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If you are flying into Singapore for the first time, watch out for guys who approach you immediately as you leave customs and offer you taxi rides into the city. I'm pretty sure it is illegal for them to do this, and they will definitely rip you off! They have quoted me fixed prices as high as $50 SGD. The real taxis can be found by following the "Taxi Queue" signs, and they will charge you a standard meter fare that will almost always be less than $20 SGD to anywhere in the central city. Leave a Comment
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Just to set the record straight, you cannot be arrested just for chewing a piece of gum in Singapore. In fact, it is ok to have a small of amount of gum for your personal consumption. The actual law that bans chewing gum applies to the importation (smuggling), manufacture, or selling of chewing gum in Singapore. But you will be heavily fined if found spitting your gum out on any public space.
Importing and selling all variations of chewing gum has been banned in Singapore since 1992, and anyone caught smuggling gum into the country faces a year in jail and a S$10,000 (US$5500) fine.
So don't worry about being arrested and caned because of that pack of Wrigleys that you forgot you had in your carry on bag. Just don't bring in a whole suitcase full of the stuff.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Thanks to pressure from the US during Free Trade Agreement negotiations, Singapore now imports and sells certain brands of medical gum, like nicotine gum and tooth whitening gum. But they will still fine you if you spit it on the sidewalk. Leave a Comment
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 CocaineOrDeath by xuessium
1) Drugs, hard or soft. It's the DEATH PENALTY, like it or not, if you are caught. No "Buts" about it.
2) Intoxicating liquors and cigarettes marked with the words "SINGAPORE DUTY NOT PAID" on the labels, cartons or packets
3) Cigarettes with the prefix "E" printed on the packets
4) Chewing gum
5) Chewing tobacco and imitation tobacco products
6) Cigarette lighters of pistol or revolver shape
7) Controlled drugs and psychotropic substances
8) Endangered species of wildlife and their by-products
9) Firecrackers
10) Obscene articles, publications, video tapes/discs and software ie pornographic materials
11) Reproduction of copyright publications, video tapes, video compact discs, laser discs, records or cassettes
12) Seditious and treasonable materials (e.g. materials promoting communism and anarchy)
* Certain goods are allowed entry into Singapore only when you produce the import permit or authorisation from the relevant authorities. If you do not have the import permit or authorisation, the item will be detained and referred it to the relevant authority for approval.
These goods include:
- Animals, birds and their by-products
- Endangered species of wildlife and their by-products
- Meat and meat products
- Fish and seafood products
- Fruits and vegetables
- Arms and explosives Bullet-proof clothing
- Toy guns, pistols and revolvers
- Weapons, kris,
- Spears and swords
- Films, video and video games
- Publications and audio records
- Pharmaceuticals
- Medicines Poisons
- Telecommunication and Radio communication equipment
-Toy walkie-talkies Leave a Comment
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 Pile of Stinky Durians by Rodan44
When I first moved to Singapore in 2002, a local friend tricked me into trying some "fresh" durian (an oxymoron if ever there was one), and I swear to you that I still have the taste in my mouth to this very day. Vile!!!
And before you locals go saying "Of course this ang moh (local slang for white person) doesn't like durian. Ang moh's can't appreciate our local delicacies", let me say this. I love Singaporean food and eat it every day. I also love every other type of tropical fruit Asia has to offer. Rambutans, chiku, mangosteens, soursop, longans, mangos, guava, papaya, and even the the durian's close cousin the Jack Fruit. But as for the King of Fruits, as Durian is often called in this part of the world.... you can keep it! Leave a Comment
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 by DaDrifter
Cigarettes are prohibitively expensive, every packet carries a stiff health warning and some very graphic images, such as the ones shown in this pictures. Leave a Comment
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 ChewingGum by xuessiumLeave a Comment
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They are usually elderly women or young ladies that looked a little spastic in horrid and old clothings. The same old story goes that they had run out of money to catch a bus home and ask for your pity in giving them some money so that they can go home to their family blah blah blah. Basically it is a story to pull at your heart strings and to most tourists, parting with a dollar or two is no big deal, thinking you had done a good deed by helping these "poor" locals. BE-WARNED!! They are usually part of a gang. While their presence may one day give folks who really needed help a "cry wolf" effect, their "creativity" in begging for money should not be condoned. The tell tale signs would be presistence in trying to part you and your money. Shoo them off, ignore them or if you have time to play with them, try dragging them to the nearest Police station or post. The last resort should see them turn green and scooting off pretty fast! I had encountered a few of them in the city, especially around Raffles City and Bugis Junction shopping malls. Leave a Comment
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 Meat by xuessium
Eg: Poultry and eggs from Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, and pork, chicken and beef in all forms (including "bak kwa") from Malaysia and Thailand.
Guidelines can be obtained via this link:
AGRI-FOOD & VETERINARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE
As for personal medicine, the guidelines can be obtained via this link:
HEALTH SCIENCE AUTHORITY Leave a Comment
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