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Horoscope: ASTROLOGY ZONE® by Susan Miller
Estimated population of Singapore citizens and permanent residents - 3,163,500 as at June 1998.
Chinese 77%
Malays 14%
Indians 7.6%
Other ethnic groups 1.4%
Working Language: English
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.
Singapore's water is clean and safe to drink from the tap. There is no need to boil it.
The Editor
Raymond Han
You can e-mail him at editor@getforme.com
What's New on our website
CityLink: Singapore's First Subterranean Mall
Newly Registered Public Accountants
CPF Contribution Rates Over The Years
HDB Flats Built Over The Years
National Service Registration Dates
Recent Property Sale Transactions
Teddy-Bear Making Workshops by Jennifer Laing
The WEATHER TODAY: Showers with thunder at times are expected in the morning and early afternoon affecting many areas. Partly cloudy thereafter. TOMORROW'S WEATHER Showers with thunder are confined in the late morning and early afternoon for Saturday and Sunday. WATER TIDES High tide 1.30am 3.1m 2.46pm 2.6m SUN Sunrise 7.06 am Sunset 7.16 pm MOON Moonrise 10.45am Moonset 11.08pm PSI: 51 (moderate) TEMPERATURE: 24-32 degrees Celsius (The weather is updated daily at 8am Singapore time) For more information, call Meteorological Service Singapore Tel: (65) 542 7788.
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Yesterday Aug 2000 Jul 2000 Jan-Jun 2000 1999
Currency Converter Singapore Currency Notes My E-mail Account
Singapore Crime Situation For Jan - Jun 2000
Crime
declined in the first half of 2000, when compared to the first
half of 1999. The total number of seizable offences (Total
seizable offences are based on reports of crimes, which
eventually, may or may not be substantiated)
was 18,729 cases, a drop of 507 cases or 2.6% compared to the
19,236 cases recorded in Jan-Jun 1999. The six-month crime rate
per 100,000 total population also fell from 498 cases in Jan-Jun
1999 to 481 cases in the first half of this year.
We received our 300,000th hit on 26 Jul 2000! |
NEW WEBSITES Legends-resort.com is the website of The Legends Golf and Country Resort in Malaysia. It is a masterplanned resort. AsiaUnitTrust.com is an Asian portal on unit trust; very comprehensive and good coverage. Includes screening and financial calculations. Tengjeehum.com is the website of Singaporean artist Teng Jee Hum. His works are showcased on the website. Smxasia.com is the website of Stars & Movies Exchange of Asia. Buy and Sell your favourite Stars and Movies with FREE money. Use your profit to buy things in their shop. Learn, have fun & be rewarded. VirtualBanking2000.com is an online web conference co-ordinated by RMR Plc. It provides over 100 papers, audio and video presentations from key players in the industry. It also has 'live' discussion forums, an online exhibition hall and free Internet-based training on a variety of subjects in the e-college. All free for those who sign up as delegates. For more information, please e-mail jay.mandevia@rmrplc.com. TiongChoon.com.sg is the website of car dealer Tiong Choon. Med.nus.edu.sg is a stress management website. Great for students as it has tips for students coping with stress. SetthaPalace.com is the website of Settha Palace Hotel Laos. It is a French Colonial Hotel in Ventiane, Laos built in 1930 and fully renovated in 1999. HDBhousing.com is a new community website for HDB flat dwellers launched on 23 Jul 2000. Eyeball.com.sg or the print version, a morning tabloid, Project Eyeball, is a new newspaper set to hit the streets next month. Coming to you from Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). one-99shop.com has gone online! This shop already has nine branches selling everything at S$1.99 each. Items range from crockery, utensils, confectionery, household accessories, artificial flowers to Hello Kitty stationery. wwlegal.com is a legal website coming online in August 2000. It will provide a one-stop centre for people to find lawyers. |
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 1,021 pages thick and growing. Public Holidays NATIONAL DAY is the next public holiday. It falls on Wednesday 9 August 2000.
Madam Kang's Kitchen Message Board Singapore Cemetery Warren Message Board Registration for national service for all male Singaporeans and permanent residents born between 13 Dec 1982 and 12 Mar 1983 started on 31 Jul 2000 and ends on 29 Sep 2000. |
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New societies registered: *Filipino Ladies' Group 304 Orchard Road #02-95 Lucky Plaza Singapore 238863 (13 Jul 2000) *Yio Chu Kang Primary School Alumni Association Yio Chu Kang Primary School 1 Hougang St 51 Singapore 538720 (14 Jul 2000) *Aesthetic Dentistry Society (Singapore) 24 Raffles Place #02-04 Clifford Centre Singapore 048621 (18 Jul 2000)
PEOPLE SEARCH: Let us flip through the phone book to help you find someone you wish to contact urgently. Email your request to peoplesearch@getforme.com. |
GOVERNMENT MATTERS 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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EscapeArtist.Com The website on overseas living for international job seekers and expatriates. ExpatSingapore For expatriates planning to relocate to Singapore. Provides excellent information on Singapore. ContactSingapore Step-by-step guide to applying for a job, flying into Singapore, getting an employment pass, and applying for visas for your spouse and children. Useful Services Relocating to Singapore?
Singapore River Fiesta from 22 Jul - 9 Aug 2000. Venue: Singapore River. Viva Viagra A comedy. From 27 Jul - 6 Aug 2000 8pm at Drama Centre; 29 - 30 Jul 2000 & 5 - 6 Aug 2000 Drama Centre 3pm National Day Parade at the Padang on 9 Aug 2000. The Spirits Play 17 - 20 Aug 2000 at The Battle Box; 25 - 26 Aug 2000 at Victoria Theatre. A TheatreWorks Production. The one-month-long Hungry Ghosts Festival starts on Monday 31 Jul 2000 and ends on 28 Aug 2000. The Lantern Festival follows thereafter. See Entertainment for more local happenings! |
TOURISTS To get free copies of brochures on Singapore, including Singapore Official Guide, please click HERE. WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW Low Lying Areas In Singapore Lists the flood-prone areas in Singapore. Things you should know Tells you things you need to be aware of.
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Friday 4 Aug 2000
A Bank of China deputy manager was charged in a district court yesterday with siphoning S$1.82 million of its customers' money. Lum Yue Mun, 48, a Singaporean, faces 112 forgery charges and 42 counts of criminal breach of trust. In all he faces 154 charges.
16 illegal foreign workers were nabbed in the FoodFest Foodcourt at Millenia Walk in a 30-minute raid yesterday. Seven were immigration offenders - illegal immigrants and overstayers. The rest did not have valid work permits. In the first half of this year, the Ministry of Manpower's Employment Inspectorate caught 323 illegal workers in 229 surprise inspections in the food-catering sector. Immigration offenders make up 38% of those arrested and social visit pass holders form 31%.
Zoe Tay, Queen of Caldecott Hill, has renewed her acting contract with MediaCorp Studios. MediaCorp artiste manager Lim Choon How announced the news yesterday.
New rules which require Hungry Ghost festivities to end at 10.30pm have resulted in there being less time for auctions and less money being raised for charity, said organisers of these events. The shorter hours for these auctions, which used to go on beyond 11pm, means that fewer items are put up for bidding, and there is less time for auctioneers to drum up the bids on them, they added.
More than 80 residents in Choa Chu Kang had to be evacuated from their homes to a nearby multi-storey carpark after a gas main ruptured. Police evacuated Block 278 at Choa Chu Kang Ave 3 at 10.50pm on Wednesday after they were informed about the leak from an underground gas main - barely 5m from the block.
Asia
Kuala Lumpur: The much-awaited decision on Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial will not be handed down today. The judge said he was not ready with his verdict.
Around the world
Martinsburg, West Virginia: Mr Antonio Feliciano, an employee at a 7-Eleven convenience store who foiled a robbery by wrestling a sawed-off rifle from a would-be-assailant, was fired on Monday for breaking the store's rule on robberies that says: Just hand over the cash.
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SINGAPORE SLING
30ml Gin
15ml Cherry Brandy
120ml Pineapple Juice
15ml Lime Juice
7.5ml Cointreau
7.5ml Dom Benedictine
10ml Grenadine
A dash of Angostura Bitters
Garnish with a slice of pineapple & cherry
The Singapore Sling was created by Raffles Hotel bartender Mr Ngiam Tong Boon.