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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.

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Monday 1 May 2000

Singapore will need another 800 000 dwelling units to accommodate a projected population of 5.5 million by 2040. That will bring the total number of homes to 1.8 million units, almost twice the figure of nearly one million homes for the present population of 3.9 million people.

A flower pot falling from a Housing Board block of flats landed on the head of a five-year-old girl yesterday and killed her. The girl, who was walking back from the market with her aunt and older sister, was directly below Block 54, Kent Road when the tragedy happened at about noon.

Asia

Jakarta: Risking yet another confrontation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid has pledged to delay the implementation of value-added tax (VAT) and a sales tax on luxury goods on Batam island.

Around the world

Washington: The US government has formally designated Aids as a security threat that could topple foreign governments, touch off ethnic wars and undo decades of work in building democracies abroad. According to WHO figures, 2.3 million people are now infected with Aids in sub-Saharan Africa, with new infections coming at the rate of roughly 5000 a day. Of 13 million deaths to date, 11 million have been in sub-Saharan Africa.

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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.

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.