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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.
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Raymond Han
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The WEATHER TODAY: Showers over many areas in the pre-dawn hours and morning. Partly cloudy and slightly hazy thereafter. WATER TIDES High tide 9.30am 2.4m 9.31pm 2.7m SUN Sunrise 6.57 am Sunset 7.08 pm MOON Moonrise 4.42am Moonset 5.08pm PSI: 50 (good) TEMPERATURE: 25-33 degrees Celsius (The weather is updated daily at 7am Singapore time)
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Singapore Family
A three-year study on the Singapore Family, commissioned by the Ministry of Community Development & Sports, was completed last year. A total of 2700 persons were interviewed by a team led by Dr Stella Quah, Associate Professor, Dept of Sociology, National University of Singapore. Here are the findings: 1. Families in Singapore are strong. 2. Role of wife as nurturer & husband as provider continues to be prevalent. 3. More parents are moving away from physical punishment in disciplining the child. 4. Most parents are satisfied with the time spent on children. 5. Majority of parents do not feel distressed. The other findings are: * Majority in dual-income families agree domestic tasks are the primary responsibility of the wife but also feel wife's career is important. * Majority agree on the child's filial obligation to support and look after the aged parents. * Majority of parents prefer to encourage their children to talk about problems, be curious, explore and question. * 20% wish they have more time to spend with the children. * Some parents find that grandparents can help in coping with work and family. Their website is Just A Click Away at MCD. |
NEW WEBSITES CircleShop.com.sg helps you find the perfect gift for your loved ones. FilmWorks.com.sg is the place to visit for short films by local and international directors. 17play.com.sg is an online computer-game website launched on 29 May 2000. You can play games, such as Rogue Spear, and even create your own chatrooms. concavescream.com.sg is the website of homegrown music band Concave Scream. ProfessionWeb.com is a legal web portal which aims to meet the needs of lawyers, both in Singapore & around the world. It also offers law firms help in designing websites and putting them on the Internet. chessgallery carries a wide range of chess sets and accessories. iwant-in.com.sg was launched on 25 May 2000. It is a bilingual entertainment portal with Internet radio service. Eyeball.com.sg or the print version, a morning tabloid, Project Eyeball, is a new newspaper set to hit the streets and the cyber-highways in the middle of the year. Coming to you from Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). one-99shop.com is coming to you soon! 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. |
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 625 pages thick and growing. Public Holidays NATIONAL DAY is the next public holiday. It falls on Wednesday 9 August 2000.
Singapore Cemetery Warren Message Board MyEPB bookstore opens on 1 Jun 2000 at Suntec City Mall #B1-025. It has an area of 23000 sq ft. |
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* Changi General Hospital was approved as an institution for voluntary sterilisation on 4 May 2000. Its address: 3 Simei St 3 Singapore 529889. NEW: Subscribe to our Weekly Internet Edition mailing list so that we can keep you informed of the latest happenings in Singapore. To subscribe, click SINGAPORE.
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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. BUILDINGS TO BE PULLED DOWN The 17-storey Cathay Building, which houses Cathay Cinema (opened on 3 Oct 1939), is to make way for a new 15-storey shopping-office-cinema complex. It was completed in 1941. |
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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, getting an employment pass, remuneration structure and corporate culture. Useful Services Relocating to Singapore?
Singapore International Dragon Boat Festival 3 - 4 Jun 2000 at Marina Bay. The Dumpling Festival is coming! It falls on 6 June 2000. From now till then, every Chinese family in Singapore (except those in mourning) will be busy making rice dumplings to celebrate the occasion. AF2000 is Temasek Polytechnic's 3rd international Singapore Animation Fiesta 2000 website. The festival runs from 9 - 11 June 2000 at SICEC Suntec City. 1 - 25 Jun 2000 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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Wednesday 31 May 2000
Data compiled by the Department of Statistics has shown that household income of the bottom 10% of the population had plummeted to an average of S$133 a month last year, down from S$258 in 1998 and S$370 in 1990. The number of households with monthly income of less than S$3000 increased to 42%, up from 40% in 1998. In contrast, households in the top 20% earned 18 times more than those in the bottom 20%. The ratio was 15 in 1998.
From tomorrow, commuters on Singapore Bus Services (SBS) feeder buses will have to pay up to 10 cents more. SBS said in a statement yesterday that adult fares would rise by 10 cents and those for children and students by five cents.
Asia
Bangkok: City authorities here laid on a fleet of special female-only buses in an experiment designed to reduce attacks against women on pay days, officials said. The 40- to 50-seater buses for women and girls will be run for three days at the end of each month on a trial basis for a few months, for a standard fare of 3.50 baht (S$0.15) per ride.
Around the world
Suva, Fiji: Fiji's military rulers yesterday scrapped a multi-racial constitution that allowed an ethnic Indian to become prime minister for the first time in the country's history.
Courtesy of The Straits Times
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.
ECONOMY
The consumer price index (CPI) for March 2000 dipped by 0.3% compared to February 2000. Food prices fell by 1.6% due mainly to cheaper seafood, vegetables and fresh pork. The cost of transport and communications fell by 0.2% due to falling car prices.
The CPI is used as an inflation gauge by measuring the change in the prices of a fixed basket of goods purchased commonly by most households.
The Government has forecast that inflation will be within 2% this year.