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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
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
Abstract of Currency Notes & Coins In Circulation
Top Ten Books at POPULAR Bookstores
Top Ten Books at W.H.Smith Bookstore
The WEATHER TODAY Partly cloudy and slightly hazy. Showers in the late morning and early afternoon mainly over northern, western and eastern Singapore. TOMORROW'S WEATHER Partly cloudy and slightly hazy. Showers should occur during the late morning and afternoon showers over Sunday and Monday. WATER TIDES High tide 7.56am 2.2m 6.33am 2.4m SUN Sunrise 6.54 am Sunset 7.01 pm MOON Moonrise 2.33am Moonset 3.06pm PSI: 69 (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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Public Forum On Mental Health Awareness
A public forum on Mental Health Awareness will be held on 1 October 2000 from 2.30pm to 5.30pm at Tan Tock Seng Hospital Theatrette, Level 1. There will be concurrent English and Mandarin sessions. Admission is by registration. Registration fee is S$5 per person. Children will not be admitted into the Theatrette. The programme is as follows: 2.00pm Registration 2.30pm What is Mental Health? Who deals with Mental Health? - Available facilities. Types of Mental Illness - Child Disorders, Psychoses, Neuroses 4.00pm Tea Break 4.30pm Treatment Approaches to Mental Illness 5.30pm End To register, please call Maureen Tay at Tel: (65) 357 7841 or fax: (65) 357 7837. Organised by Singapore Psychiatric Association, Departments of Psychological Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital and National University Hospital, Institute of Mental Health/Woodbridge Hospital. A community service project by: Eli Lilly Pacific Pte Ltd, Janssen-Cilag and Servier (S) Pte Ltd We received our 500,000th hit on 21 Sep 2000! |
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NEW WEBSITES eBookIt.com is an online travel website which offers a wide choice of flights, hotels and cars for booking online. Lifestyle2U.com is an online shopping website where you can browse and buy lifestyle products for men and women, such as wallets, handbags, cosmetics, underwear, swimwear and many others. Accepts Visa, Mastercard and debit cards (only those not needing signatures) IT-Axe.com is an e-auction website specialising in IT equipment and accessories. CarFellas.com provides you with more choices in buying and selling cars, car insurance, car care and a whole range of services. HDBuilders.com is an online hub which facilitates and manages the whole spectrum of business processes in the construction industry. You can access information on tenders, HDB, classifieds as well as suppliers and contractors. Uneedtrust.com is a one-stop unit trust portal; includes detailed and comprehensive information on Singapore funds industry. LivingWoman.com is an on-line, one-stop, one-source, lifestyle portal for women in Asia, focusing on personal well-being. Read a wealth of information, go shopping, search specialised services, create your own personal e-blackbook and win prizes. V-3000.com does web-design, hosting and promotions. 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). 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 which went online in late August 2000. It provides a one-stop centre for people to find lawyers. Official launch date is 21 Sep 2000. 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 1,318 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 Banking Licence: *Hana Bank (Not. 2529 dated 15 Sep 2000) Change of name of insurance company: *Axa Reinsurance Asia Pte Ltd to Axa Corporate Solutions Asia Pacific Pte Limited from 1 Sep 2000 (Not. No. 2556 dated 18 Sep 2000). New Address: *Cougars Adventure Club 56 Bukit Batok East Ave 5 #09-01 Singapore 659804 (8 Aug 2000) *Society of Chinese Cuisine Chefs (Singapore) 228B Sims Ave Singapore 387507 (10 Aug 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 OG Building at People's Park, along with its overhead Bridge is being demolished from 30 Aug - 15 Sep 2000. |
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: Charging of Mobile-phone batteries at MRT Stations Death of child at childcare centre 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 Late Power Supply utilities bills Speakers' Corner opens at Hong Lim Park |
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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?
Alarms And Excursions - A comedy by Michael Frayn Directed by Nick Perry. A Stage Club Presentation 41 Malcolm Rd Singapore 308276. 27 - 30 Sep 2000 8pm Drama Centre. Tickets at S$20 - S$30. American Ballet Theatre 25 - 27 Sep 2000 Kallang Theatre Tickets from S$40 - S$140 Tickets from SISTIC at Tel: (65) 348 5555 or click SISTIC Laura Fygi LIVE - Latin Touch Asia Tour A one-night special of Laura's Jazz & Latin hits, including Bewitched, Como Fue, All Of Me, Amor, Perfidia, Besame Mucho, You Had To Be There and more. 29 Sep 2000 Harbour Pavilion, WTC 8pm Tickets at S$100, S$75, S$50 Cat City - Performance in Mandarin 6 Oct 2000 8pm Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel Tickets at S$26, S$34 Tickets from SISTIC at Tel: (65) 348 5555 or click SISTIC See Entertainment for more information on local happenings! |
7 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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Saturday 23 Sep 2000
Singapore's JING Junhong, 31, is just one win away from a sure silver, and a shot at gold in the Sydney Olympics. She beat Joana Mihaela Steff, a Romanian living in Germany, in four table-tennis games. Singapore's only Olympic medalist was TAN Howe Liang, who won a silver in weightlifting in Rome in 1960.
More than 7000 teachers have been employed over the last three years and more than 3500 teachers are due to retire in the next five years, said Education Minister TEO Chee Hian yesterday. Just four years ago, half the teachers were over 43 years old. But, in five years, their median age will be below 33. Next month, another 539 teachers will be promoted, bringing the total number promoted this year to more than 5300 or close to a quarter of the teaching service.
Renowned Chinese calligrapher TAN Siah Kwee, 52, was awarded this year's Cultural Medallion yesterday. 74 artistes have received the medallion since it was instituted in 1979. This year's Young Artist Award winners are: poet Felix CHEONG, artist HONG Sek Chern, violinist KAM Ning, theatre director KOK Heng Leun, Chinese opera artiste LEE Sze Yau and dancers LIM Chin Huat and Jeffrey TAN.
An Internet-savvy teenage drug peddler was nabbed by two narcotics officers after three months of chatting on the Internet and over the telephone. The 18-year-old polytechnic student was arrested on Wednesday after he sold cannabis to an undercover female officer he thought was his "female Internet friend".
An average of 17 out of every 100 women who give birth are over the age of 35. And, among them, two to five will be having their first child, said Dr George YEO, senior consultant and head of the department of maternal foetal medicine at KK Women's and Children's Hospital.
Asia
Beijing: China's national television station will launch its first all-English television channel on Monday. The main purpose of the move by China Central Television (CCTV) into English broadcasting was politcial, said Mr ZHAO Yuhui, director-general of the new channel CCTV 9. It will air news programmes every hour, 24 hours a day. Each news programme, which will last between 10 and 30 minutes, will also include international news.In China, it will be available in hotels rated three stars and above. Local viewers will be able to watch its programmes only via cable television since satellite dishes are banned in Chinese homes.
Around the world
Washington: The United States government says racism still plagues its society, decades after the introduction of laws banning discrimination. In its first analysis of US compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the US government on Thursday admitted that racism remained a stubborn problem despite efforts during the past 30 years to stamp it out through laws.
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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.