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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
The WEATHER TODAY Showers with thunder in the afternoon mainly over northern, western and eastern Singapore. TOMORROW'S WEATHER Light and variable winds for Saturday and Sunday. WATER TIDES High tide 12.01pm 2.8m - SUN Sunrise 6.52 am Sunset 6.58 pm MOON Moonrise 8.00am Moonset 8.22pm PSI: 61 (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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Annual Tamiya Mini 4WD Racing Car Contest
Male teenagers as well as adults who are young at heart will want to join this happening taking place on Sunday 1 Oct 2000 at Hougang Mall Atrium Level 1 from 11am - 5pm. The Tamiya racing car competition offers the following prizes: 1st prize: S$300 worth of Tamiya kit+trophy 2nd prize: S$200 worth of Tamiya kit+trophy 3rd prize: S$100 worth of Tamiya kit+trophy 10 consolation prizes: S$50 worth of Tamiya kit+trophy For an entry fee of S$2 per race, you will receive free batteries and a chance to be a winner. Please note the following guidelines: Only Tamiya cars and parts are allowed. Oil-spraying on vehicles is not allowed. Two tickets for two cars are allowed for each race. The event is organised by NTUC Fairprice and Tai Sing Corporation (Pte) Ltd. The Tamiya & Takara Fair is now on at Hougang Mall Atrium Level 1. Free Tamiya Mini 4WD tune-up parts with every purchase of Tamiya mini 4WD racer while stocks last. Tamiya modelling kit less 20% except Tamiya mini 4WD racer & Tamiya mini 4WD racer accessories. We received our 500,000th hit on 21 Sep 2000! |
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NEW WEBSITES TicketCharge.com.sg was launched on 28 Sep 2000. Arts enthusiasts can now book their favourite shows online at TicketCharge's new website. Previously, TicketCharge customers could only buy tickets via phone or at their outlets. Apply4me.com was launched on 27 Sep 2000. It provides a one-stop application process for new credit card applications. You only need to fill in their form once as the information is stored and recycled for use in your subsequent applications. Chameleon Productions is an independent theatre-arts group which produces, performs, and promotes the works of locally-based playwrights in Singapore and throughout the region. Aflowerweb.com Flowers & Gifts delivery service in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, India, Thailand, etc. AsiaHomes.com Singapore real estate Internet property advertisements for Owners and Realtors 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. 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 1,345 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 Registered School: Tropics Language School Blk 444 Clementi Ave 3 #02-125B Singapore 120444 Supervisor: Dr Guo Yanchun (21 Sep 2000) New societies registered: *Crisis Relief Society (Singapore) 8 Upper Bukit Timah View Singapore 588141 (31 Aug 2000) *Culture Regeneration Research Society 5A Parry Ave Singapore 547227 (5 Sep 2000) *Thong Teck Home for Senior Citizens 91 Geylang East Ave 2 Singapore 389759 (6 Sep 2000) *Success Strategy Mandarin Club 1 Kim Seng Promenade #04-01 Great World City Singapore 237994 (13 Sep 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 Straits Times Million Dollar Duck Race 2000 will be held on 12 Nov 2000. It's your chance to do something for charity and win big bucks simply by adopting a duck. More... |
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. 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 The Sock - A Comedy Presented by Adhoc Works & Luna Id Productions. 6 - 14 October 2000 8pm S$45 & S$35 7, 8 & 14 October 2000 2pm S$35 & S$25. Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel. Tickets from SISTIC at Tel: (65) 348 5555 or click SISTIC See Entertainment for more information on local happenings! |
8 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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Friday 29 Sep 2000
Senior Minister LEE Kuan Yew takes the floor in a Straits Times Interactive (STI) chatroom today (Friday) at 5pm. Questions for SM LEE can be e-mailed to stlocal@sph.com.sg or faed to Tel: (65) 732 0131. Participants need to log onto www.straits times.asia1.com.sg to register for the chat.
73-year-old WONG Yue, an illiterate widow, was yesterday jailed for six months for renting out her apartment to five Indonesians who overstayed. A district court heard that she had rented out a 16th floor unit at the Pearl bank Apartments to five Indonesian men whose social-visit passes had expired.
Starting 1 Oct 2000, motorists and insurers will have a new avenue to settle third-party insurance claims quickly without lawyers. They can refer claims of S$3000 or less to a new Tribunal on Motor Third Party Property Damage Claims. General Insurance Association of Singapore (GIA) management committee member Edmund Lim will chair the tribunal. To refer a claim to the tribunal, a motorist fills out a form available from GIA's office in Amoy Street or at www.gia.org.sg on the web. All motor insurers are bound by the decision of the tribunal because all 38 GIA members have signed an agreement recognising the authority of the tribunal.
Restaurant chain Taco Bell has withdrawn taco shells from its Singapore restaurants amid fears that they could contain genetically-modified corn approved only for animals. Taco Bell-brand shells on sale in grocery stores in the US were recalled a few days ago, after tests confirmed the presence of a bio-engineered corn named StarLink, which has not been approved for human consumption.
Asia
Jakarta: Former President Suharto was a free man yesterday as top Indonesian judges dismissed a historic corruption case against him, declaring that he was medically unfit to stand trial.
Beijing: Almost 200,000 people die every year in China from taking old, fake or inappropriate medicine at home, the Beijing Morning Post said yesterday. More than 2.5 million of the 50 million people admitted to hospital each year in China suffer from the bad effects of medicine they have taken themselves, it said.
Around the world
Rome: At least 64 people died when a ferry, the Express Samina, sank in the Aegean Sea on Tuesday. A preliminary inquiry indicated that Vassilis Yannakis, the captain, was not on the bridge. He and four other crewmen were arrested on the island of Paros.
Washington: US military leaders have told Congress that American soldiers were in danger of losing their fighting edge unless the next president added tens of billions of dollars to the defence budget or adopted a less ambitious agenda for using the military in hot spots around the world.
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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.