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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. 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.
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The WEATHER TODAY: Showers with thunder in the afternoon. Partly cloudy thereafter. OUTLOOK Late morning and early afternoon showers are expected for the next two days. WATER TIDES High tide 12.24am 2.8m 2.07pm 2.4m SUN Sunrise 7.00 am Sunset 7.13 pm MOON Moonrise 9.59pm Moonset 9.30am PSI: 27 (good) TEMPERATURE: 24-32 degrees Celsius (The weather is updated daily at 7am Singapore time) For more information, call Meteorological Service Singapore Tel: (65) 542 7788.
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Tuesday 20 June 2000 Two siblings were brutally attacked by an axe-wielding neighbour at their Jalan Kukoh home, off Chin Swee Road, on Sunday night. The attacker later surrendered to the police. A British frigate commissioned by the late Princess Diana, which is on a round-the-globe voyage, sailed into Singapore waters yesterday. The HMS Cornwall, with a crew of 270, will take part in the Five Power Defence Arrangement exercise, also involving Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand. Asia Tokyo: Ex-prime minister and political kingmaker Noboru Takeshita died here yesterday after a long illness, his death marking the passing of an era in Japanese politics over which he long dominated. Around the world Dover: The discovery of the bodies of 58 suspected illegal immigrants in the back of a refrigerated truck in Dover - victims of a smuggling scam that went horribly wrong - has prompted an international investigation and calls for stronger co-operation to end the traffic in asylum seekers. Courtesy of The Straits Times News updated by 8.00 am daily.
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. ECONOMY The consumer price index (CPI) for March 2000 dipped by 0.3% compared to February 2000. Food prices fell by 1.6% due mainly to cheaper seafood, vegetables and fresh pork. The cost of transport and communications fell by 0.2% due to falling car prices. The CPI is used as an inflation gauge by measuring the change in the prices of a fixed basket of goods purchased commonly by most households. The Government has forecast that inflation will be within 2% this year.
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