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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
Water-Tide Table For Singapore
Members of the Housing & Development Board
Local Talents (Comedy/Music/ Writing) Siva Choy
Local Talents (Vocal) Sun Yan Zi
Local Talents (Music) Budak Pantai
Singapore Broadcasting Authority (SBA) Members
Singapore Power on hike in power tariffs
Food Stalls Suspended From Business
Nanyang Technological University Vital Statistics for 2000
Food Stalls Suspended From Business
Speakers' Corner at Hong Lim Park
Pioneer Class of 2000: Singapore Management University
The WEATHER on WEDNESDAY: Slightly hazy and partly cloudy. Showers in the early afternoon, mainly over northern and eastern Singapore. WEATHER OUTLOOK: THURSDAY: Generally, morning showers can be expected. WATER TIDES (this month) High tide 2.20am 2.7m 1.41pm 2.9m SUN Sunrise 6.48 am Sunset 6.53 pm MOON Moonrise 11.29pm Moonset 11.02am PSI: 57 (moderate) TEMPERATURE: 25-32 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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Ready for a groovy, hoppin' time? Stomp on down to Braddell this Saturday, 21 Oct 2000, and experience an evening of Big Band jazz and Lindy Hop that's sweeping the world. Featuring the Thomson Big Band and Lindy Hop Ensemble, the event is sure to get your feet tapping and body swaying. Admission is free. The show takes place from 7.30pm - 8.30pm at Central Singapore Joint Social Service Centre Amphitheatre, Toa Payoh Lorong 1 (between Blocks 116 and 117). You can take the MRT and alight at Braddell MRT Station. It's just a two-minute walk away. For enquiries, please call NAC at Tel: (65) 837 9559 during office hours or click NAC. We received our 500,000th hit on 21 Sep 2000! |
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NEW WEBSITES Abacada.com is a new educational website for students, parents and teachers. PalmCasino.org is an online Internet casino. My-Marriage.com is a new wedding website launched on 14 Oct 2000. It provides information on wedding planning and tells you where to get gowns, photography, wedding car rental, confectionery, etc. TheFingerPlayers is a non-profit professional puppetry company. F-1World.com is the website to visit for hand-built and die-cast model cars. ArabicCasino.com an arabic casino - online casino. d-finder.com is a one-stop source of information on discounts and other special promotions available in Singapore. TicketCharge.com.sg was launched on 28 Sep 2000. Arts enthusiasts can now book their favourite shows online at TicketCharge's new website. Previously, TicketCharge customers could only buy tickets via phone or at their outlets. Apply4me.com was launched on 27 Sep 2000. It provides a one-stop application process for new credit card applications. You only need to fill in their form once as the information is stored and recycled for use in your subsequent applications. Chameleon Productions is an independent theatre-arts group which produces, performs, and promotes the works of locally-based playwrights in Singapore and throughout the region. Eyeball.com.sg or the print version, a morning tabloid, Project Eyeball, is a new newspaper which hit the streets on 12 Aug 2000. Brought to you by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). wwlegal.com is a legal website which was officially launched on 21 Sep 2000. It provides a one-stop centre for people to find lawyers. Click New Websites for the rest of the list. |
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 1,424 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. For those born between 13 Mar 1983 & 12 Jun 1983, registration starts on 2 Oct 2000 & ends on 24 Nov 2000. |
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New schools registered: *Kids In Mind Learning Centre 81 Clemenceau Ave #02-26 UE Square Shopping Mall Singapore 239917 Supervisor: Mdm Janet YONG Mee Mee *Eureka Education Centre 179A East Coast Road Singapore 428885 Supervisor: Ms WONG Miaw Ling Change of address: *Sea Hawk Sports Club 48 Elite Terrace Singapore 458801 (27 Sep 2000) *Life Underwriters Association of Singapore (L.U.A. of Singapore) 7 Hong Kong Street LUA Building Singapore 059650 (2 Oct 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.
The Straits Times Million Dollar Duck Race 2000 will be held on 12 Nov 2000. It's your chance to do something for charity and win big bucks simply by adopting a duck. More... |
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.
Current issues affecting our community: PSLE Maths
paper too tough, say parents Charging of Mobile-phone batteries at MRT Stations Deaths of children at childcare centres suspected to be caused by foot, hand and mouth disease Insurance agents who use "survey" ruse to collect personal information Timeshare companies which use high-pressure sale tactics |
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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?
Inside-Painting of Snuff-Bottles An exhibition on the Art of Inside-Painting takes place from 14 - 22 Oct 2000 at the Exhibition Hall of 28A Kreta Ayer Road Singapore 088995. Opening times: 12 noon - 7pm. Tel: (65) 3231696/222 3597 Fax: (65) 222 3762 Triple Bill - 3 One-Act Comedies 1. Mother Figure 2. Seven Menus 3. Loose Tongues. Presented by Hotcurrie Theatre (Producers of The Expat Wife) 18 - 20 Oct 2000 YMS Theatre 54 Waterloo Street 8pm 21 Oct 2000 YMS Theatre 54 Waterloo Street 3.30pm & 8pm. Tickets at S$45 (Includes two glasses of wine). Tickets from SISTIC at Tel: (65) 348 5555 or click SISTIC Mee Pok Man: The Play R(A) 18 Presented by Fiction Farm. Based on one of the most provocative Singapore films of the 90s. A brand new stage version from the Director of The Blue Room. 18 - 28 Oct 2000* 8pm SICEC Auditorium, Suntec City 21, 28 Oct 2000 3.15pm Matinee *No performance on 23 Oct 2000 Tickets at S$60, S$50, S$37.50, S$25 & S$17.50 from SISTIC at Tel: (65) 348 5555 or click SISTIC See Entertainment for more information on local happenings! |
8 and still counting That's the number of MediaCorp Studios artistes so far to have resigned to cross over to rival MediaWorks set up by the SPH group. 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 - disasters, drowning cases, Hotel New World... |
The top ten fiction and non-fiction titles sold at these bookstores last week
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Wednesday 18 Oct 2000
Wednesday's News
Prime Minister GOH Chok Tong leaves for Seoul today to attend the third Asia-Europe Meeting (Asem) summit. The summit will be from tomorrow to Saturday.
Five private residential estates have been picked as the first batch to be upgraded at government expense. Estates involved in the S$20.5 million upgrading are Serangoon Gardens, Thomson Garden, Hoover Park, Tai Keng Gardens and Woodlands Park. Some 4600 households will be affected by the upgrading which will add improved facilities including covered walkways, better parks and landscaping and improved parking facilities.
The last and youngest of the teenagers who tortured a 14-year-old girl over 17 days was yesterday sent to Toa Payoh Girls' Home for the maximum term of three years.
Growth in the export of Singapore-made goods slowed unexpectedly to 11.7% last month, following a 27.1% year-on-year increase in August, the September trade data released yesterday by the Trade Development Board (TDB) showed.
A 15-year-old girl who flung a plastic bottle and water bomb from a ninth-floor flat in Bishan St 22 was placed on probation by the Juvenilet Court for 15 months during which she would have to be at home between 9pm and 6am. She was also asked to do 180 hours of community service.
Asia
London: The Myanmar Embassy in London told the Foreign Ministry that British human-rights activist James Mawdsley, who is being held in the notorious Keng Tung prison in a remote part of Myanmar, would be freed, possibly within days. He had received a 17-year sentence for distributing pro-democracy leaflets in the country.
Around the world
London: Students as young as 10 years old are being offered hypnosis to help boost their examination results. Trained hypnotists will be on hand to put the youngsters in "an altered state of mind" as they study for their O-level and A-level examinations. They are targeting students who suffer from stress and nerves. The scheme will start in the Kirklees Education Authority (KEA) of West Yorkshire. If successful, hypnosis could be adopted in schools across Britain for those who want the help.
Washington: Scientists said on Monday they had confirmed what grandmothers have always known - that chicken soup is good for the flu and colds. A team at the Nebraska Medical Centre reported in the journal, Chest, that many of its ingredients helped stop the movement of neutrophils - white blood cells that eat up bacteria and cellular debris which are released in great numbers by viral infections, like colds.
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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.