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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.

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The WEATHER on MONDAY: Showers with thunder in the late morning and early afternoon mainly over northern, western and central Singapore.  WEATHER OUTLOOK:  TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY: Surface winds are generally from the south-east direction. Showers with thunder are confined to the late morning and early afternoon.  WATER TIDES (this month)  High tide 1.48am  2.9m   4.05pm  2.4m   SUN Sunrise  6.56am  Sunset 7.08pm MOON Moonrise  11.48am  Moonset  -    PSI: 49 (good)   TEMPERATURE: 25-32  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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  The month-long June holidays has started. Today marks the first day of the June holidays, and it isn't June yet. Our students get to indulge in play and rest till 24 Jun 2001.

  Last Friday was report-book collection day. Some secondary schools here did not require their students to attend school, while others asked their students to come for a short two-hour session - to clean the classrooms.

  However, all secondary schools did require parents to meet their children's teachers, vice-principals or principals for a discussion on their children's performance, as well as behaviour at school. Some students were lucky in that their schools only required their parents to come to school that day to meet their teachers or principals if they failed, say at least five subjects. Students in other schools had to contend with their parents coming to the school to hear their teacher's comments regardless of their academic performance.

  Whether or not the particular student gets to go out later that Friday or for that matter, in the school holidays, depended on what the teacher said to the his parent(s). So it was a day when teachers got to give an earful to parents whose kids had misbehaved at school - and gathering from the rising incidences of bad students' behaviour at school, it must indeed have been an earful.  

  The June holidays is also a time for parents to engage tutors for their children - if they have not already done so. Weak students will find that the one-month period is a good time to catch up on their weak subjects. 

NEW WEBSITES

Jui-Sheng.com specialises in Hi-Jean disposable personal care products: panties, briefs, maternity panties, working overalls, rain jackets and latest addition to our range - Traveller's money & passport pouch. Free worldwide delivery.

Geocities.com/wingchun is the website of the Singapore Wing Chun Kuen. Provides information and instructions on Wing Chun Ving Tsun system. Simple yet practical.

Graaskov.com is the website of the Graaskov family in Singapore.

ANJCreative.com is the website of local dance studio A & J Creative Danceworld run by Latin American & social dance specialist coach Allan TAN and his wife Jessie.

HighQ.com.sg is the website of High Q Education Center where you can enrol for classes to prepare you for your SAT I Test.

Bigfoot.com/~mystyle A website created by a young adult in Singapore talking about life and all about him. Give it a click and take a look.

Maradins.com Hotels - Casino - Resorts - Investments.

SgTelevision.hypermart.net Make yourself heard. SG Television Portal is your guide to TV entertainment in Singapore. They provide snoops, teasers, news snippets about Singapore TV. This website is totally dedicated to TV.

Flash-Casino.com is an online resume database, targeting experienced gaming industry employees where they can create resumes in an open access or confidential format. It is an online casino.

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 2,485 pages thick and growing.

Public Holidays NATIONAL DAY is the next public holiday. It falls on Thursday 9 August 2001.

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Government Notices

New Schools Registered:

*Edu-Place Tuition Centre (Lorong Limau) Blk 80 Lorong Limau #02-191 Singapore 320080 Supervisor: Mr Tan Hock Hoe.

*Epic Tuition Centre Blk 147 Potong Pasir Ave 1 #02-89 Singapore 350147 Supervisor: Mr Wong Kain Fei.

 

National Service

Registration for national service for all male Singaporeans and permanent residents born between 13 Jun 1983 and 18 Dec 1983 starts on 12 Feb 2001 & ends on 25 May 2001. Click for details.

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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Xtreme 2

Where Different Souls Meet.  Presented by Odyssey Dance Theatre

Danny TAN, Artistic Director/Choreographer

24 - 26 May 2001     Guinness Theatre, The Substation

Tickets at S$20

Tickets available at all CalendarOne Ticket Outlets. 15% off for all students and OCBC Arts card holders. Hotline: (65) 296 2929. Enquiries: (65) 257 1738/9790 6934

 

Vietnamese Paintings

Truong Dinh Hao (1937), Do Xuan Doan (1937), Tran Luan Tin (1951), Le Tan Loc (1965), Nguyen Van Hai (1968), Hoang Thanh Vinh Phong (1971), Duong Ngoc Son (1973)

Admission is free. Gallery hours: From 11am - 8pm every day except Sundays and public holidays.

9 - 22 Jun 2001     Societe Generale Gallery, Alliance Francaise, 4th floor, 1 Sarkies Rd Singapore 258130

Contact: Natacha Blondeau Tel: (65) 833 9314 (from 2pm - 6pm) Fax: (65) 733 3023 E-mail: natacha@aliiancefrancaise.org.sg

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