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Singapore's
climate is warm and humid. There is no marked wet or dry season; Its
geographic location has been a major factor contributing to its growth
as a center for trade. The
four official languages in Singapore are Malay, Chinese (Mandarin),
Tamil and English. Malay is the national language and English is the
language of business and administration. Most Singaporeans are bilingual,
and speak their mother tongue as well as English. Getting
around in Singapore is easy and inexpensive. Excellent bus services
complement one of the world's most modern and efficient Mass Rapid
Transit (MRT) systems. The
best way to experience the Singaporean way of life is to take a self-guided
tour of ethnic groups and thematic districts. ¡°Yours to Explore¡± guide
is a kind of self-guided tour, which feature ethnic and thematic areas.
In this way, you can immerse yourself into the daily life style of
the locals. Its
architects and planners adapted a policy of maximum retention, retaining
many of the existing architectural features of the 19th century classical
building, and at the same time installing state of the art climate
control facilities, thus enabling it to bring important works of art
for exhibition in Southeast Asia from various museums and collectors
around the world.
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