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Markets in Singapore: There are super markets called Fair Price located everywhere in Singapore. Here you can find everything for Food, Vegetables, Fruits, Meat, Groceries, utensils, Alcohol etc. click here for more info. There also called Wet markets , where you can find a group of provisional stores and meat shops, more people buy meat over here as you can get fresh meat, but would be available only during mornings. Giant: This is the big centralized general provisional store, you can anything you want more than that you don?t find in Fair Price IKEA: This is the Big Home Furnishing Store. Basically it is a Factory Outlet Store. People can purchase home furnishing at reasonable rates. Other interesting place in IKEA, there has luxurious model house rooms decorated with IKEA products which more people visit. Click here for more info Cyber Cafe: Its bit difficult to find cyber cafes or private internet browsing centres in Singapore. But still can find in big malls or in some MRT stations. If you have laptop with wireless adaptor then its easy, you can access wireless internet connection in any coffee shops, bars, restaurants. Singapore has covered with WIFI connection in almost all areas. Internet, Cable and phone connection: In general, when you hire a house or apartment for rent, then you have to make your own arrangements to get phone, internet and cable connection. The operators in Singapore are SingTel, StarHub and M1. Both Singtel and StartHub offers Mobile Services, Fixed phone connections, Broad Digital Interconnection and Cable TV in one pacakge or separately. M1 offers Mobile and Broad band services. But almost all offer the packages under contract system, meaning one has to buy the package for 2 or 3 years with EMI. If one has to break the contract, then have to pay more compensation or can transfer the same to someone. SIM Cards: StarHub, Singtel and M1 offers prepaid and postpaid SIM cards and also provide to purchase mobile service connections under contract. This package includes you can get your chosen favorite 3G mobile set with post paid connection OR package may include Internet, cable and mobile with phone connection. click on below for more info www.singtel.com.sg
www.starhub.com
www.m1.com.sg TV programme list: List of TV Channels by default: MediaCorp Channel 5 [English]
MediaCorp Channel 8 [Chinese]
MediaCorp Suria [Malay]
MediaCorp Vasantham [Tamil]
MediaCorp Channel NewsAsia [News Channel]
MediaCorp Channel U
MediaCorp okto SingTel and StarHub provides the Cable TV programmes in Singapore. starhub program list
singtel program list Transport in Singapore: The tranport in Singaport is through Bus, Train(MRT) and Taxi. you can purchase the ticket if in bus or for train in MRT station , alternatively you can purchase an access card for transport called Ezlink Card . The same card can be used to tap inside the bus and in MRT station for trains so that the traveling cost is deducted from the amount in your card. This is more flexible and economical. You can purchase the ezlink card once for a certain amount, later can top up as long as your amount in card diminishes. This card can be purchased in all MRT (train) stations and can be used to travel throughout the Singapore. The Taxis in Singapore can be paid by cash or NETS or credit card. Salary or Corporate or Bank Accounts: Generally here employees need to open an salary or bank accounts by maintaining certain minimum balance. There are many banks in Singapore, you can open your salary account from any of your desired banks. But usually more companies maintain DBS/POSB accounts, so here people in general open either DBS/POSB accounts as their salary account , so that its easy for the companies to transfer salary into your account. IT Show: This is the most awaited show by most of the people who live in Singapore. This is the biggest and largest IT and Electronic exhibition in Singapore. Here is where can find Laptops, Computers and its accessories , LCD TV, printers, Digital Cams, Handy Cams, Mobiles, External HDD, Home theatre etc of all branded companies at very cheap and reasonable price. This exhibition lasts for 3-4 days and arranged once for 3-4 months. Click here for venue and timing details.Insurance in Singapore: click for the list of Certified insurance companies in Singapore.List of Hospitals in Singapore: click for list of hospitals in Singapore |
