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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
The WEATHER TODAY: Slightly hazy and warm. Showers are expected in the late morning and early evening mainly over northern, eastern and western Singapore. WATER TIDES High tide 6.56am 2.3m 8.35pm 2.4m SUN Sunrise 6.56 am Sunset 7.07 pm MOON Moonrise 3.24pm Moonset 3.00am PSI: 53 (moderate) TEMPERATURE: 25-33 degrees Celsius (updated daily at 7am Singapore time)
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Theatre Circle last weekend started a new series called Sights
& Sounds of Chinese Opera at Chinese Opera Teahouse at 5
Smith Street Singapore (Chinatown). This series replaces their
Appreciation of Chinese Opera series previously scheduled on
Tuesdays and Fridays. The new series aims at getting the visitor
to immerse in the exciting world of Chinese Opera and learn all
about this traditional art. The show, which takes place every
Friday and Saturday, starts at 8pm with a talk (conducted in
English) cum demonstration on Chinese Opera, followed by a
colourful performance of an opera excerpt. There are English
subtitles to aid the appreciation of the Opera. Artists will pose
for photographs with guests at no extra charge at all. Admission price is S$35 per person. A
set Chinese dinner, specially-brewed Chinese tea and delectable
dessert is included in this price. However, patrons who do not
wish to have the dinner are welcome to attend the show from 8pm -
9pm. The price charged is S$20 nett per person (inclusive of
specially-brewed Chinese tea, snacks and dessert). However, they
will only be admitted at 7.50pm. For reservations, please call Tel:
(65) 323 4862 or fax: (65) 324 1681. Email: leslie@ctcopera.com.sg .
Their website is Just A Click Away at ctcopera.com.sg. NEW WEBSITES
vintagecharm.com.sg
specialises in Victorian, period and modern wedding gowns. LifeMedic.com
is an emergency online medical information storage website. It
provides a LifeCard on which is printed an access code allowing
medical personnel to access your medical information on the
Internet or by fax. You get an ID and password. UneedTrust.com
aims to provide unbiased information, performance
comparison, and portfolio management for all unit trusts
& funds available in Singapore. Charity1cent is
The Charity1cent Initiative Website which provides complete
resources on websites donating to charity. efrenchkiss.com.sg
is an online lingerie boutique started by two friends, Gina Toh
& Laura Lee. Biz-Calendar.com
is a personal e-organiser, scheduler, reminder (through phone
& pager), and Unified Messaging Service (UMS). You can
download real-time web pages to fax machines. It also has
English & Chinese email readers. AF2000
is Temasek Polytechnic's 3rd international Singapore Animation
Fiesta 2000 website. The festival runs from 9 - 11 June 2000 at
SICEC Suntec City. Eyeball.com.sg
or the print version, a morning tabloid, Project Eyeball, is a new newspaper set to hit the streets and the cyber-highways
in the middle of the year. Coming to you from Singapore Press Holdings
(SPH). GettingHere.com, which offers listings
of short-haul tour packages tour operators want to sell off
quickly, will be launched on 17 May 2000. Click GettingHere.com for a
preview. BANKmates: Get a Personal Assistant to do your errands in
Singapore.
SporesCity
The Singaporean website community Set up your company's
website here. More... We are now 556 pages thick and growing. New!
The new
Cartier boutique has opened at
Ngee Ann City #01-33 & #02-04. Tel: (65) 734 2427. Renamed! The Lasalle International Design School is now
Raffles Lasalle International Design School. 1 - 25 Jun 2000 GOVERNMENT
SNIPPETS Singapore High Commission
in London has launched its website.
NEW:
Subscribe to our Weekly Internet Edition
mailing list so that we can keep you informed of the latest
happenings in Singapore. To subscribe, click SINGAPORE.
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.
BUILDINGS TO BE PULLED DOWN
The 17-storey
Cathay Building, which houses Cathay Cinema (opened on 3 Oct
1939), is to make way for a new 15-storey shopping-office-cinema
complex. It was completed in 1941.
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, getting an employment
pass, remuneration structure and corporate culture. Useful
Services Relocating to
Singapore?
Reports by two
Singapore American School students that they were the victims of
abduction attempts have led the school to warn parents to be on guard.
The private school in Woodlands, in a circular sent out to parents some
weeks ago, alerted them to a report by an 11-year-old student in
February that a woman had tried to abduct him. The boy, who was walking
home from school, said the woman had driven up in a green mini-van and
offered him a lift. When the boy declined the lift, she got out of her
car and tried to grab him.
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.
Chinese Theatre Circle
The top ten fiction and non-fiction titles sold at these bookstores last week
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Saturday 13 May 2000
Singapore Telecom has lost the chance to gain a foothold in Malaysia's lucrative telecom market. Its tie-up with telecom company Time Engineering and its parent Renong was formally called off yesterday.
NTUC union members can pay S$29.99 a month for three years, for a loan from NTUC Thrift Co-operative to buy a S$1000 computer. NTUC Thrift will offer loans to more than 300000 union members to help them overcome tech fears and pick up computer skills.
Asia
Taipei: President-elect Chen Shui-bian said yesterday that his inauguration speech next Saturday will have the same impact on cross-strait ties as former President Nixon's breakthrough in US relations with China.
Around the world
Los Alamos, New Mexico: Los Alamos nuclear-weapons laboratory and its lethal contents are safe from a wildfire raging in the area, senior US officials said as they launched a probe into the massive blaze.
Courtesy of The Straits Times
News updated by 8.00 am daily.
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.
ECONOMY
The consumer price index (CPI) for March 2000 dipped by 0.3% compared to February 2000. Food prices fell by 1.6% due mainly to cheaper seafood, vegetables and fresh pork. The cost of transport and communications fell by 0.2% due to falling car prices.
The CPI is used as an inflation gauge by measuring the change in the prices of a fixed basket of goods purchased commonly by most households.
The Government has forecast that inflation will be within 2% this year.