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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: Showers with thunder over many areas in the afternoon. WATER TIDES High tide - 1.11pm 2.7m SUN Sunrise 6.57 am Sunset 7.09 pm MOON Moonrise 8.34am Moonset 9.09pm PSI: 51 (moderate) TEMPERATURE: 24-32 degrees Celsius (The weather is updated daily at 7am Singapore time)
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Cooking with Madam Kang
Welcome to the Singaporean-Cooking Kitchen. Our cook, Madam Kang, is a Hokkien Singaporean housewife who cooks for an extended family of eleven, which includes four grandchildren. We have invited Mdm Kang to show us just what meals she prepares daily to feed her family. Over the next few weeks, you will get to see (but, sorry, not taste) the everyday dishes eaten by Singaporeans at home. This is possible because we will provide photographs to give you a better picture of the whole preparation process. Sit back now and peruse the menu for today's dinner: Stir-fried cabbage Fried Fish Stir-fried baked beans & egg Tohfu soup Stir-fried eggplant Steamed minced pork with egg Madam Kang is now in the kitchen. Please click the logo below to enter her kitchen.
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NEW WEBSITES sailing.org.sg is the website of the Singapore Yachting Association. You can also find useful tide tables. singnet.com.sg/~scfinfo is the website of the Singapore Canoe Federation. focus-asia.com/home/liping is a homegrown Sign Language website. It has more than 150 pictures illustrating commonly used local hand signs in 14 categories. CircleShop.com.sg helps you find the perfect gift for your loved ones. FilmWorks.com.sg is the place to visit for short films by local and international directors. 17play.com.sg is an online computer-game website launched on 29 May 2000. You can play games, such as Rogue Spear, and even create your own chatrooms. concavescream.com.sg is the website of homegrown music band Concave Scream. ProfessionWeb.com is a legal web portal which aims to meet the needs of lawyers, both in Singapore & around the world. It also offers law firms help in designing websites and putting them on the Internet. chessgallery carries a wide range of chess sets and accessories. 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). one-99shop.com is coming to you soon! This shop already has nine branches selling everything at S$1.99 each. Items range from crockery, utensils, confectionery, household accessories, artificial flowers to Hello Kitty stationery. |
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 650 pages thick and growing. Public Holidays NATIONAL DAY is the next public holiday. It falls on Wednesday 9 August 2000.
Singapore Cemetery Warren Message Board MyEPB bookstore opened on 1 Jun 2000 at Suntec City Mall #B1-025. It has an area of 23000 sq ft. |
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* Singapore Film Society's new address, effective 10 May 2000, is 5A Raffles Ave #03-01 Marina Leisureplex Singapore 039801. 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.
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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. |
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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?
Singapore International Dragon Boat Festival 3 - 4 Jun 2000 at Marina Bay. The Dumpling Festival is coming! It falls on 6 June 2000. From now till then, every Chinese family in Singapore (except those in mourning) will be busy making rice dumplings to celebrate the occasion. AF2000 is Temasek Polytechnic's 3rd international Singapore Animation Fiesta 2000 website. The festival runs from 9 - 11 June 2000 at SICEC Suntec City. 1 - 25 Jun 2000 See Entertainment for more local happenings! |
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. |
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Sunday 4 June 2000
Chief Justice Yong Pung How yesterday announced that the pay scales of legal service officers would be revised from 1 July. On average, monthly salaries will go up by about 15% under the new pay structure. From that day, salaries for fresh graduates joining the legal service will start at S$2700 a month, S$300 more than the current starting pay. They can expect to earn between S$48000 and S$62000 a year, according to current recruitment advertisements.
A POSBank manager allegedly misappropriated S$325000 from the branch she was managing in order to replace S$325000 she had allegedly taken from another branch, which she had also managed. Jaslyn Chee Lai Meng, 38, was first charged on 27 May with criminal breach of trust as an employee. She faced a second charge last Friday.
Four new judges were appointed to the Subordinate Courts recently, all previously from private practice. They are Jeffrey Sim, Earnest Lau, Foo Tuat Yuen and Abigail Ng.
Asia
Manila: Ten foreign journalists covering the six-week hostage crisis in the southern Philippines ended up being seized by Abu Sayyaf rebels and forced to pay a US$25000 (S$43000) ransom to secure their freedom. They were also stripped of their cash, wristwatches and even their shoes when they visited the Muslim rebels' jungle lair on Friday. The journalists were held captive overnight and freed after the ransom was paid the next day.
Around the world
Washington: The White House has made public the names of 12 international druglords in a further bid to undermine their operations and curtail the trade.
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.