Established in 1999
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Population |
| Estimated population of Singapore citizens and permanent residents - 3,163,500 as at June 1998. |
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Chinese 77% |
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Malays 14% |
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Indians 7.6% |
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Other ethnic groups 1.4% |
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Working Language: English |
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Other official languages: Mandarin, Malay & Tamil. |
| Planners expect the population of Singapore to reach 5.5 million by 2040 or 2050, taking into account an expected increase in the number of foreigners working here. From just 3 million in 1990, the number has swelled to 3.9 million today, including 700,000 foreigners. |
| A high-level working committee is now looking at ways to encourage more couples to have babies. Demographer Saw Swee Hock says that if the fertility rate continues to stay below two, the population here, minus the foreigners, will peak at about 3.3 million in 2025 and then begin to drop. |
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Water |
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Singapore's water is clean and safe to drink from the tap. There is no need to boil it. |
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The WEATHER on MONDAY: Partly cloudy and slightly hazy. Showers with thunder over many areas in the afternoon. WEATHER OUTLOOK: TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY: Late morning and afternoon showers with thunder can be expected. WATER TIDES (this month) High tide 3.50am 2.5m 6.58pm 2.1m SUN Sunrise 7.05am Sunset 7.12pm MOON Moonrise 2.01pm Moonset 1.34am PSI: 60 (moderate) TEMPERATURE: 24-33 degrees Celsius (The weather is updated daily before 8am Singapore time) For more information, call Meteorological Service Singapore Tel: (65) 542 7788. |
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NEW WEBSITES AdPost.com Offers free classifieds for cars, jobs, real estate, collectibles, computers, electronics, pets, personals, business opportunities and more. ScenicAdventure.com Tour to Nepal, Tibet, & Bhutan. T.K.Foto Technic Simple point-and-shoot camera or sophisticated professional lenses and bodies. Photography shop in Singapore Soft.com.sg is a website dedicated to music making in Singapore. They have links to musicians, studios, dealers, and where to find ' live' music on this little island. ResalesNet.com provides a convenient online facility to list/search for that ideal HDB resale property. PocketPCSingaporeCommunity Your daily dose of Pocket PC news, commentaries, freeware, polls, local e-texts and more. GreatValueInns.com offers a range of affordable hotels for the budget conscious travellers. MySayang.com Features lovely handcrafted beaded shoes. While the designs are modern, the handwork is traditionally Peranakan, i.e. beads are individually stitched on and man not machines lovingly form them into shoes. DollarDex.com dollarDEX financial superstore. Insurance, loans, unit trusts in Singapore. GlobalBagTag.com is all about getting bagtags to help you find your lost luggage. All you need do is purchase the bagtags, with unique serial numbers, from them; register your bagtags; stick them on your luggage and go travelling. If your luggage gets lost, and someone has found it, Globalbagtag.com will notify you via phone, fax or e-mail. A great idea. World66.com is the open-source travel portal. Interactive guides to hundreds of destinations, including Singapore. Wlawan.com is the website of William Lai & Alan Wong Advocates & Solicitors - Singapore Lawyers. Click New Websites for the rest of the list. |
BANKmates: Get a Personal Assistant to do your errands in Singapore. SporesCity www.sporescity.com The Singaporean website community Set up your company's website here. More... We are now 2,238 pages thick and growing. Public Holidays GOOD FRIDAY is the next public holiday. It falls on Friday 13 April 2001.
12 and still counting That's the number of MediaCorp Studios artistes so far to have resigned to cross over to rival MediaWorks set up by the SPH group. |
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Singapore Government Website Police Ministry Of Education Consular Matters & Migrating (known as permanent residency) Setting up a business? Do a free Name Search first to see whether the name you want is available. Click RCB.
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The Sounds of The Supremes - The 1970's hit female group will perform here on 21 & 22 Apr 2001 at 8pm at Singapore Expo Hall 4. Be enthralled by Kaaren Ragland, Kathy Merrick and Van Jewell. Tickets at S$101, S$81, S$66. Book your tickets online HERE! Singapore
Latin Festival 2001 in association with the Chijmes Latin Series
presents LOS REYES (Southern France)
Neofonia Ensemble (Naples, Italy), Combinacion Perfecta A Magical Gathering A performance by Victoria Chorale with Guests Victoria Junior College & Victoria School 31 Mar & 1 Apr 2001 8pm Tickets at S$20 Free seating Venue: CHIJMES Buddy The Musical From 22 Mar 2001 Kallang Theatre Tickets from SISTIC at Tel: (65) 348 5555 or click SISTIC Slava's Snowshow From 10 Apr 2001 Kallang Theatre Tickets from SISTIC at Tel: (65) 348 5555 or click SISTIC See Entertainment for more information on local happenings! |
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