Moving to Singapore? Some useful links

Useful information for those moving to Singapore:

General - http://www.contactsingapore.sg/
Tourism - http://www.yoursingapore.com/
Cuisine - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_Singapore
Overview booklet - http://view.vcab.com/?vcabid=geaSeapnpSceaepe
Workshop for people moving to Singapore - http://www.singbound.sg/
Singapore Custom Regulations - http://www.customs.gov.sg/ and http://singapore.shipping-international.com/customs/
Work VISA - http://www.mom.gov.sg/
Education - and http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/international-students/general-info/ and http://view.vcab.com/?vcabid=geaSeapnpScnhnhr
Phone Directory - http://www.yellowpages.com.sg/
Road Directory - http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/

Taxation:
General - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Singapore
Calculator - http://www.iras.gov.sg/irasHome/page01.aspx?id=88

Property:
http://www.propertyguru.com.sg/
http://www.iproperty.com.sg/

Shipping:
http://www.alliedpickfords.com.sg/
http://www.unigroupworldwide.com/
http://www.pricebreakshipping.com/

Pets:
License - http://www.ava.gov.sg/Services/LicensesPermitsAndCerts
Mover - http://www.petmovers.com.sg/

Courtesy: Tiffany Ng on LinkedIn

Singapore - most competitive IT industry in APAC

Singapore has sailed past Australia to become the most comepetitive economy in the Asia-Pacific in information technology(IT).

The results come from this year's edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit's IT Industry Competitiveness Index. The index benchmarks 66 economies on a series of indicators covering critical foundation areas for IT innovation, such as overall business environment, IT infrastructure and human capital.

• Singapore rose 6 places to become the third-most competitive IT market in the world


• Singapore achieved its third-place global ranking on the strength of its research-and-development environment, which is ranked fifth in the world


• Two thirds of the world's biggest 100 IT firms have a presence in Singapore


• Singapore also scored well because of its support for IT-industry development, where it is ranked 5th in the world


• Singapore was ranked 9th in the world and 2nd in the Asia-Pacific in 2009