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The weather TODAY: Showers with thunder expected in the afternoon, mainly over the northern and western parts of SIngapore. High tide 4.56 am 2.6m 5.03 pm 2.4m Sunrise 7.13 am Sunset 7.15 pm Moonrise 1.39 pm Moonset 1.14 am PSI: 39 (good) Temp: 21-31 degrees Celsius

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Get for me: Another Beautiful Sunday Brought By SINGTEL

When the clock strikes twelve tonight, SingTel 001 and SingTel ICC international calls will be reduced by 50%. And so begins a global coming together of voices, feelings and emotions, of cherished relations, of separated friends and long-distance love. And it all begins at midnight. So why not call someone special and make their Sunday just as beautiful?

For more information, visit their website. This promotion is valid on Sunday 16 Jan 2000 from 0000 hrs to 2359 hrs for SingTel 001 and ICC 1898 calls made from Singapore only and applicable to residential fixed lines, mobile phones and personal ICCs.

If you are overseas and wish to take advantage of this promotion, you can e-mail your loved ones living in Singapore and get them to call you.

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Get for me: AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

We are in the process of transferring our domain from NETFIRMS.COM to BIZLAND.COM. Please forgive us for any inconvenience caused to you in the meantime. The change is meant to result in a better service to you.

In the event you are unable to get through to www.getforme.com, please visit our TEMPORARY mirror website at http://getforme.bizland.com. This mirror website is also updated daily as with our actual website here. Please also bookmark the mirror website for your convenience.

Get for me: An Apology for interruption in online service

Our website was out of service the whole of 8 and 9 Jan 2000 and part of this week due to problems with a server belonging to our web-host, NETFIRMS.COM. We wish to apologise for this. We have e-mailed our hosts who have reverted to us stating there is a bug problem in their server. They are still trying to resolve this problem which has been plaguing our three websites (getforme.com, studymasters.com & thecolapluscompany.com ) maintained with NETFIRMS.COM over the past two months.

Get for me: New Books

ON SALE NOW AT LEADING BOOKSTORES

Singapore: A Pictorial History 1819-2000

By Gretchen Liu

Price: S$61.70 (excludes shipping)

You may place your order with us at support@getforme.com.

The road shown on the front cover was Holloway Lane. It has recently gone the way of the Dodo and in its place is an open ground awaiting redevelopment. In the background is St Joseph's Church in Queen's Street.

The picture of the front cover of the book has been posted here with the kind permission of the publisher, Editions Didier Millet Singapore.

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SINGNET

Singnet's free Net-surf offer for subscribers of their fixed lines will start in a week's time. Subscribers will receive their user IDs and passwords in stages over the next two months as there are about 1.1 million customers. Those who urgently need to get online can request for it. SingTel will ' try our best ' to grant any request for passwords by those who have yet to receive their notification letters.

STARHUB

You can now download StarHub's Starter Kit and surf online for free straightaway. Visit their website now.

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Pacific Internet has revised its pricing for its plans.

Easy Access: previously S$9.95/mth now S$4.95 for 13 hours/mth

Easy Access Plus: previously S$24.95 for 32 hours/mth now S$19.95 for 40 hours/mth

Unlimited Access: previously S$100/mth now S$29.95/mth

Their hotline: 1800 872 1455 Their hotsite: www.pacific.net.sg

This website is updated daily between 12.00 am & 1.00 am Singapore time (+8 hours GMT).

Did You Know?

The Victoria Memorial Hall & Theatre in Empress Place was completed between 1856 and 1862 by the architect, Chief Engineer's Office (John Bennett).

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News Flash

Today Saturday 15 Jan 2000

In Singapore

Posher look for top HDB flats.

With the US and Europe savaged by the flu virus, the Health Ministry is advising the public, especially the older people, to go for flu jabs if they are travelling to affected countries.

Asia

Jakarta: Singapore PM Goh Chok Tong's announcement of a S$1.2 billion action plan to help Indonesia attract foreign investors has been described here as 'generous', and a move which demonstrates Singapore's good intentions.

Around the world

Washington: The White House has cut a deal with major television networks, allowing it to review the scripts of popular shows, such as ER, and Chicago Hope, and make suggestions on at least two dozen programmes to help them convey an aggressive anti-drug message.

New York: US First Lady's Wednesday appearance in the Late Show with David Letterman helped the show deliver its highest rating in nearly six years.

Courtesy of The Straits Times

News updated by 8.00 am daily.

The Editor

Raymond Han

You can e-mail him at editor@getforme.com