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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.

 

Singapore's water is clean and safe to drink from the tap. There is no need to boil it.

 

 

What's New on our website

Update on HIV/AIDS situation in Singapore

Pets Websites

Clinics

Death & Dying

Travel

Cancellation of registration - Schools

World War 2 - An Important Message

Singapore Driving Schools

Addresses of Police Stations/NPP

Internet Services Websites

Rental Rooms wanted

Rental Apartments Wanted

Water-Tide Table For Singapore

Members of the Housing & Development Board

Mail Box Service

New Justices of Peace

Local Talents (Comedy/Music/ Writing) Siva Choy

Local Talents (Vocal) Sun Yan Zi

Dating

Local Talents (Music) Budak Pantai

Internet Stuff - Construction

URA Gallery

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National Arts Council Members

Singapore Broadcasting Authority (SBA) Members

Singapore Power on hike in power tariffs

Food Stalls Suspended From Business

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Nanyang Technological University Vital Statistics for 2000

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Singapore Universities

Food Stalls Suspended From Business

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The WEATHER on THURSDAY: Cloudy with thundery showers over many areas in the late morning and afternoon. WEATHER OUTLOOK: FRIDAY: Late morning and afternoon showers with thunder can be expected. SATURDAY: Afternoon showers.  WATER TIDES (this month) High tide 9.22am 2.7m  10.01pm  2.8m  SUN Sunrise  6.50am  Sunset 6.53pm MOON Moonrise  4.34am  Moonset  4.55pm  PSI: 39 (good) TEMPERATURE: 23-30  degrees Celsius (The weather is updated daily before 8am Singapore time) For more information, call Meteorological Service Singapore Tel: (65) 542 7788.    

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  This year's TIME Open Day at Singapore Art Museum at 71 Bras Basah Road falls on Sunday, 26 November 2000. Courtesy of TIME Magazine, entry to the Museum is free of charge. First 1,000 museum visitors will receive exclusive TIME gifts.

  All are welcome to participate in a number of activities specially planned to mark the day. Highlights of the day are:

  -  Terracotta Pot Painting for Budding Gardeners  (11am - 12.30pm) For children 9 - 12 years.

  -  Fairy Tales or Fairy Tails?  (2.30pm - 4pm)  For children 5 - 8 years.

  -  Docent Tour  (11am - 12pm, 3.30pm - 4.30pm) Led by museum guides.

  -  Awakening Art  (2pm - 2.45pm)  For children 7 - 9 years.

  -  Ballroom Dancing  (2.30pm - 4.30pm)  For adults. No partners required.

  -  Aromatherapy Talk  (2.30pm - 4pm)  For adults.

We received our 700,000th hit on 16 Nov 2000!

Get For Me Singapore will be ONE year old on 28 Nov 2000

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NEW WEBSITES

Petshop is an online pet-lovers' community. You can exchange tips, buy, sell or adopt your pet here.

Lien Clinic For Women Singapore Gynaecologist practising in Mt Elizabeth Hospital. Doing minimally invasive surgery for endometriosis fibroids, infertility and abortion.

PropBuzz.com is a new property portal which lets you tap the combined resources of blue-chip developers and consultants. Its shareholders are Pidemco Land, CB Richard Ellis, Jones Lang Lasalle, City Developments Ltd and MCL Land.

A21.net is the website of A21, a power-packed, real-time and e-commerce enabled accounting software. Integrated with A2000 CartREADY, A21 allows you to set up an electronic storefront, conduct e-business transactions, and manage all your accounting information in one system.

Gifts Association Singapore has a comprehensive list of suppliers of corporate and premium gifts, such as stationery, mugs, watches, crystal, and writing instruments, for both corporate and retail buyers. 

Villetoscane.com  specialises in exclusive vacation villas and castles in Tuscany.

Wlawan.com is the website of William Lai & Alan Wong Advocates & Solicitors - Singapore Lawyers.

Ethelon.com is an Internet Services, Web- building, E-commerce applications, Email and Domain Name Hosting website.

TheFatSpot.com.sg is a home entertainment website. You can rent DVD videos from them @ S$5 per disc. Free home delivery if you order 3 or more discs. Otherwise you can pick them up at any of their authorised local outlets.

Net-temps.com  A world of jobs, neatly packaged

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).

wwlegal.com is a legal website which was officially launched on 21 Sep 2000. It provides a one-stop centre for people to find lawyers.

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 1,592 pages thick and growing.

Public Holidays CHRISTMAS DAY is the next public holiday. It falls on Monday 25 December 2000.

General Message Board

Madam Kang's Kitchen Message Board

Singapore Cemetery Warren Message Board 

BackPackers' 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.

GOVERNMENT NOTICES

New Societies Registered:

*Asphalt Premix Association (Singapore)   10 Anson Road #11-06 International Plaza Singapore 079903 (24 Oct 2000)

*Uranus Basketball Club   317 Outram Road #01-43 Concorde Hotel Shopping Centre Singapore 169075 (25 Oct 2000)

*Asian Gateway Church   9 Battery Road #10-08 Straits Trading Building Singapore 049910 (1 Nov 2000)

*Club Cosmopolitans   1 North Bridge Road #30-06 High Street Centre Singapore 179094 (9 Nov 2000)

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Setting up a business? Do a free Name Search first to see whether the name you want is available. Click RCB.

The Singapore Economy

Current issues affecting our community:  

MediaWorks vs MediaCorp

Singapore Airlines SQ006 Crash

Sex education for schools

School Discipline: Put the cane in our teachers' hands

Others

Food Stalls Suspended From Business

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?

The Toy Soldier  Presented by Act 3     7 - 25 Nov 2000 Act 3 Theatre, 126 Cairnhill Rd Singapore 229707 Tickets at S$12 (best suited for 4 years and above) Tickets from SISTIC at Tel: (65) 348 5555 or click SISTIC For enquiries, please contact Act 3 at Tel: (65) 734 9090

TIME Open Day at Singapore Art Museum  Sunday 26 Nov 2000. Courtesy of TIME magazine, entry to the museum is FREE that day. First 1000 museum visitors receive exclusive TIME gifts. Highlights: Ballroom Dancing, Children workshops, Aromatherapy Talk...

Romeo And Juliet  Choreography: Goh Choo San  Presented by Singapore Dance Theatre  13*, 14, 15 & 16 Dec 2000  8pm  Kallang Theatre *Ballet Ball - Donation of S$300, S$500, S$1000 per seat. Tickets at S$48, S$42, S$36, S$28 & S$18. Tickets from SISTIC at Tel: (65) 348 5555 or click SISTIC. For more information, please click SDT.

Christmas On Ice 2000  19 - 22 Dec 2000 Singapore Indoor Stadium  2pm, 5pm, & 8pm. 18 Dec 2000 Mandarin only 5pm, 8pm. Admission is free. Tickets from SISTIC at Tel: (65) 348 5555 or click SISTIC (after 5 Dec)

 See Entertainment for more information on local happenings!

11 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.

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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... 

Good Eats

10 MUST VISIT places

FleaMarts

2nd-hand Watches

Shopping Complaints

Nature

The top ten fiction and non-fiction titles sold at these bookstores last week

Top Ten KINOKUNIYA Bestsellers

 Top Ten BORDERS Bestsellers

 Top Ten MPH Bestsellers

Top Ten TIMES Bestsellers

Top Ten POPULAR Bestsellers

Top Ten W.H.SMITH Bestsellers

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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.