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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
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The WEATHER TODAY: Showers with thunder in the early afternoon, mainly over eastern half of Singapore. TOMORROW'S WEATHER Afternoon showers with thunder can be expected for Sunday and Monday. WATER TIDES High tide 1.58am 2.8m 3.09pm 2.4m SUN Sunrise 7.06 am Sunset 7.17 pm MOON Moonrise 11.41pm 11.17am PSI: 53 (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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5th Combined National
Day Parade Rehearsal
The 5th combined National Day Parade rehearsal will be held at the Padang today. The following affected roads will be closed to all traffic from 1.30pm to 5.00pm. - Coleman Street (between St Andrew's Rd and Colombo Court) - Connaught Drive - Empress Place - Fullerton Road - Old Parliament Lane - Parliament Place (between Colombo Court and St Andrew's Road) - St Andrew's Road If the rehearsal is not held today, it will be held tomorrow. Affected roads will be closed according to the aforementioned times. We received our 200,000th hit on 26 Jun 2000! |
NEW WEBSITES Myhome.com.sg is a home furnishing website. Tiss.com.sg is a travel website launched on 19 Jul 2000. V-shopper.com is designed to help consumers shorten the process of buying selection. Buyers can obtain competitive price quotations from vshopper. AutoMedia.com.sg helps you buy or sell your car. Also has a free valuation service provided on screen in the comfort of your home Condo.com.sg Condo Property Listings, Service Providers & Reverse Auctions for the Singapore market. Bluemarx.com.sg where you can add your name to a buying list without being obliged to buy. Choose from categories, such as audio & video, computers or vehicles. Free local delivery! Interauct.com is an online and procurement solutions service provider dchee.com for local designer Doreen Chee's dresses and bags. Inuovi.com is the website of local makeup label Inuovi. Eyeball.com.sg or the print version, a morning tabloid, Project Eyeball, is a new newspaper set to hit the streets next month. Coming to you from Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). one-99shop.com has gone online! 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. wwlegal.com is a legal website coming online in August 2000. It will provide a one-stop centre for people to find lawyers. |
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 967 pages thick and growing. Public Holidays NATIONAL DAY is the next public holiday. It falls on Wednesday 9 August 2000.
Madam Kang's Kitchen Message Board Singapore Cemetery Warren Message Board Cathay Cinema screened its last movie show on 30 Jun 2000. The 61-year-old building is expected to be demolished to make way for a new building. |
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*MeesPierson N.V. has merged with Fortis Bank (Netherland) N.V. and the new entity is known as Fortis Bank (Netherland) N.V. Fortis Bank (Netherland) N.V. has been issued a banking licence w.e.f. 23 Jun 2000 and MeesPierson N.V. has surrendered its banking licence. New societies registered: *Arulmigu Velmurugan Gnana Muneeswarar Temple 397 Serangoon road Singapore 218123 (24 Jun 2000) *Asia DAB Committee of the World DAB Forum 140 Hill St #04-01 MITA Bldg Singapore 179369 (24 Jun 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. |
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.
Advance estimates from the Ministry of Trade & Industry show that gross domestic product (GDP) in the 2nd quarter 2000 grew by 7.7%, in real terms, over the same period last year. Goods-producing industries is estimated to have grown by 7.8% and services-producing industries by 6.8%. The financial services industry is estimated to have declined due largely to the high base last year. The construction sector, however, remained sluggish. |
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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?
Singapore River Fiesta from 22 Jul - 9 Aug 2000. Venue: Singapore River. A Vocal Recital by Ying Huang (world renowned soprano) Piano: J.J. Lenna 23 July 2000 8pm Victoria Concert Hall Viva Viagra A comedy. From 27 Jul - 6 Aug 2000 8pm at Drama Centre; 29 - 30 Jul 2000 & 5 - 6 Aug 2000 Drama Centre 3pm National Day Parade at the Padang on 9 Aug 2000. The Spirits Play 17 - 20 Aug 2000 at The Battle Box; 25 - 26 Aug 2000 at Victoria Theatre. A TheatreWorks Production. 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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Saturday 22 July 2000
Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew has urged Singaporeans to change their mindsets and become more daring and innovative in order to compete in a new world swept by changes in information and technology. In an article he wrote for a special issue of the July 24 edition of Newsweek, he added that there was no need to abandon our core values while our society adapts to the sweeping changes brought on by the digital age.
The police, working with New Zealand and Malaysian counterparts, smashed an international stolen car syndicate in a three-day blitz which began on Tuesday. The syndicate stole luxury cars, smuggled them into Singapore and gave them a makeover. The cars were then passed off as new and shipped to New Zealand, Australia and Indonesia, along with forged shipping documents and log books. Three of the gang members - two Singaporean businessmen, aged 45 and 36, and an Indonesian, 32, were arrested here. The other two were arrested in Auckland on Tuesday by the New Zealand police.
S-League footballers Ivica Raguz and Max Nicholson of Woodlands Wellington were attacked by a man wielding a hockey stick outside their Yishun condominium last night. Raguz was hit on his left knee and taken to hospital while Nicholson, who was chased down the road, escaped unhurt.
Two more secondary schools will go autonomous next year. They are Dunman Secondary in Tampines and Xinmin Secondary in Hougang. Education Minister Teo Chee Hean announced this when he visited Xinmin Secondary yesterday. Autonomous schools not only get more say in the way they are run but also receive more annual funds - a grant of S$300 a student a year. There are now 18 autonomous schools here under the scheme, which began in 1994 with six schools.
Five popular schools - Catholic High, De La Salle, Methodist Girls' Primary, Pei Chun Public and Tao Nan - will ballot applications in Phase 2B of Primary 1 registration. Registration for Phase 2B began on Thursday and ended yesterday.
Asia
Jakarta: President Abdurrahman Wahid softened his stance towards Parliament yesterday by issuing an apology for the political row following his decision to dismiss two ministers in April.
Beijing: Hongkong pop star Aaron Kwok has suffered a chestbone fracture in a stunt which went badly wrong in the middle of an action-movie shoot in Shanghai.
Around the world
Berlin: German and Italian police have uncovered an Albanian- Mafia racket shipping pregnant prostitutes to Germany, where their children are born and sold for up to GBP 20,000 (S$51,900) each. Childless British couples may have been customers of the gang in the past, The Times reported.
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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.