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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
Speakers' Corner at Hong Lim Park
Pioneer Class of 2000: Singapore Management University
Abstract of Currency Notes & Coins In Circulation
Top Ten Books at POPULAR Bookstores
Top Ten Books at W.H.Smith Bookstore
Singapore Crime Situation for Jan - Jun 2000
CityLink: Singapore's First Subterranean Mall
Newly Registered Public Accountants
CPF Contribution Rates Over The Years
HDB Flats Built Over The Years
The WEATHER TODAY: Partly cloudy. Showers in the late morning and early afternoon, mainly over northern, western and southern Singapore. TOMORROW'S WEATHER Winds should be from the south-west. Late-morning and early afternoon showers are expected for Friday and Saturday. WATER TIDES High tide 1.03pm 2.5m - SUN Sunrise 7.04 am Sunset 7.14 pm MOON Moonrise 8.56pm Moonset 8.31am PSI: 43 (good) 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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Mid-Week Banking Column: Moneyplus
DBS Bank's Moneyplus gives you more interest for your money than a fixed deposit account does. Moneyplus is actually a short-term interest-bearing Notes issue which is secured by high-quality financial obligations (loans and bonds) of statutory boards, government-linked companies and foreign corporations. This issue is the sixth in the series. Moneyplus's 3-month Notes give you 2.825% p.a. interest, much more than the 1.25% p.a. interest DBS Bank gives to its customers for a 3-month fixed deposit. That's a difference of 1.575%. The investment size is S$10,000 or multiples of S$10,000. This offer is available exclusively to DBS/POSB ATM customers on a first-come-first-served basis. More..... We received our 300,000th hit on 26 Jul 2000! |
NEW WEBSITES BookNTravel.com is a travel website with bargain fares from the region (Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia & New Zealand). It is an e-commerce initiative of Chan Brothers. IceRed.com is a community messageboard for people living in Singapore & Hongkong. Post or view messages on schools, work and play. Legends-resort.com is the website of The Legends Golf and Country Resort in Malaysia. It is a masterplanned resort. AsiaUnitTrust.com is an Asian portal on unit trust; very comprehensive and good coverage. Includes screening and financial calculations. Tengjeehum.com is the website of Singaporean artist Teng Jee Hum. His works are showcased on the website. 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. 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 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 1,095 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 Societies Registered: *Ultimate Players' Association (Singapore) 67 Cavenagh Rd #03-06 Le Chateau Singapore 229621 (27 Jul 2000) *International Cuisine Association (Singapore) 111 North Bridge Rd #07-28 Peninsula Plaza Singapore 179098 (28 Jul 2000) *National University of Singapore Theatre Studies Alumni & Resources Association 14 Sunset Vale Singapore 597239 (3 Aug 2000) Change of Address *British Chamber of Commerce 10 Collyer Quay #03-04 Ocean Bldg Singapore 049315 (22 Jul 2000) *University of Dubuque Alumni 51 Bras Basah Rd #01-02 Singapore 189554 (19 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.
Current issues affecting
our community: Scholarship Bond-Breakers Debate School Discipline: Put the cane in our teachers' hands |
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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?
International Guitar Festival 2000 from 31 Aug - 3 Sep 2000. Includes seminars and workshops. "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown" Directed by Roberta MacDonald A Musical Dinner Theatre Experience brought to you by Caldwell Arts Entertainment & Golden Apple Dinner Theatre 16 - 31 Aug 2000 CHIJMES Hall 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 information on 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 - disasters, drowning cases, Hotel New World...
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The top ten fiction and non-fiction titles sold at these bookstores last week
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Thursday 17 Aug 2000
Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said yesterday that South-east Asian countries must work together to restore international interest and confidence in Asean's potential, even as Indonesia, its biggest member, grapples with its own problems. He observed that North Asia - Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, and Hongkong - was better placed for higher growth than South-east Asia.
In a survey of 605 Singapore citizens and permanent residents commissioned by The Straits Times, nine in 10 of the respondents said that Singaporeans are materialistic, and seven in 10 believe that Singaporeans are more so now, compared with five years ago. Six in 10 believe the things they own reflect how well they are doing in life. Nearly one-third of all respondents said they would not consider community work at all.
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday suspended all trading in the sky-rocketing shares of reclamation company Links Island Holdings. It is also believed to have called in the white-collar crime unit to probe possible criminal activity. In a statement last night, it said it was checking if the company's stock had been cornered after it found recent trading activity 'irregular'.
Asia
Hongkong: Internet whiz kid Richard Li has severed ties with the Hutchinson Whampoa conglomerate owned by his father, Li Ka-Shing, to avoid a conflict of business interests. He resigned as deputy chairman and executive director of Hutchinson, which is fast becoming a major global telecoms player.
Around the world
Moscow: Russia at last accepted external help yesterday in a last-ditch attempt to save a submarine crew trapped on the sea-bed, but there were fears it might be too late as the 118 crew members were no longer showing signs of life.
Chicago: The University of Chicago conducted a study on beauty sleep on 149 healthy men who were of normal weight and ranged in age from 16 to 83 from 1985 to 1999. The researchers found:
*As men moved into mid-life, from age 35 to 50, their total amount of sleep remained fairly constant
*By the time they reached age 45, they had nearly lost the ability to fall into deep sleep
*The amount of deep sleep decreased from nearly 20% of a normal night's sleep for men 25 years or younger to less than 5% for those over 35
*After age 50, the men's total amount of sleep declined by about 27 minutes a decade. They also awoke more frequently during the night.
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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.