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What name can I register?

Restrictions. Domain names which:

12.1 contain certain words such as "Singapore", "Singapura", "Singapore Government" or "President" and variations thereof or any other words that might suggest a link to the Government:
12.2 contain "SGNJC", "NIC" and variations thereof:
12.3 are or contain words or references which are obscene, scandalous, indecent, contrary to law or morality:
12.4 are geographical names or names of countries (e.g. Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, etc.):
12.5 are names (either on their own or in combination with other characters) of existing generic top-level domain name (gTLDs) (i.e..com, .org..net cpr144449003101 .edu, .gov, .per, .aero, .coop, .biz, .info..museum, .name and .pro) and any other gTLDs created or to be created by ICANN in the future:
12.6 are names such as "www", "http", "https" or "http-www";
12.7 are similar or identical to domain names registered under other domain name space and which SGNIC deems undesirable:
12.8 are set out in the RPPG to be reserved names of .per.sg: or
12.9 in SGNIC's sole and absolute opinion.are undesirable or unsuitable for registration, shall not be registrable.

Discretion of SGNIC. Without prejudice to the provisions of Clause 12 above, SGNIC (on its own or through a Registrar) reserves the right not to register the domain name selected by the Applicant or to register that domain name selected by the Applicant. SGNIC is not obliged to provide the Applicant with any reason or ground for its refusal to register the domain name as applied for by the Applicant but upon the Applicant's request and in its absolute discretion, SGNIC may inform the Applicant of the reasons or grounds.