Remarks on foreign currency exchange: You can take RMB to the Pearl Square area in Chiantown (Chinatown), Singapore, and remember that you can bargain. Or go to Mustafa in Little Indian to exchange. (I am currently in Singapore)
Notes on traveling to Singapore
Visa Citizens of the People's Republic of China (PRC) must have a visa to enter Singapore.
Customs
Currency Singapore Customs does not have a maximum amount of foreign currencies to bring into the country.
DUTIABLE ITEMS Alcohol (including wine, beer, ale and stout); Tobacco (including cigarettes and cigars); Clothing and apparel; Purses and wallets; Artificial jewelry; Chocolates and confectionery; Breads, cookies and cakes.
Duty-Free Items Electrical goods, cosmetics, cameras and watches, jewelry, precious stones and metals, shoes, toys and works of art.
Allowance for duty-free items Sightseers are not required to pay duty on the following items: personal effects, foodstuffs such as chocolates, cookies and cakes up to a value of S$50.
The following items are duty free if you are over 18 years of age and are not entering from Malaysia: one liter of spirits, one liter of wine, one liter of mulled wine or stout. The above duty free items are for personal consumption only and are not allowed to be resold or given away. If the items brought into the country exceed the duty-free limit, the excess will be taxed. Transit passengers who bring in excessive quantities of goods beyond the duty-free range must store them at customs and pay the storage fee themselves.
Additionally, travelers are not allowed to bring in alcohol and cigarettes with the words "Singapore Duty Not Paid" on the label, carton or package, and cigarettes with the "E" mark on the package are not allowed. Duty must be paid on all cigarettes imported by air, road or sea, and duty-free cigarettes are only sold to outbound travelers.
Other Prohibited, Controlled and Restricted Items
Prohibited Items: Controlled drugs and tranquilizers, firecrackers, handguns and revolver-type lighters, toy coins and banknotes, pirated publications, audiotapes, compact discs and videotapes, endangered species of wild animals and their products, obscene articles and publications, and items that jeopardize national security.
Controlled and Restricted Items: The following items must have an import permit or a license from the relevant authorities. Animals, birds and products, gunpowder and explosives, bullet-proof vests, toy guns, pistols, revolvers, arrows, and weapons. Newspapers, books, magazines, non-blank audiotapes and videotapes. Movies, tapes and disks. Drugs and substances. Radio and communication equipment, toy radios and walkie-talkies.
Medicines brought in by travelers must be permitted under Singapore law, in particular sleeping pills and tranquilizers must be prescribed by a medical practitioner to certify that the medicine is essential for the traveler's personal use. Information on taxes, exemptions, prohibitions, restrictions and controls can be obtained from the following offices. Changi Airport Customs Office Tel: 54125472.
Matters to note in public places
Littering is punishable by a fine of S$1,000 for the first offense and S$2,000 for repeat offenders. The sale of chewing gum is banned, as it is one of the most difficult to remove.
Smoking is prohibited in buses, subways, elevators, theaters, and government buildings, with a fine of NT$500 for the first offense. Smoking is also prohibited in restaurants and air-conditioned shopping centers.
Red Light Running Pedestrians crossing the street must use the pedestrian walkway. If a pedestrian crosses the street within 50 meters of a pedestrian crossing, footbridge or underpass, he or she is subject to a fine of 50 yuan. If there is no nearby pedestrian crossing, you can cross the street at the traffic light.
Singapore penalizes drug abuse Section 185 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1985 makes it an offence to deliver, manufacture, import, export, cultivate, possess or consume any controlled drug.
The transportation, manufacture, importation or exportation of more than 15 grams of heroin, 30 grams of morphine, 30 grams of coca per person, 500 grams of marijuana, 200 grams of cannabis sativa, or 1.2 kilograms of opium is punishable by death.
Anyone who, without authorization, transports 800 grams and 1.2 kilograms of opium; 10 grams and 15 grams of heroin; 330 and 500 grams of marijuana; 20 grams and 30 grams of morphine and coca min min per person; and 130 and 200 grams of marijuana concentrate is liable to a term of imprisonment of between 20 and 30 years, as well as 15 strokes of the cane. Illegal possession or smoking is punishable by up to 10 years in prison or a fine of 20,000 dollars.
Other Matters
Telephones Public **** calls cost SGD104 per three minutes, and Singapore is the only country that does not charge extra for IDD calls from hotels.
Police Station 999 (toll free) Ambulance 995 (toll free) Fire Brigade 995 (toll free)