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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.
The weather TODAY: Partly cloudy. Showers with thunder in the late afternoon mainly over northern, western and central Singapore. High tide 2.16 am 2.6m 3.28 pm 2.3m Sunrise 7.07 am Sunset 7.14 pm Moonrise - Moonset 11.46 am PSI: 50 (good) Temp: 24-33 degrees Celsius (updated daily at 6am Singapore time)
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New website speed.com.sg is being launched at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza. It offers auction services for used cars. Sellers and buyers can log on to the website and register to participate. So far, 25 vehicles have been put up for e-auction. Only two come from direct sellers; the rest are put up for auction by three dealers. If e-auction is not to your liking, you can always post a classified ad at the website. Those of you who wish to rent cars can register your booking dates through it. The rental cars are provided by Prime Leasing Car Rental. Besides this service, visitors can use the website to look up car repair workshops, financing, and insurance. Click speed.com.sg to visit.
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COMING SOON NEW WEBSITES! Standard Chartered Bank has tied up with Pacfusion.com to launch its Internet banking service on 28 Mar 2000. Click PacFusion.com New AsiaBuilders.com to provide comprehensive listings and product catalogues for the construction industry. To be launched end Apr 2000. Click AsiaBuilders.com for a preview. i-one.net to sell groceries online this month. Click i-One-Grocery for a preview. A new website which has an auction mall, shopping plaza and more. Click i-mall21.com for a preview. |
We are now 360 pages thick and growing. New! The new Cartier boutique has opened at Ngee Ann City #01-33 & #02-04. Tel: (65) 734 2427. New! The new Louis Vuitton shop has opened at Ngee Ann City. |
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NATIONAL LIBRARY BUILDING: National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan told Parliament on 7 Mar 2000 that the National Library Building in Stamford Road would have to go.
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GOVERNMENT MATTERS Singapore Government Website Police Ministry Of Education NATIONAL SERVICE: Central Manpower Base (CMPB) National service registration starts on Monday 31 Jan 2000 for all male Singapore citizens and permanent residents (PRs) born on or between 14 Jun 1982 and 12 Sep 1982, and ends on 10 Mar 2000.
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Today Saturday 26 Mar 2000
In Singapore
Auto Asia's managing director, David Koh Beng Oon, 51, was yesterday acquitted of 12 charges of criminal breach of trust. He had been accused of dishonestly misappropriating car log cards and PARF certificates that customers had entrusted to him. But he still faces 35 charges of CBT and cheating.
Students who took the O-levels last year will be able to find out tomorrow which junior college, polytechnic or pre-university centre they have been posted to.
Asia
Jakarta: The Manpower Ministry has disclosed that more than 30 000 foreigners- including hundreds of sex workers from China, Hongkong, the Philippines and Thailand - are working illegally in the country.
Around the world
New York: Microsoft has offered to split its Web browser from its Windows operating system in a bid to settle its anti-trust case with the government, the Wall Street Journal reported in its interactive edition.
Courtesy of The Straits Times
News updated by 8.00 am daily.
Singapore's water is clean and safe to drink from the tap. There is no need to boil it.
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Raymond Han
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