaurants, traditional Europese dining etiquette generally applies.

Keep an eye out for the Singapoer se kosfees, held every year in July.

Plaaslike lekkernye

Singapore is justly famous for its food, a unique mix of Malay, Chinese, Indian and Western elements. The following is only a brief sampler of the most popular dishes.

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  A plate of chilli crab

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  Laksa, with chilli paste and chopped laksa leaf in a spoon

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  Satay with peanut sauce, onions and cucumber

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  An "ice cream burger", durian ice cream wrapped in bread

Peranakan/Nonya cuisine

The most identifiable cuisine in the region is Peranakan of Nonya cuisine, born from the mixed Malay and Chinese communities of what were once the British colonies of the Straits Settlements (modern-day Singapore, Penang en Malakka).

• Chilli crab is a whole crab ladled with oodles of sticky, tangy chilli sauce. It's spicy at first, but the more you eat, the better it gets. Notoriously difficult to eat, so don't wear a white shirt: just dig in with your hands and ignore the mess. The seafood restaurants of the ooskus are famous for this. For a less messy but equally tasty alternative, ask for black pepper crab.
• Kaya is a jam-like spread made from egg and coconut, an odd-sounding but tasty combination. Served on toast for breakfast, canonically accompanied by runny eggs and strong, sweet coffee (kopi). Exists in two distinctive styles; the greenish Nonya version, coloured with pandan leaf, and the brownish Hainanese version.
• Laksa, in particular the Katong laksa of laksa lemak style, is probably the best-known Singaporean dish: white noodles in a creamy, immensely rich coconut-based curry broth, topped with cockles or shrimp. The common style found in hawker centres is very spicy, although you can ask for less/no chilli to dial down the heat. The Katong style is much less spicy and is generally found only in Katong itself (see the ooskus page). Despite sharing the same name, the dish bears almost no resemblance to the varieties found in neighbouring Malaysia.
• Mee siam is rice flour noodles served in a sweet-sour soup (made from tamarind, dried shrimp and fermented beans), bean curd cubes, and hard boiled eggs. Though the Chinese, Malays and Indians all have their own versions, it is the Peranakan version that is most popular with Singaporeans. You will largely find this at Malay stalls.
• Popiah (薄饼), or spring rolls, come fresh or fried. They consist of a filling of boiled turnip, fried tofu, pork, shrimp with a slew of condiments, wrapped in a thin crepe smeared with sweet dark soy sauce and eaten like a fajita. They are related to the lumpia en runbing of other Chinese communities in Asia.
• Rojak means a mixture of everything in Malay, and there are two very different types. Chinese rojak is a salad of pineapple, white turnip, cucumber, tau pok (fried bean curd) with thin tiny slices of bunga kantan (torch ginger flower buds), tossed in shrimp paste sauce and sugar, then sprinkled with crushed peanuts. Indiese rojak consists of mainly fried fritters made from flour and various pulses with cucumber and tofu, with sweet & spicy sauces.
• Roomys is just as it is in Western countries. However, in Singapore, there are various local flavours such as durian and red bean which are not available outside the region and are certainly worth a try. To impress the locals, try asking for ice cream in roti (bread).

Besides these dishes, the Peranakans are also known for their kueh or snacks, which are somewhat different from the Malay versions due to stronger Chinese influences.

Maleise kookkuns

Nasi lemak met sambal ikan bilis (curried dry anchovies), cucumber, chicken curry and an egg

The Malays were Singapore's original inhabitants and despite now being outnumbered by the Chinese, their distinctive cuisine is popular to this day. Characterised by heavy use of spices, most Malay dishes are curries, stews or dips of one kind or another and nasi padang restaurants, offering a wide variety of these to ladle onto your rice, are very popular.

• Mee rebus is a dish of egg noodles with spicy, slightly sweet gravy, a slice of hard boiled egg and lime.
• Mee soto is Malay-style chicken soup, with a clear broth, shredded chicken breast and egg noodles.
• Nasi lemak is the definitive Malay breakfast, consisting at its simplest of rice cooked in light coconut milk, some ikan bilis (anchovies), peanuts, a slice of cucumber and a dab of chilli on the side. A larger ikan kuning (fried fish) or chicken wing are common accompaniments. More often than not, also combined with a variety of curries and/or sambal
• Otah/Otak is a type of fish cake made of minced fish (usually mackerel), coconut milk, chilli and various other spices, and grilled in a banana or coconut leaf, usually served to accompany other dishes like nasi lemak.
• Rendang, originally from Indonesia and occasionally dubbed "dry curry", is meat stewed for hours on end in a spicy (but rarely fiery) coconut-based curry paste until almost all water is absorbed. Beef rendang is the most common, although chicken and mutton are spotted sometimes.
• Sambal is the generic term for chilli sauces of many kinds. Sambal belacan is a common condiment made by mixing chilli with the shrimp paste belacan, while the popular dish sambal sotong consists of squid (sotong) cooked in red chilli sauce.
• Satay are barbecued skewers of meat, typically chicken, mutton or beef. What separates satay from your ordinary kebab are the spices used to season the meat and the slightly spicy peanut-based dipping sauce. Die Satay Club by Lau Pa Sat near Raffles Place is one popular location for this delicacy.

Malay desserts, especially the sweet pastries and jellies (kuih of kueh) made largely from coconut and palm sugar (gula melaka), bear a distinct resemblance to those of Thailand. But in the sweltering tropical heat, try one of many concoctions made with ice instead:

• Bubur cha-cha consists of cubed yam, sweet potato and sago added into coconut milk soup. This can be served warm or cold.
• Chendol is made with green pea noodles, kidney beans, palm sugar and coconut milk.
• Durian is not exactly a dish, but a local fruit with distinctive odor you can smell a mile away and a sharp thorny husk. Both smell and taste defy description, but eating garlic ice cream next to an open sewer comes to mind. If you are game enough you should try it, but be warned beforehand — you will either love it or hate it. The rich creamy yellow flesh is often sold in places like Geylang and Bugis and elsewhere conveniently in pre-packaged packs, for anywhere from $1 for a small fruit all the way up to $18/kg depending on the season and type of durian. This 'king of fruits' is also made into ice cream, cakes, sweets, puddings and other decadent desserts. You're not allowed to carry durians on the MRT and buses and they're banned from many hotels.
• Ice kachang literally means "ice bean" in Malay, a good clue to the two major ingredients: shaved ice and sweet red beans. However, more often than not you'll also get gula melaka (palm sugar), grass jelly, sweet corn, attap palm seeds and anything else on hand thrown in, and the whole thing is then drizzled with canned evaporated milk or coconut cream and coloured syrups. The end result tastes very interesting — and refreshing.
• Kuih (of kueh) refer to a plethora of steamed or baked "cakes", mostly made with coconut milk, grated coconut flesh, glutinous rice or tapioca. They are often very colourful and cut into fanciful shapes, but despite their wildly varying appearance tend to taste rather similar.
• Pisang goreng is a batter-dipped and deep-fried banana.

Chinese kookkuns

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  Bak kut teh with rice and jy tiao fritters

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  Hainanese chicken rice

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  Fried hokkien mee

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  Prawn mee and pork rib soup

Chinese food as eaten in Singapore commonly originates from southern Sjina, veral Fujian, Guangdong en Hainan. While "authentic" fare is certainly available, especially in fancier restaurants, the daily fare served in hawker centres has absorbed a number of tropical touches, most notably the fairly heavy use of chilli and the Malay fermented shrimp paste belacan as condiments. Noodles can also be served not just in soup (湯 tang), but also "dry" (干 gan), meaning that your noodles will be served tossed with chilli and spices in one bowl, and the soup will come in a separate bowl.

• Bak chor mee (肉脞面) is essentially noodles with minced pork, tossed in a chilli-based sauce with lard, ikan bilis (fried anchovies), vegetables and mushrooms. Black vinegar may also be added.
• Bak kut teh (肉骨茶), lit. "pork bone tea", is a simple-sounding soup of pork ribs simmered for hours in broth until they're ready to fall off the bone. Singaporeans prefer the light and peppery Teochew style ("white"), but a few shops offer the original dark and aromatic Fujian kind ("black"). Bak kut teh is typically eaten with white rice, mui choy (pickled vegetables) and a pot of strong Chinese tea, hence the name — the broth itself doesn't contain any tea. To impress the locals, order some jy tiao fritters from a nearby stall and cut them up into bite-sized chunks to dip into your soup.
• Char kway teow (炒粿条) is the quintessential Singapore-style fried noodle dish, consisting of several types of noodles in thick brown sauce with strips of fishcake, Chinese sausage, a token veggie or two and either cockles and shrimp. It's cheap ($2–3/serve), filling and has nothing to do with the dish known as "Singapore fried noodles" elsewhere. (And which actually doesn't exist in Singapore.)
• Chee cheong fun (豬腸粉) is a favourite breakfast consisting of lasagna-type rice noodles rolled up and various types of fried meats including fishballs and fried tofu. The dish is usually topped with a generous amount of sauce.
• Chwee kway (水粿) is a breakfast dish consisting of rice cakes topped with chai po (salted fermented turnips), usually served with some chilli sauce.
• Fishball noodles (魚丸面) come in many forms, but the noodle variety most often seen is mee pok, which are flat egg noodles. The noodles are tossed in chilli sauce and accompanied by a side bowl of fishballs in soup.
• Hainanese chicken rice (海南鸡饭) is steamed ("white") or roasted ("red") chicken flavoured with soy sauce and sesame oil served on a bed of fragrant rice that has been cooked in chicken broth and flavoured with ginger and garlic. Accompanied by chilli sauce made from crushed fresh chillis, ginger, garlic and thick dark soy sauce as well as some cucumber and a small bowl of chicken broth. Despite its name, only the method of preparing the chicken originated in Hainan, while the method of cooking the rice was actually invented by the Hainanese immigrants in what is today Singapore and Malaysia.
• Hokkien mee (福建面) is a style of soupy fried noodles in light, fragrant stock with prawns and other seafood. Oddly, it bears little resemblance to the Kuala Lumpur dish of the same name, which uses thick noodles in dark soy, or the Penang version, which is served in very spicy prawn soup.
• Kway chap (粿汁) is essentially sheets made of rice flour served in a brown stock, accompanied by a plate of braised pork and pig organs (tongue, ear and intestines).
• Mala xiangguo (麻辣香锅) is a stir-fry of your choice of ingredients with a powerfully spicy and numbing sauce made from chillies and Sichuan peppercorns. Start with "little spicy" (小辣 xiao la) and work your way up if you dare!
• Prawn noodles (虾面, hae mee in Hokkien) is a dark-brown prawn broth served with egg noodles and a giant tiger prawn or two on top. Some stalls serve it with boiled pork ribs as well. The best versions are highly addictive and will leave you slurping up the last MSG-laden (probably from the shrimp heads) drops.
• Satay bee hoon is rice vermicelli (bee hoon) served with the same peanut and chilli sauce used for satay, hence the name. Usually cockles, dried squid and pork slices are added.
• Steamboat (火锅), also known as hot pot, is do-it-yourself soup Chinese style. You get a pot of broth bubbling on a tabletop burner, pick meat, fish and veggies to your liking from a menu or buffet table, then cook it to your liking. When finished, add in noodles or ask for rice to fill you up. This usually requires a minimum of two people, and the more the merrier.
• Tau huay (豆花), also known as beancurd, is probably the most common traditional Chinese dessert, a bowl of tofu curds in syrup, served either hot or cold. An innovation that has swept the island is a delicious custard-like version ("soft tau huay") which includes no syrup and is extremely soft despite being solid.
• Wonton mee (云吞面) is thin noodles topped with wantan dumplings of seasoned minced pork. Unlike the soupy Hong Kong version, it is usually served 'dry' in soy sauce and chilli.
• Yong tau foo (酿豆腐) literally means "stuffed tofu", but it's more exciting than it sounds. The diner selects their favourites from a vast assortment of tofu, fish paste, assorted seafood and vegetables, and they are then sliced into bite-size pieces, cooked briefly in boiling water and then served either in broth as soup or "dry" with the broth in a separate bowl. The dish can be eaten by itself or with any choice of noodles. Essential accompaniments are spicy chili sauce and sweet sauce for dipping.

Indian cuisine

The smallest of Singapore's big three ethnic groups, Indians have had proportionally the smallest impact on the local culinary scene, but there is no shortage of Indian food even at many hawker centres. Delicious and authentic Indian food can be had at Little India, including south Indian typical meals such as dosa (thosai) crepes, idli lentil-rice cakes and sambar soup, as well as north Indian meals including various curries, naan bread, tandoori chicken and more. In addition, however, a number of Indian dishes have been "Singaporeanised" and adopted by the entire population, including:

• Fish head curry is, true to the name, a gigantic curried fish head cooked whole until it's ready to fall apart. Singapoer se Klein Indië is the place to sample this. There are two styles: the fiery Indian and the milder Chinese kind.
• Nasi briyani is rice cooked in turmeric, which gives the rice an orange colour. Unlike the Hyderabadi original, it's usually rather bland, although specialist shops do turn out more flavourful versions. It is usually served with curry chicken and some Indian crackers.
• Roti prata is the local version of paratha, flat bread tossed in the air like pizza, repeatedly folded like phyllo pastry, rapidly pan-fried, and eaten dipped in curry. Modern-day variations can incorporate unorthodox ingredients like cheese, chocolate and even ice cream, but some canonical versions include roti kosong (plain), roti telur (with egg) and murtabak (layered with chicken, mutton or fish). Vegans beware: unlike Indian roti, roti prata batter is usually made with eggs.
• Putu mayam is a sweet dessert composed of vermicelli-like noodles topped with shredded coconut and orange sugar.

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  Fish Head Curry

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  Roti prata (left) and roti telur (centre) with a side order of chicken curry

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  Nasi biryani

Hawker centres

Typical hawker centre, Bugis

The cheapest and most popular places to eat in Singapore are hawker centres, essentially former pushcart vendors directed into giant complexes by government fiat. Prices are low ($2.50–5 for most dishes), hygiene standards are high (every stall is required to prominently display a hygiene certificate grading it from A to D) and the food can be excellent. Ambience tends to be a little lacking though and there is no air-conditioning either, but a visit to a hawker centre is a must when in Singapore, if you wish to experience authentic local food culture in the heartlands themselves. However, be leery of overzealous pushers-cum-salesmen, especially at the Satay Club in Lau Pa Sat and Newton Food Centre at Newton Circus: the tastiest stalls don't need high-pressure tactics to find customers. Touting for business is illegal, and occasionally a reminder of this can result in people backing off a bit.

To order, first chope (reserve) a table by parking a friend at the table, or do what the locals do: place a packet of tissue paper on the table. Note and remember the table's number, then place your order at your stall of choice. Employees deliver to your table, and you pay when you get the food. Some stalls (particularly very popular ones) are "self-service", and this is indicated by a sign, but if it is quiet or you are sitting nearby, you need not deliver your own food to your table. At almost every stall you can also opt for take-away/ take-out (called "packet" or ta pao (打包) in Cantonese dialect), in which case employees pack up your order in a plastic box/bag and even throw in disposable utensils. Once you are finished, just get up and go, as tables are cleared by hired cleaners, or if you are particularly thoughtful, return your food tray by yourself to designated collection points.

Every district in Singapore has its own hawker centres and prices decrease as you move out into the boonies. For tourists, centrally located Newton Circus near (Newton MRT Exit B), Gluttonsbaai (near Esplanade MRT Exit D) and Lau Pa Sat (near Raffles Place MRT Exit I, the River), are the most popular options — but this does not make them the cheapest or the tastiest, and the demanding gourmand would do well to head to Chinatown or the heartlands instead. A dizzying array of food stalls with a large South Indian representation can be found in the bustling Tekka Centre at the edge of Klein Indië. Many of the best food stalls are in residential districts off the tourist trail and do not advertise in the media, so the best way to find them is to ask locals for their recommendations. Good examples closer to the city centre include Old Airport Road Food Centre (near Dakota MRT Exit B) and Tiong Bahru Market (near Tiong Bahru MRT), both of which are sprawling and home to a number of much-loved stalls. Botak Jones in several hawker centres offers reasonably authentic and fairly sized American-restaurant style meals at hawker prices.

Koffiewinkels

Despite the name, coffee shops or kopitiam sell much more than coffee — they are effectively mini-hawker centres with perhaps only half a dozen stalls (one of which will, however, sell coffee and other drinks). The Singaporean equivalent of pubs, this is where folks come for the canonical Singaporean breakfast of kopi (strong, sugary coffee), some kaya (egg-coconut jam) toast and runny eggs, and this is also where they come to down a beer or two and chat away in the evenings. English proficiency can sometimes be limited, but most stall owners know enough to communicate the basics, and even if they don't, nearby locals will usually help you out if you ask. Many coffee shops offer zi char/cze cha (煮炒) for dinner, meaning a menu of local dishes, mostly Chinese-style seafood, served at your table at mid-range prices.

The usual Starbucks and other local cafe chains such as Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf can be found in any shopping mall but an iced coffee or tea can set you back $5 or more, whereas a teh tarik ("pulled" milky tea) or kopi coffee runs closer to $1 at any hawker centre. While exploring, you're also likely to come across a good number of independent cafes offering gourmet coffee, pastries and cakes, which have mushroomed across the city centre over the last decade.

Food courts

Kos Republiek retro theme food court, Boord

Found in the basement or top floor of nearly every shopping mall, food courts are the air-conditioned version of hawker centres. The variety of food on offer is almost identical, but prices are on average $1–3 higher than prices in hawker centres and coffee shops (depending on the area, it is slightly more expensive in tourist intensive areas) and the quality of food is good but not necessarily value-for-money.

Kitskos

International fast food chains like McDonald's, Carl's Jr., Burger King, KFC, MOS Burger, Dairy Queen, Orange Julius, Subway etc. are commonly found in various shopping malls. Prices range from $2 for a basic burger to upwards of $5 for a set meal. All restaurants are self-service and clearing your table after your meal is optional. In addition to the usual suspects, look out for these uniquely Singaporean brands:

• Bengawan Solo. Singapore version of Indonesian cakes, Chinese pastries and everything in between. The name is taken from the name of a famous river in Java. 
• BreadTalk. This self-proclaimed "designer bread" chain has taken not just Singapore but much of South-East Asia by storm. Everything is jazzily shaped, funkily named (e.g. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Bacon) and baked on premises. To the Western palate, almost everything is rather sweet. 
• Jollibean. Fresh soy drinks, beancurd and tasty mee chiang kueh Chinese pancakes. 
• Killiney Kopitiam. Serves kaya toast, kopi and ginger tea (with ice or without); waiters at the original Somerset location shout your order towards the back with gusto. 
• Mr Bean. Offers a variety of soya bean drinks, ice-creams and pastries snacks. 
• Old Chang Kee. Famous for their curry puffs, but their range now covers anything and everything deep-fried. Take-away only. 
• Ya Kun Kaya Toast. Serves the classic Singaporean breakfast all day long: kaya toast, runny eggs and strong, sweet coffee (plus some other drinks). Arguably one of the more successful chains with branches as far away as South Korea and Japan. 

Restaurante

Singapore offers a wide variety of full-service restaurants as well, catering to every taste and budget.

As the majority of Singapore's population is ethnic Chinese, there is an abundance of Chinese restaurants in Singapore, mainly serving southern Chinese (mostly Hokkien, Teochew, or Cantonese) cuisines, though with the large number of expatriates and foreign workers from China these days, cuisine originating from Shanghai and further north is also not hard to find. True local Chinese restaurants generally serve dishes little seen in Chinese restaurants internationally and in Mainland China, due to the combination of their southern Chinese roots and local influences.

Depending on where you go and what you order, prices can vary greatly. In ordinary restaurants, prices usually range from $15 ~ $35 per person, while in top-end restaurants in luxury hotels, meals can cost $300 per person when they involve delicacies such as abalone, suckling pig and lobster. As with Chinese restaurants anywhere, food is eaten with chopsticks and served with Chinese tea.

Being a maritime city, one common speciality is seafood restaurants, offering Chinese-influenced Singaporean classics like chilli crabs. These are much more fun to visit in a group, but be careful about what you order: gourmet items like Sri Lankan giant crab can easily push your bill up to hundreds of dollars. Menus typically say "market price", and if you ask they'll quote you the price per 100g, but a big crab can easily top 2kg. The best-known seafood spots are clustered on the ooskus, but for ambience, the riverside restaurants at Boat Quay and Clarke Quay can't be beat. Again, always enquire about the prices when they aren't stated in full, and be wary of touts.

Singapore also has its share of good Western restaurants, with British- and American-influenced food being a clear favourite among locals. Most of the more affordable chains can be found in various shopping centres throughout the island, and prices for main courses range from $14 ~ 22. For a more localised variant of Western food, one should try Hainanese Western food, which traces its origins to the Hainanese migrants who worked as cooks for European employers during the colonial period. French, Italian, Japanese and Korean food is also readily available, though prices tend to be on the expensive side, while Thai and Indonesian restaurants tend to be more affordable.

One British import much loved by Singaporeans is high tea. In the classical form, as served up by finer hotels across the island, this is a light afternoon meal consisting of tea and a wide array of British-style savoury snacks and sweet pastries like finger sandwiches and scones. However, the term is increasingly used for afternoon buffets of any kind, and Chinese dim sum and various Singaporean dishes are common additions. Prices vary, but you'll usually be looking at $35–80 per head. Many restaurants only serve high tea on weekends, and hours may be very limited: the famous spread at the Raffles Hotel's Tiffin Room, for example, is only available from 3:30-5PM.

Singaporeans are big on buffets, especially international buffets offering a wide variety of dishes including Western, Chinese and Japanese as well as some local dishes at a fixed price. Popular chains include Sakura en Wene.

Most hotels also offer lunch and dinner buffets. Champagne brunches on Sundays are particularly popular, but you can expect to pay over $100 per head and popular spots, like Mezza9 at the Hyatt on Boord, will require reservations.

Some restaurants put small side dishes (usually braised peanuts or prawn crackers) and wet paper towels on the table without asking. These are usually not usually free of charge, so consume them only if you really want to. Otherwise you can ask them to take it away or remove the charge from your receipt.

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Singapore has no fewer than 44 Michelin-starred restaurants, ranging from French degustations at 3-star Odette in the National Gallery to the eponymous $2 dish served at 1-star Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice in Chinatown. The opening of the two casinos in Marina Bay en Sentosa has led to several of the world's top chefs opening local branches of their restaurants, including Santi, Waku Ghin and Guy Savoy. Prices are generally what you would expect for eating at a fine dining restaurant in the West, with $400 per person not unheard of for a tasting menu with drinks.

Dietary restrictions

Singapore is an easy place to eat for almost everybody. Some Indians and small groups of Chinese Buddhists are vegetariese, so Indian stalls may have a number of veggie options and some hawker centres will have a Chinese vegetarian stall or two, often serving up amazing meat imitations made from gluten. Chinese vegetarian food traditionally does not use eggs or dairy products and is thus almost always vegan; Indian vegetarian food, however, often employs cheese and other milk products. Be on your guard in ordinary Chinese restaurants though, as even dishes that appear vegetarian on the menu may contain seafood products like oyster sauce or salted fish — check with the waiter if in doubt. Some restaurants can be found that use "no garlic, no onions".

Muslims should look out for halal certificates issued by MUIS, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore. This is found at practically every Malay stall and many Indian Muslim operations too, but more rarely on outlets run by the Chinese, few of whom are Muslims. Daar is egter 'n paar halal-voedselbane, wat 'n uitstekende keuse is om Chinese halal-voedsel veilig te proe. Baie Westerse kitskosketens in Singapoer gebruik halalvleis: soek 'n sertifikaat in die bestelarea, of vra 'n bestuurder as u twyfel. 'N Paar restaurante kyk na die formele sertifisering en sit borde "geen vark, geen varkvet" op nie; dit is u oproep as dit goed genoeg is vir u.

Kosher-oplettende Jode, daarenteen, sal moeiliker wees as kosher voedsel is byna onbekend in Singapoer, hoewel daar 'n enkele kosher kruidenierswinkel en restaurant in die Maghain Aboth-sinagoge op Waterloostraat, sowel as 'n kosher tak van Coffee Bean in die omgewing; gaan met die Joodse welsynsraad vir besonderhede.

Coeliakie is relatief ongehoord in Singapoer, dus moenie verwag om inligting in die spyskaarte te vind of geregte gluten bevat of nie. Enkele uitsonderings hierop sluit in Cedele en Jones die kruidenier. Glutenbewustheid versprei ook in Singapoer, en baie luukse restaurante het internasionaal opgeleide sjefs wat in u behoeftes voorsien. Glutenvrye produkte is in die meeste beskikbaar Koelkamer en Marketplace supermarkte, asook spesialiswinkels soos Bruinrys paradys. U kan u ook bederf met baie natuurlike glutenvrye streekspesialiteite, soos Hainanese hoenderrys (vra seker vir hoender sonder sous) en Masala dosa.

Drink

Clarke Quay in die nag

Die naglewe van Singapoer is nie heeltemal 'n wedstryd vir nie Patpong, maar dit is ook nie slap nie. Sommige klubs het 24 uur lisensies en min plekke sluit voor 03:00. Enige kunstenaars wat deur Asië toer, is redelik gewaarborg om in Singapoer met 'n superklub te stop Zouk veral klop gereeld op die lyste van die wêreld se beste nagklubs. Die naglewe van Singapoer is grotendeels gekonsentreer langs die drie kaaie - Boat, Clarke en Robertson - van die Riverside, met die klubs van Sentosa en die nabygeleë St James Power Station wat partydiere nog meer rede gee om die nag weg te dans en die casino aan te hou Marina Bay ook die stryd betree. Gay bars word meestal in die omgewing gevind Chinatown. Die wettige drankouderdom is 18, en hoewel dit verbasend losweg toegepas word, het sommige klubs hoër ouderdomsgrense. As u om identifikasie gevra word, is die enigste aanvaarbare vorm van identifikasie 'n identiteitskaart wat deur Singapoer uitgereik is of 'n paspoort.

Vrydag is gewoonlik die grootste aand van die week om uit te gaan, met Saterdag 'n kort tydjie. Sondag is gay-aand in baie kroeë en klubs, terwyl Woensdag of Donderdag damesaand is, wat dikwels nie net gratis toegang beteken nie, maar gratis drankies vir vroue. Die meeste klubs is op Maandag en Dinsdag gesluit, terwyl kroe gewoonlik oop bly, maar gewoonlik stil is.

Versamel 'n groep vriende vir 'n aandjie uit die Singapoer-styl en gaan na die naaste karaoke boks - groot kettings sluit in Party Wêreld. Kamerhuur wissel van $ 30 / uur en hoër. Pas op dat die nie-ketting, glansende (of dodgy) lyk, neonbedek KTV-sitkamers kan baie hoër tariewe vra, en die gasvroue met kort rompe kan meer dienste aanbied as om net u drankies in te gooi. In Singapoer volg die uitspraak van karaoke die Japannese "karah-o-kay"in plaas van die Westerse"dra-o-sleutel".

Alkohol

Die oorspronklike Singapore Sling by die Raffles Hotel

Alkohol is algemeen beskikbaar, maar duur vanweë die swaar belasting op Singapoer. Aan die ander kant het belastingvrye op die Changi-lughawe van die beste pryse ter wêreld. U kan tot een liter drank en twee liter wyn en bier inbring as u uit ander lande as Maleisië aankom. Noukeurige inkopies in groot supermarkte sal ook algemene basiese Australiese wynetikette vir minder as $ 20 oplewer.

Alkohol is haram (verbode) vir Moslems, en baie Moslem-Singapoerërs vermy dit behoorlik. Alhoewel die meeste nie-Moslem-Singapoërs nie puriteins is nie en so nou en dan 'n drankie geniet, moet u nie verwag dat u die kultuur wat u in sommige Westerse lande sal vind nie. Openbare dronkenskap word in Singapoer sosiaal afgekeur, en die wanoptrede onder die invloed van alkohol sal beslis geen respek van Singapoerse vriende kry nie. Moenie toelaat dat enige konfrontasie in gevegte eskaleer nie, want die polisie sal ontbied word, en u kan die gevangenis in die gesig staar en moontlik die kans sien.

Publieke drinkery is sterk beperk tussen 22:30 en 07:00, terwyl addisionele beperkings bestaan ​​in Klein Indië en Geylang wat openbare drinkery gedurende naweke en vakansies verbied. Alhoewel die meeste kroeë, nagklubs en restaurante 'n uitsondering op die reël is, beteken dit dat supermarkte en drankwinkels gedurende daardie tydperk nie alkohol sal kan verkoop nie.

Pryse wanneer u uitgaan, wissel. U kan 'n groot bottel bier van u keuse in 'n koffiewinkel of smousentrum vir minder as $ 6 geniet (en die plaaslike kleur word gratis ingegooi). Aan die ander kant bly drankies in enige kroeg, klub of spoggerige restaurant duur, met 'n basiese drankie van $ 10-15, terwyl fancy cocktails gewoonlik tussen $ 15-25 is. Aan die onderstebo is gelukkige ure en twee-vir-een-promosies algemeen, en die toegangsprys vir klubs bevat gewoonlik verskeie drankkaartjies. Byna alle restaurante in Singapoer laat dit toe bring u eie (BYO) wyn en goedkoper restaurante sonder 'n wynkieslys vra gewoonlik nie eers kurk nie, hoewel u op hierdie plekke u eie bottelopener en glase moet saambring. Liefhebbers kos $ 20–50, hoewel baie Maandag of Dinsdag gratis kurkdae aanbied.

Toeriste stroom na die Long Bar in die Raffles Hotel om die oorspronklike te monster Singapore Sling, 'n siek soet pienk mengsel van pynappelsap, jenewer en meer, maar die plaaslike bevolking raak (amper) nooit aan die goed nie. Die beste keuse in Singapoer is die plaaslike bier, Tiger, 'n taamlike gewone pils, maar 'n mikrobrouery-oplewing het gelei tot afsetpunte soos, Argipel (Bootkade), Brewerkz (Riverside Point), Paulaner Brauhaus (Millenia Walk) en Pompkamer (Clarke Quay) bied interessante alternatiewe.

Tabak

Tabak word swaar belas, en u mag nie meer as een oop pak (nie karton nie, maar 'n enkele pak!) sigarette die land in. Die wettige rookouderdom is 21 en winkels wat sigarette verkoop, kan om identifikasie vra voordat u dit verkoop. Dit word veral streng toegepas op die landgrense met Maleisië, waar alle bagasie gereeld X-straal. Die meeste openbare plekke, insluitend smousentrums, het beperkings op rook, en dit is ook verbode in openbare vervoer. Daar is 'n algehele verbod op rook op alle lugversorgde plekke (insluitend kroeë en diskoteke), en daar is streng beperkings op waar u ook buite kan rook (bv. Binne 5 meter van bushaltes en ingange, parke, onderdakpaadjies en skuilings) speelgronde en alles behalwe die aangewese gedeeltes van smousentrums is buite perke). Die aangewese sone moet met 'n geel omtrek gemerk wees, en dit kan 'n bord hê met die naam "rooksone". Die lys van plekke waar rook verbode is en die (baie korter) lys waar dit toegelaat word, word op a regeringswebwerf. Shisha en e-sigarette is onwettig in Singapoer.

Prostitusie

Prostitusie word in ses aangewese distrikte geduld, veral Geylang, wat - nie toevallig nie - ook van die goedkoopste verblyf en beste kos in die stad bied. Terwyl die ouderdom van toestemming in Singapoer 16 is, is 'n hoër minimum ouderdom van 18 van toepassing op prostitute. Die bedryf handhaaf 'n lae profiel (hier is nie go-go bars nie) en is op geen enkele manier 'n toeriste-aantreklikheid nie. Wettig praktiserende kommersiële sekswerkers moet by die owerhede registreer en spesiale klinieke bywoon vir gereelde keuring van seksueel oordraagbare siektes. Wees egter verstandig en oefen veilige seks — hoewel die meeste wetlik-praktiserende sekswerkers in elk geval daarop sal aandring.

Orchard Towers, aan Orchardweg, bly sy reputasie gestand doen, ten spyte van af en toe onderdrukte owerhede. Pas op dat die prostitute gewoonlik hier werk nie geregistreer, en die risiko van diefstal en seksueel oordraagbare siektes is aansienlik hoër.

Slaap

Individuele aanbiedings kan in Singapoer gevind word distrik artikels

Nota: Sedert Februarie 2017 is korttermyn huise of kamers (van 6 maande of minder) soos aangebied deur platforms soos Airbnb onwettig in Singapoer. Vreemd genoeg is advertensiekamers of huise op sulke platforms nie onwettig nie, en wees dus nie verbaas om aanbiedings vir Singapoer op Airbnb te vind nie. Die handhawing van die wet was tot dusver sag, maar daar sal onmiddellik opgetree word as daar 'n klag deur die bure is. As dit gebeur, sal u geen nadelige gevolge ervaar nie, behalwe dat u haastig 'n blyplek moet vind, maar u gasheer kan onderhewig wees aan regstappe.

Verblyf in Singapoer is volgens Suidoos-Asiatiese standaarde duur. Veral in die hoër pryse, is die vraag groter as die aanbod en tydens groot byeenkomste soos die F1-ren of sommige van die groter byeenkomste, is dit nie ongewoon dat feitlik alles uitverkoop word nie. Laer hotelle en koshuise bly egter bekostigbaar en dwarsdeur die jaar beskikbaar.

Tensy u 'n winkelsentrum is wat die tyd wil maksimeer Orchardwegse winkelsentrums, die Riverside is waarskynlik die beste plek om in Singapoer te bly.

BTW en diensgeld is gewoonlik nie by die geadverteerde tariewe ingesluit nie. Moet dus nie vergeet om 17,7% by te hou as u oorweeg hoeveel u aan akkommodasie moet toewys nie.

Begroting

Koshuise vir rugsakreisigers kan hoofsaaklik gevind word in Klein Indië, Bugis, Clarke Quay en die ooskus. Vakansieherberge vir rugsakreisigers kos tussen 12 en 40 dollar vir 'n slaapsaal. Dit lyk asof daar 'n weeluisepidemie is onder baie van die goedkoopste koshuise - lees die resensies aandagtig deur voordat u bespreek.

Goedkoop hotelle is saamgevoeg in die Geylang, Balestier en Klein Indië distrikte, waar hulle meestal die tipe kliënt bedien wat kamers per uur huur. Kamers is oor die algemeen klein en nie fyn nie, maar is steeds skoon en bied basiese fasiliteite soos 'n badkamer en televisie. Pryse begin so laag as $ 15 vir 'n paar uur se "vervoer" en $ 40 vir 'n volle nag se verblyf. Die twee grootste plaaslike kettings, met hotelle regoor die eiland, is:

• Geur Hotel, ☏ 65 6345 6116. 'N Ketting van 13 hotelle en een koshuis vir rugsakreisigers. Kamers vanaf $ 58, afslag oor naweke en vir ISIC-houers. 
• Hotel 81, ☏ 65 6767 8181. 'N Ketting van meer as 20 funksionele hotelle met pryse vanaf $ 49 vir twee. 

Midde-reeks

Baie van Singapoer se mid-range akkommodasie is in taamlik funksionele, maar funksionele ouer hotelle, met 'n noemenswaardige groep naby die westelike deel van die Singapoerrivier. Daar is egter 'n oplewing van 'boetiekhotelle' in gerenoveerde winkelhuise hier en binne Chinatown, dit kan redelik goeie waarde hê, met tariewe vanaf $ 100 per nag.

Splurge

Raffles Hotel

Singapoer het 'n wye verskeidenheid luukse akkommodasie, insluitend die beroemdes Raffles Hotel. Oor die algemeen sal u meer as $ 300 per nag vir 'n kamer in 'n vyfster-hotel soek, wat volgens die meeste standaarde nog steeds 'n goeie prys is. Hoteltariewe skommel nogal: 'n groot konferensie kan pryse verdubbel, terwyl oor die naweke in die laagseisoen baie kortings beskikbaar is. Die grootste hotelklusters kan gevind word by Marina Bay (goed vir besienswaardighede) en in die omgewing Orchardweg (goed vir inkopies).

Dit is nogal 'n understatement om 'n keuse te maak in die leeustad wat luukse akkommodasie betref.

Lang termyn

Behuising in Singapoer is duur, aangesien die hoë bevolkingsdigtheid en groot skaarste aan grond vaste pryse deur die dak dryf. As gevolg hiervan, sou u oor die algemeen kyk na huurgeld wat ooreenstem met sulke mense New York en Londen.

Woonstelhotelle in Singapoer sluit in Ascott, wat ook onder die Somerset en Sitadiene handelsmerke. Pryse is mededingend met hotelle, maar redelik duur in vergelyking met woonstelle.

Om 'n woonstel in Singapoer te huur, benodig gewoonlik 'n werkvisum. Terwyl meer as 80% van die Singapoer-inwoners in gesubsidieerde lande woon Raad vir Behuisingsontwikkeling (HDB) woonstelle, is die beskikbaarheid daarvan vir buitelanders beperk JTC se SHiFT skema maak sommige beskikbaar met maandelikse huurgeld in die reeks $ 1.700-2.800.

Die meeste expats wend hulle egter tot private behuisingsblokke wat bekend staan ​​as woonstelle, waar 'n gemiddelde drieslaapkamerwoonstel jou enigiets van $ 3.200 per maand vir 'n ouer woonstel in die voorstede tot $ 20.000 vir 'n luukse woonstel op Orchard Road sal kos. Die meeste woonstelle het swembaddens, gimnasiums, tennisbaan, parkeerterrein en 24 uur-sekuriteit. Aangesien die aanbod van ateljee- en eenslaapkamerwoonstelle baie beperk is, deel die meeste mense met 'n begroting 'n woonstel met vriende of kollegas, of onderverhuur hulle slegs 'n enkelkamer. Landed huise, bekend as bungalows, is ongelooflik duur naby die middestad (huurgeld is gewoonlik tienduisende), maar kan daal as u bereid is om u buite die middestad te vestig - en onthou dat u binne 30 minute deur die land kan ry.

Veiligheidsdeposito's van een of twee maande is standaard en vir maandelikse huurgeld van minder as $ 3000 moet u 'n kommissie van twee weke per jaar huur aan die agent betaal. Huurkontrakte is gewoonlik vir twee jaar, met 'n "diplomatieke klousule" wat u toelaat om na 1 jaar te beëindig. Singapore Expats is die grootste eiendomsagentskap wat bestem is vir expats, en hul gratis advertensies is 'n gewilde keuse vir kamer- of woonstelmaats. U kan ook die advertensies in die plaaslike koerante nagaan.

Leer

Singapoer se universiteite is oor die algemeen hoog aangeskrewe en trek uitruilstudente van naby en ver.

• Nasionale Universiteit van Singapoer (NUS). Singapoer se oudste universiteit, sterk in regte, medisyne, rekenaarwetenskap en wetenskap. Een van die voorste universiteite in Asië. 
• Nanyang Tegnologiese Universiteit (NTU). Die tweede universiteit in hierdie eilandstaat, meer gerig op ingenieurswese, media en sakestudies. Gasheer vir die Olimpiese Jeugspele 2010 
• Singapore Management University (SMU). Die derde en die enigste openbare universiteit in Singapoer. Gerig op finansies en sake. 
• Singapoer Universiteit vir Tegnologie en Ontwerp (SUTD). Die vierde outonome universiteit in Singapoer, gestig in samewerking met MIT. Onderrig ingenieurswese en argitektuur met 'n spesiale fokus op ontwerp. 
• Singapoer Universiteit van Sosiale Wetenskappe (SUSS). Voorheen bekend as die Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), die privaat universiteit van Singapoer met 'n aantal internasionale graadkursusse. Die skool bied 'n wye verskeidenheid eerste grade aan, van kuns tot besigheid tot tegnologie. Met ingang van 17 Maart 2017 herstruktureer SUSS om die nuutste outonome universiteit van Singapoer te word. (April 2017 opgedateer)

'N Aantal buitelandse universiteite, sakeskole en gespesialiseerde institute het ook hul Asiatiese kampusse in Singapoer opgerig.

• SP Jain School of Global Management (SPJ). Internasionale kampus van die sakeskool in Moembaai. 
• INSEAD. Die Asiatiese kampus van die Europese sakeskool, INSEAD. 
• Universiteit van Chicago Booth School of Business. Die Asiatiese kampus van die Universiteit van Chicago Graduate School of Business, wat een van die duurste MBA's ter wêreld aanbied. 
• DigiPen Instituut vir Tegnologie. Die Asiatiese kampus van die DigiPen Instituut vir Tegnologie, Redmond, Seattle, Washington. 
• ESSEC. Internasionale kampus van die sakeskool in Parys. 

Kook

• by-Sunrice, Fort Canning Park, ☏ 65 6336 3307. 'N Professionele kookakademie wat ook dagklasse vir die publiek doen. Die skare is die "Spice Garden Walk" ($ 40) in Fort Canning, waar 'n sjef u voorstel aan plaaslike kruie en speserye en die gebruik daarvan in kookkuns en medisyne, en u dan begelei in die kuns om u eie kerriepasta te maak. . Besprekings noodsaaklik. 
• Cookery Magic, 179 Haig Rd, ☏ 65 6348 9667, ✉[email protected]. Kookklasse in 'n ou koloniale swart-en-wit huis, met temas wat wissel per dag en kombuis van regoor die vasteland. 8 studente maksimum. Vanaf $ 65. 
• Verhemelte sensasies, 1 Westbourne Road # 03-05, ☏ 65 6479 9025, ✉[email protected]. Praktiese kookklasse in beide Europese en Asiatiese style, gehou in 'n koloniale swart en wit bungalow in die landelike Wes-Singapoer. 12 studente maksimum. Vanaf $ 100. 
• D'Open kombuis, Anson Rd, International Plaza 10, Singapoer 079903, ☏ 65 82286217, ✉[email protected]. Kookspanbouklasse. Marktoere, virtuele kook- en bakklasse. Vanaf $ 80. (2021 opgedateer)

Werk

As een van die lewendigste ekonomieë in Suidoos-Asië, wat ondersteun word deur 'n hoogs opgeleide bevolking van plaaslike inwoners en uitgewekenes uit alle uithoeke van die wêreld en van die laagste belastingkoerse op persoonlike en korporatiewe inkomste ter wêreld, is Singapoer 'n natuurlike keuse. vir multinasionale ondernemings wat 'n teenwoordigheid in die streek wil hê en baie werksgeleenthede vir geskoolde werkers het. U moet egter 'n werkspermit (WP) of 'n indiensnemingspas (EP) om in Singapoer te werk. In die praktyk vereis die ontvangs van een van u dat u 'n vaste werksaanbod het en dat die borgonderneming namens u aansoek doen. Daar is ook 'n Werksvakansieprogram vir onlangse universitêre gegradueerdes wat tot 6 maande in Singapoer wil woon.

Werkspermitte is meestal bedoel vir arbeiders met 'n lae vaardigheid. Om in aanmerking te kom vir 'n indiensnemingspas, sal u oor die algemeen 'n minimum salaris van minstens $ 4500 per maand moet hê en minstens 'n baccalaureusgraad aan 'n redelik gerekende universiteit moet hê. Daar is ook 'n tussenganger bekend as die S slaag, wat gewoonlik toegestaan ​​word aan middelwerkers wat bevorder is tot posisies van junior leierskap, soos 'n toesighouer op die werf, en vereis dat u 'n minimum salaris van $ 2500 per maand het, asook die aanbeveling van u werkgewer. Indiensneming slaag en S slaag houers met 'n maandelikse salaris van minstens $ 6.000 word toegelaat om hul familielede op 'n afhanklike pas in te bring.

As u diens beëindig word, kry u 'n besoek vir sosiale besoeke ('n besoekersvisum sonder werkregte) waarmee u 30 dae kan bly. U kan gedurende hierdie tyd na 'n ander werk gaan soek, maar u visum moet nie oorskry nie, en daaraan dink om nie sonder die regte papiere te werk nie; dit sal lei tot 'n kort verblyf in die plaaslike gevangenis, met ekstra boetes, moontlik blik, sekere deportasie en verbied om weer in te gaan. Daarbenewens sal u werkgewer ook strawwe boetes en tronkstraf opgelê word. Vir meer inligting, kontak die Ministerie van Mannekrag.

Sodra u 'n paar jaar wettiglik in Singapoer aan 'n EP / S-Pass werk, doen u aansoek permanente verblyf (PR) is redelik eenvoudig, hoewel dit nie meer soos lekkergoed uitgedeel word nie. As dit toegestaan ​​word - en die vuistreël is, hoe hoër u salaris is, hoe groter is die kans dat u dit kry - kan u onbepaald in Singapoer bly (solank u elke 5 jaar 'n inkomste kan toon) en u kan vry van werk verander. Houers van werkpermitte kom gewoonlik nie in aanmerking om aansoek te doen vir permanente verblyfreg nie.

Die regering is ook baie ondersteunend vir entrepreneurskap in die land en bied 'n belastingvrystelling van 3 jaar op wins vir nuwe maatskappye (vir die eerste S $ 100.000) en het een van die laagste belastingkoerse ter wêreld op 17% per jaar. Selfs die maatskappy-inlywingsproses word deesdae heeltemal aanlyn gedoen en kan binne een dag so vinnig voltooi word. Daarbenewens is daar verskillende regeringsskemas wat buitelanders toelaat om ondernemingsvisums of selfs permanente verblyfreg te bekom deur groot bedrae geld in plaaslike ondernemings te belê.

Bly veilig

WAARSKUWING: Singapoer behandel dwelmoortredingsuiters erg. Die doodstraf is verpligtend vir diegene wat skuldig bevind word aan handel, vervaardiging, invoer of uitvoer van meer as 15 g heroïen, 30 g morfien, 30 g kokaïen, 500 g dagga, 200 g cannabishars en 1,2 kg opium, en die besit van hierdie hoeveelhede is alles wat nodig is om skuldig bevind te word. Ongemagtigde verbruik kan tot tien jaar gevangenisstraf, 'n boete van $ 20.000 of albei tot gevolg hê. U mag vir ongemagtigde verbruik aangekla word, solank daar spore van onwettige dwelms in u stelsel gevind word, selfs al kan u bewys dat dit buite die land verbruik is, en u kan aangekla word vir handel, solank dwelms in sakke gevind word. in u besit of in u kamer, selfs al is dit nie die uwe nie, ongeag of u daarvan bewus is. As u potensieel verbode medisyne moet saambring, kontak die Gesondheidswetenskappe-owerheid in Singapoer om uit te vind, en (soos nodig en toegelaat) verkry skriftelike toestemming om dit te bring. Dit kan redelik vinnig per e-pos gedoen word, miskien 'n paar weke per gewone pos.

Verbode items in die MRT-treine en -stasies

Singapoer is een van die veiligste groot stede ter wêreld byna elke maat. Die meeste mense, insluitend enkele vroulike reisigers, sal nie probleme ondervind om snags alleen deur die strate te loop nie. Maar soos die plaaslike polisie sê: 'lae misdaad beteken nie 'n misdaad nie' - wees versigtig sakkies in drukke gebiede en moenie u gesonde verstand heeltemal vergeet nie.

Die Singapoer-polisiemag is verantwoordelik vir wetstoepassing in die hele land, en u kan polisiebeamptes herken aan hul kenmerkende donkerblou uniforms. Die meeste besoekers vind dat die meerderheid Singapoer-polisiebeamptes professioneel en behulpsaam is, en u moet misdade wat u teëkom so gou moontlik aanmeld. Die Singaporese polisie het breër magte as wat u in Westerse lande gewoond sou wees. In die besonder, hoewel u daarop geregtig is dat 'n advokaat u tydens die verhoor sal verteenwoordig, het die polisie die reg om u toegang tot 'n prokureur tydens u ondervraging te beperk as hulle glo dat dit hul ondersoek kan inmeng. Alhoewel u die reg het teen selfinkriminasie, het u nie die reg om te swyg nie en moet u die polisie se vrae eerlik beantwoord, tensy dit die eerste oortree. U moet altyd tydens u ondervraging alle stellings tot u verdediging lewer, want as u dit nie doen nie, kan die regter nie glo dat u dit vir die eerste keer tydens u verhoor sou opper nie.

Singapoer se piepende netheid word deels bereik deur streng reëls teen aktiwiteite wat in ander lande geduld word. Stappies, spoeg, rommelstrooiing, drink en eet op openbare vervoer is byvoorbeeld verbode. Plaaslike inwoners grap daaroor dat Singapoer 'n fyn stad omdat swaar boetes gehef word as u betrap word as u 'n oortreding pleeg. Kyk rond vir borde waarop die "moenies" en die boetes wat verband hou met hierdie oortredings uiteensit, en let daarop. Verhoed rommelstrooiing, aangesien oortreders nie net aan boetes onderworpe is nie, maar ook aan 'n "Regstellende werkbevel", waarin oortreders 'n heldergeel baadjie dra en rommel in openbare plekke optel. Handhawing is op sy beste egter sporadies en dit is nie ongewoon dat mense openlik rommel strooi, spoeg, rook in nie-rookareas, ens. Kougom, wat lankal verbode is, is nou beskikbaar vir apteke vir mediese doeleindes (bv. nikotiengom) as u dit direk vra, u ID toon en die register teken. Terwyl die invoer van tandvleis nog amptelik 'n oortreding is, kan u sonder probleme 'n paar pakkies inbring vir persoonlike verbruik.

Polisiebeamptes van die Singapoer-polisie

Vir sommige misdade, veral onwettige toegang en u visum langer as 30 of 90 dae oorbly, Singapoer oplê caning as straf. Ander oortredings wat straf as straf insluit, sluit in vandalisme, roof, molestering en verkragting. Om seks met 'n meisie onder die ouderdom van 16 te hê, word volgens die wetgewing in Singapoer as verkragting beskou, ongeag of die meisie daartoe toestem, en sal u 'n paar rottanghoue besorg. Dit is geen klap op die pols nie. Beroertes van die dik rottangstokkie is verskriklik pynlik, dit neem weke om te genees en is lewenslank littekens. Korrupsie is ook strafbaar met blik, so onder geen omstandighede sou u probeer om omkoping of gratifikasies aan 'n polisiebeampte te bied. Misdade soos moord, ontvoering, ongemagtigde besit van vuurwapens en dwelmhandel word met die dood gestraf.

Mondelinge en anale seks, wat lank verbode was onder sodomiese wette in die koloniale era, is in Oktober 2007 vir heteroseksuele gewettig. homoseksuele kontakbly egter onwettig, met 'n teoretiese straf van twee jaar gevangenisstraf en / of versiering. Alhoewel hierdie wet oor die algemeen nie toegepas word nie en daar 'n taamlike lewendige gay gemeenskap is met verskeie gay kroeë in die Chinatown-omgewing, moet gay mense steeds wettige diskriminasie en sensuele houdings van plaaslike inwoners en regeringsamptenare verwag. Nietemin is gewelddadige geweld teen homoseksuele byna ongehoord, en dit is onwaarskynlik dat u iets sal kry as om te staar en te fluister. Alhoewel dit nie onwettig is nie, transgender mense kan ook 'n mate van bespotting van plaaslike inwoners en regeringsamptenare ondervind, hoewel onopgeloste gewelddadige voorvalle amper ongehoord is. Ingevolge die wetgewing in Singapoer mag transgender mense hul wettige geslag verander en slegs openbare toilette van hul keuse gebruik na ondergaan 'n operasie vir seksuele toewysing.

Bedelend is onwettig in Singapoer, maar soms sien jy bedelaars op straat. Die meeste is nie Singapoeries nie - selfs die "monnike" geklee in klere, wat toeriste af en toe pla vir donasies, is gewoonlik nep.

Terwyl rondlê onwettig is, is dit steeds 'n algemene saak en kom dit gereeld in die stad voor. Pasop dat as u 'n polisiebeampte betrap, u 'n klein boete kan kry. Eenvoudig gestel, die paaie is bedoel vir motors en die voetpaadjies is vir mense.

Die grondwet van Singapoer belowe 'vryheid van uitdrukking', maar in die praktyk word hierdie reg ernstig ingekort, soos 'n blik op die gesteriliseerde plaaslike pers sal toon. Die polisie sal u nie in hegtenis neem omdat u teen-regeringsopinies in 'n informele gesprek met u vriende uitgespreek het nie, maar buitelanders in Singapoer mag nie enige politieke aktiwiteit beoefen nie, insluitend die bywoning van betogings of betogings, ongeag die onderwerp. Die oortreding van skande van die hof (minagting van die hof) word breedweg omskryf, en enige daad of verklaring wat 'n hof of regter in oneer kan bring, is aanspreeklik vir vervolging. Daar was gevalle waar buitelandse joernaliste en regsgeleerdes skuldig bevind is, dus moet u ook nie kommentaar lewer oor die regbank nie.

Singapoer is feitlik immuun teen natuurrampe: daar is geen foutlyne in die omgewing nie, alhoewel daar soms effense bewing van die aardbewings in Indonesië uit die boonste verdiepings van geboue gevoel kan word. Ander landmassas beskerm dit teen tsoenami's, en die plaaslike omstandighede is nie bevorderlik vir die vorming van tifone en tornado's nie (slegs een tornado is in die geskiedenis van Singapoer aangeteken). Oorstromings in die moessonseisoen van November tot Januarie is 'n af en toe gevaar, veral in laagliggende dele van die Ooskus, maar water gaan gewoonlik binne 'n dag af en die lewe gaan voort soos normaal.

Omkopery

Singapoer word oor die algemeen beskou as relatief vry van korrupsie in die openbare en private lewe. Omkopery is 'n baie ernstige oortreding wat gepenaliseer word met lang tronkstraf, tesame met boetes en versiering vir mans. Doen nie, onder enige omstandighede, bied omkoopgeld aan 'n polisiebeampte of enige ander regeringswerknemer, want dit sal waarskynlik lei tot u onmiddellike arrestasie.

• Buro vir korrupte praktyke (贪污 调查 局), 2 Lengkok Bahru / Whitley Road 247, ☏ 65-1800-376-0000, ✉[email protected]. Die belangrikste korrupsie-ondersoekagentskap vir Singapoer, wat korrupsie effektief uitgewis het ná die stigting daarvan, en is deur ander jurisdiksies nagevolg. (November 2020 opgedateer)

Rasse- en godsdienstige diskriminasie

Singapoer het groot moeite gedoen om 'n vreedsame geïntegreerde samelewing te verseker; maak neerhalende opmerkings teen enige etnisiteit of godsdiens is 'n misdaad wat gevangenisstraf het. Bloggers is in hegtenis geneem en gevangenisstraf opgelê omdat hulle rassistiese opmerkings op hul blogs gemaak het, en godsdiensleiers het ook in die moeilikheid beland met die wet omdat hulle ander godsdienste in hul preke beledig het.

Die sekte Jehovah se Getuies word verbied vir plaaslike inwoners in Singapoer (vanweë hul vermyding van militêre diens), maar dit raak geen toeriste nie.

Vuurwapens

Singapoer het baie streng wapenwette, en ongemagtigde besit van vuurwapens is op sy beste met lang tronkstraf strafbaar, en in die ergste geval kan dit selfs lei tot die doodstraf. Lugsagte gewere is ook verbode, en die besit daarvan sonder lisensie sal u in die tronk laat beland tot 3 jaar.

Lisensies om vuurwapens te koop en te besit word gewoonlik slegs vir sportdoeleindes toegestaan ​​(d.w.s. vir skyfskiet), en vereis gewoonlik dat u 'n lid van 'n geregistreerde skietklub is. Vuurwapens moet veilig op 'n skietbaan geberg word, en om een ​​uit die skietbaan te haal, is gewoonlik onwettig, tensy u vooraf spesiale toestemming gekry het.

Besoekers wat vuurwapens wil inbring, moet vooraf 'n permit aanvra, maar in die praktyk word hierdie permitte slegs toegestaan ​​vir amptelike skietkompetisies. Daar sal ook van u verwag word om onder polisiebegeleiding vanaf die hawe van binnekoms na die skietbaan te reis, waar u u vuurwapen veilig moet bêre totdat u die land verlaat.

Noodnommers

• Polisie (hoofnommer vir nooddienste), ☏999. 
  • Polisie (nood-SMS), ☏71999 (plaaslike tarief). 
• Ambulans / Brand, ☏995. 
• Nie-nood ambulans, ☏1777. 'n fooi van $ 274 word betaal vir 'n veerboot na 'n hospitaal wat nie noodgevalle het nie 
• Algemene hospitaal in Singapoer, ☏ 65 6222 3322. 
• Dwelm- en gifinligtingsentrum, ☏ 65 6423 9119. 

Bly gesond

Kraanwater is veilig om te drink met baie hoë sanitasie standaarde. Die warm en vogtige klimaat is aan te beveel dat u baie water moet drink.

Malaria is nie 'n probleem nie, maar knokkelkoors is endemies aan die streek, en in 2016 het Singapoer 'n Zika-virus uitbreking. Singapoer handhaaf streng muskietbeheer (as u water laat staan, sal u boetes kry), maar die regering se reikwydte strek nie tot die natuurreservate van die eiland nie. As u van plan is om te stap, neem dan muskietafweermiddel saam.

Mediese sorg

Die standaard van mediese sorg in Singapoer is eenvormig uitstekend en Singapoer is 'n gewilde bestemming vir mediese toerisme en mediese ontruimings in die streek. Ten spyte van die laer pryse, is standaarde gewoonlik net so goed soos in die Weste by sowel openbare as private klinieke en hospitale, wat dit 'n goeie plek maak om jabs en tabs te kry as u elders na die oerwoud vertrek. U moet nog steeds seker maak dat u versekering in orde is voor u langer hospitalisasie en / of 'n ernstige operasie ondergaan.

Vir ligte kwale, gaan af na die naaste voorstedelike winkelsentrum of HDB-winkelsentrum en soek 'n algemene praktisyn (GP), of doen 'n soektog in die omvattende SingHealth Soek-huisarts gids. Hulle ontvang gewoonlik pasiënte sonder afspraak en kan ter plaatse medisyne voorskryf of u na spesialiste verwys, en die totale koste van 'n konsultasie, medisyne ingesluit, oorskry selde $ 30. Alhoewel die openbare poliklinieke goedkoper is vir plaaslike inwoners, is dit gewoonlik duurder teen ongesubsidieerde tariewe ($ 50) en wag dit gewoonlik langer. Alle klinieke, privaat of publiek, is gewoonlik slegs gedurende kantoorure oop van Maandag tot Vrydag en Saterdagoggende.

• RESCU, ☏ 65 8779 9441. As dit nie tot Maandag kan wag nie, bied RESCU 24/7 telemedisyne-konsultasies en huisoproepe, insluitend basiese medisyne soos antibiotika wat ter plaatse uitgedeel word. Huisbesoek $ 68-108, afhangende van die tyd van die dag. 

Vir dringende probleme, gaan na 'n hospitaal se noodafdeling of bel 995 vir 'n ambulans. Openbare hospitale word sterk gesubsidieer deur die regering vir burgers van Singapoer en permanente inwoners, maar hulle betaal die volle tarief vir besoekers. Daar is wettiglik van hulle verwag om mediese sorg te verskaf, ongeag u betalingsvermoë, maar u sal later betaal word.

• KK Vroue- en Kinderhospitaal, 100 Bukit Timah Road (naby die MRT-stasie Novena). A&E werk 24/7. Die oudste toegewyde vroue- en kinderhospitaal in Singapoer, meer as 1 miljoen Singapoerërs is hier gebore. Het 'n gerespekteerde 24/7 kinder-noodafdeling. 
• Mount Elizabeth-hospitaal, Mount Elizabeth (naby Orchard MRT-stasie), ☏ 65 6737 2666. A&E werk 24/7. Singapoer se grootste private hospitaal en 'n gewilde bestemming vir mediese toeriste. Daar is ook 'n spesiale suite wat vir die Sultan van Brunei gebou is, maar nou beskikbaar is vir almal met die betaalmiddel as dit nie deur die koninklike familie van Brunei gebruik word nie, met pryse vanaf $ 5043 per nag. Konsultasies met spesialiste begin vanaf $ 100. (September 2020 opgedateer)
• Algemene hospitaal in Singapoer, College Rd, 1st-3rd Hospital Ave (langs die MRT-stasie Outram Park). Singapoer se oudste en grootste openbare hospitaal. 
• Tan Tock Seng-hospitaal, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng (next to Novena MRT station), ☏ 65 6256 6011. M-F 8AM-1PM & 2-5PM; Sa 8AM-noon, no appointment needed. One of Singapore's largest public hospitals, fully equipped to handle most anything. Specialist departments here include a one-stop Travellers' Health & Vaccination Centre for immunizations, malaria prophylaxis, pre-trip and post-trip evaluations and general advice. $80 fee for doctor's consultation, vaccines for $10 plus cost (consultation unnecessary). 

Alternatively, practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are widespread in Singapore. Eu Yan Sang runs a chain of over 20 clinics, while the Singapore Chinese Physicians' Association offers a directory of TCM physicians.

Toilette

Nearly all shopping centres, hotels, MRT stations, bus interchanges and hawker centres are likely to have clean public toilet facilities available. Some public toilets may charge 10 or 20 cents per entry. If there's no toilet paper in the stall, take a look around, as it's sometimes provided on a shared giant roll outside. Most toilets have bowls, but there is usually one squatting cubicle in every public toilet. Being free, McDonald's toilets are popular and the staff do not make a fuss.

Respek

Singaporeans care little about formal politeness. What would be decent behaviour at home, wherever home might be, is unlikely to offend anyone in Singapore. In Singapore, unlike much of southeast Asia, women wearing revealing clothing or men wearing shorts and slippers are perfectly acceptable and only the fanciest bars and restaurants, and some private clubs, try to enforce dress codes.

That said, Singaporeans tend to be more socially conservative than Westerners, meaning that public display of affection is still frowned upon: holding hands is fine, but making out in public is considered to be impolite. Toplessness for women is not acceptable anywhere, even on the beach. Most Buddhist and Hindu temples, as well as mosques, require women to be conservatively dressed - no bare shoulders, and no skirts above the knee-cap. The major touristy temples will have shawls and sarongs so visitors can cover up before entering. Many places of worship also require you to remove your shoes before you enter.

The local dialect with its heavy Chinese influences may appear brusque or even rude, but saying "You want beer or not?" is in fact meer polite in Chinese than asking if you want beer; after all, the person asking you the question is offering you a choice, not making a demand.

Neem dietary restrictions into account when inviting Singaporean friends for a meal. Many Indians and some Chinese are vegetarian. Most Malays, being Muslims, eat only halal food, while most Hindus (and a few Chinese) abstain from beef. If unsure, ask beforehand.

Swastikas are commonly seen in Buddhist and Hindu temples, as well as among the possessions of Buddhists and Hindus. They are regarded as religious symbols and do nie represent Nazism or anti-Semitism. As such, Western visitors should not feel offended on seeing a swastika in the homes of their hosts, and many locals will wonder what the fuss is all about. Nazi swastikas will also occasionally be seen as fashion statements, but without an awareness of the ideology.

Touchy topics

Sensitive issues in Singapore include immigration, politics, race, religion and LGBT rights. In a country where only 60% of the population are citizens, immigration is particularly sensitive, and while few Singaporeans are explicitly xenophobic, many resent the influx of "foreign talents" (once the government's term, now heavily loaded with sarcasm) competing for jobs while not integrating into society or having to fulfill obligations like military service.

Singapore is not China, and despite being a majority of the population, most ethnic Chinese identify themselves as Singaporeans instead of Chinese nationals, who are commonly referred to as "PRCs" or "Ah Tiong". There is similar tension between Singaporeans of Indian descent and recent Indian immigrants, dubbed "CECA" after an unpopular free trade agreement.

Like in many other Asian countries, saving face is very important in Singaporean culture. You should generally not point out other people's mistakes in order not to cause major embarrassment, and it is considered poor taste to flaunt your wealth in front of your less well-to-do peers. Bragging about your achievements will also in general not be well-received.

Singaporeans have a tense relationship with their cultural identity. On the one hand, Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew was reportedly proud of being called "the best bloody Englishman east of Suez"; on the other, there is an understandable desire to display a pride for genuinely Singaporean cultural aspects including food. One area in which this tension manifests is the use of Singlish, which is officially discouraged by the government through its "Speak Good English Campaign", but is often employed deliberately by all strata of society as a means to display "Singaporean-ness". Tread lightly in these fields and be respectful.

Visiting homes

If invited to somebody's house, always remove your shoes before you enter as most Singaporeans do not wear their shoes at home. Socks are perfectly acceptable though, as long as they are not excessively soiled. Some households may provide slippers in the bathroom, but these are generally not meant to be worn anywhere else.

Beware of taboos if bringing gifts. Any products (food or otherwise) involving animals may cause offence and are best avoided, as are white flowers (usually reserved for funerals). Knives and clocks are also symbols of cutting ties and death, respectively, and some Chinese are superstitious about the number four. In Singapore, it is considered rude to open a gift in front of the person who gave it to you. Instead, wait until the person has left and open it in private. Many Singaporean Muslims and some Hindus abstain from alcohol.

Besigheid

Singapore skyline

Singaporeans are punctual, so show up on time. The standard greeting is a firm handshake. However, conservative Muslims avoid touching the opposite sex, so a man meeting a Malay woman should let her offer her hand first and a woman meeting a Malay man should wait for him to offer his hand. If they opt to place their hand on the heart and bow slightly instead, just follow suit. Singaporeans generally do not hug, especially if it is someone they have just met, and doing so would probably make your host feel awkward, though the other person will probably be too polite to say anything as saving face is a major Asian value.

For men, standard business attire is a long-sleeved shirt and a tie, although the tie is often omitted, the shirt's collar button opened instead. Jackets are rarely worn because it is too hot most of the time. Women usually wear Western business attire, but a few prefer Malay-style kebaya en sarong, Chinese-style cheongsam, or Indian-style sari.

Business cards are always exchanged when people meet for business for the first time: hold yours with albei hande by the top corners, so the text faces the recipient, while simultaneously receiving theirs. (This sounds more complicated than it is.) Never give out or receive a business card with only one hand, as it is considered to be very disrespectful. Study the cards you receive and feel free to ask questions; when you are finished, place them on the table in front of you, nie in a shirt pocket or wallet, and do not write on them (some may find it disrespectful).

Business gifts are generally frowned on as they smell of bribery. Small talk and bringing up the subject indirectly are neither necessary nor expected. Most meetings get straight down to business.

Verbind

Per telefoon

The international telephone country code for Singapore is 65. There are three main telecommunication providers in Singapore: Singtel, StarHub en MobileOne (M1) , plus an ever-changing plethora of minor operators piggybacking on the big players' networks.

Phone numbers in Singapore have the format 65 6396 0605 where "65" is the country code for Singapore. Due to the small area of Singapore, there are no area codes. Any number starting with 8 of 9 is a mobile phone, while numbers starting with 6 are fixed lines (usually businesses). Toll free numbers start with 800, and usually cannot be dialed from outside the country.

Mobile phones are carried by almost everyone in Singapore, including many young children, and coverage is generally excellent throughout the country. Prepaid SIM cards are sold in 7-Eleven convenience stores, phone shops and currency exchange counters, just bring your own phone or buy a cheap used handset in Singapore. You will need to show an international passport or Singapore ID to sign up. Basic plans including 1 GB or of data start from only $4 for 30 days. If you're planning to continue to nearby countries, you could do worse than sign up for Singtel's ReadyRoam, which lets you keep using your Singaporean number with roaming data from $5/GB.

In northern Singapore near Malaysia (e.g. Woodlands, Sungei Buloh, Pulau Ubin), your phone may automatically switch to a Malaysian network, making a local call an international one or worse: having data charges go through the roof. Check the operating network (or switch to manual network selection) before you call or browse.

By net

Gratis WiFi is standard at paid accommodations, and public WiFi is common but not everywhere. Many, but not all, free public WiFi networks require you to register your phone number and receive a verification text message (SMS) - they do not require a Singapore number, so if your phone has roaming service from another country this might still work. A few networks ask for your phone number or email but do not require you to verify it. For free public WiFi without a complicated sign-in, try local shopping centers (though not all have it) and the Gardens by the Bay.

Singapore has a nationwide free Wireless@SG system, with hotspots at many public locations like MRT stations. The network can be used even without a SIM card, but it does require signing up and downloading the official Wireless@SGx app.

Internet kafees charging around $2/hr can be found here and there, but are slowly dying off since almost all locals have broadband Internet access at home, work, and/or school. Gaan na Chinatown of Klein Indië if you need to get on-line, or check out the top floors of many suburban malls, which feature Internet cafes doubling as on-line gaming parlours. Alternatiewelik, all public libraries offer cheap Internet access ($0.03/min or $1.80/hr), but you need to jump through registration hoops to get access.

Internet censorship in Singapore is generally fairly minimal, with one notable exception: most major porn sites are blocked.

Deur pos

SingPost has offices throughout the island, generally open M-F 8:30AM-5PM, 08:30-13;00 Sa 8:30AM-5PM, closed Sundays. The Changi Airport T2 (transit side) Post Office is open daily 6AM-midnight, while the 1 Killeney Rd branch is open M-F until 9PM and Su 9AM-4PM. Service is fast and reliable. A postcard to anywhere in the world costs 50 cents, and postage labels can also be purchased from the self-service SAM machines found in many MRT stations.

Small packets up to 2 kg cost $3.50/100 g for airmail, or $1/100 g for surface mail. For larger packages, DHL may offer competitive rates.

Hanteer

Elektrisiteit

Singapore uses the British BS 1363 three-pin rectangular socket (230 V/50 Hz). Plug adaptors are available at any hardware store.

Ambassades en hoë kommissies

Singapore is a good place to obtain regional visas. Die Die Ministerie van Buitelandse Sake maintains a complete searchable database of diplomatic institutions.

Hair cuts

Singaporeans are particular about their hair and there is no shortage of fancy hair salons charging from $20 up for the latest Chinese popstar look. If you are willing to splurge, there is Passion Hair Salon at Palais Renaissance with celebrity hairstylist David Gan (hairstylist of Zhang Ziyi and other famous celebrities) doing the haircut. Le Salon at Ngee Ann City offers haircuts up to $2,000. The middle range hair salons in town or in the heartlands, offer haircuts with hair wash as well as other frills. Chains include Reds Hairdressing, Supercuts, Toni & Guy salons that are all over Singapore. For a more backpacker-friendly price, almost every shopping mall in Singapore has a branch of EC House or one of its many imitators, offering fuss-free 10 min haircuts for $15, although the hairdressers are mostly happy to spend as long as necessary on your hair, within reasonable limits. Most HDB estates have barbershops which charge $5 to $10 for adults and less for students and children.

Wasgoed

Hotels can provide a one-day laundry service (at a price), whereas hostels often have communal self-service washing machines. Full-service laundry and dry cleaning shops can be found in every shopping mall; unfortunately turnaround times are usually upwards of three days unless you opt for express service. Laundromats are few and far between in Singapore so here are the locations of a few in the CBD:

• Sistematiese wassery, ☏ 65 6754 0277. 11AM-late. Laundry service with 16 outlets around Singapore. $6 for 4 kg of laundry, either self-service or returned the next day depending on the outlet. Central branches include Centrepoint Orchard (MRT Somerset) and Robertson Walk (near Gallery Hotel). 
• Wonder Wash Self-service Laundromat, ☏ 65 9786 2038. 24 uur. Totally self-service laundromat with no attendants, Various sizes of machines from 8 kg to 20 kg. Price starts from $4 per 8 kg, modern and clean. 
• Singapore Laundry, ☏ 65 6844 0554, ✉[email protected]. 24 uur. Laundry pickup delivery. Free delivery with $35 and above. 

Photo processing

Practically every shopping mall has a photo shop that will print digital pictures and take passport photos. Many pharmacies and supermarkets also have self-service kiosks which print digital photos from CD, SD-card, USB drive, etc.

Sport

Die Singapore Sports Council runs a chain of affordable sports facilities, often featuring fantastic outdoor 50 m pools (see Swem for a list). Facilities are somewhat sparse but the prices are unbeatable, with e.g. swimming pools charging $1 for entry and access to ClubFITT gyms only $2.50. The main downside is the inconvenient location of most facilities out in the suburbs, although most are close to an MRT station and can be reached within 10-20 min from downtown. The gyms also have a total ban on bringing in any reading material (aimed at students but enforced blindly), although MP3 players are OK.

Major private gym chains include Fiksheid eers, Gold's Gym en Ware fiksheid. Facilities are better and locations more central, but the prices are also much higher as non-members have to fork out steep day pass fees (around $40).

Some of the parke offer rental of bicycles and inline skates ($3–6/hr, open until 8PM). You can either rent skates, attend a skate class or send the children off to a skate camp at major parks like West Coast and East Coast Park. Especially rewarding for skaters and cyclists is the 10 km long stretch along Ooskuspark with a paved track and lots of rental shops, bars and cafes around the McDonald's. There are toilets and showers along the track. Furthermore every park has a couple of fitness stations.

Televisie

Free-to-air digital terrestrial televisions (DTT) are readily available at all sides of Singapore, though most houses and hotels have cable or internet protocol TV that enable them to get more channels. The four official languages of Singapore each gets at least one TV station, and the main news at night for each language is always subtitled to the respective languages. All TV channels are owned by the state-owned Mediacorp, as such news contents, especially from Singapore, generally do not differ much between channels.

Due to its proximity to Indonesia and Malaysia, antennas can also receive channels from both countries. Foreign news channels such as the BBC, CNN and CNBC are available with a pay TV subscription. The main pay TV operators in Singapore are Starhub TV en Singtel TV.

DTT channels include:

• CNA (formerly Channel NewsAsia), round-the-clock English news channel focusing on stories from Singapore and Asia.
• Channel 5, general entertainment in English, with a combination of local programs and American series. News broadcasts at 9PM daily. Kids entertainment in the 6AM-noon block.
• Channel 8, Mandarin general entertainment channel broadcasting locally produced dramas & documentaries, and news at 1PM on weekdays, 6:30PM and 10PM daily.
• Channel U, Mandarin channel with more famous Asian dramas.
• Vasantham, Tamil general entertainment channel, locally produced dramas and Bollywood or Kollywood movies. News broadcasts at 8:30PM daily.
• Suria, Malay general entertainment channel from local productions, Malaysia, and Indonesia. News broadcasts at daily at 8PM.

Koerante

Singapore regularly scrapes the bottom of press freedom rankings, and all local newspapers in Singapore are published by the state-owned Singapore Press Holdings. That being said, they generally do provide reasonably balanced coverage of hard news. The main English-language newspaper is The Straits Times, which is published every Monday to Saturday, with The Sunday Times filling in on Sunday. Business Times focuses on business and financial news. Papers are also available in Singapore's three other official languages, with Lianhe Zaobao (联合早报) being the main Chinese newspaper, Berita Harian (of Berita Minggu on Sunday) being the main Malay newspaper, and Tamil Murasu (தமிழ் முரசு) being the main Tamil newspaper.

Weer

If you are travelling to Singapore, be sure to carry the following:

• Sun glasses - Singapore is usually bright and sunny.
• Umbrella - Be sure to carry an umbrella in your luggage, as there is some precipitation throughout the year. However, the rain usually does not last long.
• Sun block/sun screen - If you plan to go out during the day, it is advisable to apply sun block as it is mostly sunny throughout the year. The ultraviolet index (UVI) is usually very high in the afternoon when it is sunny. Please see NEA's website on ultraviolet index vir meer inligting.
• Shorts/Half Pants - Singapore can get real warm. Although air-conditioning is available in all public transports and almost all internal areas, it is advisable to carry some light clothing. Some places of worship may require visitors to dress conservatively.
• Cotton or dri-fit shirts - Wear comfortable shirts that can let the air flow through.
• Flip-flops - Singaporeans love to wear flip-flops. Be sure to carry a pair, just to blend in. Try sandals if you're not used to flip flops, but beware that in some formal establishments (e.g. catching a show at Esplanade), no flip flops, sandals, or shorts are allowed.
• Sweater - the cinemas', shopping malls' and museums' air conditioning can get cold, though usually this is a welcome relief from the heat.

Gaan volgende

Singapore makes a good base for exploring South-East Asia, with nearly all of the region's countries and their main tourist destinations — including Bangkok, Phuket, Angkor Wat, Ho Chi Minh-stad en Bali — under 2 hr away by plane. Thanks to budget carriers, Singapore is an excellent place for catching cheap flights to China and India. Singapore also has direct flights to many of the smaller cities in Maleisië, Indonesië en Thailand, which can be convenient points of entry if you wish to skip the ever-present queues and touts at their main airports.

For day or weekend trips from Singapore, the following are popular:

• Batam — The nearest Indonesian island to Singapore, just a short ferry trip away. Mainly industrial and infamous for its vice trade, but has some resorts.
• Bintan — Indonesian island just 55 min away by ferry, offering both high-end resorts and the "real Indonesia" experience.
• Johor Bahru — Malaysian city just across the Causeway. Just 20 min by bus 950 from Woodlands Bus Interchange. Not much to look at, but popular for cheap eating, shopping and Legoland Malaysia.
• Kuala Lumpur — Malaysia's vibrant capital. 45 min by plane, 4–5 hr by bus or overnight by train.
• Malakka — Once one of the three Straits Settlements, now a sleepy colonial town. 3–4 hr by bus, although it might take a little longer due to border security.
• Tioman — The nearest of Malaysia's ooskus paradise islands, reachable by bus & ferry or plane.

For those who can afford more time to travel, here are several destinations popular among Singaporeans:

• Bali — One of Indonesia's biggest tourist draws with its nice beaches and good food. About 2.5 hr away by plane.
• Bangkok — Thailand's capital and considered a food, shopping and clubbing paradise by many Singaporeans. It is less than 2 hr flight away, or 2 nights by train, assuming you don't stop off in Kuala Lumpur or Butterworth (for Penang).
• Phuket — One of the largest islands in Thailand, is another popular destination for Singaporeans. It offers a great weekend getaway and is less than 2 hr flight away. Relatively cheaper than Singapore, it is a great destination to hang around.
• Ipoh — The capital of the Malaysian state of Perak, it is famous among Singaporeans for its food. 7–8 hr away by coach, or 1 hr by turboprop flight.
• Langkawi — An island in the Malaysian state of Kedah, just south of the Thai border, famed for endless beaches. Just over an hour by plane.
• Penang — One of the Straits Settlements, with a rich history and fabulous food. About 12 hr away by coach, or 1 hr if you choose to fly. Also popular for its medical tourism.

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