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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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Teddy-Bear Making Workshops by Jennifer Laing
The Esplanade - Theatres On The Bay
The WEATHER TODAY: Showers in the morning and early afternoon, mainly over northern, western and central Singapore. OUTLOOK Showers expected in the morning over the next two days. WATER TIDES High tide 6.31am 2.2m 7.18pm 2.4m SUN Sunrise 7.05 am Sunset 7.14 pm MOON Moonrise 2.31pm Moonset 2.56am PSI: 51 (moderate) TEMPERATURE: 25-33 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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Singaporean Cooking With Madam Kang
Singaporean Chilli Crabs Welcome to Madam Kang's Kitchen. Today, Madam Kang will show us how to prepare the following Singaporean dishes: - Chilli Crab - Prawn Omelette - Steamed Brocolli with Horse Mackerel These are everyday dishes prepared for Singaporeans at their dinner table. Mdm Kang will take you through the cooking procedure step by step. There is no hard and fast rule to the amount of ingredients needed for the dishes she is preparing. If you are cooking for a small group, use less ingredients, such as crabs or prawns. As long as you go through the steps, you will be sure to cook up authentic Singaporean dishes. To enter her kitchen, please click the logo below:
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NEW WEBSITES njoyicecream.com sells ice cream at their website. Popular flavours are Shhhiok! & Coffeebreak. Also available at leading supermarkets, convenience shops and petrol marts. Lucky7.com.sg is the website to visit to get your joss-sticks, incense paper and Hungry Ghost Festival food and beverages. PropertyMegamart.com where you can buy and sell your property. meet-in-singapore.com.sg lets you find out all about exhibitions, conventions and meetings happening in Singapore. You can also get free brochures on meetings, incentive travel, conventions an the exhibition industry. Sashasbears.com sells all types of teddy bears. CreationStreet.com is a renovation portal which puts you in contact with renovation contractors, suppliers and designers. There's even an auction section as well as classifieds. e-mart.com.sg is a virtual supermarket. It has a wide variety of quality and fresh products. There is free delivery for orders above S$70. It is the online arm of Singapore Food Industries Ltd. 8daysonline.com is the website of 8 days, a local Entertainment & Television Weekly magazine. 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 821 pages thick and growing. Public Holidays NATIONAL DAY is the next public holiday. It falls on Wednesday 9 August 2000.
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New addresses of Societies & Clubs: *Swedish Women's Educational Association Int'l (Singapore) 98 Binjai Park Singapore 589886 (2 Jun 2000) *Association for Gifted Children 466 Lorong 3 Geylang Rd Singapore 388934 (6 Jun 2000) NEW: Subscribe to our Weekly Internet Edition mailing list so that we can keep you informed of the latest happenings in Singapore. To subscribe, click SINGAPORE.
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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. Settling-In Assistance: For foreigners who intend to study, work and live in Singapore Tel: (65) 323 8402 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. COMFORT, YELLOWTOP and CITYCAB taxi fares have gone up! TIBS fares will only go up on 3 Jul 2000. So it is cheaper to take a ride in TIBS taxis in the meantime. |
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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?
7th International Piano Festival takes place from 29 Jun - 2 Jul 2000. Concerts at 8.30pm nightly at Victoria Concert Hall. Harvard Din & Tonics 2000 a cappella with a twist at Chijmes Hall, 8pm on 17, 18, & 19 Jul 2000. Presented by Caldwell Arts Entertainment. Tickets at S$25 (adults), S$20 (students). Hotline: (65) 332 6274/332 6285 or click CaldwellArts. Vengaboys Live In Concert 2000 22 Jul 2000 7pm Siloso Beach, Sentosa 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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Tuesday 27 June 2000
One of Singapore's biggest initial public offerings (IPOs) in recent times - that of rail operator SMRT - will be launched in the middle of next month. Sources say the IPO will value the company at more than S$1 billion.
Pork in Singapore is safe to eat, despite the renewed outbreak of the Nipah virus in Malaysia last week. Agri-food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) chief executive officer Ngiam Tong Tau said this at the opening of the Singapore Seafood Exhibition yesterday.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will launch its contactless Smart Card, now named EZ-Link, for use on buses, LRT and MRT within the next two years. The card, which merely has to be held next to the card reader for the fare to be deducted, is expected to speed passenger flow. EZ-Link will eventually replace the magnetic farecard currently in use.
Asia
Shanghai: More than 100 relatives of the 58 illegal immigrants who died in a truck going to the British port of Dover last week trashed the homes of two smugglers suspected of organising the failed imigration bid, the Wenhui Daily reported yesterday.
Around the world
London: The British Arts Council is to spend GBP 400,000 (S$1 million) on teaching pupils how to busk because it believes it will improve their chances of getting a job, said a report. The fund would pay artists to visit schools and teach children how to perform "street arts", such as juggling, break dancing, and music and drama routines in town centres.
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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
Consumer prices fell by 0.4% in Jun 2000, as lower costs of transport, communications and clothing more than offset rises in housing, health and education and stationery.
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.