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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.
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The WEATHER TODAY Partly cloudy. Showers with thunder in the early morning and again in the afternoon over many areas. TOMORROW'S WEATHER Afternoon showers for Sunday and late morning & afternoon showers for Monday. WATER TIDES High tide 12.18pm 3.1m 12.30pm 2.8m SUN Sunrise 6.52 am Sunset 6.58 pm MOON Moonrise 8.48am Moonset 9.09pm PSI: 62 (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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Saturday 30 Sep 2000 Singapore Airlines announced yesterday that it has placed a US$8.6 billion (S$14.9 billion) order for 25 super-jumbo Airbus aircraft, known as the A3XX. The 555-seat juggernaut jet will enable the airline to take a bigger number of passengers on long-range routes at a lower operating cost per seat. Bank of Singapore will be restructured into a dedicated financial subsidairy with e-commerce initiatives with effect from 1 Oct 2000. In line with the restructuring, Bank of Singapore Main Branch at 101 Cecil Street #01-02 Tong Eng Building Singapore 069533 ceases to operate after 11.30am on today. All accounts of this branch will be transferred to OCBC Centre Branch, OCBC Bank. OCBC Tampines North Branch ceases operations after 11.30am today. All accounts will be transferred to OCBC Tampines Branch. Nine-year-old Shandy SEAH Si Hui was rushed to National University Hospital (NUH) after being knocked down by a bus at Chua Chu Kang Way at 7.25am yesterday. She was crossing the road near Block 278A to get to a bus-stop when she was hit by an on-coming 39-seat private bus. Asia Beijing: The company developing the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), an industrial township, could be listed as early as three years after control is handed over by the Singapore side to Chinese partners next January, said Singapore's ambassador to China, BG (NS) CHIN Siat-Yoon in an interview. Hongkong: The Hongkong government was yesterday urged to change its recruitment policy after it barred three people with relatives suffering from mental illness from joining public services. Judge Donald Christie ruled on Thursday on a suit brought under anti-discrimination laws that the government should not reject candidates merely due to a family history of mental illness without conducting individual assessments. Around the world Toronto: Former prime minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau died on Thursday at his home in Montreal. He was 80 and had prostate cancer and Parkinson's disease. He became Canada's prime minister in 1968 and served for 16 years.
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. |