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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%

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     Remember the new SingTel flagship shop at Crown Prince Hotel along Orchard Road? Well, it's been named hello! SingTel. Spread over 13 000 sq ft of shopping space on two levels, hello! SingTel offers you not just products and services. It also brings you exciting events all the time, according to SingTel. That's why they have called it a lifestyle communication store.

     There are over 100 Customer Service Consultants to serve you. Whether it is about a multi-media payphone, internet phone or the latest in pagers, you can experience it right there at hello!

     There's even a cybercafe where you can enjoy your favourite cuppa while you surf at breakneck speed on their Magix-equipped terminals.

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     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 previous web-host, NETFIRMS.COM. We wish to apologise for this. This problem had been plaguing our three websites (getforme.com, studymasters.com & thecolapluscompany.com ) maintained with NETFIRMS.COM over the past two months.

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Singapore: A Pictorial History 1819-2000

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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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News Flash        

Today Wednesday 19  Jan  2000

In Singapore

Sembawang Corp threatens to shut down Bintan Park if armed protesters are not dealt with swiftly.

PM Goh Chok Tong pledges win-win ties with India.

Duo who broke into factories nabbed.

The five teenagers who allegedly poured hot water on a 14-year-old, confined and sexually assaulted her in an Ang Mo Kio flat last month were yesterday slapped with more charges.

Asia 

Kuala Lumpur: The New Straits Times's editor-in-chief Kadir Jasin steps down after 12 years at the helm.

Around the world

Washington: America marks Martin Luthur King Jr. day

Courtesy of The Straits Times

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Raymond Han

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