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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.
Singapore's water is clean and safe to drink from the tap. There is no need to boil it.
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The weather TODAY: Slightly hazy. Showers with thunder expected in the late morning and early afternoon mainly over southern, central and eastern Singapore. High tide 7.15 am 2.3m 9.24 pm 2.3m Sunrise 7.01 am Sunset 7.10 pm Moonrise 3.46 pm Moonset 3.21 am PSI: 43 (good) Temp: 25-33 degrees Celsius (updated daily at 6am Singapore time)
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Today Friday 14 Apr 2000
In Singapore
A new part-time scheme, which hopes to draw former trained teachers to return to teaching, will start in June. Announcing the move yesterday, Education Minister Teo Chee Hean said that the " flexible and attractive" terms would allow the ministry to tap a pool of trained and experienced former teachers.
Two former state boxers, including a seven-time national champion, were yesterday convicted of stabbing a man each at a party in Aljunied 18 months ago. R Yoganathan, 35, was sentenced to four years' jail and 12 strokes of the cane for stabbing newspaper delivery man Chandrasekar Vadivelu, 33. Mr Chandraskar died of an asthmatic attack on the same day. Former national champion Jagdew Singh, 34, was sentenced to two years' jail and six strokes of the cane for stabbing technician Anandan Joseph, 25.
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Jakarta: The Indonesian government closed in on former President Suharto yesterday, banning him from leaving the capital and treatening house arrest.
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Detroit: A former sailor accused of strangling four prostitutes here may be linked to similar murders in three other states and in several countries visted by the US Navy ship on which he served, Detroit's police chief said.
Courtesy of The Straits Times
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