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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: Showers are expected in the late morning and early afternoon affecting most areas. TOMORROW'S WEATHER Showers are expected in the late morning and early afternoon for Monday and Tuesday. WATER TIDES High tide 11.20am 2.5m 10.16pm 2.9m SUN Sunrise 7.06 am Sunset 7.17 pm MOON Moonrise 6.00am Moonset 6.34pm PSI: 37 (good) TEMPERATURE: 25-32 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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Currency Converter Singapore Currency Notes My E-mail Account
URA releases 2nd Quarter real estate information
The Urban
Redevelopment Authority (URA) yesterday released the real estate Prices of residential properties rose 1.4% in the 2nd Quarter 2000, compared with the 3.1% rise in the previous quarter. Prices of
landed properties rose 0.3% in the 2nd Quarter 2000, compared
with the 1.9% increase in the previous quarter. Prices of
detached houses remained unchanged, while those of semi-detached
houses rose 1.4%. Prices of terrace houses fell 0.2%. The price statistics released by URA were compiled from information in caveats lodged at the option stage with the Singapore Land Registry. More... 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 996 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 Registration for national service for all male Singaporeans and permanent residents born between 13 Dec 1982 and 12 Mar 1983 will start on Monday. |
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New societies registered: *Filipino Ladies' Group 304 Orchard Road #02-95 Lucky Plaza Singapore 238863 (13 Jul 2000) *Yio Chu Kang Primary School Alumni Association Yio Chu Kang Primary School 1 Hougang St 51 Singapore 538720 (14 Jul 2000) *Aesthetic Dentistry Society (Singapore) 24 Raffles Place #02-04 Clifford Centre Singapore 048621 (18 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.
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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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Sunday 30 July 2000
The Seventh Month in the Lunar Calendar, popularly known as the Hungry Ghosts Festival, starts tomorrow.
The Singapore Management University (SMU) marked its beginning with an inaugural opening convocation at Bras Basah Park yesterday. It is the first university in the city, first government-funded but privately-managed university, and first university to be devoted to business. SMU's campus is set in the historic Bras Basah area, a place which housed some of the oldest schools in Singapore, such as Raffles Girls' School, St Joseph's Institution and Raffles Institution.
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) will introduce new software to provide automatic tax deduction for donations from 1 Jan 2000. With automatic deductions, all a taxpayer has to do is to provide his identity-card number when making a donation, and the deduction will be made automatically in the following assessment year. The service will come into effect in the 2002 assessment year.
A Primary 3 pupil is lying unconscious in an intensive care ward after he was hit by a car while crossing Punggol Road on Friday. Lee Xiong Ming, 9, was on his way to a tuition class when the accident happened at the traffic light junction between Punggol Road and Rivervale Walk at about 2.20pm. He was taken to hospital with serious head injuries.
Asia
Beijing: Director Zhang Yimou last Wednesday selected Ms Dong Jie from 40,000 applicants to be his leading lady in his new movie, Happy Times, according to the Beijing Youth Daily.
Hongkong: Taiwanese actor Nicky Wu Chi-lung narrowly escaped death recently when he was nearly knocked down by a car during the making of a new movie. Oriental Daily News reported that during the take, Wu had been performing his own stunts.
Hongkong: Leading Hongkong Internet company Tom.com has fired 80 staff in a further blow to the territory's beleaguered cyber-sector. Tom.com, owned by Hongkong billionaire Li Ka Shing, announced the job cuts on Friday after revealing losses of US$5.8 million (S$10 million) for the first three months of the year to March.
Around the world
Charlotte, USA: Bank of America, the biggest American bank, said that it will fire as many as 10,000 workers to cut costs after chairman and chief executive Hugh McColl Jr's strategy of building through acquisitions failed to deliver the earnings growth he anticipated. By firing up to 6.7% of its staff, mostly in middle and upper management, the bank will save US$550 million (S$951 million) to US$600 million a year, it said.
London: Speeding British motorists face a huge increase in their chances of being caught as police forces are now allowed to keep the proceeds from driving fines. According to an Electronic Telegraph report yesterday, the number of drivers trapped under a pilot scheme in one area has soared from 10 to 200 a day, and now ministers are planning to allow all forces to keep the money from speeding fines, which normally would be handed to the Treasury.
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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.