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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.
Singapore's water is clean and safe to drink from the tap. There is no need to boil it.
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Raymond Han
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The WEATHER TODAY: Showers in the early morning over many areas. TOMORROW'S WEATHER South-west winds and showers for tomorrow and perhaps Saturday. WATER TIDES High tide 1.39am 3.1m 3.30pm 2.5m SUN Sunrise 7.04 am Sunset 7.16 pm MOON Moonrise 11.15am Moonset 11.41pm PSI: 51 (moderate) TEMPERATURE: 25-32 degrees Celsius (The weather is updated daily at 8am Singapore time) For more information, call Meteorological Service Singapore Tel: (65) 542 7788.
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Mid-week Banking Column: Internet Banking
Internet Banking has made some inroads in Singapore. Several banks in Singapore now provide Internet Banking Services to their customers. DBS Bank, UOB Bank, OUB Bank and OCBC Bank already allow their customers to log onto their bank's Internet address, under secure keys, to obtain their account balances, look at their transactions and pay bills. These transactions are a progression of the services provided by the banks' ATM network. Eventually, more services will move online and some of these banks may even open stand-alone Internet Banks, which are capable of processing retail transactions currently provided by brick & mortar bank branches. You may not even need to visit a bank at all for any routine banking transaction, such as opening accounts, or clearing cheques. You just need to log on to the Internet to carry out such transactions. Of course, you will still get to see a bank officer, albeit on your home screen. A click on the bank officer's picture on the screen will activate a mechanism that rings the phone on the officer's desk and that officer will service your banking needs in real time. An Internet Bank should be able to provide all the services which a brick & mortar bank provides, except of course, put a live bank officer in front of you when you are on the bank's website. And all such services provided should not require human intervention, either at input or processing stage. To put some perspective to what I have said - let's say I log onto the Internet Bank's website to remit some US$ to a friend in the United States. The Internet Bank's website computes the exchange of the S$, in my current account with them, to US$. It then deducts the required S$ amount, purchases the required US$ using a spot rate and remits the money to a correspondent bank in the United States, with instructions for that correspondent bank to pay my friend. The Internet Bank then issues a confirmation advice to me on the screen and I can print it using my printer - all while I am at my PC in my study at home. Wow! Can any bank in Singapore do that yet? If not, I reckon, the title of Internet Bank will stay on the shelf for a while longer. But, it is likely that DBS Bank will be the first Internet Bank in Singapore. Let's wait and see. We received our 200,000th hit on 26 Jun 2000! |
NEW WEBSITES Interauct.com is an online and procurement solutions service provider dchee.com for local designer Doreen Chee's dresses and bags. Inuovi.com is the website of local makeup label Inuovi. FirstIndependent.com.sg is the website of independent financial planners. It offers unit trusts, money market funds as well as stocks to investors. Asiaxis.com is a financial portal launched in late June 2000. It provides immediate mobile phone notification of news and stock prices. AcmaBooks.com is a new online bookstore launched on 17 Jun 2000. It offers about 500,000 titles at discounted prices. debtdomain.com, founded by a group of bankers and launched on 14 Jun 2000, lets banks and other financial institutions buy and sell multi-million-dollar market loans online. It charges a fee to buyers and sellers for successful deals. njoyicecream.com sells ice cream at their website. Popular flavours are Shhhiok! & Coffeebreak. Also available at leading supermarkets, convenience shops and petrol marts. 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. wwlegal.com is a legal website coming online in August 2000. It will provide a one-stop centre for people to find lawyers. |
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 881 pages thick and growing. Public Holidays NATIONAL DAY is the next public holiday. It falls on Wednesday 9 August 2000.
Madam Kang's Kitchen Message Board Singapore Cemetery Warren Message Board Cathay Cinema screened its last movie show on 30 Jun 2000. The 61-year-old building is expected to be demolished to make way for a new building. |
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National Service for all males who are Singapore citizens or permanent residents and born between 13 Dec 1982 & 12 Mar 1983. Ban Hin Lee Bank Berhad has merged with Southern Bank Berhad and the combined entity is now known as Southern Bank Berhad. 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.
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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, flying into Singapore, getting an employment pass, and applying for visas for your spouse and children. Useful Services Relocating to Singapore?
Harvard Din & Tonics 2000 a cappella with a twist at Chijmes Hall, 8pm on 17, 18, & 19 Jul 2000. Presented by Caldwell Arts Entertainment. Tickets at S$25 (adults), S$20 (students). Hotline: (65) 332 6274/332 6285 or click CaldwellArts. Vengaboys Live In Concert 2000 22 Jul 2000 7pm Siloso Beach, Sentosa Singapore River Fiesta from 22 Jul - 9 Aug 2000. Venue: Singapore River. A Vocal Recital by Ying Huang (world renowned soprano) Piano: J.J. Lenna 23 July 2000 8pm Victoria Concert Hall National Day Parade at the Padang on 9 Aug 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. |
The top ten fiction and non-fiction titles sold at these bookstores last week
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Thursday 6 July 2000
There is no point making political leaders take a large pay cut and "wear gunny sack" in order to demonstrate the spirit of sacrifice, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. If ministers' high salaries attract opportunists, he said, it is up to voters to turn them down. But, it is necessary to pay ministers according to their abilities and the responsibilities of the job, he told reporters yesterday.
Manpower Minister Lee Boon Yang will launch this year's National Courtesy Campaign tomorrow at Golden Village Grand in Great World City. This year's slogan is "Let's use handphones with courtesy".
Japan's debt-laden retail chain, Sogo, is shutting down its flagship outlet at Raffles City Shopping Centre because it has not been able to renew its lease. Its premises will be taken over by retailers, Robinsons and Jasons Market Place, by the second quarter of next year.
A teenage mother who was described as mildly retarded was jailed five years yesterday for seriously hurting her two-year-old daughter who died eight days after being hit on the head with a rice pot. Rosnani Ismail, 19, had originally been charged with killing Norkamariah Mohamed Rozi, but her charge was reduced as she had low IQ and was not fully responsible for her actions.
Asia
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian authorities yesterday identified the gang of heavily-armed men holed up in the Perak jungle as members of a deviationist Islamic group with political motives and gave them an ultimatum: surrender or expect the worst.
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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
Consumer prices fell by 0.4% in Jun 2000, as lower costs of transport, communications and clothing more than offset rises in housing, health and education and stationery.
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.