General Information

Tropical and semi-dry climate, with sunshine all-year-round.

Temperature range: 26 - 33 °C

Singapore Dollar (SGD)

Money changing services and ATMs widely available at many places such as Changi Airport, hotels, shopping centres, etc.

VISA, MasterCard and American Express credit cards are also accepted.

Diverse cuisine which contains elements from different ethnic groups like Chinese, Malay, Indian, Indonesian, etc.

Popular local dishes: Chicken Rice, Bak Kut Teh, Carrot Cake, Chilli Crab, Laksa, Kaya Toast, Nasi Lemak, Nasi Goreng, Roti Prata, etc.

SIM Card can be purchased to use local data. Wifi Services are also available at hotels and public hotspots (Wireless@SG).

Singapore Time is eight hours ahead of the Coordinated Universal Time standard, written as UTC + 8:00.

Power plugs with 3 square prongs. Standard electrical current: 220 -240 V.

The main language used in Singapore is English.

Most Singaporeans can speak an additional language: Mandarin Chinese, Malay or Tamil.

Visa is required by some nationalities to enter Singapore. Visa has to be applied and obtained prior to entering Singapore.

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Emergency Ambulance & Fire: 995

Non-Emergency Ambulance: 1777

Police: 999

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