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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
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The Esplanade - Theatres On The Bay
The WEATHER TODAY: Generally fair and warm except for few showers in the early afternoon, mainly over southern and eastern Singapore. TOMORROW'S WEATHER Late morning and early afternoon showers are expected for tomorrow and Wednesday. WATER TIDES High tide 5.50am 2.2m 6.33pm 2.3m SUN Sunrise 7.04 am Sunset 7.16 pm MOON Moonrise 2.24pm 1.59am PSI: 44 (good) TEMPERATURE: 26-33 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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Yesterday July 2000 Jan-Jun 2000 1999
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Monday with the Editor: Rogue
Commodity Firms
Hi everyone Thank goodness the law will be amended soon to weed out rogue commodity-trading firms in Singapore. In the past year, there have been complaints from investors who were hoodwinked into signing contracts with such firms which subsequently lost the investors' money. The rogue firms' modus operandi is this - they place out advertisements in the local newspapers for vacant positions to be filled. Unsuspecting job-seekers turn up for what they think are job interviews. During such interviews, the job-applicants are "persuaded" to open accounts to invest in the commodity firm's trading activities. As the job-seekers are also "persuaded" to sign trading contracts with the firms, they have no choice but to pay up. Following complaints from investors, nine bucket shops, as such firms are commonly known, were banned in March 1999 from offering job advertisements which were misleading. In spite of this, such advertisements are on the rise again. Trade & Industry Minister, George Yeo told Parliament on 30 Jun 2000 that the Commodity Futures Act, which currently regulates rubber and coffee trading, would be expanded to cover all commodities and associated derivatives. It may take some months before the new law is approved by Parliament and implemented. In the meantime, I would advise all job-seekers to be on the alert lest they should fall prey to such dubious schemes which promise rich rewards, but in reality bring about huge losses. 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 901 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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Natexis Banque has merged with Natexis Banques Populaires and the combined entity is known as Natexis Banques Populaires. Natexis Banque has surrendered its banking licence. Natexis Banques Populaires has been issued a banking licence. (30 Jun 2000) Institutions approved for termination of pregnancy (abortion) for 2 years from date in brackets: *Gynae Health Clinic for Women Blk 211 Hougang St 21 #01-289 Singapore 530211 (1 Jul 2000) *Alex K.H. Ooi Clinic & Surgery for Women 3 Mt Elizabeth #11-17 Mt Elizabeth Medical Centre Singapore 228510 (15 Jul 2000)
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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.
Advance estimates from the Ministry of Trade & Industry show that gross domestic product (GDP) in the 2nd quarter 2000 grew by 7.7%, in real terms, over the same period last year. Goods-producing industries is estimated to have grown by 7.8% and services-producing industries by 6.8%. The financial services industry is estimated to have declined due largely to the high base last year. The construction sector, however, remained sluggish. |
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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?
American Stories, by the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, brings us back to the 30's high school proms. 15 Jul 2000 Open area beside Bishan MRT Station 7.30pm - 8.30pm. Free admission 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. Fabulous At 40 Starring Koh Chieng Mun Directed by Hossan Leong. Music by Iskandar Ismail. 21-22 Jul 2000 Chijmes Hall 8pm. Tickets at S$35 & S$45. 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. National University of Singapore (NUS) students celebrate the annual Rag-and-Flag Day on 15 Jul 2000. Students with tins will collect money for charity and hold a float parade to entertain and thank the public. |
The top ten fiction and non-fiction titles sold at these bookstores last week
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Monday 10 July 2000
Caltex and Shell increased their petrol and diesel prices on Saturday. These came barely a month after the last round of increases. Both companies said that the price of their petrol had gone up by 5 cents per litre, while the price of diesel went up by 3 cents.
Employees of the DBS Bank Group, which includes DBS Bank and POSBank, will be given two days of paid leave each year to allow them to perform community service. The scheme, which applies to all 8000 of the group's employees here, was announced yesterday by DBS chairman S. Dhanabalan after Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong made a call for more Singaporeans to get involved in community service.
A 3-year-old girl was hurt when a beer mug flung out of a window by someone from Blk 535, Jurong West Street 52, hit her on the head. Lavannya Sivanandan received 10 stitches to close her head wound.
More than 2,000 middle-aged and elderly people turned up yesterday for the first nationwide community health screening to be held here. Those aged 55 and above were screened for diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol under the S$6.6 million Check Your Health programme launched in 13 constituencies across the island. Most paid only S$5 each, with the rest of the S$16 - S$20 cost per check paid by the government.
More than 20,000 primary 5 students were treated last night to a preview of the National Day Parade at the Padang.
Asia
Fukuoka, Japan: The Group of Seven leading industrial nations has said that it wants the International Monetary Fund to start publishing national liquidity indicators to help markets judge countries' financial health.
Tokyo: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit the Pacific island of Kozujima, about 170 km south of Tokyo just before 4am. The quake struck just nine hours after Mount Oyama erupted on the nearby island of Miyakejima. It was the volcano's first eruption in 17 years.
Around the world
London: Runaway Oxford University maths prodigy Sufiah Yusof has moved out of a government-run care centre into the home of foster parents.
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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.