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Mdm Kang's Kitchen Chilli Crab

  The Manpower Research and Statistics Department has published a report on "Labour Market, First Quarter 2001". The 21-page report provides an update on the labour market in the first quarter of 2001.

Labour Market Trends In 1st Quarter 2001

  Reflecting the economic slowdown, the labour market started to show signs of slackening in the first quarter this year. Although overall employment is still growing and unemployment rate has declined in March, this improvement is likely to be short-lived as the economic slowdown has started to trigger a sharp increase in worker lay-offs and drop in job openings. 

  The impending increase in labour supply with the entry of this year’s cohort of tertiary graduates into the labour market, coupled with the expected weakening of labour demand, is likely to aggravate labour market conditions in the months ahead.

  Total employment in the first quarter of 2001 rose by 23,210, seasonally lower than the 35,066 in the last quarter but still above the 13,737 in the first quarter of 2000. Growth in the quarter was concentrated in services (28,233) which offset the cutbacks in construction and manufacturing employment (-2,160 and -1,075 respectively) due to their lacklustre output performance.

  The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.4% in March 2001, lower than the 2.9% in December 2000, continuing its downward trend from the peak of 4.4% in December 1998. The unemployment rate is affected by changes in the dynamics of the demand and supply of labour. The drop in unemployment in March 2001 could have reflected more realistic job seekers’ expectation as continuing news of the worsening US slowdown and global electronics downturn led job seekers to take up jobs earlier rather than risk longer unemployment should the job market continue to deteriorate. More ..... 

4th National Wushu Display 2001

Sunday 8 Jul 2001  7pm  Singapore Indoor Stadium

World-class Wushu display by masters from China, Vietnam, Japan, UK, USA and Singapore.

Catch Zhao Xue Feng & Liu Zhi Chao from China, Malay martial arts and local champion lion & dragon dance performances.

For more information, call the Sports For Life hotline: (65) 1800 3484222.

Jointly organised by Singapore Sports Council, People's Association and Singapore National Wushu Federation.

The China Beijing Opera

With English & Chinese subtitles

The Beijing Opera Troupe will radically alter any preconceived notions that the artform is meant for Chinese- speaking grandads and grandmas. Instead, this highly-acclaimed troupe has modernised China's age-old theatrical art with an adrenaline rush that captivates audiences from all walks of life, young or old.

The performance in Singapore will highlight six of the great Chinese classics, as well as a full-length feature of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. To fully appreciate the vibrant performance, pay attention to the remarkable acrobatics, face painting and the art of the glance (eye movements).

5 - 8 Jul 2001