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The Lion City

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Singapore

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Singapore

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore

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Beijing

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Beijing

Singapore

Capital

Singapore

Capital

Singapore

Capital

English, Chinese, Malay, Tamil

Official Languages

English, Chinese, Malay, Tamil

Official Languages

English, Chinese, Malay, Tamil

Official Languages

Singapore Dollar (SGD)

Currency

Singapore Dollar (SGD)

Currency

Singapore Dollar (SGD)

Currency

+65

Dialling Code

+65

Dialling Code

+65

Dialling Code

Singapore Standard Time (SST), UTC +8

Timezone

Singapore Standard Time (SST), UTC +8

Timezone

Singapore Standard Time (SST), UTC +8

Timezone

~5.9 million

Population

~5.9 million

Population

~5.9 million

Population

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Driving Side

Left

Driving Side

Left

Driving Side

999 (Police), 995 (Fire/Ambulance)

Emergency Numbers

999 (Police), 995 (Fire/Ambulance)

Emergency Numbers

999 (Police), 995 (Fire/Ambulance)

Emergency Numbers

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Beyond Changi’s famously sleek arrival halls and the nearby CBD’s glossy skyline, Singapore reveals itself as a city in constant motion – fast-paced, wildly efficient, yet deeply rooted. It’s where ancestral hawker recipes sit proudly beside Michelin-starred plates, and where temple bells and mosque calls to prayer echo just streets away from soaring skyscrapers.

In this tiny city-state, the past doesn’t hold back modernity – it peeks through it. Malay, Chinese, Indian, and international cultures live side by side in everyday harmony. Walk its streets and you’ll feel it: A nation that built itself from scratch and that's now shaping the future – on its own terms.

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Singapore

Eat & Drink,

Singapore

A local food writer’s guide to where to eat in Singapore

Nov 7, 2025

Eat & Drink,

Singapore

A local food writer’s guide to where to eat in Singapore

Nov 7, 2025

Eat & Drink,

Singapore

A local food writer’s guide to where to eat in Singapore

Nov 7, 2025

Culture,

Singapore

Tracing the living history of Singapore’s Kampong Glam

Oct 25, 2025

Culture,

Singapore

Tracing the living history of Singapore’s Kampong Glam

Oct 25, 2025

Culture,

Singapore

Tracing the living history of Singapore’s Kampong Glam

Oct 25, 2025

Culture,

Singapore

Singapore’s youth-led cultural experiences that offer a portal to the past

Oct 10, 2025

Culture,

Singapore

Singapore’s youth-led cultural experiences that offer a portal to the past

Oct 10, 2025

Culture,

Singapore

Singapore’s youth-led cultural experiences that offer a portal to the past

Oct 10, 2025

Culture,

Singapore

Less speed, more soul: Singapore’s growing slow-living culture

Jul 23, 2025

Culture,

Singapore

Less speed, more soul: Singapore’s growing slow-living culture

Jul 23, 2025

Culture,

Singapore

Less speed, more soul: Singapore’s growing slow-living culture

Jul 23, 2025

Eat & Drink,

Singapore

Faith, food and first arrivals: Exploring Telok Ayer in Singapore

May 21, 2025

Eat & Drink,

Singapore

Faith, food and first arrivals: Exploring Telok Ayer in Singapore

May 21, 2025

Eat & Drink,

Singapore

Faith, food and first arrivals: Exploring Telok Ayer in Singapore

May 21, 2025

Culture,

Singapore

Fishmongers, French croissants: The allure of Singapore’s Tiong Bahru neighbourhood

May 20, 2025

Culture,

Singapore

Fishmongers, French croissants: The allure of Singapore’s Tiong Bahru neighbourhood

May 20, 2025

Culture,

Singapore

Fishmongers, French croissants: The allure of Singapore’s Tiong Bahru neighbourhood

May 20, 2025

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Raffles Hotel, Singapore

1.2949° N, 103.8545° E

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1.2949° N, 103.8545° E

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