Singapur - Singapore

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Singapur je ogromno mesto z več okrožje članki, ki vsebujejo informacije o določenih znamenitostih, restavracijah in nastanitvah.

Singapur (Kitajščina: 新加坡; malajščina: Singapura; Tamilsko: சிங்கப்பூர்) je mesto v državi Jugovzhodna Azija. Sodobni Singapur je bil ustanovljen kot Britanski trgovska kolonija leta 1819, od osamosvojitve pa je postala ena najbolj uspešnih držav na svetu in se ponaša z enim najbolj prometnih pristanišč na svetu. Singapurska hrana je legendarna, saj v njej živijo kramarji in 24-urne kavarne, ki ponujajo cenovno ugodno hrano iz vseh delov Azije. Garden City združuje nebotičnike in podzemne železnice bogatega, futurističnega in modernega mesta z mešanico različnih azijskih kultur, kot so kitajski, malajski in indijski vpliv ter tropsko podnebje, z okusno hrano, dobrim nakupovanjem in živahnim prizorom nočnega življenja. odličen postanek ali odskočna deska v regijo.

Država ima delno zaslužen sloves zaradi sterilne predvidljivosti in nevtralnosti. Kljub temu je "azijska Švica" za mnoge dobrodošel počitek pred kaosom, umazanijo in revščino večjega dela sosednje celinske jugovzhodne Azije. Če se opraskate pod škripajočo čisto površino in se odmaknete od turistične poti, boste v enem izmed redkih mestnih držav na svetu kmalu našli več, kot je videti.

Okrožja

Včasih se imenuje tudi Rdeča pika (prvotno kot pejorativ pokojnega nekdanjega indonezijskega predsednika B. J. Habibieja) ali Lion City (dobesedni prevod prvotnega sanskrtskega imena) je Singapur majhna država na majhnem otoku s skoraj šest milijoni in pol prebivalci. Mesto je precej obljudeno in je v resnici na drugem mestu Monako kot najgosteje poseljena država na svetu. Za razliko od mnogih drugih gosto poseljenih držav ima Singapur več kot 50% svoje površine pokrite z zelenjem in z več kot 50 večjimi parki in 4 naravnimi rezervati; je očarljivo mesto na vrtu. Velika samostojna stanovanjska mesta so se razrasla po vsem otoku, okoli čistega in modernega mestnega jedra. Središče mesta je na jugu in je približno sestavljeno iz nakupovalnega območja Orchard Road, Riversidea, novega območja Marina Bay in tudi finančnega okrožja Shenton Way, polnega nebotičnikov. Vse to je v Singapurju, ki ljubi kratice, znano kot CBD (Osrednje poslovno okrožje).

Center mesta

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Zemljevid Singapurskega mestnega središča. Statični zemljevid

Zunanji Singapur

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Zemljevid zunanjega Singapurja. Statični zemljevid

Zunaj glavnega mestnega jedra Singapurja, iz HDB, je več videti (Odbor za stanovanja in razvoj) v osrčje, kjer je hrana kramarjev, v Singapurski živalski vrt. Ali pa se sprostite v parkih in plažah na vzhodni obali in Sentosi.

Naslovi

V središču je Singapurski sistem za naslavljanje dokaj podoben zahodnim državam (na primer 17 Orchard Road), vendar se lahko nova stanovanjska gradnja na obrobju zdi bolj zastrašujoča: tipičen naslov je lahko "Blk 505 Jurong West St 51 # 01-186 ". Tu je "Blk 505" številka stanovanjskega bloka (Blk = Block), "Jurong West St 51" je ime / številka ulice, "# 01-186" pa pomeni stanovanje ali trgovino št. 186 v 1. nadstropju. Prva številka stanovanjskega bloka in številke ulice je številka soseske (v tem primeru 5), kar olajša zožitev prave lokacije. Obstajajo tudi 6-mestne poštne številke, ki praviloma ustrezajo točno eni stavbi. Na primer, "Blk 9 Bedok South Ave 2" je "Singapur 460009". Nazadnje boste v naslovih srečali tudi malezijske izraze: najpogosteje uporabljeni so Jalan (Jln) za "Cesta", Lorong (Lor) za "Pas", Bukit (Bt) za "Hill" in Kampong (Kg) za "Vas".

Uporabna orodja za iskanje naslovov vključujejo StreetDirectory.com, GoThere.sg in OneMap.sg. "Blk" in številko enote lahko in morate izpustiti pri vnosu naslovov na ta spletna mesta: "505 Jurong West St 51" bo to storilo.

Razumeti

Singapur je mikrokozmos Azije, v katerem živijo Kitajci, Malezijci, Indijci ter velika skupina delavcev in izseljencev z vsega sveta, ki ga je mogoče prečkati v komaj eni uri. Singapur je leta 2015, ko je praznoval 50. rojstni dan, bolj kot ne izbral ekonomsko praktičnost nad socialnimi vprašanji in z ogromnimi projekti, kot je razvoj, spodbujal nenehno ponovno uporabo in prenovo zemlje. Marina Bay Sands in Resorts World Sentosa integrirana letovišča, pa tudi postale pomembno azijsko finančno središče, vendar se je tudi vse večji zagon za ohranjanje lokalne dediščine v Balestier in drugje; le ena izmed mnogih odločitev za uravnoteženje prihodnosti države.

Zgodovina

Prve omembe Singapurja v pisnih zgodovinskih zapisih segajo v drugo in tretje stoletje, kjer je bilo v grških in kitajskih besedilih pod imenom Sabana oziroma Pu Luo Chung nejasno sklicevanje na njegovo lokacijo. Po legendi naj bi Srivijayan princ Sang Nila Utama je prispel na otok v 13. stoletju in se je, ko je zagledal čudno bitje, za katerega je mislil, da je lev, odločil, da ustanovi novo mesto, ki ga je poklical Singapura, Sanskrt za Lion City. Žal, nikoli ni bilo nobenega leva v bližini Singapurja ali drugod na Malaji, zato je bila skrivnostna zver verjetno tiger ali divji prašič.

Več zgodovinskih zapisov kaže, da je bil otok naseljen vsaj dve stoletji prej in je bil znan kot Temasek, Javanese za "Morsko mesto" in pomembno pristanišče za Sumatran Kraljestvo Srivijaya. Vendar je Srivijaya padel okoli leta 1400 in Temasek, ki so ga uničila kraljeva kraljestva Siam in Javanski Majapahit, padel v nejasnost. Kot Singapura je nato za kratek čas spet dobila pomen kot trgovsko središče za Melaka Sultanat in kasneje Johor Sultanat. Vendar so portugalski napadalci nato naselje uničili in Singapura je znova izginil v neznanost.

Zgodba o Singapurju, kakršnega poznamo danes, se je torej začela leta 1819, ko Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles sklenil pogodbo s prosilcem za prestol sultanije v Ljubljani Johor: Britanci bi podprli njegov zahtevek v zameno za pravico do ustanovitve trgovskega mesta na otoku. Čeprav so Nizozemci sprva protestirali, je bila leta 1824 podpisana anglo-nizozemska pogodba, ki je malezijski svet ločila na britansko in nizozemsko sfero vpliva (kar je povzročilo sedanjo Malezija-Indonezija meja med Singapurjem in Indonezijo). Ta pogodba je končala konflikt. Nizozemci so se odpovedali zahtevi do Singapurja in leta 2008 odstopili svojo kolonijo Malacca Britancem v zameno za to, da so Britanci svoje kolonije na Sumatri prepustili Nizozemcem.

Kapital	Singapur
Valuta	Singapurski dolar (SGD)
Prebivalstvo	5,8 milijona (2017)
Elektrika	230 voltov / 50 herc (BS 1363)
Koda države	65
Časovni pas	UTC 08:00, singapurski standardni čas
Nujne primere	995, 999
Vozna stran	levo
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Dobro postavljen na vhodu v Malaško ožino, čez trgovske poti med Kitajsko, Indijo, Evropo in Avstralijo, je bil glavni motiv Rafflesa razglasiti Singapur za brezplačno pristanišče, brez dajatev za trgovino. Ko so se trgovci zgrinjali pred nizkimi nizozemskimi davki, je trgovska postaja kmalu prerasla v eno najbolj zasedenih Azije, ki je ljudi privabljala daleč naokoli. Skupaj z Penang in Malacca, Singapur, je postala ena izmed Naselja ožine in dragulj v britanski kolonialni kroni. Njegova gospodarska usodnost se je še okrepila, ko so palmovo olje in gumo iz drugih delov Malaje predelali in odpeljali prek Singapurja. Leta 1867 so bila naselja Strait odcepljena od Britanska Indija in iz njega neposredno prevladovala kronska kolonija.

Kdaj druga svetovna vojna izbruhnila, Trdnjava Singapur je bila videti kot močna britanska baza z ogromnimi pomorskimi utrdbami, ki so varovale pred napadi po morju. Vendar trdnjava ni imela le flote - saj je bila večina ladij vezana, da je Britanijo branila pred Nemci -, ampak so se Japonci pametno odločili, da namesto Maleje prečkajo kolo. Kljub temu, da so Britanci naglo obračali svoje topništvo, se Britanci na to niso pripravili in 15. februarja 1942 se je Singapur s kritično nizko zalogo po manj kot tednu spopadov sramotno predal. Nekdanji vladarji kolonije so bili zapakirani v zapor Changi, v poznejši brutalni okupaciji pa je umrlo več deset tisoč Singapurcev. Britanci so se vrnili leta 1945, vendar je bilo jasno, da se njihov čas izteka.

Leta 1955 je Singapur dobil samoupravno državo Malezijski Federacije leta 1963, ko so Britanci odšli, a so ga zaradi dveh krvavih rasnih izgredov leta 1964 izgnali, ker je bilo mesto v kitajski večini videti kot grožnja malajski prevladi. Ko je 9. avgusta 1965 otok postal neodvisen, je Singapur postal edina država v zgodovini sodobnega sveta, ki je postala neodvisna proti svoji volji. Naslednjih 31 let vladavine pokojnega premierja z železno pestjo Lee Kuan Yew Singapurski gospodarski razcvet, s katerim je država kljub pomanjkanju naravnih virov hitro postala ena najbogatejših in najbolj razvitih v Aziji, s čimer si je prislužila mesto med štirimi Vzhodnoazijski tigri. Zdaj ga vodi Leejev sin Lee Hsien Loong, sodba Stranka ljudske akcije (PAP) še naprej prevladuje na političnem prizorišču z 83 od 93 sedežev v parlamentu na splošnih volitvah leta 2020. Družbene omejitve so se sicer sprostile, vlada se je skušala otresti svoje stabilne podobe, in še bomo videli, kako se bo izkazalo občutljivo ravnotežje med političnim nadzorom in socialno svobodo.

V sodobnem času se je Singapur poskušal postaviti kot nevtralna država, ki uravnava interese večjih svetovnih sil, kot so ZDA in Kitajska. Zaradi tega je Singapur postal priljubljena alternativa Švici za diplomatsko občutljive pogovore med tujimi voditelji, na primer srečanje med kitajskim predsednikom Xi Jinpingom in tajvanskim predsednikom Ma Ying-jeoujem leta 2015 ter srečanje ameriškega predsednika Donalda Trumpa in severnokorejskega voditelja Kim Jonga -un leta 2018.

Ljudje

Singapur se ponaša z večrasno državo in ima kljub svoji majhnosti raznolike kulture. Singapurci predstavljajo dve tretjini prebivalstva. Največja skupina so Kitajci (približno 75%), v katerih so največje podskupine govorci hokijskega, teočevskega in kantonskega jezika, mandarinščina pa lingua franca skupnosti. Druge pomembne narečne skupine med Kitajci vključujejo Hakkas, Hainanese, Foochows in Henghuas. Malezijci, ki jih sestavljajo potomci prvotnih prebivalcev Singapurja in migranti iz današnje Malezije, Indonezije in Bruneja, predstavljajo približno 14% vseh Singapurcev. Indijanci tvorijo približno 9% prebivalcev. Med Indijanci Tamilci tvorijo daleč največjo skupino, čeprav je tudi veliko govorcev drugih indijskih jezikov, kot so malajalamski, pandžabski, gudžaratski in hindujski. Preostanek je mešanica številnih drugih kultur, predvsem Evroazijk, ki so mešanega evropskega in azijskega porekla, in tudi Peranakancev ali Kitajcev v ožini, ki so mešanega kitajskega in malajskega porekla.

Singapur je bil vedno odprta država in vsaj tretjina prebivalstva je prispela od drugod. Segajo od Burmancev do Japoncev do Tajcev in mnogih drugih. Veliko je tudi Filipincev, ki veliko delajo v storitveni industriji ali kot domači pomočniki. Množice srečno nasmejanih in brbljavih Filipink je mogoče videti v javnih prostorih, med katerimi je tudi nakupovalni center z imenom Lucky Plaza ki se nahajajo ob Orchard Road, ob nedeljah, ko si vzamejo edini prosti dan. Vendar pa je izrazito povečanje priseljevanja iz Kitajske in Indije povzročilo nekaj vrelega nezadovoljstva in večje žepe govorcev, ki so samo za mandarinščino.

Marina Bay Sands in Singapore Flyer

Singapur je versko raznolik, nobena verska skupina ne tvori večine in verska svoboda je zagotovljena z ustavo. Budizem je največja religija, saj se približno tretjina prebivalstva razglaša za budistično. Druge religije, ki obstajajo v velikem številu, vključujejo Krščanstvo, Islam, Hinduizem in taoizem. Poleg "velike petice" jih je tudi veliko manj Sikhi, Zoroastrijci, Judje, Baha'is in Jains. Približno 17% Singapurcev trdi, da nima verske pripadnosti.

Podnebje

Ker je Singapur 1,17 stopinje severno od ekvatorja, je njegovo tropsko vreme ponavadi sončno, le nekaj letnih časov ne vpliva. Skozi vse leto dež pada skoraj vsak dan, običajno v nenadnih močnih plohah, ki redko trajajo dlje kot eno uro. Največ padavin pa pride med severovzhodnim monsunom (od novembra do januarja), občasno pa se pojavijo dolgotrajni uri neprekinjenega dežja. Spektakularne nevihte se lahko pojavijo skozi vse leto, kadar koli podnevi, zato je pametno, da ves čas nosite dežnik, tako v senci pred soncem ali kot pokrov pred dežjem.

Med majem in oktobrom v sosednjih gozdnih požarih Sumatra lahko povzroči tudi gosto meglico, čeprav je to nepredvidljivo in hitro prihaja in gre: preverite pri Nacionalna agencija za okolje za najnovejše pogoje.

Povprečna temperatura je približno:

• 30 ° C (86 ° F) podnevi, 24 ° C (76 ° F) ponoči v decembru in januarju.
• 32 ° C (90 ° F) podnevi, 25 ° C (81 ° F) ponoči do konca leta.

Najnižja temperatura v Singapurju doslej je bila 19,4 ° C, zabeležena leta 1934.

Visoka temperatura in vlaga, skupaj s pomanjkanjem vetra in dejstvom, da se temperature ponoči zadržujejo, lahko vplivajo na obiskovalce iz hladnejših delov sveta. Upoštevajte, da je lahko preživljanje več kot ene ure na prostem zelo izčrpavajoče, še posebej v kombinaciji z zmerno vadbo. Singapurci se izogibajo vročini in to z dobrim razlogom. Mnogi živijo v klimatiziranih stanovanjih, delajo v klimatiziranih pisarnah, vozijo se s klimatizirano podzemno železnico do klimatiziranih nakupovalnih središč, ki so med seboj povezani s podzemnimi predori, kjer kupujejo, jedo in telovadijo le v klimatiziranih fitnes klubih. zgodaj zjutraj in ponoči. Sledite njihovemu zgledu, če se želite izogniti neprijetnim občutkom vročine in vlažnosti Singapurja.

Merske enote

Singapur je večinoma v celoti metriziran, vendar sta dve zadržki iz britanskega imperialnega sistema merilo velikosti nepremičnin, ki se še vedno oglašujejo v kvadratnih metrih, in velikosti oblačil, ki se še vedno oglašujejo v palcih.

Politika

Singapur je parlamentarna republika po vzoru britanskega Westminsterskega sistema, čeprav je za razliko od dvodomnega britanskega parlamenta singapurski parlament enodomni zakonodajni organ, sestavljen iz 93 ljudsko izvoljenih poslancev in majhnega števila imenovanih članov z omejenimi glasovalnimi pravicami.

Predsednik je vodja singapurske države in je priljubljen na volitvah vsakih šest let, čeprav ustava zahteva, da so predsedniški kandidati v velikem podjetju opravljali funkcijo vladnega ministra ali izvršnega direktorja ali predsednika upravnega odbora velikega podjetja. čas, preden se lahko kandidira, kar dejansko omejuje število ljudi, ki so usposobljeni za predsedniške kandidate. Trenutni predsednik je Halimah binti Yacob, ki je prisegla kot prva ženska v Singapurju septembra 2017. Predsednikova vloga je večinoma slovesna, največ oblasti v vladi ima premier.

Premier je vodja vlade in je običajno vodja stranke z največ sedeži v parlamentu. Trenutni premier je Lee Hsien Loong, vodja Ljudske akcijske stranke (PAP), edine stranke, ki je vladala po osamosvojitvi. Parlamentarne volitve potekajo vsakih pet let, odvisno od okoliščin, in na njih redno nasprotujejo opozicijske stranke. Nadzor tiska in omejitve svobode govora so dejavniki, ki preprečujejo kakršen koli pomemben napredek pri razrešitvi vladajoče stranke. Kljub temu na volitvah v Singapurju praviloma ni korupcije in volilnih prevar. Od splošnih volitev leta 2020 je edina opozicijska stranka, ki je zastopana v parlamentu, Delavska stranka (WP).

Prazniki

Novoletni okraski v kitajski četrti

Singapur je sicer sekularna mestna država, vendar zaradi večkulturnega prebivalstva Singapur praznuje kitajske, muslimanske, indijske in krščanske praznike.

Leto se začne s pokom 1. januarja in Novo leto, ki so ga v Singapurju praznovali tako kot na Zahodu z ognjemetom in zabavami na vseh nočnih točkah v mestu. Posebej znani so mokri in divji penaste zabave na plažah letoviškega otoka Sentosa.

Zaradi vpliva kitajske večine je daleč največji dogodek Kitajsko novo leto (农历 新年) ali, bolj politično korektno, Lunarno novo leto, ki je običajno potekal konec januarja ali v začetku februarja. Čeprav se zdi, da je to idealen čas za obisk, so številne manjše trgovine in restavracije v tem obdobju zaprte za 2-3 dni, čeprav so trgovinice, kot so 7-Eleven, supermarketi, veleblagovnice, kinodvorane, restavracije s hitro hrano in vrhunske trgovine restavracije bodo ostale odprte. Celoten festival se razteza celih 15 dni, toda blazno kopičenje do vrha se zgodi tik pred nočjo nove lune, s spodbudami gong xi fa cai (恭喜 发财 "čestitke in uspeh"), rdeča morska buča, mandarinske pomaranče in letni zodiak, povsod oblečeni, in množice kupcev, ki čakajo na vrsto Kitajska četrt, kjer obstajajo tudi obsežne ulične dekoracije, ki popestrijo praznično razpoloženje. Dva naslednja dneva preživita z družino, nato pa se življenje normalizira ... razen zadnjega razpoka Chingay, barvita parada v bližini Singapore Flyerja, ki je potekala približno deset dni kasneje.

Peti dan petega meseca kitajskega koledarja je bil Festival zmajevih čolnov (端午节) praznujemo v spomin na kitajskega ljudskega junaka. V okviru praznovanj so riževi cmoki (肉粽 bak chang), ki so v Singapurju včasih zaviti v dišeče pandan listi, namesto prvotnih bambusovih listov, se običajno jedo. Poleg tega danes na reki Singapur pogosto potekajo dirke z zmajevimi čolni. Sedmi mesec kitajskega luninega koledarja - ponavadi avgust - se začne z vdihom dima, saj se zažge "peklenski denar" in ponujajo ponudbe hrane, da bi zadovoljili duhove prednikov, ki naj bi se v tem času vrnili na zemljo. To je Festival lačnih duhov (中元节), ko se živi zberejo, da se napolnijo in si ogledajo predstave in kitajske operne predstave. Kmalu zatem je Srednjejesenski festival (中秋节) 15. dan osmega luninega meseca (september / oktober) je tudi pomemben dogodek z izpopolnjenimi okraski z lučmi - zlasti v Gardens by the Bay in Jurong's Kitajski vrt - in mesečine ki so običajno napolnjene z lotusovo pasto, oreščki in bolj uživajo.

Hindujski festival luči, Diwali, lokalno znan kot Deepavali, se praznuje okoli oktobra ali novembra in Mala Indija je za to priložnost živo okrašen. Okoli januarja – februarja smo lahko priča praznovanju Thaipusam, tamilski hindujski festival, na katerem bi moški bhakte nosili a kavadi, dodelano strukturo, ki se prebije skozi različne dele njegovega telesa in se pridruži procesiji od Perumalnega templja Šri Srinivasa v Mali Indiji do templja Sri Thandayuthapani na Tank Road. Bhakte se običajno pridružijo povorki, namesto njih pa imajo lončke z mlekom. Približno en teden preden je Deepavali Thimithi, festival gasilske hoje, kjer lahko v templju Sri Mariamman v kitajski četrti vidimo moške bhakte, ki hodijo po gorečem premogu.

Islamski postni mesec ramazan s hitrim festivalom Hari Raya Puasa (Eid-ul-Fitr) je velika priložnost v malajskih delih mesta, zlasti Geylang Serai na Vzhodna obala, ki je v tem obdobju osvetljeno z obsežnimi okraski. Še en festival, ki ga praznujejo Malezijci, je Eid-ul-Adha, ki je lokalno znan kot Hari Raya Haji, to je obdobje, ko se muslimani odpravijo v Meko na hadž. V lokalnih mošejah žrtvujejo jagnjeta, ki jih prispevajo verniki, in z njihovim mesom hranijo revne.

Budist Vesakov dan, ki praznuje rojstni dan Bude Sakyamunija in krščanske praznike božični dan, za katero je Orchard cesta v veliki meri okrašena, in Dober petek zaokroži seznam počitnic.

Posvetnejše praznovanje se zgodi 9. avgusta, Dan državnosti, ko plapolajoče zastave napolnijo Singapur in se na proslave neodvisnosti odvijajo spektakularne parade ob dnevu državnosti.

Dogodki

Singapur vsako leto priredi številne prireditve. Nekateri njeni znani festivali in prireditve vključujejo Singapurski festival hrane, Velika nagrada Singapurske formule ena, Singapurski umetniški festival, Parada Chingay, Svetovni vrh za gurmane in ZoukOut.

Božič se tudi v Singapurju pogosto praznuje, sezona, kjer so mestne ulice in nakupovalna središča vzdolž njegovega slavnega nakupovalnega pasu Orchard Road osvetljena in okrašena v živih barvah. Poleg tega Singapurski festival draguljev vsako leto privabi številne turiste in je razstava dragocenih draguljev, slavnih draguljev in mojstrovin mednarodnih draguljarjev in oblikovalcev.

Govori

Poglej tudi: Kitajski zvezek izrazov, Malajski priročnik za zveze, Tamilski zvezek, Angleške jezikovne sorte

Malajski je lahko v ustavi zapisan kot "nacionalni jezik", v praksi pa je najpogostejši jezik angleščina, ki jo z različnimi stopnjami tekočega jezika govorijo skoraj vsi ostareli Singapurci. Vendar pa je značilna lokalna patoa Singlish je včasih težko razumljiv, saj vključuje sleng besede in besedne zveze iz drugih jezikov, vključno z različnimi kitajskimi narečji, malajščino in tamilščino, pa tudi angleške besede, katerih izgovor ali pomen sta spremenjena. Poleg tega ima čuden način strukturiranja stavkov, ker so bili prvotni govorci večinoma kitajski, kar ima za posledico, da ima večina singliških stavkov kitajsko slovnico. Kompleksne soglasniške skupine so poenostavljene, členi in množine izginejo, glagolski časi se nadomestijo s prislovi, vprašanja se spremenijo tako, da ustrezajo kitajski sintaksi in pojavijo se neangleški delci (zlasti zloglasni "lah"):

Zaradi državnih kampanj za jezikovno izobraževanje pa je večina mlajših Singapurcev sposobna govoriti tisto, kar vlada imenuje "dobra angleščina" (Britanci), kadar je to potrebno. Poleg tega je običajno, da Singapurci iz bolj premožnih okolij obiskujejo univerze v Združenem kraljestvu ali ZDA. Da bi se izognili nenamernim prekrškom, je najbolje, da začnete s standardno angleščino in preklopite na poenostavljeni pidgin samo, če postane očitno, da vas druga oseba ne more slediti. Poskusite se upreti skušnjavi, da svoj govor poškropite z nepotrebnimi singlizmi. Nasmejali se boste, če boste to storili pravilno, vendar se sliši pokroviteljsko, če to storite narobe.

Približno 35% Singapurcev doma govori angleško. Drugi uradni jeziki Singapurja so mandarinska kitajščina, Malajski, in Tamilsko, večinoma jih govorijo singapurske kitajske, malezijske in indijske etnične skupine. Vladne pisarne morajo po zakonu zagotavljati vse storitve v vseh štirih uradnih jezikih. Tako kot angleščina se je tudi mandarinščina, ki jo govorijo v Singapurju, razvila v značilno kreolo in pogosto vključuje besede iz drugih kitajskih narečij, malajščine in angleščine, čeprav vse singapurske kitajščine v šoli učijo standardno mandarinščino. Različna kitajska narečja (večinoma Hokkien, čeprav govorijo tudi pomembne številke Teochew in Kantonski) se govorijo tudi med starejšimi etničnimi Kitajci iste narečne skupine, čeprav je njihova uporaba med mlajšo generacijo tako rekoč zamrla; večina ljudi, rojenih po letu 1980, jih ne more govoriti, razen če jih niso vzgajali stari starši. Drugi indijski jeziki, kot npr Pandžabski med Sikhi, govorijo tudi.

Uradna kitajska pisava, ki se uporablja v Singapurju, je poenostavljena pisava, ki se uporablja v celinski Kitajski. Tako so vse uradne publikacije (vključno z lokalnimi časopisi) in znaki v poenostavljeni kitajščini, poenostavljena kitajščina pa se poučuje v šolah. Nekatere starejše generacije imajo še vedno raje tradicionalno pisavo, priljubljenost hongkonške in tajvanske pop kulture pa pomeni, da jo lahko poznajo tudi mlajši.

Vstopi

COVID-19 informacije:Od 23. marca 2020 je vstop večini tujcev zavrnjen razen stalnih prebivalcev in ljudi, ki opravljajo bistvena dela. Singapurska vlada je izdala zapleten niz omejitev vstopa. Skoraj vsi popotniki ki vstopajo v Singapur ostani doma (ali v hotelski sobi) 14 dni po prihodu. Tujci morajo predložiti dokazilo o kraju, ki bo služil obdobju samoizolacije, kot je rezervacija hotela, ki zajema celotno 14-dnevno obdobje. Popotniki iz nekaj držav, ki veljajo za varne, se lahko prijavijo za preskok karantene, glej Letalska vozovnica za podrobnosti.

(Podatki so bili nazadnje posodobljeni 6. februarja 2021)

Vizumska politika Singapurja

Zahteve za vstop

Državljani Slovenije Avstralija, Evropska unija, Nova Zelandija, Norveška, Južna Koreja, Švica Združeno kraljestvo in Združene države ne potrebujejo vizum za bivanja 90 dni ali manj.

Državljani Slovenije večina drugih držav lahko ostanejo brez vizuma 30 dni ali manj, zato je tako, če tu ni navedena vaša država.

An izjema velja za državljane naslednjih držav, ki morajo zaprositi za predujem, spletni vizum: Armenija, Azerbajdžan, Belorusija, Kitajska, Georgia, Indija, Kazahstan, Kirgizistan, Moldavija, Severna Koreja, Rusija, Tadžikistanu, Turkmenistan, Ukrajina, in Uzbekistan.

Državljani Slovenije Afganistanu, Alžirija, Bangladeš, Egipt, Iran, Iraku, Jordan, Kosovo, Libanon, Libija, Mali, Maroko, Nigerija, Pakistan, Palestino, Savdska Arabija, Somalija, Sudan, Sirija, Tunizija, in Jemnu se morajo prijaviti za vnaprejšnji vizum na singapurskem veleposlaništvu ali konzulatu.

Državljani več nekdanjih sovjetskih držav (Gruzije, Turkmenistana, Ukrajine in Skupnosti neodvisnih držav) so upravičeni do tranzit brez vizumov do 96 ur, če imate letalsko vozovnico naprej. Upravičeni so tudi indijski državljani, vendar z bolj zapletenimi zahtevami.

Če menjate lete na letališču Changi, vizum ni potreben, če ne zapustite varnega območja.

Vsi tujci, starejši od 6 let, imajo elektronske prstne odtise v okviru postopkov vstopa in izstopa priseljevanja. Temu lahko sledi kratek intervju, ki ga opravi imigracijski uradnik. Vloga bo zavrnjena, če bo kateri koli od teh postopkov zavrnjen.

Večina državljanov afriških in južnoameriških držav ter popotniki, ki so nedavno bili v državi z rumeno mrzlico, potrebujejo potrdilo o cepljenju proti rumeni mrzlici za vstop v Singapur.

Ženske iz držav, kot je Ukrajina, imajo lahko težave z vizumom zaradi težav z "nezakonito dejavnostjo" (verjetno prostitucijo).

Moški, ki nezakonito vstopijo v Singapur ali ki dovoljenja presežejo za več kot 14 dni, se soočajo z obveznim stavkom treh udarcev palice.

Singapur je zelo strogi zakoni o drogah, in trgovina z mamili pomeni obvezno smrtno kazen, ki velja tudi za tujce. Tudi če niste vstopili v Singapur in samo prehajate (tj. Spreminjate lete, ne da bi morali carinjeti potni list in carine), medtem ko imate droge, boste še vedno kaznovani s smrtno kaznijo. V Singapurju je prekršek celo, če imate v sistemu kakršne koli presnovke zdravil, tudi če so jih zaužili zunaj Singapurja, carina pa na letališču občasno opravi preiskave urina. Poleg tega je v Singapurju kaznivo dejanje tudi vnašanje eksploziva ali strelnega orožja brez dovoljenja.

Prinesite recepte za predpisana zdravila morda imate s seboj in obtain prior permission from the 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 maja 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 št duty free allowance for cigarete: 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.

Pornografija, pirated goods and publications by the Jehovove priče in Cerkev Združevanja 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.

Z letalom

Singapore is one of Southeast Asia's largest aviation hubs, so unless you're coming from Polotok Malezija ali 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 in 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 Kresnica 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 in 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) ali 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.

Letališče Changi

Glavni članek: Letališče Singapur Changi

1.3573103.98851 Letališče Changi (GREH ^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 to spletno mesto 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 Kresnica. The only practical means of access to Seletar is taxi, and trips from the airport incur a $3 surcharge.

Po cesti

The Causeway, with Johor Bahru on the other side

Singapore is linked by two land crossings to Peninsular Malaysia:

The 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 država. 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. Poleg tega 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 Malezija Članek).

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

Z avtobusom

Direct from Malaysian destinationsObstajajo avtobusi iz 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. 
• Transnacionalno, ☏ 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 Malacca in 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 Povezava do poti 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.

Z vlakom

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, Malezija. 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 in Malaysia#By train za podrobnosti.

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.

S taksijem

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.

Moj čoln

Ferries link Singapore with the neighbouring Indonezijski provinca Otoki Riau, in Malezijski zvezna država Johor. Singapore has five ferry terminals which handle international ferries: 1.26394103.820795 HarbourFront (formerly World Trade Centre) near Sentosa, 1.2662103.86046 Križarilni center Marina Bay v Marina Bay, 1.31405103.988727 Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal na Vzhodna obala, tako dobro, kot 1.37306104.007488 Changi Ferry Terminal in 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

Od Batam: Trajekti iz Batu Ampar (Harbour Bay Ferry terminal), Sekupang in Mesto ob obali (Teluk Senimba) use HarbourFront FT, while ferries from Nongsapura uporaba Tanah Merah FT. Ferries from Batam Centre use both ferry terminals. Operators at Harbourfront include:

• Indo Falcon, ☏ 65 6278 3167. Hourly ferries to Center Batam, fewer to Mesto ob obali. 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. (posodobljeno november 2019)
• Dino / Batam hitro, ☏ 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 in Mesto ob obali. 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). (posodobljeno maj 2019)
• Sindo Ferry, ☏ 62 778 465 55, ✉[email protected]. (posodobljeno maj 2019)

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). (posodobljeno maj 2019)
• Majestic Fast Ferry. S$19-25 one-way including fees (higher mid-day, lower mornings and evenings). (posodobljeno maj 2019)
• Sindo Ferry, ☏ 65 6331 4122, ✉[email protected]. (posodobljeno maj 2019)

Od Bintan: All ferries from Bintan use Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal. Za 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. (posodobljeno maj 2019)
• Sindo Ferry, ✉[email protected]. S$27-29 one way including fees (promo and normal fares). (posodobljeno maj 2019)

Za Bintan Resorts (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.. (posodobljeno maj 2019)
• Mozaic, ☏ 65 6542 4369. Runs 14 times per week, only to Bintan Lagoon Resort. (posodobljeno maj 2019)

Od 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.

Iz Malezije

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). Letovišče Sebana Cove, 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 vsak dan. 

Križarjenja

Križarjenja z zvezdami 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 Malacca, Klang (Kuala Lumpur), Penang, Langkawi, Redang in Tioman v Malezija, tako dobro, kot Phuket, Krabi, Ko Samui in Bangkok v Tajska. There are also several cruises every year to Borneo (Malezija), Sihanoukville (Cambodia), Ho Ši Minh (Vietnam) and even some 10-night long hauls to Hong Kong. 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 Japonska, Kitajska, Avstralija, Evropi in Severna 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.

Obiti

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.

Vstopnice

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. Mobilni telefoni with Android or Apple Pay NFC payments work too. Alternatively, pick up an EZ-povezava 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.

Po železnici

MRT and LRT system map

The 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 prohibited 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.

Z avtobusom

SMRT bus

SBS Transit bus

Avtobusi 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.

Po polnoči on Fridays, Saturdays and eve of public holidays, NightRider in 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.

S taksijem

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 do letališče. 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".

Z deležem vožnje

The largest ride share operator by far is Zgrabi, 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 in Tada.

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.

Moj čoln

Bumboat

Tourist-oriented bumboats križarjenje Reka Singapur, 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 do 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 Južni pomol.

Z avtom

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 Malezija. 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 samo 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.

Vse 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 pomisli about trying to bribe your way out.

S kolesom

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. hitrost do 10 km / h, kar je tudi največja hitrost za kolesa na poteh samo za pešce. Običajno imajo tudi pešci, ki uporabljajo kolesarske steze, zato je v praksi pogosto treba zmanjšati hitrost tudi na kolesarskih poteh, ki niso skupne. Najnovejši zemljevid kolesarskih poti in druge pomembne informacije o kolesarskih poteh, kot so prehodi cest, najdete tukaj ta Google Zemljevid. Kolesarska parkirišča, kot so kolesarske steze, lahko najdemo v primestnih območjih, na primer v bližini postaj MRT, javnih stanovanjskih stavbah, velikih nakupovalnih središčih in mestnih središčih, vendar v središču mesta niso tako pogosta.

Edina kolesarska pot, primerna za športno kolesarjenje, je Kolesarski pas Tanah Merah Coast Road okoli letališča Changi. Ker je kolesarski pas cestni, zanj ne velja omejitev hitrosti 25 km / h.

Majhna zložljiva kolesa lahko v določenem času dneva vzamete na MRT, velika kolesa pa so ne-ne. Kolesa lahko prečkajo pot proti Maleziji (na motornih stezah), vendar na hitrih cestah niso dovoljena. Singapur ima sistem za skupno rabo koles, ki ga upravljajo zasebna podjetja SG Bike največji igralec.

Z e-skuterjem

Lokalno znani kot osebne naprave za mobilnost (PMD) so e-skuterji v Singapurju zakoniti, vendar so prepovedano na cestah in skuterji z krmilom so prepovedani tudi na poteh samo za pešce. V praksi to pomeni, da so uporabni samo v predmestjih in ne praktična možnost za turiste.

Peš

Singapur je zelo prijazen pešcem. V glavnem poslovnem okrožju in na glavnih cestah so pločniki in prehodi za pešce v dobri kondiciji in po azijskih merilih so vozniki na splošno previdni in pripravljeni popustiti na označenih prehodih. Jaywalking je nezakonit in se kaznuje z denarno kaznijo v višini 25 USD in do treh mesecev zapora. Vendar se to redko izvaja.

Neizogibna slabost pa je tropska toplota in vlaga, zaradi česar se številni obiskovalci prepotijo ​​in izčrpajo, tako kot domačini, s seboj vzemite malo brisače in steklenico vode. Tudi popoldanske nevihte so med monsunsko sezono dokaj pogoste. Najbolje je, da začnete zgodaj, vstopite v klimatizirane trgovine, kavarne in muzeje, da se ohladite ali se zavetite pred dežjem, in se načrtujte, da se boste pred poldnevom vrnili v nakupovalni center ali hotelski bazen. Po sončnem zahodu so lahko tudi večerji sorazmerno hladni. Navzgor dejstvo, da je sonce pogosto pokrito z oblaki in ob cestah zasenčeno z drevesi in zelenjem, pomeni, da ne boste prišli tako enostavno sončne opekline kot sicer na teh zemljepisnih širinah.

Koristni nasvet za boj proti tropskem vremenu je paziti na klimatizirane podzemne prehode za pešce. Teh klimatsko nadzorovanih pešpoti je veliko in so pogosto med nakupovalnimi središči in stolpnicami. Poleg tega bodite pozorni na pešpoti, ki se povezujejo s podzemnimi postajami MRT. Nekatere postaje imajo lahko do 25 različnih pešpoti, ki se povezujejo z različnimi vhodi / izhodi na tem območju, kar ustvarja široko mrežo pešpoti okoli središča mesta, ki daje vtis mesta pod mestom.

Klasični sprehodi v Singapurju vključujejo hojo po reki od Merliona skozi nabrežja, treking po Sprehod po južnih grebenih ali pa se samo sprehajate naokoli Kitajska četrt, Mala Indija ali Bugis.

Z avtonomnim (brez voznika) vozilom

Leta 2016 je Singapur postal prva država na svetu, ki je preizkusila na zahtevo taksiji brez voznika, ki omogoča potnikom, da si rezervirajo vožnjo s samovozečim vozilom skozi Zgrabi app-hailing, tako da med rezervacijo izberete ikono voznega parka "robo-car". Vendar pa je trenutno preskušanje omejeno na poslovno okrožje en sever v Singapurju, zato boste verjetno morali obiti, da ga preizkusite.

Turistu prijazna alternativa je AutoRider v Gardens by the Bay, prvem popolnoma delujočem samovozečem vozilu v Aziji. Turisti se lahko z vozilom brez voznika vozijo med Bayfront Plaza in Flower Dome, da si ogledajo več vrtov. Na voljo so tudi komentarji na vozilu, da lahko potniki izvedo več o tehnologiji samovozečih vozil in okolici vrta. Obiskovalci morajo na števcu AutoRider na naslovu prevzeti kupon za časovni zamik Bayfront Plaza pred nakupom vstopnic. Vstopnice (5 USD na posameznika) se prodajajo po časovni dodelitvi.

Glej

Otterly luštna! Družina vidr po plavanju Po čiščenju reke Singapur in njenih pritokov v devetdesetih letih gladko prevlečene vidre so se vrnili v Singapur in v srca njegovih prebivalcev. Najbolj aktivni ob zori in mraku jih najpogosteje opazimo po Reka Kallang (vključno z Vrtovi ob zalivu) in park Bishan-Ang Mo Kio, lovljenje rib in škripajoče potovanje po poteh. Samo ne približujte se preveč: imajo hudo ostre zobe in so zaščitniški do svojih mladičev. OtterWatch na Facebooku je dober kraj za sprotno obveščanje o vidrah.

Znamenitosti v Singapurju so podrobneje opisana v različnih okrožjih. Na splošno:

• Plaže in turistična središča: Odpravite se na eno od treh plaž na Sentosa ali njegovih južnih otokov. Druge plaže najdete na Vzhodna obala.
• Kultura in kulinarika: Glej Kitajska četrt za kitajske dobrote, Mala Indija za indijske okuse, Geylang Serai za malajsko izkušnjo ali Vzhodna obala za okusne morske sadeže, vključno s slavnim čilijem in rakom črnega popra.
• Zgodovina in muzeji: Območje Bras Basah vzhodno od Sadovnjak in severno od Reka Singapur je kolonialno jedro Singapurja z zgodovinskimi zgradbami in muzeji.
• Narava in divjad: Priljubljene turistične znamenitosti Singapurski živalski vrt, Nočni safari, Ptičji park Jurong in Botanični vrtovi so vsi v Sever in Zahod. Za kaj bližje mestu obiščite futuristični Vrtovi ob zalivu v Marina okrožje, za Marina Bay Sands. Iskanje "prave" narave je nekoliko težje, toda Naravni rezervat Bukit Timah (v istem okrožju kot živalski vrt) ima več rastlinskih vrst kot v celotni Severni Ameriki in je tudi dom uspešne populacije divjih opic. Pulau Ubin, otok ob Vas Changi na vzhodu je spomin na podeželski Singapur nekdanjih let. Mestni parki, polni domačinov, ki tečejo ali delajo tai chi, so povsod. Glej Botanični turizem v Singapurju za podrobnosti o tem, kje si lahko ogledate drevesa in rastline.
• Nebotičniki in nakupovanje: Najmočnejša koncentracija nakupovalnega središča je v Orchard Road, medtem ko so nebotičniki strnjeni po območju Reka Singapur, ampak tudi preverite Bugis in Marina Bay da vidim, kje kupujejo Singapurci.
• Mesta bogoslužja: Ne zamudite tega vidika Singapurja, kjer so budizem, taoizem, hinduizem, sikhizem, bahajska vera, krščanstvo, islam in judovstvo številni. Verske kraje je mogoče enostavno obiskati in sprejeti tiste, ki ne sledijo zunaj delovnega časa. Posebej vredno obiskati so: prostrani Samostan Kong Meng San Phor Kark See blizu Ang Mo Kio/ Bishan, pisana hindujščina Tempelj Sri Mariamman v Kitajska četrt, psihodelični Burmanski budistični tempelj v Balestier in mogočni sultan Masjid leta Arabska ulica.

Poti

• Tri dni v Singapurju - Tridnevni komplet vzorcev hrane, kulture in nakupovanja v Singapurju, ki se zlahka deli na koščke velikosti ugriza.
• Sprehod po južnih grebenih - Enostaven 9 km sprehod po hribih in džunglah južnega Singapurja. Poudarki poti vključujejo 36 m visok most za pešce Henderson Waves, ki nudi osupljiv pogled na morje onkraj džungle.
  

  Henderson Waves

Ali

Medtem ko ti lahko poiščite prostor za vadbo skoraj vseh športov v Singapurju - golfa, deskanja, potapljanja, celo drsanja in smučanja na snegu - zaradi majhnosti države so vaše možnosti precej omejene in cene so razmeroma visoke. Zlasti za vodne športe zasedeni ladijski pasovi in ​​velik pritisk prebivalstva pomenijo, da je morje okoli Singapurja motno in večina domačinov se odpravi do Tioman (Malezija) oz Bintan (Indonezija). Navzgor je v Singapurju obilo potapljaških trgovin, ki si pogosto pripravijo vikend izlete na dobra potapljaška mesta ob vzhodni obali Malezije, zato so dobra možnost za dostop do nekaterih ne tako turističnih potapljaških lokacij v Maleziji.

Kultura

Gledališča Esplanade ob zalivu

S kulturne strani se Singapur poskuša otresti svojega dolgočasnega, zaklenjenega ugleda in privabiti več umetnikov in predstav. Zvezda na kulturnem nebu Singapurja je Esplanade gledališče v Ljubljani Marina Bay, objekt vrhunske uprizoritvene umetnosti in pogost oder Singapurskega simfoničnega orkestra. Možnosti pop kulture hitro rastejo in domača umetniška scena v Singapurju doživlja drugo renesanso, lokalni nastopi v angleškem jeziku, kot sta The Sam Willows in Gentle Bones, pa se na prizorišču pridružujejo lokalnim kitajskim pop zvezdicam Stefanie Sun in JJ Lin. Vse skupine in DJ-ji, ki potujejo po Aziji, imajo prav tako zagotovo nastop v Singapurju.

Odhod v filmi je priljubljena zabava v Singapurju, vendar poiščite ocene "M18" (samo 18 let in več) ali "R21" (samo 21 let in več), če imate radi filme z manj kosi. Velike štiri gledališke verige so Cathay, Karnevalski kino, Zlata vas in Shaw Brothers. Za okus Singapurja skozi film priljubljene komedije Jacka Nea predstavljajo pomanjkljivosti singapurskega življenja, medtem ko režiserji, kot so K. Rajagopal, Boo Jun Feng in Tan Pin Pin, odpirajo nov val sodobne filmske umetnosti v Singapurju.

Za klasična glasba, Singapur je dom za Singapurski simfonični orkester, ki ima v glavnem sedež v koncertni dvorani Esplanade, čeprav vsako leto organizira brezplačne koncerte v Singapurskih botaničnih vrtovih. The Kvartet T'ang je zelo cenjen profesionalni godalni kvartet s sedežem v Singapurju in redno izvaja nastope v komorni glasbi. Za tradicionalno kitajsko glasbo obstaja Singapurski kitajski orkester.

Kar zadeva bolj sodobno glasbo, je Singapur tako privabil mednarodne prireditve, da se tu razširi, kot tudi gojil svoje festivale. Ultra Singapur je lokalna izdaja priznanega festivala Ultra Music od leta 2016, ki prinaša mednarodno priznana elektronska glasbena nastopa. Laneway Singapur je lokalna izdaja Festival Laneway St Jerome deluje od leta 2011, čeprav je leta 2019 prišlo do premora. Baybeats je brezplačen letni glasbeni festival na Esplanadi od leta 2002, ki se običajno odvija čez vikend in se osredotoča na indie glasbenike, večinoma iz Singapurja in bližnjih azijskih držav. The Festival vrtnih utripov je dogodek z vstopnicami, imenovan "festival elektronskega piknika" v parku Fort Canning, ki prinaša mednarodne akte, hkrati pa promovira okolju prijazne ideje kot "prvi ogljično nevtralni glasbeni festival v Singapurju".

Jazz glasba ljubitelje lahko zanima tudi Singapurski mednarodni jazz festival (običajno skrajšano kot Pojte jazz), ki se je doslej zgodil približno od marca do aprila leta in je skupaj z jazzovskimi glasbeniki predstavljal jazz headlinere.

Maja ali junija ne zamudite letnika Singapurski mednarodni festival umetnosti (prej Singapurski umetniški festival), ki vključuje program umetniških razstav / performansov in umetniških pogovorov v nekaj tednih. Po tem lahko avgusta ujamete letno Singapurski nočni festival vzdolž okrožja Bras Basah.Bugis, kjer se ponoči v dveh tednih odvijajo številni umetniški / glasbeni dogodki - od katerih so mnogi brezplačni (vendar ob koncu tedna). Ponavljajoči se naslovni dogodek je svetlobna predstava za preslikavo projekcije, pri kateri se animacija preslika in projicira na fasado Singapurskega narodnega muzeja ter tako ustvari edinstven prikaz.

Pri nas lahko kupite vstopnice za skoraj vse kulturne prireditve SISTIČNA, bodisi on-line ali v katerem koli od številnih prodajnih mest, vključno s Singapurskim centrom za obiskovalce dne Orchard Rd.

Igre na srečo

Singapur ima dve ogromni igralnici, vedno omenjeni z evfemizmom "integrirano letovišče", ki prineseta skoraj toliko prihodkov kot celotni Las Vegas. Marina Bay Sands ob Marina Bay je večji in lažji od obeh, medtem ko Resorts World Sentosa ob Sentosa si prizadeva za družinam bolj prijazno izkušnjo. Medtem ko morajo domačini (državljani in stalni prebivalci) za vstop plačati 100 USD na dan, lahko tuji obiskovalci vstopijo brezplačno po predložitvi potnega lista.

Poleg igralnice obstajajo tudi druge oblike legaliziranih stav, ki so domačinom bolj dostopne. To vključuje konjske dirke, ki ga vodi Singapore Turf Club ob vikendih, pa tudi nogometne (nogometne) stave in več loterij, ki jih vodi Singapurski bazeni.

Mahjong je tudi priljubljena zabava v Singapurju. Različica, predvajana v Singapurju, je podobna kantonski, ima pa tudi dodatne "živalske ploščice", ki jih ni v prvotni kantonski različici, pa tudi več točkovnih razlik. Vendar to ostaja v veliki meri družinska in prijateljska zadeva in ni (legalnih) salonov za mahjong, saj je delovanje igralniških hiš nezakonito.

Izogibajte se igram na srečo v javnosti (npr. Igranje poker kart v parku), saj to prepoveduje Zakon o skupnih igralniških hišah.

Golf

Kljub svoji majhnosti ima Singapur presenetljivo veliko igrišč za golf, vendar večino najboljših vodijo zasebni klubi in so odprta samo za člane in njihove goste. Glavne izjeme so Golf klub Sentosa, slavno zahteven dom tekmovanj Barclays Singapore Open in Igrišče za golf Marina Bay, edini javni tečaj z 18 luknjami. Glej Singapursko golf združenje za celoten seznam; ali pa se odpravite na bližnje indonezijske otoke Batam ali Bintan ali severno do malezijskega mesta Malacca za cenejše kroge.

Dirke

Osvetljena ulična proga Formule 1 okoli zaliva Marina

Otvoritvena Velika nagrada Singapurske formule ena je potekal ponoči septembra 2008, organizatorji pa so potrdili, da bo nočna dirka stalnica do leta 2021. Potekala je na ulični stezi v središču Singapurja in dirkala ponoči, vse ljubitelji dirke pa bodo verjetno želeli izogibajte se tokrat so cene hotelov, predvsem sobe s pogledom na proge F1, skozi streho. Vstopnice se začnejo od 150 USD, a vznemirljiva izkušnja nočne dirke je zagotovo nepozabna za vse ljubitelje F1 in ljubitelje fotografij. Poleg edinstvene nočne dirke karnevalsko vzdušje in pop koncert na obrobju dirkališča ter udobje hotelov in restavracij za vogalom ločujejo dirko od ostalih dirk F1, ki se odvijajo v oddaljenih krajih stran od urbanih središč.

The Singapore Turf Club v Kranji večino petkov gosti konjske dirke, vključno s številnimi mednarodnimi pokali, in je priljubljen pri lokalnih igralcih. The Singapurski polo klub blizu Balestier je odprta tudi za javnost na tekmovalnih dnevih.

Zdravilišča

Singapur je doživel "spa" in zdaj je na voljo veliko možnosti za vse, od celostne ajurvede do hidroterapije z zelenim čajem. Vendar pa cene niso tako nizke kot pri sosedih Indoneziji in na Tajskem, na splošno pa boste za navadno enourno masažo iskali 50 USD. Vrhunska zdravilišča lahko najdete v večini hotelov s petimi zvezdicami ali več Sadovnjak, in SentosaNa dobrem glasu so tudi Terme Botanica. Obstajajo tudi številne trgovine s tradicionalno kitajsko masažo, ki so večinoma zakonite, čeprav nekateri skicirani "zdravstveni domovi" res ostanejo. Tradicionalnih javnih kopališč v azijskem slogu ni.

Ko iščete lepotne salone na Orchard Road, preizkusite tiste v četrtem nadstropju Lucky Plaza. Ponujajo večino salonskih storitev, kot so manikura, pedikura, nega obraza, depilacija in lase. Priljubljen letalskih posadk in ponavljajočih se turistov zaradi nižjih stroškov v primerjavi z nebo visokimi cenami drugih salonov vzdolž nakupovalnega pasu. Nakupujte po cenah, nekatere lepše dejansko zaračunavajo manj.

Plavanje

Pozabite na svoj majhen hotelski bazen, če se ukvarjate s tekmovalnim ali rekreacijskim plavanjem: Singapur je raj za kopalce z verjetno največjo gostoto javnih bazenov na svetu. Vsi so 50-metrski bazeni na prostem (nekateri objekti imajo tudi do tri 50-metrske bazene) in so dostopni z vstopnino 1–1,50 USD. Nekateri obiskovalci sploh ne plavajo. Samo prihajajo iz bližnjih stanovanjskih kompleksov za nekaj ur, da se sprostijo, preberejo in sprostijo na soncu. Večina je odprtih vsak dan od 20. do 21. ure in ima majhno kavarno. Zamislite si, kako v tropski noči zaplavate s svojimi stezami z osvetljenimi palmami, ki obkrožajo bazen.

Vztraja Singapurski športni svet seznam bazenov, ki so večinoma del večjega športnega kompleksa s telovadnico, teniškimi igrišči itd. in so v bližini postaje MRT, po kateri so poimenovani. Morda je najboljše v Katongu (111 Wilkinson Road, na ulici Vzhodna obala): po kopanju se sprehodite po soseski vile tik pred vhodom v bazen in si oglejte razkošno, izvirno arhitekturo hiš, v katerih živijo res bogati Singapurci. Če vam je dolgčas rednih bazenov, se odpravite do Plavalni kompleks Jurong East kjer dobite bazen z valovi, tobogane in jacuzzi ob noro ugodni vstopnini 1,50 USD ob delavnikih in 2 USD ob vikendih. Za tiste, ki se počutijo bogatejše, obiščite Wild Wild Wet vodni tematski park ali Vodni park Adventure Cove in se zmočite z različnimi razburljivimi tobogani in bazeni s plimovanjem.

Za tiste, ki ne marajo bazenov, se odpravite na plaže. The East Coast Park ima slikovito obalo, ki se razteza na več kot 15 km. To je priljubljeno mesto za pobeg Singapurcev, kjer lahko plavajo, kolesarijo, žarijo in se ukvarjajo z različnimi drugimi športnimi in rekreacijskimi aktivnostmi. Otok Sentosa ima tudi tri bele peščene plaže - plažo Siloso, plažo Palawan in plažo Tanjong - vsaka s svojimi posebnimi značilnostmi in zelo priljubljena tudi med domačini.

Vodni športi

Vožnja s kanuji in zmaji je v Singapurju priljubljena vrsta vodnega športa in obstaja veliko čudovitih rezervoarjev in rek, kjer se lahko udeležite takšne telesne dejavnosti. Za ugodne cene si oglejte rezervoar MacRitchie, reko Kallang in zaliv Marina. Poleg teh bolj običajnih vodnih športov Singapur ljubiteljem vodnih športov ponuja tudi trendovske dejavnosti, kot sta smučanje na smučeh in deskanje na valovih v posebej ustvarjenih okoljih.

Snežni športi

Čeprav očitno ni najboljše mesto na svetu za smučanje, ima sončni Singapur še vedno stalno zaprto snežno središče. Snežno mesto obiskovalcem ponuja priložnost, da doživijo zimo. Obiskovalci lahko pobegnejo pred vročim in vlažnim tropskim vremenom, da se igrajo na snegu ali se celo naučijo smučati in deskati s certificiranimi profesionalnimi inštruktorji.

Obstaja tudi nekaj možnosti za drsanje v Singapurju: Ledeni svet Kallang ob Park za prosti čas Kallang in Drsališče pri JCube. Včasih je bilo drsališče v The Shoppes na Marina Bay Sands, vendar je bilo to od takrat prenovljeno.

Nakup

Denar

Singapurska valuta je Singapurski dolar, označena s simbolom S $ ali $ (Koda ISO: SGD ). Razdeljen je na 100 centov, označen ¢. Obstajajo kovanci 5 ¢ (bronasti ali zlati), 10 ¢ (srebrni), 20 ¢ (srebrni), 50 ¢ (srebrni) in 1 dolar (2. serija: zlati; 3. serija: srebrni z zlatim robom). Opombe so v apoenih v vrednosti 2 USD (vijolična), 5 USD (zelena), 10 USD (rdeča), 50 USD (modra), 100 USD (oranžna), 1.000 USD (vijolična) in 10.000 USD (zlata). Slednji dve poimenovanji sta izjemno redki in bosta neuporabni zunaj luksuznih butikov, igralnic in veleblagovnic - popotniki bi se jim pametno izognili.

Lahko varno domnevate, da se znak "$", ki se uporablja v otoški državi (in v tem priročniku), nanaša na singapurske dolarje, razen če vključuje druge začetnice (npr. Ameriški dolar, kar pomeni ameriški dolar).

The Brunej dolar je vezan na singapurski dolar in obe valuti je mogoče v obeh državah uporabljati zamenljivo, zato ne bodite preveč presenečeni, če dobite brunejsko bankovec kot spremembo. Singapurski bankovec za 10.000 ameriških dolarjev ima skupaj s kolegom iz Bruneja največjo notranjo vrednost katerega koli bankovca v trenutnem obtoku (septembra 2014 ocenjen na 7.840 ameriških dolarjev), vendar za zmanjšanje pranja denarja od leta 2014 ni bil natisnjen.

Menjalnica kabine je mogoče najti v vsakem nakupovalnem središču in ponavadi ponujajo boljše cene, boljši delovni čas in veliko hitrejše storitve kot banke. Ogromna 24-urna operacija pri Mustafi v Ljubljani Mala Indija sprejema skoraj vsako valuto po zelo ugodnih cenah, prav tako pa tudi močne konkurenčne majhne trgovine na primerno imenovani Change Alley poleg Raffles Place MRT. Za večje količine zahtevajte ponudbo, saj boste pogosto dobili boljšo ceno, kot je prikazana na plošči. Cene na letališču niso tako dobre kot v mestu, in čeprav številne veleblagovnice sprejemajo večje tuje valute, so njihove cene pogosto strašne.

Davek na blago in storitve (GST)

Večina trgovcev na drobno in ponudnikov storitev v Singapurju mora obračunati 7-odstotni davek na blago. Prodajalci morajo to običajno vključiti v objavljeno ceno, razen za cene hotelov in restavracij (sedeži) (glej Prekuhavanje in Spi oddelki).

Bančništvo

Singapur je eno največjih finančnih središč v regiji, zato lahko izbirate med številnimi bankami. Delno zaradi močne zakonodaje o bančni tajnosti in dejstva, da obresti na bančne vloge v Singapurju niso obdavčljive, so singapurske banke vedno bolj alternativa Švicarski banke najbogatejšim ljudem na svetu, da shranijo svoje premoženje. Odpiranje bančnega računa je preprost postopek in tujcem, ki imajo bančni račun v Singapurju, ni nobenih omejitev. Največje lokalne banke v Singapurju so Združena čezmorska banka (UOB), DBS banka in Prekomorsko-kitajska bančna korporacija (OCBC Bank). Vključujejo večje tuje banke, ki so v Singapurju močno prisotne HSBC, Standardna pooblaščena banka in Citibank.

Bankomati so povsod v Singapurju in kreditne kartice so splošno sprejeti. Podpora za čipe in podpis je standardna (verjetno vas ne bodo vprašali za PIN), brezkontaktni terminali pa so povsod povsod, samo prosite za "Paywave". V Singapurju sta najpogosteje sprejeti kreditni kartici Visa in MasterCard, številne trgovine pa sprejemajo tudi American Express. Kartice Discover, JCB in China UnionPay sprejemajo tudi v nekaterih trgovinah, ki so namenjene predvsem turistom. Čeprav v Singapurju doplačila za kreditne kartice niso dovoljena, se mnogi trgovci izognejo temu pravilu tako, da ponujajo popuste nad navedeno ceno, če plačate z gotovino. Popotniški čeki so na splošno ne Trgovci na drobno sprejmejo, vendar jih je mogoče unovčiti v večini menjalnic in bank. Kartice EZ-Link in NETS Flash Pay sprejemajo nekatere trgovine in verige hitre prehrane.

Obstaja zmedeno obilo mobilna plačila aplikacij. Večina je na voljo samo imetnikom lokalnih bančnih računov v Singapurju, z Plačaj zdaj Peer-to-Peer in poslovna plačila so še posebej priljubljena, pogosti pa so tudi regionalni ponudniki GrabPay in kitajska igralca AliPay in WeChat Pay.

Prekuhavanje

Tipping je na splošno ne vadil v Singapurju. Vendar pa je običajno, da restavracije pred GST, lokalnim davkom na blago in storitve, zaračunajo 10% dajatev na storitve. V restavracijah so pogosto prikazane cene, kot je 19,99 USD, kar pomeni, da pristojbina za storitve (10%) in prometni davek (7%) nista vključena in bo dodana na vaš račun. Ko vidite NETT, to pomeni, da vključuje vse davke in stroške storitev.

Zvonarje in hotelski nosači še vedno pričakujejo približno 2 USD na vrečko. V taksiji, ki običajno vrnejo vašo ceno na zadnjih 5 centov, napotkov ne pričakujejo ali pa vozovnico za toliko znižajo v vašo korist, če se ne morejo potruditi, da bi kopali po drobižu; zastoji ali elektronske cene cest so pogosto že vključene v končno vozovnico. Vsi taksiji morajo objaviti telefonsko številko za klic, če se stranka počuti nezadovoljna. Na letališču je prepovedano dajati napitnine.

Ali ne v nobenem primeru ponudite napotke kateremu koli vladnemu uslužbencu, zlasti policistom, saj se to šteje za podkupovanje in bi vas najverjetneje aretirali in kaznovali.

Stroški

Singapur je po standardih jugovzhodne Azije drag, a cenovno ugoden v primerjavi z državami OECD: 50 dolarjev je popolnoma uporaben dnevni proračun za nahrbtnike, če ste pripravljeni zarezati nekaj vogalov, čeprav bi ga za udobje verjetno želeli podvojiti. Zlasti hrana je ukradena, z odlično hrano za najemnike, ki je na voljo za manj kot 5 USD na obrok za izdatno porcijo. Nastanitev je nekoliko dražja, vendar postelja v hostlu lahko stane manj kot 30 USD, poceni hotelska soba pa lahko stane tudi manj kot 100 USD, poslovni hoteli z blagovno znamko pa bi bili v razponu od 200 do 400 USD. Na vrhu trga verjetno iščete več kot 500 USD na noč, mesta, kot so Raffles in Capella, pogosto potiskajo 1000 USD.

Kot groba pravila so cene v Singapurju približno dvakrat višje kot v Maleziji in na Tajskem ter 3-5 krat višje kot v Indoneziji in na Filipinih.

Nakupovanje

Sim Lim Square, Singapurska računalniška in elektronska meka

Nakupovanje je drugo kot prehranjevanje kot nacionalna zabava, kar pomeni, da ima Singapur obilje nakupovalnih središč in nizki davki in carine na uvoz, skupaj z veliko količino, pomenijo, da so cene običajno zelo konkurenčne. Čeprav ne boste našli nobenega bazarja z poceni domačimi obrtmi (v resnici je skoraj vse, kar se prodaja v Singapurju, izdelano drugje), je blago na splošno razmeroma dobre kakovosti, trgovci pa so na splošno precej pošteni zaradi močnih zakonov o varstvu potrošnikov. Večina trgovin je odprtih vsak dan od 10. do 22. ure, čeprav se manjši obratovalci (zlasti tisti izven nakupovalnih središč) prej zaprejo - pogosta je zvečer - in morda tudi ob nedeljah. Mustafa v Mala Indija je odprt 24 ur na dan, 365 dni v letu. Številne trgovine ob nakupovalnem pasu Orchard Road in Scotts Road zdaj ponujajo pozno nočno nakupovanje zadnji petek vsakega meseca, več kot 250 trgovcev pa ostane odprtih do polnoči.

• Starine: V drugem nadstropju nakupovalnega centra Tanglin Sadovnjak in trgovine na South Bridge Rd v Kitajska četrt so dobre možnosti, če iščete resnično stvar (ali kakovostne reprodukcije).
• Knjige: Glavna podružnica Kinokunije v Ngee Ann City v Ljubljani Sadovnjak je največja singapurska knjigarna z manjšimi poslovalnicami pri Bugis Junction (nakupovalni kompleks neposredno nad postajo Bugis MRT) in JEM (nakupovalni kompleks v bližini postaje Jurong East MRT). Številne prodajalne rabljenih knjig se nahajajo na Far East Plaza in v kompleksu Bras Basah, kjer lahko poskusite barantati, če kupujete veliko. Za univerzitetne učbenike imajo knjigarne na Singapurski narodni univerzi najboljše cene na otoku, do 80% nižje kot na zahodu.
• Kamere: Peninsula Plaza v bližini Mestna hiša ima v Singapurju najširšo izbiro kamer. Vendar se kakšnih ugodnih kupčij ne bi dalo dogovoriti, številne prodajalne s fotoaparati v Singapurju (zlasti tiste na Lucky Plaza in Sim Lim Square) pa slovijo, da bežijo tudi najbolj previdnim turistom. Najboljši način je vedeti natančno kaj iščete in potem, ko prispete, obiščite trgovine na letališkem tranzitnem območju in si oglejte ceno ter pri njih preverite, ali imajo kakšno promocijo. Nato pojdite v trgovine v središču mesta in primerjajte cene / pakete, da vidite, katera trgovina vam bo prinesla razmerje med ceno in kakovostjo. Da bi bili varni, nenehno najprej preverite cene in pakete za vse, kar vas zanima, pri velikih prodajalcih, kot so Courts, Harvey Norman in Best Denki. Bodite zelo previdni, kadar zaposleni v trgovinah poskušajo promovirati znamke ali modele, ki niso tisti, ki jih imate v mislih; nekaj trgovin na trgu Sim Lim, Lucky Plaza in drugod je znano, da uporabljajo to taktiko in prodajajo izdelke po dva- do štirikrat večjih cenah od dejanskih. Pazite tudi na vabe in stikala. Preglejte številko modela in stanje predmeta, nato pa ga ne izpustite izpred oči, ko plačate. (V Lucky Plaza je najpogostejša prevara podvojitev stroškov brez vašega dogovora.)
• Oblačila, ulica: Shoppes v Marina Bay Sands, pa tudi Ion, Ngee Ann City (Takashimaya) in Paragon na Sadovnjak imajo največjo koncentracijo blagovnih znamk.
• Oblačila, po meri: Skoraj vsi hoteli imajo priloženo krojaško trgovino, modni krojači pa so v kitajski četrti nekoliko moteči. Tako kot drugje boste tudi vi dobili tisto, za kar ste plačali, in slabe kakovosti, če nimate časa za več okovja ali spretnosti, da preverite, kaj dobite. Cene se zelo razlikujejo: lokalna trgovina z poceni tkaninami lahko naredi majico za 40 dolarjev, najljubši krojači Lee Kuan Yew pa CYC trgovina po meri v hotelu Raffles zaračunajo najmanj 120 USD.
• Oblačila, mladost: Večina Bugis je namenjen mladim, modernim in stroškovno ozaveščenim. Bugis St (nasproti Bugis MRT) je najbolj priljubljen na območju Bugis, sestavljen iz treh nivojev trgovin. Nekaj ​​točk Sadovnjak, predvsem Far East Plaza (ne gre zamenjati z nakupovalnim centrom Far East) in zgornje nadstropje Heerena, prav tako ciljata na isti trg, vendar so cene na splošno višje.
• Računalniki: Trg Sim Lim (blizu Little India) je odličen za trdega gika, ki resnično ve, za čim se trudi - ceniki delov so na voljo na HardwareZone.com in so objavljeni v samem Sim Limu, kar olajša primerjavo cen. Manjši smrtniki (namreč tisti, ki niso opravili domačih nalog za preverjanje cen) tvegajo, da jih bodo ob nakupu raztrgali, vendar to na splošno ni problem s ceniki, ki jih ponuja večina trgovin. Nekateri Singapurci kupujejo svoje elektronske pripomočke med četrtletnimi "IT oddajami", ki so običajno v kongresnem centru Suntec City ali na Expu, pri katerih so cene pripomočkov včasih znižane (vendar pogosto le do ravni Sim Lim). Druga možnost je nakupovanje pri Funan IT Mall, katerih trgovine so morda v povprečju bolj poštene (po mnenju nekaterih). Naj vas ne privlačijo stranska darila / sladila palčkov, miši in tako naprej; ti le skrivajo napihnjene cene.
• Zabavna elektronika: Singapur je bil včasih znan po ugodnih cenah, danes pa je elektronika tukaj na splošno dražja kot pri ameriških in mednarodnih spletnih prodajalcih. Funan IT Mall (Riverside # Buy | Riverside) in Mustafa (Mala Indija) so dobra izbira. Izogibajte se turistično usmerjene trgovine na Orchard Road, zlasti razvpita Lucky Plaza, ali tvegajo, da jih bodo odtrgali. Pazite tudi na izogibajte se trgovinam na 1. in 2. stopnji Trg Sim Lim, nekateri ponavadi odtrgajo turiste in domačine tako, da previsoko zaračunajo za 100% ali več, dodajo smešne dajatve, ki presegajo dogovorjeno, zamenjajo predmete za rabljene, izpustijo ohišja in baterije ter številne druge prakse, ki bi morale biti (ali so) kazniva dejanja. Prosimo, opravite raziskavo, preden kupite elektroniko pri kaj trgovina v Singapurju; Spletne raziskave in primerjava cen v več trgovinah (in pogajanja občasno) so bistvenega pomena. Mustafa ima fiksne, poštene cene in je dobra izbira, prav tako Challenger in drugi veliki trgovci s fiksnimi cenami. Za vse nakupe ne pozabite, da Singapur uporablja napetost 230 V pri 50 Hz s tripolnim vtičem v britanskem slogu.
• Elektronske komponente: Za strokovnjake in inženirje, ki jih sami naredijo, je v stolpu Sim Lim (nasproti trga Sim Lim) blizu številnih elektronskih komponent in pripadajočih orodij. Mala Indija. Najdete najpogostejše elektronske komponente (kot so plošče, tranzistorji, različne IC itd.), Ugodne cene pa najdete tudi za večje količine.
• Etnične pletenice: Kitajska četrt ima v Singapurju največjo koncentracijo sijalk za milo Merlion in etničnih spominkov, večinoma, a ne povsem kitajskih in skoraj vseh uvoženih od nekje drugje. Za malajske in indijske stvari so najboljša mesta za nakupovanje Geylang Serai in Mala Indija oz.
• Tkanine: Arabska ulica in Mala Indija imajo dober izbor uvoženih in lokalnih tkanin, kot so batik. Kitajska četrt prodaja precej razumne in poceni tkanine, barantanje je dovoljeno, zato vejte, kakšne tkanine lahko kupite. Tkanine v Singapurju morda niso tako poceni kot v tujini, saj večino tkanin uvažajo v Singapur.
• Ponaredki: V nasprotju z večino držav jugovzhodne Azije piratsko blago ni na prodaj in ga uvozijo v državo, kar pomeni velike kazni. Kljub temu ponarejenega blaga ni težko najti Mala Indija ali Bugis.
• Hrana: Lokalni supermarketi Cold Storage, Prime Mart, Shop 'n' Save in NTUC Fairprice so povsod navzoči, za specialitete pa Jason's Marketplace v kleti Raffles City in Tanglin Market Place v nakupovalnem središču Tanglin (oba na Sadovnjak) so nekateri najbolje založeni gurmanski supermarketi v Singapurju z veliko paleto uvoženih izdelkov. V kleti Takashimaya (Orchard) je veliko majhnih domiselnih trgovin in omogoča bolj zanimivo brskanje. Za bolj singapursko (in veliko cenejšo) nakupovalno izkušnjo poiščite kateri koli mokri trg v soseski Mala IndijaTržnica Tekka. Za prehranjevanje zunaj večina nakupovalnih centrov ponuja vrsto majhnih stojnic s prigrizki in restavracij v svojih kleteh, pa tudi jedilnico ali dve.
• Igre: V Singapurju so video in računalniške igre na voljo, vendar cene morda niso cenejše kot na Zahodu. 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 (Ob reki) 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.
• Mobilni telefoni: 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 Kitajska četrt 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.
• Čaj: Kitajska četrt's Yue Hwa (2nd floor) is unbeatable for both price and variety, but Time for Tea in Lucky Plaza (Sadovnjak) 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.
• Ure: High-end watches are very competitively priced. Ngee Ann City (Sadovnjak) 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. Glej Singapore Customs for the full scoop. Ne GST refund is available if you depart by land or sea.

During the annual Velika Singapurska razprodaja (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.

Spominki

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 Kitajska četrt & Mala Indija, there are plenty of unique souvenirs that are homegrown labels & represent Singapore.

Modna znamka 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 Hotel Raffles in Letališče Changi 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 Bee 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 Letališče Changi.

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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Glavni članek: 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, ne 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 Evropski dining etiquette generally applies.

Keep an eye out for the Singapurski festival hrane, held every year in July.

Lokalne dobrote

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 ali 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 in Malacca).

• 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 Vzhodna obala 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 ali 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 Vzhodna obala strani). 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 in runbing of other Chinese communities in Asia.
• Rojak means a mixture of everything in Malay, and there are two very different types. Kitajski 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. Indijski rojak consists of mainly fried fritters made from flour and various pulses with cucumber and tofu, with sweet & spicy sauces.
• Sladoled 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.

Malajska kuhinja

Nasi lemak s 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. Govedina 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. The Satay Club ob Lau Pa Sat near Raffles Place is one popular location for this delicacy.

Malay desserts, especially the sweet pastries and jellies (kuih ali kueh) made largely from coconut and palm sugar (gula melaka), bear a distinct resemblance to those of Tajska. 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 (ali 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.

Kitajska kuhinja

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  Bak kut teh with rice and ti tiao fritters

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  Hainanese chicken rice

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  Fried hokkien mee

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  Kozica mee and pork rib soup

Chinese food as eaten in Singapore commonly originates from southern Kitajska, še posebej Fujian, Guangdong in 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 ti 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 Sečuan 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 (čebelji hoon) served with the same peanut and chilli sauce used for satay, od tod tudi ime. Usually cockles, dried squid and pork slices are added.
• Parni čoln (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. Singapurja Mala Indija 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 (levo) in 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 Newtonski cirkus near (Newton MRT Exit B), Gluttons Bay (near Esplanade MRT Exit D) and Lau Pa Sat (near Raffles Place MRT Exit I, the Reka), 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 Kitajska četrt or the heartlands instead. A dizzying array of food stalls with a large South Indian representation can be found in the bustling Tekka Center at the edge of Mala Indija. 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 Center (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.

Kavarne

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 kaja (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 tehk ("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

Food Republic retro theme food court, Sadovnjak

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.

Hitra hrana

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. 
• Gospod 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. 

Restavracije

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 Vzhodna obala, 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 in Dunaj.

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 Sadovnjak, 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.

Fino jedilnico

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 Kitajska četrt. The opening of the two casinos in Marina Bay in 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.

Prehranske omejitve

Singapore is an easy place to eat for almost everybody. Some Indians and small groups of Chinese Buddhists are vegetarian, 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 vegansko; 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. Vendar pa je naokoli nekaj dvorišč s halal hrano, ki so odlična izbira za varno vzorčenje halal kitajske hrane. Številne zahodne verige hitre prehrane v Singapurju uporabljajo halal meso: poiščite potrdilo po naročilu ali če ste v dvomih, vprašajte upravnika. Nekaj ​​restavracij skopari s formalnim potrdilom in preprosto postavi napise "brez svinjine, brez svinjske masti"; to je vaš klic, če je to dovolj dobro za vas.

Košer-opazovalni Judje pa bodo težje kot košer hrana v Singapurju skorajda ni znana, čeprav je v Koharju ena sama košer trgovina in restavracija Sinagoga Maghain Aboth na ulici Waterloo, pa tudi košer podružnica Coffee Bean v bližini; preverite pri Odbor za judovsko blaginjo za podrobnosti.

Celiakija je v Singapurju razmeroma nezaslišano, zato ne pričakujte, da boste na jedilnikih našli informacije o tem, ali jedi vsebujejo gluten ali ne. Nekaj ​​izjem tega vključuje Cedele in Jones živilec. Ozaveščenost o glutenu se širi tudi v Singapurju in v številnih vrhunskih restavracijah bodo na voljo mednarodno usposobljeni kuharji, ki bodo zadovoljili vaše potrebe. Izdelki brez glutena so na voljo v večini Hladilnica in Marketplace supermarketi, pa tudi specializirane trgovine, kot je Raj Rjavi riž. Privoščite si lahko tudi številne naravno brezglutenske regionalne specialitete, kot npr Hainanski piščančji riž (obvezno prosite za piščanca brez omake) in Masala dosa.

Pijte

Clarke Quay ponoči

Singapursko nočno življenje se ne ujema z njim Patpong, ampak tudi to ni nič. Nekateri klubi imajo 24-urne licence in nekaj krajev zaprejo pred 3.00. Za vse umetnike, ki potujejo po Aziji, se zagotovo ustavi v Singapurju s superklubom Zouk zlasti redno uvrščanje na seznam najboljših svetovnih nočnih klubov. Nočno življenje v Singapurju je večinoma osredotočeno na tri nabrežja - Čoln, Clarke in Robertson - od Ob reki, s klubi Sentosa in bližnjo elektrarno St James, ki daje zabavam živalim še več razloga za ples noč in igralnico Marina Bay tudi vstopil v prepir. Gay bari so večinoma naokoli Kitajska četrt. Zakonska starost za pitje je 18 let, in čeprav se to presenetljivo ohlapno izvaja, imajo nekateri klubi višje starostne omejitve. Če vas prosijo za identifikacijo, sta edini sprejemljivi obliki identifikacije singapurska osebna izkaznica ali potni list.

Petek je na splošno največja noč v tednu za odhod, sobota pa je blizu druge. Nedelja je v številnih barih in klubih noč gejev, sreda ali četrtek pa je noč žensk, kar pogosto pomeni ne samo brezplačen vstop, temveč tudi brezplačne pijače za ženske. Večina klubov je zaprtih v ponedeljek in torek, bari pa na splošno ostanejo odprti, vendar so ponavadi zelo tihi.

Za nočni izhod v Singapurju zberite skupino prijateljev in se odpravite do najbližjega škatla za karaoke - glavne verige vključujejo Svet stranke. Najem sob se giblje od 30 USD na uro in več. Pazite, da je neveričast, bleščeč (ali prefinjen) videz pokrit z neonom Saloni KTV lahko zaračunajo veliko višje cene, hostese s kratkimi krili pa lahko ponudijo več storitev kot samo točenje pijač. V Singapurju izgovor karaoke sledi japoncu "karah-oh-kay"namesto zahodnega"nosi-oh-ključ".

Alkohol

Originalni singapurski sling v hotelu Raffles

Alkohol je zaradi singapurskih visokih davkov na greh splošno dostopen, a drag. Po drugi strani pa imajo neobdavčeni letališča Changi nekatere najboljše cene na svetu. Če prispete iz držav, ki niso Malezija, lahko vnesete do enega litra alkoholnih pijač ter dva litra vina in piva. Previdno nakupovanje v večjih supermarketih bo prineslo tudi običajne avstralske etikete za vina pod 20 USD.

Alkohol je za muslimane haram (prepovedan) in mnogi muslimanski Singapurci se temu pravilno izogibajo. Medtem ko večina nemuslimanskih Singapurcev ni puritanskih in uživa občasno pijačo, ne pričakujte, da boste našli kulturo popivanja, ki jo boste našli v nekaterih zahodnih državah. V Singapurju se javno opirajo na pijančevanje in neprimerno vedenje pod vplivom alkohola vam zagotovo ne bo prineslo spoštovanja singapurskih prijateljev. Ne dovolite, da se kakršna koli soočenja prerastejo v spore, saj bo vpoklicana policija, morda vas čaka zapor in morebiti prisiljevanje.

Javno pitje je močno omejeno med 22.30 in 7.00, dodatne omejitve pa obstajajo v Mala Indija in Geylang, ki prepovedujejo javno pitje med vikendi in prazniki. Medtem ko je večina barov, nočnih klubov in restavracij izjema od pravila, to pomeni, da supermarketi in prodajalne alkoholnih pijač v tem obdobju ne bodo mogli prodajati alkohola.

Cene pri pitju se razlikujejo. V kavarni ali v prodajalni lahko uživate v veliki steklenici piva po vaši izbiri za manj kot 6 USD (lokalna barva pa je brezplačno vržena). Po drugi strani pa pijače v katerem koli baru, klubu ali modni restavraciji ostajajo drage, osnovna pijača pa znaša od 10 do 15 ameriških dolarjev, medtem ko so modni koktajli običajno v razponu od 15 do 25 dolarjev. Navzgor so pogoste urice in promocije dva za enega, vstopna cena za klube pa običajno vključuje več vstopnic za pijačo. Skoraj vse restavracije v Singapurju dovoljujejo prinašaš svojega (BYO) vino in cenejše restavracije brez vinskega menija običajno niti ne polnijo plute, čeprav boste na teh mestih morali imeti s seboj odpirač za steklenice in kozarce. Leskarne zaračunajo 20–50 USD, čeprav mnogi ponujajo brezplačne dneve zamaškov v ponedeljek ali torek.

Turisti se stekajo v Long Bar v Ljubljani Hotel Raffles za vzorčenje izvirnika Singapurska zanka, bolno sladko roza mešanica ananasovega soka, gina in še česa, vendar se domačini stvari (skoraj) nikoli ne dotaknejo. Vrhunec izbire v Singapurju je lokalno pivo, Tiger, precej navaden lager, vendar je razcvet mikropivovarne privedel do prodajnih mest, kot so, Arhipelag (Boat Quay), Brewerkz (Riverside Point), Paulaner Brauhaus (Millenia Walk) in Črpalnica (Clarke Quay), ki ponuja zanimive alternative.

Tobak

Tobak je močno obdavčen in ne smete ga prinesti več kot eno odprto pakiranje (ne kartona, ampak en paket!) cigaret v državo. Dovoljena starost za kajenje je 21 let, trgovine, ki prodajajo cigarete, pa vas lahko zaprosijo za identifikacijo, preden vam jih prodajo. To se še posebej strogo izvaja na kopenskih mejah z Malezija, kjer se vsa prtljaga redno rentgensko pregleduje. Na večini javnih krajev, vključno s kravami, so kajenje omejene, prepovedano pa je tudi v javnem prevozu. Obstaja popolna prepoved kajenja v vseh klimatiziranih prostorih (vključno s pubi in diskotekami) in stroge omejitve glede tega, kje kaditi tudi zunaj (npr. Znotraj 5 metrov od avtobusnih postajališč in vhodov v stavbe, parkov, pokritih sprehajalnih poti in zavetišč , igrišča in vsi, razen določenih odsekov centrov za krave, niso dovoljeni). Določeno območje mora biti označeno z rumenim obrisom in lahko ima napis "cona za kajenje". Seznam krajev, kjer je kajenje prepovedano, in (veliko krajši) seznam mest, kjer je dovoljeno, je objavljen na vladna spletna stran. Šiša in e-cigarete so nezakonito v Singapurju.

Prostitucija

Prostitucija je dopustna v šestih določenih okrožjih, predvsem Gejlang, ki - ne naključno - ponuja tudi nekaj najcenejših prenočišč in najboljše hrane v mestu. Medtem ko je v Singapurju starost za soglasje 16 let, za prostitutke velja višja najnižja starost 18 let. Industrija se ohranja nizko (tu ni nobenih go-go barov) in po nobenem besedilu ni turistična atrakcija. Komercialne seksualne delavke, ki se zakonito ukvarjajo s spolnimi odnosi, se morajo prijaviti pri pristojnih organih in obiskovati posebne klinike za reden pregled spolno prenosljivih bolezni. Vendar bodite previdni in vadite varen seks - čeprav bo večina pravno seksualnih delavk pri tem vseeno vztrajala.

Sadovnjaški stolpi, naprej Orchard Road, kljub občasnim represijam oblasti še naprej izpolnjuje svoj ugled. Pazite, da so tu ponavadi prostitutke ne tatvina in spolno prenosljive bolezni je znatno večja.

Spi

Posamezne sezname najdete v Singapurju okrožje člankov

Opomba: Od februarja 2017 je najem kratkoročnih domov ali sob (za 6 mesecev ali manj), kot ga zagotavljajo platforme, kot je Airbnb, nezakonito v Singapurju. Zanimivo je, da oglaševanje sob ali hiš na takih platformah ni nezakonito, zato ne bodite presenečeni, ko najdete sezname za Singapur na Airbnb. Doslej je bilo izvrševanje zakona prizanesljivo, vendar bodo takoj ukrepali, če se bodo sosedje pritožili. V tem primeru se ne boste soočili z nobenimi škodljivimi posledicami, razen če boste morali poiskati drug kraj za bivanje v naglici, vendar bo vaš gostitelj morda sodno tožen.

Nastanitev v Singapurju je po standardih jugovzhodne Azije draga. Posebej v višjih cenovnih razredih povpraševanje presega ponudbo in med velikimi dogodki, kot je dirka F1 ali nekatere večje konvencije, ni nič nenavadnega, da se proda skoraj vse. Nižji hoteli in hostli pa ostajajo dostopni in na voljo skozi vse leto.

Razen če ste nakupovalni maven, ki si prizadeva maksimizirati čas Orchard Roadnakupovalna središča, Ob reki je verjetno najboljše mesto za bivanje v Singapurju.

GST in dajatev za storitve na splošno niso vključeni v oglaševane cene. Zato pri razmisleku, koliko bi namenili za nastanitev, ne pozabite dodati 17,7%.

Proračun

Počitniški domovi najdemo predvsem v Mala Indija, Bugis, Clarke Quay in Vzhodna obala. Hosteli za nahrbtnike stanejo od 12 do 40 dolarjev za skupno ležišče. Zdi se, da je med mnogimi najcenejšimi hostli epidemija stenic - pred rezervacijo natančno preberite mnenja.

Poceni hoteli so združeni v Gejlang, Balestier in Mala Indija okrožja, kjer servisirajo večinoma tiste kupce, ki najemajo sobe na uro. Sobe so na splošno majhne in niso modne, so pa vseeno čiste in nudijo osnovne prostore, kot sta kopalnica in televizija. Cene se začnejo že pri 15 USD za nekajurni "tranzit" in 40 USD za celo nočitev. Dve glavni lokalni verigi s hoteli na celotnem otoku sta:

• Dišave Hotel, ☏ 65 6345 6116. Veriga 13 hotelov in enega hostla za popotnike. Sobe od 58 USD, popusti ob vikendih in za imetnike ISIC. 
• Hotel 81, ☏ 65 6767 8181. Veriga več kot 20 funkcionalnih hotelov s cenami od 49 USD za dva. 

Srednji razred

Večina srednjih hotelov v Singapurju je v precej brez značilnih, a funkcionalnih starejših hotelih, z opazno skupino blizu zahodnega konca Reka Singapur. Tu in tam pa se je v butičnih hotelih povečalo število prenovljenih trgovin Kitajska četrt, to je lahko zelo dobra vrednost, saj se cene začnejo od 100 USD na noč.

Splurge

Hotel Raffles

Singapur ima širok izbor luksuznih nastanitev, vključno s slavnimi Hotel Raffles. Za sobo v hotelu s petimi zvezdicami boste na splošno gledali na več kot 300 USD na noč, kar je po večini standardov še vedno precej dobro. Hotelske cene precej nihajo: velika konferenca lahko podvoji cene, medtem ko so ob vikendih v izven sezone pogosto na voljo močni popusti. Največje hotelske grozde najdete na Marina Bay (dobro za oglede) in okoli Orchard Road (dobro za nakupovanje).

Biti razvajen v mestu levov, kar zadeva luksuzne nastanitve, je precej podcenjeno.

Dolgoročno

Stanovanja v Singapurju so draga, saj velika gostota prebivalstva in velika pomanjkanje zemlje poganjata cene nepremičnin skozi streho. Kot rezultat bi običajno gledali najemnine enakovredno podobnim New York in London.

Apartmajski hoteli v Singapurju vključujejo Ascott, ki deluje tudi v okviru Somerset in Citadini blagovnih znamk. Cene so sicer konkurenčne hotelom, vendar v primerjavi z apartmaji precej drage.

Za najem stanovanja v Singapurju bo običajno potreben delovni vizum. Medtem ko več kot 80% Singapurcev živi v državnih subvencijah Odbor za razvoj stanovanj (HDB) stanovanj, vendar je njihova dostopnost za tujce omejena JTC-jev SHIFT shema ponuja nekatere z mesečnimi najemninami v razponu od 1.700 do 2.800 USD.

Večina izseljencev pa se obrne na zasebne stanovanjske bloke, znane kot stanovanja, kjer vas bo povprečno trosobno stanovanje stalo od 3200 dolarjev na mesec za starejše stanovanje v predmestju do 20.000 dolarjev za vrhunsko luksuzno stanovanje na Orchard Road. Večina apartmajev ima bazene, telovadnice, teniško igrišče, parkirišče in 24-urno varovanje. Ker je ponudba garsonjer in enosobnih stanovanj zelo omejena, si večina ljudi s proračunom stanovanje deli s prijatelji ali sodelavci ali samo odda enoposteljno sobo. Pristaniške hiše, znane kot bungalovi, so v bližini središča mesta neverjetno drage (najemnine so navadno več deset tisoč), vendar lahko padejo, če se želite naseliti zunaj mestnega središča - in ne pozabite, da se lahko po državi vozite v 30 minutah.

Enomesečna ali dvomesečna varščina je običajna praksa in za mesečne najemnine do 3000 USD morate agentu plačati provizijo v višini 2 tednov na leto najema. Najemi so običajno za dve leti z "diplomatsko klavzulo", ki omogoča odpoved po enem letu. Singapurski izseljenci je največja nepremičninska agencija za izseljence in njihovi brezplačni oglasi so priljubljena izbira za lov na sobe ali sostanovalce. Morda boste želeli preveriti tudi male oglase v lokalnih časopisih.

Nauči se

Singapurske univerze so na splošno dobro cenjene in privabljajo študente na izmenjavo od blizu in daleč.

• Singapurska nacionalna univerza (NUS). Najstarejša univerza v Singapurju, močna na področju prava, medicine, računalništva in znanosti. Ena glavnih univerz v Aziji. 
• Tehnološka univerza Nanyang (NTU). Druga univerza v tej otoški državi, bolj usmerjena v inženiring, medije in poslovne študije. Gostiteljica mladinskih olimpijskih iger 2010 
• Singapurska univerza za upravljanje (SMU). Tretja in edina javno financirana zasebna univerza v Singapurju. Usmerjena v finance in poslovanje. 
• Singapurska univerza za tehnologijo in oblikovanje (SUTD). Četrta avtonomna univerza v Singapurju, ustanovljena v sodelovanju z MIT. Poučuje tehniko in arhitekturo s posebnim poudarkom na oblikovanju. 
• Singapurska univerza za družbene vede (SUSS). Prej znan kot Singapurski inštitut za management (SIM) Singapurska zasebna univerza s številnimi mednarodnimi tečaji. Šola ponuja širok spekter prve stopnje, od umetnosti do podjetja do študija tehnologije. Od 17. marca 2017 se SUSS prestrukturira in postane najnovejša avtonomna univerza v Singapurju. (posodobljeno april 2017)

Številne tuje univerze, poslovne šole in specializirani inštituti so v Singapurju ustanovili tudi svoje azijske kampuse.

• Šola za globalno upravljanje SP Jain (SPJ). Mednarodni kampus poslovne šole v Ljubljani Mumbaj. 
• INSEAD. Azijski kampus evropske poslovne šole INSEAD. 
• Poslovna šola Univerze v Chicagu. Azijski kampus University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, ki ponuja enega najdražjih MBA na svetu. 
• Tehnološki inštitut DigiPen. Azijski kampus tehnološkega inštituta DigiPen, Redmond, Seattlu, Washington. 
• ESSEC. Mednarodni kampus poslovne šole v Ljubljani Pariz. 

Kuhanje

• ob-Sunrice, Fort Canning Park, ☏ 65 6336 3307. Profesionalna kuharska akademija, ki izvaja tudi dnevne tečaje za javnost. Užitek množice je "Spice Garden Walk" (40 USD) v Fort Canningu, kjer vam kuhar predstavi lokalna zelišča in začimbe ter njihovo uporabo v kulinariki in medicini, nato pa vas vodi v likovni umetnosti priprave lastne kari paste . Bistvene rezervacije. 
• Kuharska čarovnija, 179 Haig Rd, ☏ 65 6348 9667, ✉[email protected]. Kuharski tečaji v starem kolonialnem črno-belem domu, teme se razlikujejo po dnevih in kuhinjah z vse celine. Največ 8 študentov. Od 65 dolarjev. 
• Občutki neba, 1 Westbourne Road # 03-05, ☏ 65 6479 9025, ✉[email protected]. Praktični tečaji kuhanja v evropskem in azijskem slogu v kolonialnem črno-belem bungalovu na podeželju v zahodnem Singapurju. Največ 12 študentov. Od 100 dolarjev. 
• D'Open Kitchen, Anson Rd, 10 International Plaza, Singapur 079903, ☏ 65 82286217, ✉[email protected]. Kuharski tečaji team buildinga. Ogledi tržnice, virtualni tečaji kuhanja in peke. Od 80 dolarjev. (posodobljeno januarja 2021)

Delo

Singapur je kot eno najbolj živahnih gospodarstev v jugovzhodni Aziji, ki ga podpira visoko izobraženo prebivalstvo domačinov in izseljencev z vseh koncev sveta ter nekatere najnižje stopnje davka na dohodek pravnih oseb in dohodkov pravnih oseb na svetu. za večnacionalna podjetja, ki želijo biti prisotna v regiji in imajo veliko možnosti za zaposlitev kvalificiranih delavcev. Vendar morate imeti delovno dovoljenje (WP) ali an zaposlitvena izkaznica (EP) za delo v Singapurju. V praksi za sprejemanje bodisi potrebujete trdno ponudbo za delo in podjetje sponzor se prijavi v vašem imenu. Obstaja tudi Program delovnih počitnic za nedavne univerzitetne diplomante, ki želijo v Singapurju živeti do 6 mesecev.

Delovna dovoljenja so večinoma namenjeni moškim, nizkokvalificiranim delavcem. Če želite biti upravičeni do zaposlitvena izkaznica, na splošno boste morali imeti minimalno plačo najmanj 4500 ameriških dolarjev na mesec in imeti najmanj diplomo iz dokaj ugledne univerze. Obstaja tudi vmesni proizvod, znan kot S podaja, ki se običajno dodeli srednjekvalificiranim delavcem, ki so napredovali na položaje mlajšega vodstva, kot je nadzornik delovnega mesta, in zahteva, da imate najmanj 2.500 ameriških dolarjev mesečno in priporočilo delodajalca. Zaposlitvena izkaznica in S podaja imetniki z mesečno plačo najmanj 6.000 ameriških dolarjev lahko pripeljejo svoje družinske člane na neodvisno dovoljenje.

Če vam preneha delovno razmerje, boste prejeli dovoljenje za socialni obisk (vizum za obiskovalce brez delovnih pravic), ki vam omogoča bivanje 30 dni. V tem času lahko poiščete drugo službo, vendar ne pretiravajte z vizumom in ne razmišljajte o delu brez pravih dokumentov; to bo povzročilo kratkotrajno bivanje v lokalnem zaporu z dodatnimi globami, po možnosti konzerviranjem, določenim izgonom in prepovedjo ponovnega vstopa. Poleg tega bodo vašega delodajalca čakale tudi globe in zapor. Za več informacij se obrnite na Ministrstvo za delovno silo.

Ko že nekaj let zakonito delate v Singapurju na EP / S-Pass, se prijavite stalno prebivališče (PR) je dokaj enostaven, čeprav se ti ne delijo več kot sladkarije. Če dobite - in pravilo je večje, višja kot je vaša plača, večja je verjetnost, da jo boste dobili - lahko v Singapurju ostanete za nedoločen čas (če lahko vsakih 5 let izkazujete nekaj dohodka) in lahko svobodno zamenjate službo. Imetniki delovnih dovoljenj na splošno niso upravičeni do prijave za stalno prebivališče.

Vlada tudi močno podpira podjetništvo v državi, saj novim podjetjem ponuja 3-letno oprostitev dobička (za prvih 100.000 ameriških dolarjev) in ima eno najnižjih stopenj davka od dohodkov pravnih oseb na svetu s 17% letno. Tudi postopek ustanovitve podjetja se danes v celoti izvaja prek spleta in ga je mogoče končati tako hitro kot v enem dnevu. Poleg tega obstajajo različni vladni programi, ki tujcem omogočajo pridobitev podjetniških vizumov ali celo stalnega prebivališča z vlaganjem velikih vsot denarja v lokalna podjetja.

Ostani varen

OPOZORILO: Singapurske poslastice kazniva dejanja drogzelo hudo. The smrtkazen je obvezen za obsojene zaradi trgovine z ljudmi, proizvodnje, uvoza ali izvoza več kot 15 g heroina, 30 g morfina, 30 g kokaina, 500 g konoplje, 200 g smole konoplje in 1,2 kg opija, in posedovanje teh količin je vse, kar je potrebno, da vas obsodijo. Nepooblaščena poraba lahko povzroči do 10 let zapora, globo 20.000 USD ali oboje. Za nedovoljeno uživanje vam lahko zaračunajo, če v vašem sistemu najdete sledi prepovedanih drog, četudi lahko dokažete, da so bile porabljene zunaj države, in vam lahko zaračunajo trgovino z njimi, če so droge v vrečah, ki so v vaši lasti ali v vaši sobi, tudi če niso vaše in ne glede na to, ali se jih zavedate. Če morate imeti s seboj potencialno prepovedana zdravila, se obrnite na Singapurska uprava za zdravstvene vede izvedeti in (po potrebi in dovoljeno) pridobiti pisno dovoljenje, da jih pripeljete. To lahko storite dokaj hitro po elektronski pošti, morda nekaj tednov po navadni pošti.

Prepovedani predmeti v vlakih in postajah MRT

Singapur je eden izmed najvarnejša večja mesta na svetu tako rekoč po katerem koli merilu. Večina ljudi, tudi samskih popotnic, ponoči ne bo imela težav s hojo po ulicah. A kot pravi lokalna policija, "malo kriminala ne pomeni nobenega kaznivega dejanja" - pozor žeparji na prenatrpanih območjih in ne pozabite povsem na zdravo pamet.

The Singapurske policijske sile je odgovoren za pregon po vsej državi, policiste pa prepoznate po značilnih temno modrih uniformah. Za večino obiskovalcev se bo večina singapurskih policistov zdela strokovna in ustrežljiva, zato jim morate čim prej sporočiti kakršna koli kazniva dejanja. Singapurska policija ima širša pooblastila, kot ste jih vajeni v zahodnih državah. Medtem ko imate pravico, da vas na sojenju zastopa odvetnik, ima policija pravico, da vam med zaslišanjem omeji dostop do odvetnika, če meni, da bi lahko motil njihovo preiskavo. Poleg tega, čeprav imate pravico do samoobtožbe, nimate pravice do molka in morate na vprašanja policije odgovoriti resnično, razen če je to v nasprotju s prejšnjim. Med zaslišanjem morate vedno dati vse izjave v svojo obrambo, saj lahko v nasprotnem primeru sodnik ne verjame, da bi jih morali prvič dvigniti na sojenju.

Singapurja škripajoča čistoča delno dosežejo stroga pravila proti dejavnostim, ki se v drugih državah dopuščajo. Na primer, prepovedano je sprehajanje, pljuvanje, smetiranje in pitje ter prehranjevanje v javnem prevozu. Domačini se šalijo, da je Singapur a lepo mesto ker se odmerijo visoke kazni, če vas ujamejo, da storite prekršek. Oglejte si tablice z napisom "Ne smemo" in globe, povezane s temi prekrški, in jih upoštevajte. Izogibajte se smeti, saj za storilce kaznivih dejanj ne veljajo le globe, temveč tudi "odredba o popravljalnem delu", v skladu s katero se storilci kaznivih dejanj oblečejo v svetlo rumeno jakno in na javnih mestih poberejo smeti. Izvrševanje pa je v najboljšem primeru občasno in ni redko videti ljudi, ki odkrito smetijo, pljuvajo, kadijo v nekadilskih conah itd. Žvečilni gumi, znano že dolgo prepovedana, je zdaj na voljo v lekarnah za medicinske namene (npr. nikotinski gumi), če jo zaprosite neposredno, pokažite osebno izkaznico in se podpišite v register. Čeprav je uvoz žvečilnih gumijev še vedno uradno prekršek, lahko običajno brez težav prinesete nekaj paketov za osebno porabo.

Policisti singapurske policije

Za nekatera kazniva dejanja, predvsem nezakonit vstop in prekoračitev vizuma za več kot 30 ali 90 dni, Nalaga Singapur konzerviranje kot kazen. Druga kazniva dejanja, za kaznovanje katerih je kaznovanje, vključujejo vandalizem, rop, nadlegovanje in posilstvo. Seks z dekletom, mlajšim od 16 let, se po singapurski zakonodaji šteje za posilstvo, ne glede na to, ali dekle s tem soglaša in bi vam priskrbel nekaj udarcev palice. To ni udarec po zapestju. Kapi iz debele palice iz ratana so boleče boleče, trajajo tedni, da se zacelijo in brazgotinajo vse življenje. Korupcija se kaznuje tudi z zagonom pod nobenimi pogoji če poskusite ponuditi podkupnino ali napitnico policistu. Kazniva dejanja, kot so umor, ugrabitev, nedovoljeno posedovanje strelnega orožja in trgovina z mamili, se kaznujejo s smrtjo.

Oralni in analni seks, ki je bil po zakonih o sodomiji iz kolonialne dobe dolgo prepovedan, je bil za heteroseksualce legaliziran oktobra 2007. Moški homoseksualni stikvendar ostaja nezakonita s teoretično kaznijo dveh let zapora in / ali konzerviranjem. Čeprav se ta zakon na splošno ne izvaja in obstaja precej živahna gejevska skupnost z več gejevskimi lokali na območju Kitajske četrti, bi geji vseeno morali pričakovati legalizirano diskriminacijo in cenzurno držo domačinov in vladnih uradnikov. Kljub temu je izzvano nasilje nad homoseksualci skoraj nezaslišano in verjetno ne boste dobili ničesar drugega kot risanje pogledov in šepetanja. Čeprav ni nezakonito, transspolni ljudje so lahko tudi do neke mere zasmehovani s strani domačinov in vladnih uslužbencev, čeprav izzvanih nasilnih incidentov skoraj ni mogoče slišati. Po singapurski zakonodaji lahko transspolne osebe spremenijo svoj pravni spol in uporabljajo samo javna stranišča po svoji izbiri po na operaciji spremembe spola.

Prosjačenje je v Singapurju nezakonito, a na ulicah boste občasno videli berače. Večina ni Singapurcev - tudi "menihi", oblečeni v halje, ki občasno motijo ​​turiste za donacije, so ponavadi lažni.

Medtem ko je pohodništvo nezakonito, je to še vedno običajna stvar in se pogosto dogaja po mestu. Pazite pa, če vas policist zasači, boste na koncu dobili majhno globo. Poenostavljeno povedano, ceste so namenjene avtomobilom, pešpoti pa ljudem.

Singapurska ustava se zavezuje k "svobodi izražanja", vendar je v praksi ta pravica močno okrnjena, kot bo pokazal pogled na steriliziran domači tisk. Policija vas ne bo aretirala zaradi izražanja protivladnih mnenj v priložnostnem pogovoru s prijatelji, vendar tujci v Singapurju ne smejo sodelovati v nobeni politični dejavnosti, vključno z udeležbo na shodih ali protestih, ne glede na temo. The škandaliziranje sodišča (nespoštovanje sodišča) je splošno opredeljeno, pri čemer je vsako dejanje ali izjava, ki bi lahko sodišče ali sodnika spravila na slab glas, preganjana. V nekaterih primerih so bili obsojeni tuji novinarji in pravniki, zato se tudi izogibajte komentarjem v zvezi s sodstvom.

Singapur je tako rekoč imun naravne nesreče: v bližini ni prelomnih črt, čeprav je v zgornjih nadstropjih stavb včasih mogoče zaznati rahlo tresenje potresov v Indoneziji. Druge kopne mase ga ščitijo pred cunamiji, lokalne razmere pa ne prispevajo k nastanku tajfunov in tornadov (v zgodovini Singapurja je zabeležen le en tornado). Poplave v sezoni monsunov med novembrom in januarjem so občasne nevarnosti, zlasti v nižjih predelih vzhodne obale, vendar voda običajno odteče v enem dnevu in življenje nadaljuje kot običajno.

Podkupnina

Na splošno velja, da je Singapur razmeroma brez korupcije v javnem in zasebnem življenju. Podkupovanje je zelo hudo kaznivo dejanje, kaznovano z dolgimi zapori, skupaj z globami in prisiljevanjem moških. Ali ne, Spodaj kaj okoliščine, ponudite podkupnino policistu ali kateremu koli drugemu državnemu uslužbencu, saj bo to najverjetneje privedlo do vaše takojšnje aretacije.

• Urad za preiskovanje koruptivnih praks (贪污 调查 局), 2 Lengkok Bahru / 247 Whitley Road, ☏ 65-1800-376-0000, ✉[email protected]. Glavna agencija za preiskovanje korupcije v Singapurju, ki je po njeni ustanovitvi korupcijo učinkovito izkoreninila in so jo posnemale druge jurisdikcije. (posodobljeno november 2020)

Rasna in verska diskriminacija

Singapur si je zelo prizadeval zagotoviti mirno integrirano družbo; omalovažujoče kaj narodnost ali vera je kaznivo dejanje, za katero je zaporna kazen. Blogerji so bili aretirani in obsojeni na zaporno kazen zaradi rasističnih pripomb na svojih spletnih dnevnikih, verski voditelji pa so prav tako zašli v težave z zakonom, ker so v svojih pridigah žalili druge religije.

Sekta Jehovovih prič je za domačine v Singapurju prepovedana (zaradi izogibanja služenju vojaškega roka), vendar to nikakor ne vpliva na turiste.

Strelno orožje

Singapur ima zelo strogo zakonodajo o strelnem orožju, nedovoljeno posedovanje strelnega orožja pa je v najboljšem primeru kaznovano z dolgimi zapori, v najslabšem primeru pa lahko celo povzroči smrtna kazen. Zračno mehke pištole so tudi prepovedane, njihovo posedovanje brez licence pa vas bo zaprlo v zapor do 3 leta.

Dovoljenja za nakup in lastno strelno orožje se praviloma podelijo le za športne namene (tj. Za streljanje v tarčo) in običajno zahtevajo, da ste član registriranega strelskega kluba. Strelno orožje je treba varno hraniti na strelišču, njegovo iznašanje s strelišča pa je na splošno nezakonito, razen če vnaprej prejmete posebno dovoljenje.

Obiskovalci, ki želijo vnesti strelno orožje, morajo vnaprej zaprositi za dovoljenje, čeprav so v praksi ta dovoljenja podeljena samo za uradna strelska tekmovanja. Od policijskega spremstva boste morali potovati tudi od vhodnega pristanišča do strelišča, kjer boste morali varno hraniti strelno orožje, dokler ne zapustite države.

Številke za klic v sili

• Policija (glavna številka za nujne službe), ☏999. 
  • Policija (SMS v sili), ☏71999 (lokalna stopnja). 
• Reševalno vozilo / požar, ☏995. 
• Reševalno vozilo, ki ni nujno, ☏1777. plača se 274 USD za nenavadni trajekt do bolnišnice 
• Singapurska splošna bolnišnica, ☏ 65 6222 3322. 
• Informacijski center za droge in zastrupitve, ☏ 65 6423 9119. 

Ostani zdrav

Voda iz pipe je varen za pitje z zelo visokimi sanitarnimi standardi. Vroče in vlažno podnebje pomeni, da je priporočljivo piti veliko vode.

Malarija ni vprašanje, ampak mrzlica denga je endemična za regijo, Singapur pa je leta 2016 doživel a Virus zika izbruh. Singapur ohranja strog nadzor nad komarji (če pustite stoječo vodo naokoli, vas bodo oglobili), vendar doseg vlade ne seže v naravne rezervate otoka, zato, če načrtujete pohodništvo, vzemite s seboj sredstvo proti komarjem.

Zdravstvena oskrba

Standard zdravstvene oskrbe v Singapurju je enakomerno odlično Singapur pa je priljubljena destinacija medicinskega turizma in medicinske evakuacije v regiji. Kljub nižjim cenam so standardi običajno tako dobri kot na Zahodu tako v javnih kot tudi v zasebnih klinikah in bolnišnicah, zato je to dober kraj, kjer si lahko prisluhnete, če se odpravite v džunglo drugam. Še vedno se boste prepričali, da je vaše zavarovanje pravilno pred dolgotrajno hospitalizacijo in / ali večjo operacijo.

Za lažje bolezni se spustite do najbližjega primestnega nakupovalnega središča ali nakupovalnega okrožja HDB in poiščite Splošni zdravnik (GP) ali pa poiščite v obsežnem SingHealthu Najdi-GP imenik. Običajno sprejmejo paciente brez sestanka in lahko zdravila predpišejo na kraju samem ali vas napotijo ​​k strokovnjakom, skupni stroški posveta z vključenim zdravilom pa redko presežejo 30 USD. Javne poliklinike, čeprav so za domačine cenejše, so ponavadi dražje po subvencioniranih cenah (50 USD) in na splošno čakajo dlje. Vse klinike, zasebne ali javne, so na splošno odprte le med delovnim časom od ponedeljka do petka in sobote zjutraj.

• RESCU, ☏ 65 8779 9441. Če komaj čaka na ponedeljek, RESCU ponuja 24-urna posvetovanja o telemedicini in hišne klice, vključno z osnovnimi zdravili, kot so antibiotiki, ki jih dobijo na kraju samem. Domači obisk 68-108 USD, odvisno od časa v dnevu. 

Za nujne težave pojdite na oddelek za nujne primere v bolnišnici ali pokličite 995 za reševalno vozilo. Javne bolnišnice vlada močno subvencionira za državljane in stalne prebivalce Singapurja, vendar bo za obiskovalce zaračunala polno ceno. Po zakonu morajo zagotavljati nujno medicinsko oskrbo ne glede na vašo plačilno sposobnost, vendar vam bomo račun zaračunali pozneje.

• KK Ženska in Otroška bolnišnica, Cesta 100 Bukit Timah (blizu postaje MRT Novena). A&E deluje 24 ur na dan, 7 dni v tednu. Najstarejša posvečena ženska in otroška bolnišnica v Singapurju, tu se je rodilo več kot milijon Singapurcev. Ima dobro cenjen 24-urni otroški oddelek za nujne primere. 
• Bolnišnica Mount Elizabeth, Mount Elizabeth (blizu postaje MRT Orchard), ☏ 65 6737 2666. A&E deluje 24 ur na dan, 7 dni v tednu. Največja zasebna bolnišnica v Singapurju in priljubljena destinacija za zdravstvene turiste. Vključuje tudi poseben apartma, ki je bil zgrajen za brunejskega sultana, vendar je zdaj na voljo vsem, ki lahko plačajo, ko ga ne uporablja kraljevska družina Brunej, cene pa se začnejo od privlačnih 5043 USD na noč. Posvetovanja s strokovnjaki se začnejo od 100 USD. (posodobljeno septembra 2020)
• Singapurska splošna bolnišnica, College Rd, 1st-3rd Hospital Ave (zraven postaje MRT Outram Park). Najstarejša in največja singapurska javna bolnišnica. 
• Bolnišnica Tan Tock Seng, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng (poleg postaje MRT Novena), ☏ 65 6256 6011. M-F 8 AM-1PM in 2-5PM; So 8. zjutraj, sestanek ni potreben. Ena največjih singapurskih javnih bolnišnic, popolnoma opremljena za ravnanje z večino vsega. 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.

Stranišča

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.

Spoštovanje

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 več 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.

Vzemi 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 ne 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.

Poslovno

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 in 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 obe roki 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, ne 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.

Povežite se

Po telefonu

The international telephone country code for Singapore is 65. There are three main telecommunication providers in Singapore: Singtel, StarHub in 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 ali 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.

Mobilni telefoni 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

Brezplačen 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.

Internetne kavarne 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. Namenjen Kitajska četrt ali Mala Indija 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. Druga možnost je, 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.

Po pošti

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.

Spopadite se

Elektrika

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

Veleposlaništva in visoke komisije

Singapore is a good place to obtain regional visas. The Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve 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.

Perilo

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:

• Sistematična pralnica, ☏ 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 ur. 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 ur. 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.

Šport

The Singapore Sports Council runs a chain of affordable sports facilities, often featuring fantastic outdoor 50 m pools (see Plavanje 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 Najprej fitnes, Gold's Gym in Prava fitnes. 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).

Nekateri od parki 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 East Coast Park 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.

Televizija

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 in Singtel TV.

DTT channels include:

• CNA (formerly Channel NewsAsia), round-the-clock English news channel focusing on stories from Singapore and Asia.
• Kanal 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.
• 8. kanal, 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.

Časopisi

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 Straits Times, which is published every Monday to Saturday, with 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 (ali Berita Minggu on Sunday) being the main Malay newspaper, and Tamil Murasu (தமிழ் முரசு) being the main Tamil newspaper.

Vreme

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

• Sun glasses - Singapore is usually bright and sunny.
• Dežnik - 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. Prosim poglej NEA's website on ultraviolet index za več informacij.
• 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.
• Pulover - the cinemas', shopping malls' and museums' air conditioning can get cold, though usually this is a welcome relief from the heat.

Pojdi naprej

Singapore makes a good base for exploring Jugovzhodna Azija, with nearly all of the region's countries and their main tourist destinations — including Bangkok, Phuket, Angkor Wat, Ho Ši Minh in 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 Malezija, Indonezija in Tajska, 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.
• Malacca — 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 Vzhodna obala 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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