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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.
Singapore's water is clean and safe to drink from the tap. There is no need to boil it.
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The weather TODAY: Showers with thunder expected in the afternoon, mainly over northern, western and central Singapore. High tide 9.50 am 2.5m 10.50 pm 2.5m Sunrise 7.05 am Sunset 7.12 pm Moonrise 5.03 am Moonset 5.24 pm PSI: 53 (moderate) Temp: 25-33 degrees Celsius (updated daily at 6am Singapore time)
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Take a stroll down
to the Raffles Hotel. Click logo to enter The Singapore
Food Festival officially opened at Parco Bugis Junction in the
evening of 31 Mar 2000. Yesterday, food stalls set up by various
restaurants and hotels in Singapore in the Hylam and Malay Streets
at Parco enticed large crowds with delicious food. Grand City
Restaurant's pastry, Loy Kee Chicken Rice together with Raffles
Smoked Duck were great favourites. Today, the celebration at Parco
continues and more people are expected to make their way there. The month-long festival has
highlights, such as Film al Fresco, at Fort Canning Park from 7 -
9 Apr 2000. This event features food, live performances, and
movies outdoors.
Over three evenings, you can catch six movies, such as ERIN
BROCKOVICH (starring Julia Roberts); performances by Australian
pop group FRUIT; and French CELTIC ATTITUDE, a colourful feast of
food and drinks, food demonstrations, and good old-fashioned fun. The World Gourmet
Summit will be held from 10 - 15 Apr 2000 in association with the
food festival.
Why not take time out to savour the food and the mood of the
festival. COMING SOON NEW
WEBSITES! MPH Bookstore has gone online. It
has up to 2.5 million books for your
selection. Click MPHOnline.com
now. Singapore High Commission
in London has launched its website. GettingHere.com, which offers listings
of short-haul tour packages tour operators want to sell off
quickly, will be launched in Apr 2000. Click GettingHere.com for a
preview. Standard Chartered Bank has tied up with
Pacfusion.com to launch its Internet banking service on 28 Mar
2000. Click PacFusion.com New
AsiaBuilders.com to provide comprehensive listings and product
catalogues for the construction industry. To be launched end Apr 2000.
Click AsiaBuilders.com for a
preview.
We are now 389 pages thick and growing. New! The new
Cartier boutique has opened at
Ngee Ann City #01-33 & #02-04. Tel: (65) 734 2427.
New! The new Louis Vuitton shop
has opened at Ngee Ann City.
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GOVERNMENT MATTERS Singapore
Government Website Police
Ministry Of
Education Consular
Matters
BUILDINGS TO BE PULLED DOWN
NATIONAL LIBRARY BUILDING: National Development Minister
Mah Bow Tan told Parliament on 7 Mar 2000 that the National Library
Building in Stamford Road would have to go.
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?
TOURISTS 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.
Singapore Food Festival 1- 30 Apr 2000
The top ten fiction and non-fiction titles sold at these bookstores last week
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Today Sunday 2 Apr 2000
In Singapore
Thousands of people queued for hours at various spots along Orchard Road to sign up with the newly launched StarHub. Orchard Road was transformed into a street carnival with international artistes performing at six " Star Stations."
A 12-year-old boy, Ye Jun Jie, was decapitated after two buses hit him, one after another, as he was crossing Bedok Reservoir Road yesterday morning.
Student Melvyn Lim, who was awarded a scholarship to study at Stanford University, breaks EDB bond in the third year.
A new statutory board was formed yesterday to carry out the functions of the Primary Production department. The new agency, named the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority, is directed by a 10-member board drawn from public and private sectors. It comes under the Ministry of National Development and will remain in the MND building at Maxwell Road.
A 26-year-old unemployed university graduate, Ong Su Ming, was yesterday charged in court with stealing a cabin bag belonging to a Singapore Airlines air stewardess.
Seven girls from Crescent Girls' Secondary School were hurt after a branch from a tree fell and hit them at the Singapore Botanic Gardens yesterday morning. A cordon has been set up around the tree, a Petai, which is about 60 years old and 30m high.
Asia
Kuala Lumpur: Barisan National wins Sanggang by-election.
Around the world
London: A new type of Mother's Day card has gone on sale in British supermarkets for the first time - specifically for the single mum.
Courtesy of The Straits Times
News updated by 8.00 am daily.