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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.
The weather TODAY: Mainly fair and warm except for late afternoon showers over western Singapore. High tide 8.46 am 2.6m 11.01 pm 2.5m Sunrise 7.17 am Sunset 7.21 pm Moonrise 5.13 pm Moonset 4.45 am PSI: 34 (good) Temp: 24-33 degrees Celsius
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Get For Me: Singapore Career Guide 2000
The Singapore Career Guide 2000 is out in print now. You can get it from any major bookstore, petrol kiosk, or Buzz kiosk at S$11. Buy it online and get free delivery in Singapore! (limited period only)
This guide is published by the Ministry of Education and Singapore Press Holdings. It covers 161 jobs in 26 industries and provides up-to-date information about the job market in Singapore.
A must-read for all school leavers, job-seekers and anyone who wants to take charge of his/her career.
Enquiries hotline: (65) 740 1029 To visit their website, click CAREERGUIDE .
NEW LAUNCH: G.K. Goh has announced the launch of their online stock trading site. Click GOHDIRECT.
MARCH 2000: Mariah Carey - The Rainbow Tour (One Night Only) " Live " in Singapore on 13 Mar 2000 at the National Stadium. Click MARIAH CAREY
AUCTION: AsiaOne.com offers from today 100 red bouquets of tulips for online auction. Bids start from S$1. Visit them now at ASIAONE.COM
COMING SOON: A new website IP3000.com which claims to have over 7 000 000 websites indexed, including Europe and Asia. It says it is the largest information and media search engine on the web. Click Internet Portal 3000 to get a preview now.
POLL: Do you like our new RED colour? Tell us. Click HERE.
NEW: New M1 shop opens at #B1-19/20 Paragon Shopping Centre. Other branches are at #B1-18-19 Tampines Mall and #01-16-17 West Mall.
NATIONAL SERVICE: Central Manpower Base (CMPB) National service registration starts on Monday 31 Jan 2000 for all male Singapore citizens and permanent residents (PRs) born on or between 14 Jun 1982 and 12 Sep 1982, and ends on 10 Mar 2000.
GET FOR ME: Save the ACS (Anglo Chinese School) clock tower An appeal for support.
BOOKS: Top Ten KINOKUNIYA Bestsellers Top Ten MPH Bestsellers Top Ten BORDERS Bestsellers Top Ten TIMES Bestsellers Shows the top ten fiction and non-fiction titles sold at these bookstores last week.
SHOWS: Top Ten Shows Features the current popular movies screened in local cinemas. Movies Lists the current movies showing in local cinemas.
GOVERNMENT: Singapore Government Website Ministry Of Education Police
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.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: We are now hosted with WEBVISIONS.COM.
EXPATRIATES: 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.
TOURISTS: Tourism Board Tourist Arrival Statistics
USEFUL WEBSITES: AtoZasia.com For jobs, properties, shopping, food and auctions. Catcha.com.sg A Singapore search engine.
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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Join Lycos Asia's online quiz at www.lycosasia.com.sg now.
In conjunction with the Millennium Dog Show, Lycos Asia is holding a homepage design contest at Tripod Asia, an online community of Lycos Asia network. Just build a site dedicated to your pet in Tripod Asia before 30 Jan 2000, and you could win S$1000 cash and a chance to walk away with an iMac in their lucky draw.
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News Flash
Today Thursday 17 Feb 2000
In Singapore
Mobile phone operator M1 starts pay-as-you-use services today. The service allows subscribers to pay for the use of air-time at the end of the month. It is presently available for CDMA customers. Charges are tiered, with the rate declining as volume increases.
Miss Pamela Yiau, 19, a student at Temasek Polytechnic, died on Tuesday morning after drinking some bourbon-coke at a friend's farewell party. Her father said she had no known medical conditions. Police are still investigating the case.
SIA hires experts to srutinise its staff payment procedures.
A 37-year-old woman, found semi-conscious near the Chinese Garden in Jurong on Tuesday, told police she was attacked and robbed by her ex-boyfriend.
An insurance company boss has offered a S$5000 reward to anyone who can help the police solve the murder of Miss Linda Chua, 27, who was attacked while jogging in a Bukit Batok park on 6 Feb 2000. Mr David Hoong, 46, the managing director of Anda Insurance, who made the offer yesterday, said he was very upset about the brutal crime.
Asia
Seoul: North Korea's military marked the 58th birthday of supreme leader Kim Jong Il yesterday by vowing to defend him with 'suicide bombers' in the face of adversity, Pyongyang's official media said.
Around the world
Reston, Virginia: Last week's hacker attacks on major websites have stoked widespread concern among home computer users and almost half of the online consumers in the United States will think twice before disclosing their credit-card data over the Internet, according to a new survey.
Courtesy of The Straits Times
News updated by 8.00 am daily.
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