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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 THURSDAY: Slightly hazy and partly cloudy. Showers in the morning, mainly over northern, western and southern Singapore. WEATHER OUTLOOK: FRIDAY & SATURDAY: Westerly to south-westerly winds with morning and early afternoon showers. WATER TIDES (this month) High tide 3.24am 2.6m 2.22pm 2.8m SUN Sunrise 6.48 am Sunset 6.52 pm MOON Moonrise - Moonset 12.02pm PSI: 35 (good) 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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Tales In A Box - 2 puppet shows for children
The Finger Players, a professional puppetry company in Singapore, is presenting Tales In A Box - 2 puppet shows for children 3 years and up, as well as the young-at-heart, from 10 - 12 Nov 2000. The first, Peach Boy, is adapted from a Japanese folktale. It's about an old couple who have been longing for a child. When a little boy suddenly jumps out from a peach into their lives, their days and nights are immediately brightened. But, Momotaro, or Peach Boy, has a mission beyond the old couple's wildest imaginations. Dragon Dance is the second item featured. Have you ever wondered why the Chinese do the Dragon Dance? The Finger Players will take you to the root of this popular Chinese folktale with lots of songs, a little dancing and some very clever puppets. Dragon Dance was performed recently at the International Puppetry Festival in Seoul, South Korea, to much acclaim. Tales In A Box was first performed at The Necessary Stage's Marine Parade Theatre Festival last August to sold-out houses. Do not miss this event! Tales In A Box takes place at The Pavilion, Far East Square. 10 - 11 Nov 2000 8pm, 11 - 12 Nov 2000 3pm. Tickets at S$12 are available at all SISTIC outlets. Call (65) 348 5555 or click SISTIC. For more information, please click TheFingerPlayer. 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 1,428 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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Thursday 19 Oct 2000
Thursday's News
The maid-abuse trial of former TV presenter Zahara Abdul Lateef has been postponed because she is recovering from an operation. Zahara, 39, who was the anchor woman in Channel NewsAsia's current-affairs programme, In Conversation, was to have gone on trial yesterday for allegedly pouring hot water on her Indonesian maid, Miss Titik Rinawati, 18.
To date, 77,000 ducks have been adopted for The Straits Times Million Dollar Duck Race which will take place on 12 Nov 2000 at the Singapore River.
From 1 Jan 2001, all insurance agents in Singapore will have to conduct a "fact-finding" exercise before selling policies to their clients. This involves finding out about their client's financial position, risk tolerance and investment objectives. And even though clients are allowed to "opt out" of the exercise, industry players say steps are being taken to ensure this is kept to a minimum.
Asia
Manila: Philippine opposition legislators yesterday filed a formal impeachment motion to remove President Joseph Estrada from office for allegedly taking bribes from gambling bosses. But the tedious legal process is doomed to fail due to a lack of support.
Hongkong: The major Chinese-language newspapers here yesterday raised their cover prices by HK$1 (S$0.23) to HK$6 (S$1.36) ending a five-year price freeze. The increase comes at a time when the cost of newsprint has increased substantially in the past 12 months.
Around the world
London: All youngsters aged four in Britain will be given a compulsory test before they start school, so that their progress in the early years of their education can be assessed accurately. The government has decided to introduce the compulsory tests despite criticism that children already face a non-stop series of exams from the age of five to the time they finish their A-levels.
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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.