Singapore

Clean, organised multi-cultural Singapore is one of our favourite cities in Asia. There is a very helpful Tourist Visitor Center on Orchard road with info on anything.

Money
There are ATM's everywhere and Citibank has quite a few branches. Most things are fixed price but you can ask for discount at shops selling electronics.

Accomodation
The Singapore Hotel association has desks at the airport where you can sometimes get good deals for hotels. There's no charge and you can check online in advance at StayinSingapore.

Transport
Singapore has the efficient MRT and busses which cover the whole island. You can buy a smartcard for use on busses and the MRT. You pay $15 initially which gives you $7 worth of transport credit and has a $3 deposit. You can recharge the card at any MRT station with a minimum of $10. When you return the card you get any remaining credit back and your $3 deposit. Unfortunately you lose $5 which is the cost of the card but we found it worth it for the hassle free way you can then travel. You should still not have to pay for the card but that's just the way it is. You MUST touch your card on the readers when you enter AND exit the bus to get the correct fare otherwise the maximum single fare will be charged when you next use a bus.

We look the train to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. The train station is actually run by Malaysian Railways. It's a bit out of the way and doesn't have easy public transport. A taxi from our accommodation only cost $7. You need to be there an hour before to do immigration. It's a bit strange but you do Malaysian immigration, get on the train which goes to the Singapore border and then you get off and do the Singapore emigration which seems the wrong way round.
Seat61 has usual has good info.

Safety
We found Singapore to be extremely safe.

Communication
There are many internet cafes around. We found a good cheap one in the Cathay Orchard which also has good cinemas.

For international phone calls we bought a card. There are a few vendors around. Have a look at the printed blurb and you should see which ones will be cheaper. We found one that had about 5 hours to the UK for $10. It may be actually cheaper to call the local number rather than the 1800 tollfree number. Even though you have to put coins in the phone to pay for the local call, it may still work out cheaper than using the 1800 number which charges more per minute for the call.

Food
Food courts are the cheap and tasty way to eat in Singapore and you'll see one in nearly every shopping center.
Picnic at Scotts Food Court in Scotts Rd. is am excellent food court with very good prices.
Carrefour at Plaza Singapura on Orchard road is a great supermarket
Marche Movenpick on Orchard road is great but a little more expensive.
Try the Kaya toast for breakfast

What to do
You can walk aronud the CBD and Colonial District easily taking in the sights of China Town, the river and the various buildings.
Visit the Botanical Gardens which are free but pay the $5 extra to see the National Orchid Garden.
Definately go and visit the Asian Civilizations Museum which has great information on Singapore and the migration of Asian people across the continent. The museum is at two sights -you want to go to the Empress Place wing.
Visit Raffles Hotel. You need to wear closed shoes and long trousers to enter the foyer. We had breakfast at the bakery which was great and you can of course have a Sinagpore Sling in the Long Bar. Have a look at the museum on the 3rd floor - very interesting.
Have a walk around Little India to see a clean version of Indian street life!
Orchard Road is the main shopping street with loads of shopping centers. There is no bargaining in Singapore as in the rest of Asia.
Plaza Singapura is a good center with lots of shops and a large Carrefour supermarket.
We did a Night Safari in the north of the island next to the Zoological Gardens. This was actually quite fun and different seeing animals while they're active at night.
You need to buy the ticket at the entrance to the Zoological Gardens next door before giong to the Safari. We payed the extra to go on a hop on hop off tram that takes you around with a commentary. There are trails you can follow yourself but it's quite busy so don't expect any night time peace!
It's quite far to get to the safari and you need to plan your transport as it takes about an hour and twenty minutes. Take the MRT to Ang Mo Kio station and then catch bus 138 from the same side of the road as the MRT. When returning you should catch a bus at around 10:45pm to make sure you get the last MRT. A taxi to/from Orchard road is about $15. The safari starts at 7:30pm but the gates open at 6:30pm so you can eat at the restaurant before doing the safari. If you get there late you will really have to rush to make the transport back.
You can do the zoo during the day and then move onto the safari and get a cheaper price as a combo ticket.