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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
What's New on our website
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Newly Registered Public Accountants
CPF Contribution Rates Over The Years
HDB Flats Built Over The Years
The WEATHER TODAY: Showers in the afternoon, affecting many areas. TOMORROW'S WEATHER Afternoon showers can be expected for Thursday and Friday. WATER TIDES High tide 6.48am 1.9m 6.20pm 2.2m SUN Sunrise 7.05 am Sunset 7.15 pm MOON Moonrise 2.39pm Moonset 2.11am PSI: 50 (good) TEMPERATURE: 23-32 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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Today is a public holiday in Singapore. Prime Minister's National Day Message 2000 National Day Parade 2000 Programme '' Live " web-cast of the Parade at 6pm on the official NDP website. We received our 300,000th hit on 26 Jul 2000! |
NEW WEBSITES Legends-resort.com is the website of The Legends Golf and Country Resort in Malaysia. It is a masterplanned resort. AsiaUnitTrust.com is an Asian portal on unit trust; very comprehensive and good coverage. Includes screening and financial calculations. Tengjeehum.com is the website of Singaporean artist Teng Jee Hum. His works are showcased on the website. Smxasia.com is the website of Stars & Movies Exchange of Asia. Buy and Sell your favourite Stars and Movies with FREE money. Use your profit to buy things in their shop. Learn, have fun & be rewarded. VirtualBanking2000.com is an online web conference co-ordinated by RMR Plc. It provides over 100 papers, audio and video presentations from key players in the industry. It also has 'live' discussion forums, an online exhibition hall and free Internet-based training on a variety of subjects in the e-college. All free for those who sign up as delegates. For more information, please e-mail jay.mandevia@rmrplc.com. TiongChoon.com.sg is the website of car dealer Tiong Choon. Med.nus.edu.sg is a stress management website. Great for students as it has tips for students coping with stress. SetthaPalace.com is the website of Settha Palace Hotel Laos. It is a French Colonial Hotel in Ventiane, Laos built in 1930 and fully renovated in 1999. HDBhousing.com is a new community website for HDB flat dwellers launched on 23 Jul 2000. Eyeball.com.sg or the print version, a morning tabloid, Project Eyeball, is a new newspaper set to hit the streets next month. Coming to you from Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). one-99shop.com has gone online! 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 1,047 pages thick and growing. Public Holidays DEEPAVALI is the next public holiday. It falls on Thursday 26 October 2000.
Madam Kang's Kitchen Message Board Singapore Cemetery Warren Message Board Registration for national service for all male Singaporeans and permanent residents born between 13 Dec 1982 and 12 Mar 1983 started on 31 Jul 2000 and ends on 29 Sep 2000. |
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Change of Name *Hai Wee Wushu And Lion Dance Centre to Hai Wee Wushu Association (2 Aug 2000) *Singapore Branch of the Mission to Seamen to The Singapore Branch of the Mission to Seafarers (18 Jul 2000) Change of Address *Metro Philharmonic Society 21 Jambol Place Singapore 119348 (11 Jul 2000) *Youth Challenge 61 Killiney Road Singapore 239522 (12 Jul 2000)
PEOPLE SEARCH: Let us flip through the phone book to help you find someone you wish to contact urgently. Email your request to peoplesearch@getforme.com. |
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?
Singapore River Fiesta from 22 Jul - 9 Aug 2000. Venue: Singapore River. French Artists In Singapore Paintings by nine renowned French artists are being showcased. 3 - 16 Aug 2000. 160 Orchard Road Level 4 Orchard Point Exhibition Hall. 11am - 7pm daily National Day Parade at the Padang on 9 Aug 2000. The Spirits Play 17 - 20 Aug 2000 at The Battle Box; 25 - 26 Aug 2000 at Victoria Theatre. A TheatreWorks Production. The one-month-long Hungry Ghosts Festival starts on Monday 31 Jul 2000 and ends on 28 Aug 2000. The Lantern Festival follows thereafter. 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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Wednesday 9 Aug 2000
The economy grew by 8.8% in the first half of this year, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong revealed yesterday in his National Day message. The Ministry of Trade and Industry has raised its growth forecast for the whole year to between 7.5 and 8.5%. "With per capita income of S$40,000 and universal home ownership, Singaporeans today are among the better off in the world. Far too many of our women remain unmarried. And Singaporeans who are married are not having big enough families to make up for those who remain single. We have not been able to solve these two grave problems." he added.
Killer-litter laws are being reviewed to allow for a wider range of punishments to reflect the varying degrees of severity in the offence. This is because these degrees are not captured in the existing laws, said National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan yesterday. Now both the Penal Code and the Housing and Development Act have provisions to prosecute killer-litter offenders. However, he said, the Act offers two extremes: "You either take back the flat or issue a summons. There's nothing in between." "Between compulsory acquisition and a warning, surely you should give the HDB some options." "We want to send a strong message, yet not every case merits compulsory acquisition." "We are now re-looking the legislation to see whether we can calibrate the penalties to punish individual cases more fairly."
Project Eyeball, the newest newspaper in town, will be launched on Saturday at Orchard Road with a bumper issue of more than 60 pages. About 120,000 copies of the tabloid-sized paper will be distributed free on Saturday and the following Monday to Friday. Thereafter, it will cost 80 cents a copy. Project Eyeball has an integrated print and online version. The weekend version will only be available online at eyeball.asia1.com.sg.
A Bangladeshi national was charged yesterday with the murder of a fellow worker whose headless body was foundd near a worksite in Tuas on Sunday. No pleas was taken from Abdul Based Late Nasin Uddin, 34, who was arrested by the police on Monday at Tuas View Crescent.
Asia
Kuala Lumpur: Anwar Ibrahim was convicted of sodomy and sentenced to nine years' jail by the High Court yesterday, putting his political career in deep freeze for at least a decade, if not longer.
Around the world
London: All asylum seekers will lose the right to work under a new controversial plan being considered by the government in a bid to cut down the number of illegal immigrants coming to Britain. The right to work is one of the main reasons refugees target Britain. Other countries, including France, Italy, Ireland and Denmark, all refuse to let asylum seekers work.
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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.