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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
The WEATHER TODAY: Generally fair and warm except for isolated showers in the late morning and early afternoon, mainly over western Singapore. WATER TIDES High tide 0.43am 2.8m 2.24pm 2.4m SUN Sunrise 6.56 am Sunset 7.07 pm MOON Moonrise 10.27pm Moonset 9.58am PSI: 25 (good) TEMPERATURE: 26-34 degrees Celsius (updated daily at 7am Singapore time)
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Hi everyone The weather has been pretty unbearable these few weeks, with the mercury level hitting 35° almost every day. Many of us have turned to shopping centres for air-conditioned comfort. Perhaps, the heat has also triggered off e-mails and comments from some of us to the local press in response to POSBank's proposed imposition of a S$2 fee for all savings accounts with average balances of less than S$500. In the ensuing developments, Member of Parliament Charles Chong came up with a plan to help lower income families in his constituency to meet the S$2 fee payment but found out subsequently that POSBank had, in fact, waived the S$2 fee for all families on welfare schemes. Finally, DBS Bank (DBS Bank owns POSBank) chairman S Dhanabalan told everyone that the S$2 fee would only be imposed on the second and subsequent POSBank accounts, held by an account holder, which did not meet the minimum balance criteria. In the longer term, the government will be looking at allowing CPF members to transfer part of their CPF money into POSBank accounts to help CPF members to meet the minimum balance criteria. This may take a few months to put into place, assuming it gets the go ahead. POSBank has all along been known as a people's bank and it is only logical that some quarters may be unhappy about the new charges. But, let us not forget that POSBank is first and foremost a commercial bank and, therefore, like any other commercial enterprise, needs to ensure its continued viability and account to the shareholders of its owner, DBS Bank. |
NEW WEBSITES itutor.net, an online learning website for Primary one to six pupils, will be launched on 27 May 2000. JobsFactory.com has jobs lined up for you. Take a peek today! Universal Archery Funshoot is the place to go to if you want to shoot some arrows using a bow. GettingHere.com, which offers listings of short-haul tour packages tour operators want to sell off quickly, was launched on 17 May 2000. spnet21.net provides web hosting as well as e-mail services. Bonfield for second-hand branded watches. They buy, sell, restore and repair watches. wakai koi specialises in Japanese Koi. arowana.com.sg specialises in Arowana, an ornamental fish. Eyeball.com.sg or the print version, a morning tabloid, Project Eyeball, is a new newspaper set to hit the streets and the cyber-highways in the middle of the year. Coming to you from Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). one-99shop.com is coming to you soon! This shop already has nine branches selling everything at S$1.99 each. Items range from crockery, utensils, confectionery, household accessories, artificial flowers to Hello Kitty stationery. |
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 578 pages thick and growing. Public Holidays NATIONAL DAY is the next public holiday. It falls on Wednesday 9 August 2000.
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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. BUILDINGS TO BE PULLED DOWN The 17-storey Cathay Building, which houses Cathay Cinema (opened on 3 Oct 1939), is to make way for a new 15-storey shopping-office-cinema complex. It was completed in 1941. |
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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, getting an employment pass, remuneration structure and corporate culture. Useful Services Relocating to Singapore?
The Great Singapore Sale is on from 26 May - 9 Jul 2000. AF2000 is Temasek Polytechnic's 3rd international Singapore Animation Fiesta 2000 website. The festival runs from 9 - 11 June 2000 at SICEC Suntec City. 1 - 25 Jun 2000 See Entertainment for more local happenings! |
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. |
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Monday 22 May 2000
A group of more than 10 youths attacked and stabbed to death a young man over an alleged staring incident at Clarke Quay early yesterday morning. Mr Zulkifly Mahmud, 21, a regular with the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), was killed in the fight at Daddy J's Pub shortly before 2am.
Tens of thousands of people from all walks of life thronged the roads yesterday for the 10th New Paper Big Walk. According to the organisers, a record 77500 people registered for the 10-km event.
Asia
Taipei: Taiwan's new President Chen Shui-bian yesterday assured Taiwanese he would review an 'outdated, rigid and inflexible' ban on direct trade, postal and transport links with China, as long as Taiwan's security was not compromised.
Around the world
Washington: President Clinton has announced plans to require US airlines to carry devices to treat heart-attack victims with a jolt of electricity.
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.