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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
CityLink: Singapore's First Subterranean Mall
Newly Registered Public Accountants
CPF Contribution Rates Over The Years
HDB Flats Built Over The Years
National Service Registration Dates
Recent Property Sale Transactions
Teddy-Bear Making Workshops by Jennifer Laing
The Esplanade - Theatres On The Bay
The WEATHER TODAY: Fair, except for showers in the afternoon, mainly over northern Singapore. TOMORROW'S WEATHER Afternoon showers can be expected for Saturday and Sunday. WATER TIDES High tide 9.15am 2.2m 8.26pm 2.6m SUN Sunrise 7.06 am Sunset 7.17 pm MOON Moonrise 3.55am Moonset 4.28pm PSI: 56 (moderate) TEMPERATURE: 26-33 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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Need to repair a scratched CD or CD-Rom?
If your CD or CD-Rom is scratched and doesn't play at all - fret not, because a Singaporean has invented a CD cleaner and repairer that may just save that disc of yours. Mr Desmond Lim is selling 35ml bottles of the cleaner at S$15 each. What you need to do is sandpaper the scratches or cuts and then rub a few drops of the CD cleaner into the scratches or cuts. The cleaner actually lays a fine film of silicone over the scratches or cuts so that laser light can pass through without any interference. Mr Lim doesn't have a fixed office yet. His kiosk is open at the ground floor foyer in Sim Lim Square from now till 8 Aug 2000. If you need to contact him, please call him at Tel: (65) 9672 9832. Why not pay his kiosk a visit now to see whether his CD cleaner and repairer can repair that damaged CD or CD-Rom of yours. We received our 300,000th hit on 26 Jul 2000! |
NEW WEBSITES Smxasia.com is the website of Stars & Movies Exchange of Asia. Buy and Sell your favourite Stars and Movies with FREE money. Use your profit to buy things in their shop. Learn, have fun & be rewarded. VirtualBanking2000.com is an online web conference co-ordinated by RMR Plc. It provides over 100 papers, audio and video presentations from key players in the industry. It also has 'live' discussion forums, an online exhibition hall and free Internet-based training on a variety of subjects in the e-college. All free for those who sign up as delegates. For more information, please e-mail jay.mandevia@rmrplc.com. TiongChoon.com.sg is the website of car dealer Tiong Choon. Med.nus.edu.sg is a stress management website. Great for students as it has tips for students coping with stress. SetthaPalace.com is the website of Settha Palace Hotel Laos. It is a French Colonial Hotel in Ventiane, Laos built in 1930 and fully renovated in 1999. HDBhousing.com is a new community website for HDB flat dwellers launched on 23 Jul 2000. 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. 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 989 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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New societies registered: *Lions Club of Singapore Cybercare 263 Bukit Timah Rd #01-01 Casa Rosita Singapore 257904 (4 Jul 2000) *Asian Clean Fuels Association 9 Raffles Place #53-02 Republic Plaza Singapore 048619 (7 Jul 2000) *Photonics Association (Singapore) 14 Fifth Lok Yang Rd Jurong Town Singapore 629763 (8 Jul 2000) *Mountbatten Guzheng Performing Group 109 Aroozoo Ave Singapore 539860 (11 Jul 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.
Current issues affecting
our community: Scholarship Bond-Breakers Debate
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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. 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. The one-month-long Hungry Ghosts Festival starts on Monday 31 Jul 2000 and ends on 28 Aug 2000. The Lantern Festival follows thereafter. 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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Friday 28 July 2000
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday changed its policy to allow the languishing Singapore dollar to rise in value against some currencies. The Singapore dollar jumped 0.2% against the US dollar after the MAS announcement, breaking through the $1.74 level. It soared from S$1.7415, shortly before 11.30am to S$1.737. To contain inflation, the MAS said it was prepared to allow a "gradual and modest appreciation" of the Singapore dollar against currencies of its major trading partners - known as "trade-weighted basis" - in the coming year.
An 18-year-old Indonesian maid fell eight floors to her death on Wednesday. She was cleaning the bedroom windows, which did not have grilles, in a Hougang condominium.
Registration for national service for all male Singaporeans and permanent residents born between 13 Dec 1982 and 12 Mar 1983 will start on Monday.
Asia
Hongkong: A Chinese businesswoman who was gang-raped at a mental hospital she had been sent to forcibly, has failed in her bid to sue for compensation, it was reported yesterday. The woman had sued Liuhua Security Bureau police, the hospital and a male patient for more than one million yuan (S$200,000) in compensation for mental anguish.
Around the world
Paris: Despite this week's crash which killed 113 people, the supersonic Concorde is expected to continue flying for another 10 years - without any major improvements. British Airways has already put its Concordes back into service and Air France will do the same within the next few days.
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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.