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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: Slightly hazy. Showers with thunder are expected in the morning affecting most areas. TOMORROW'S WEATHER Showers with thunder are expected in the late morning and afternoon for Tuesday and Wednesday. WATER TIDES High tide 11.09am 2.6m 10.15pm 2.9m SUN Sunrise 7.02 am Sunset 7.11 pm MOON Moonrise 5.46am Moonset 6.17pm PSI: 54 (moderate) TEMPERATURE: 24-32 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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Monday with the Editor: Baby Incentives Package
Since the Baby Incentives Package was announced by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong a week ago, there has been a groundswell of comments on the matter. Just what is this Package? In short, the government is to set up a Child Development Account for every 2nd and 3rd child born after 1 April 2001. For the 2nd and 3rd children, for the first six years, the government will pay into each account S$500 and S$1,000 respectively every year. It will also match yearly, dollar for dollar, up to S$1,000 (2nd child) & S$2,000 (3rd child), the parents' contribution towards the account. The money in the account can also be used for the benefit of all other children in the family. Eight weeks' paid maternity leave will be given to every mother expecting her third child. Both men and women have written to The Straits Times to express their heartfelt feelings on the matter. One reader has even asked that the government go a step further and introduce a marriage rebate - say S$1,000, for those between 25 & 30 who get married and S$500 for those between 31 & 35 years old who get married. Here are the excerpts of some of the letters. More..... We received our 400,000th hit on 22 Aug 2000! |
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NEW WEBSITES Bikers Homepage fulfils all your motorcycling needs in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Info, rides, ads, links, tours, pics, hangouts, and much more. Today.com.sg is a search engine. Home-Club.com.sg is an online grocery shop launched on 23 Aug 2000. They deliver during working days but you can get free delivery with orders exceeding S$30. You can also return unsatisfactory goods within 7 days. BookNTravel.com is a travel website with bargain fares from the region (Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia & New Zealand). It is an e-commerce initiative of Chan Brothers. IceRed.com is a community messageboard for people living in Singapore & Hongkong. Post or view messages on schools, work and play. Legends-resort.com is the website of The Legends Golf and Country Resort in Malaysia. It is a masterplanned resort. AsiaUnitTrust.com is an Asian portal on unit trust; very comprehensive and good coverage. Includes screening and financial calculations. Tengjeehum.com is the website of Singaporean artist Teng Jee Hum. His works are showcased on the website. 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. 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 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 1,180 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 Societies Registered: *Association of Professional Investigators 808 French Road #06-179 Kitchener Complex Singapore 200808 (3 Aug 2000) *Pets Enterprises & Traders Association (Singapore) 16 Pasir Ris Farmway 2 Singapore 519316 (4 Aug 2000) *English Language & Literature Teachers Association (Singapore) English Language & Applied Linguistics Division, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 469 Bukit Timah Road Singapore 259756 (7 Aug 2000) Change of Address *British Chamber of Commerce 10 Collyer Quay #03-04 Ocean Bldg Singapore 049315 (22 Jul 2000) *University of Dubuque Alumni 51 Bras Basah Rd #01-02 Singapore 189554 (19 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 School Discipline: Put the cane in our teachers' hands |
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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 Youth Choir with Magic Songs Conductor: Jennifer Tham 29, 30 Aug 2000 8pm Victoria Concert Hall International Guitar Festival 2000 from 31 Aug - 3 Sep 2000. Includes seminars and workshops. "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown" Directed by Roberta MacDonald A Musical Dinner Theatre Experience brought to you by Caldwell Arts Entertainment & Golden Apple Dinner Theatre 16 - 31 Aug 2000 CHIJMES Hall Invisibility Rated P(G) and performed in English and Mandarin Presented by Drama Box Written by Quah Sy Ren Adapted & Directed by Sim Pern Yiau Performed by: Alvin Chiam, Caroline Fernandez, Zelda Tatiana Ng & Yeo Yann Yann 13 - 17 Sep 2000, 19 - 23 Sep 2000 8pm The one-month-long Hungry Ghosts Festival starts on Monday 31 Jul 2000 and ends on 28 Aug 2000. The Lantern Festival = Mooncake Festival = Mid-Autumn Festival follows thereafter. See Entertainment for more information on 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 - disasters, drowning cases, Hotel New World...
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Monday 28 Aug 2000
Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong last night announced that civil servants can now look forward to three days' paternity leave for their first three children.He said that the new measures announced at the National Day Rally on 20 Aug 2000 were meant to help overcome some of the obstacles that Singaporeans faced in getting married and having children. He also voiced another concern that the government faces: Chinese and Indian Singaporeans are not producing enough babies to replace themselves. The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) for Chinese Singaporeans is at a low of 1.3. If it does not improve, the Chinese resident population will decline by 2020. The TFR for Indian Singaporeans is 1.58. But, he said he was glad the Malays here did not face a problem here as they have a TFR of 2.42.
A landlord cannot be held liable for the acts of his tenants who sub-let his flat to illegal immigrants without his knowledge. Chief Justice Yong Pung How made this ruling recently when he clarified a point of law under the Immigration Act which holds landlords and employers liable for harbouring the illegal immigrants. Under the law, landlords are responsible for checking their foreign tenants' background carefully. But, CJ Yong noted that this did not mean that all landlords found with illegal immigrants in their flat would be guilty. They must first have a "guilty mind", he pointed out in the Law Academy Digest. But if something was done without their knowledge, especially in cases where the tenants are the culprits who allow the illegal immigrants into the flats, then landlords should not be penalised.
Police have launched a manhunt for the gunman who killed a moneychanger's assistant in cold blood late on Saturday night. This is probably Singapore first gun-murder in 10 years.
Asia
Taipei: Only days after Typhoon Bilis left a trail of destruction, a major bridge in southern Taiwan collapsed yesterday, taking with it 16 cars and a scooter, and injuring 22 people.
Manila: Muslim extremists yesterday freed five Westerners among 31 hostages held in the dense jungle in southern Jolo. French nationals Sonia Wendling, Maryse Burgot and Marie Michel Moarbes, South African Monique Strydom and German Werner Wallert were escorted from the Abu Sayyaf's mountain lair by a government emissary and brought to an army base in the forest village of Tagbac.
Around the world
Washington: Former United States president Richard Nixon medicated himself with a mood-altering prescription drug in the White House and also beat his wife, Pat, says a biography "The Arrogance of Power: The Secret World of Richard Nixon" by Anthony Summers to be published today.
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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.