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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.
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 with thunder expected over many areas in the predawn hours and early morning. High tide 1.30 am 2.9m 2.46pm 2.6m Sunrise 7.02 am Sunset 7.11 pm Moonrise 10.59 am Moonset 11.32 pm PSI: 26 (good) Temp: 24-32 degrees Celsius (updated daily at 6am Singapore time)
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Take a stroll
with our photographer down
to the Victoria Memorial Hall near the Singapore River. Click logo to enter Sighted
this week in Singapore! Not a leopard, but Scene To Believe, a
company whose business is to provide an unforgettable experience
for your staff and clients attending that important company event,
be it a conference, trade show, product launch, family day or
sporting function. It is a great promotion tool. Their mobile
units are fully transportable and suitable for all sorts of
events. Just take a look at the picture above - that's me being
pounced upon by a leopard. Doesn't it look realistic? They
have other equally interesting photographs, such as customers
being attacked by sharks, or cuddling Koalas. If you are
interested, why not give them a call at Tel: (65) 9863 2636 for a
free quote. Their outlet is located in Singapore at Changi
International Airport. COMING SOON NEW
WEBSITES! Venomclub.com
has been launched. You can now view the action in this nightspot
without leaving your computer. Six cameras pan the dance floor
and lounge areas from 10.30pm - 3am, Tuesdays to Sundays. 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). 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. 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.
SporesCity The Singaporean website community Set up your company's
website here. More... We are now 406 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.
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.
GOVERNMENT MATTERS Singapore
Government Website Police
Ministry Of
Education Consular
Matters 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.
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.
Scene To Believe for that important event!
The top ten fiction and non-fiction titles sold at these bookstores last week
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Today Sunday 9 Apr 2000
In Singapore
At the launch of Kindness Week at Suntec City yesterday, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said that grassroots organisations should get involved in the kindness movement as they were in close contact with residents. For instance, they could set up kindness clubs where members could get together, share experiences and motivate others to be kind.
The People's Association marked its 40th birthday yesterday. But, its deputy chairman, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng noted that Malay participation in its activities had been low.
A Briton who allegedly assaulted two men in a road-rage case in Pasir Panjang nearly two years ago was cleared yesterday. Mr Mark Wheeler, a permanent resident here, had been charged with punching and kicking Mr Koh Tiu Ling, 46, several times. It was expert medical testimony that helped to secure Mr Wheeler's acquittal.
When the Children and Young Persons Act is amended later this year, parents of juvenile delinquents will have to participate in some rehabilitation programmes with their children. They will also have to attend workshops where they will learn how to discipline their children and help them to reintegrate into society when they leave the institutions.
Asia
Sydney: Police hunting the rapist of a 91-year-old woman began conducting DNA tests yesterday on the entire adult male population of a small rural town. Villagers were free to refuse the test.
Around the world
Washington: US Attorney General Janet Reno has ordered that the Miami family holding Elian Gonzalez turn him over to his father this week, setting the stage for a showdown with Miami relatives in the bitter custody battle over the six-year-old Cuban boy.
Courtesy of The Straits Times
News updated by 8.00 am daily.