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Brief History of Singapore

Before modern Singapore, the tiny dot on the map was known as “Pu-luo-chung”(island at the end of peninsula) as early as 3rd century. Then in 11th century, she changed her name to Singapura which means Lion city. Legend recorded that it was a prince from Temasek who actually saw an animal which look like a [...]

18Nov2007 | JM | 1 comment | Continued
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Useful numbers for tourist in Singapore

There is a few telephone numbers that tourists visiting Singapore ought to know. One of the most important numbers might be your home number. You must be thinking of course you remember your home number. But what about your country’s calling code that is entered before your home number? So, in order to successfully make [...]

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Geographical and Demographics of Singapore

Looking for a country to travel in Asia? Singapore is definitely the ideal choice. Her geographical position makes her one of the busiest ports in the world. Lying just north of the equator, the occurrence of natural disasters is almost zero, making it one of the safest countries to visit. It would be a once [...]

24Oct2007 | JM | 1 comment | Continued
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Water and Electricity in Singapore

Water in Singapore
You should probably know that Singapore is warm and humid thus it is a must to hydrate yourself as much as possible especially if you are not adjusted to the hot climate as compared to your ever familiar home country. In Singapore, water is safe to be consumed direct from the tap. Bottled [...]

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Monetary concerns in Singapore

The local currency is Singapore dollars. It comes in notes and coins. Notes come in SGD 2, SGD 5, SGD 10, SGD 20, SGD 50, SGD 100, SGD 500, SGD 1,000, and SGD 10,000. As a matter of fact, I have yet to seen a SGD 10,000 bill. The main reason I can think of, [...]

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In and out of Singapore

Usually, visitors traveling to Singapore as tourists will be given a 30 days social visit pass upon their arrival. Thus, there is no need to apply for any visa for entry. Unless if you are visitors from the countries stated below:

Afghanistan
Algeria
Bangladesh (Except Diplomatic/Official passport holders)
Commonwealth of Independent States* (Except Diplomatic/Official/Service passport holders for a stay [...]

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Communication within Singapore

There are basically 2 mobile phone networks in Singapore; they are the GSM900 and GSM1800. For this, I think it will be advisable for a group of travelers to bring at least 1 GSM mobile phone while traveling in Singapore. This is to ensure that you can liaise with either your family members back [...]

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Duty Goods in Singapore

IMPORTANT! Do not carry any luggage for others. If the luggage do contain dutiable, controlled or prohibited items, you will be held responsible. Under Singapore’s law, the penalty for illegal importation of controlled drugs such as heroin or morphine is death.
Intoxicating liquors and cigarettes marked with the words ‘SINGAPORE DUTY NOT PAID‘ on the labels, [...]

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