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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
Local Talents (Comedy/Music/ Writing) Siva Choy
Local Talents (Vocal) Sun Yan Zi
Local Talents (Music) Budak Pantai
Singapore Broadcasting Authority (SBA) Members
Singapore Power on hike in power tariffs
Food Stalls Suspended From Business
Nanyang Technological University Vital Statistics for 2000
Food Stalls Suspended From Business
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
The WEATHER TODAY Partly cloudy and slightly hazy. Showers with thunder over many areas in the late morning and early afternoon. TOMORROW'S WEATHER Slightly hazy conditions remain. Mainly late morning and early afternoon showers are expected for Monday. WATER TIDES High tide 9.16am 2.4m 8.18pm 2.5m SUN Sunrise 6.54 am Sunset 7.00 pm MOON Moonrise 3.33am Moonset 4.05pm PSI: 57 (moderate) TEMPERATURE: 23-31 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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The 2000/2001 Raffles Scholars
Here are the 2000/2001 Raffles Scholars: Dr CHIN Khong Wee - Raffles Scholar Dr Jeffery Lawrence Cutter Ministry of Health - Raffles Scholar Mr Peter Mari Govindasamy Singapore Trade Development Board - Raffles Scholar Ms KOH Sok Boon BAE Systems/Loughborough University - Raffles Scholar Mr KOH Yan Hong Ministry of Home Affairs - Raffles Scholar Ms Peggy KEK Peck Gee - Raffles Scholar Mr Mark LAU Fatt Kun Neptune Orient Lines - Raffles Scholar Ms Katherine PANG Foong Peng HSBC - Raffles Scholar Ms SIM Hwee Hong Swire Cathay Pacific - Raffles Scholar Mr TAN Chee Khiang Monetary Authority of Singapore - Raffles Scholar Ms Doreen TAN Bee Lian Rothschild - Raffles Scholar Mr Eddie TAN Wee Hong Public Utilities Board - Raffles Scholar Mr WONG Choon Weng Shell Centenary Chevening Scholar Mr WONG Kim Ngie Land Transport Authority - Raffles Scholar Mr Gerald YONG Choon Miao BT Asia Academy - Raffles Scholar The Raffles Scholarship Scheme offers unbonded full-cost and fees only scholarships for one-year's postgraduate study at British universities to exceptional young Singaporeans who have not studied in the United Kingdom before. The scheme is jointly funded by the British Government and companies and organisations based in Singapore. For information on applying for a Raffles Scholarship, please contact Clara Chong, the British Council, 30 Napier Road, Singapore 258509, Tel: (65) 470 7109, E-mail: clara.chong@britishcouncil.org.sg. For information on sponsorship opportunities and benefits for companies, please contact Fraser Addiscott, British High Commission, Tanglin Road, Singapore 247919, Tel: (65) 473 9333, E-mail: fraser.addiscott@singapore.mail.fco.gov.uk. We received our 500,000th hit on 21 Sep 2000! |
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NEW WEBSITES AsiaHomes.com Singapore real estate Internet property advertisements for Owners and Realtors eBookIt.com is an online travel website which offers a wide choice of flights, hotels and cars for booking online. Lifestyle2U.com is an online shopping website where you can browse and buy lifestyle products for men and women, such as wallets, handbags, cosmetics, underwear, swimwear and many others. Accepts Visa, Mastercard and debit cards (only those not needing signatures) IT-Axe.com is an e-auction website specialising in IT equipment and accessories. CarFellas.com provides you with more choices in buying and selling cars, car insurance, car care and a whole range of services. HDBuilders.com is an online hub which facilitates and manages the whole spectrum of business processes in the construction industry. You can access information on tenders, HDB, classifieds as well as suppliers and contractors. Uneedtrust.com is a one-stop unit trust portal; includes detailed and comprehensive information on Singapore funds industry. LivingWoman.com is an on-line, one-stop, one-source, lifestyle portal for women in Asia, focusing on personal well-being. Read a wealth of information, go shopping, search specialised services, create your own personal e-blackbook and win prizes. 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 which went online in late August 2000. It provides a one-stop centre for people to find lawyers. Official launch date is 21 Sep 2000. 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 1,321 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 Banking Licence: *Hana Bank (Not. 2529 dated 15 Sep 2000) Change of name of insurance company: *Axa Reinsurance Asia Pte Ltd to Axa Corporate Solutions Asia Pacific Pte Limited from 1 Sep 2000 (Not. No. 2556 dated 18 Sep 2000). New Address: *Cougars Adventure Club 56 Bukit Batok East Ave 5 #09-01 Singapore 659804 (8 Aug 2000) *Society of Chinese Cuisine Chefs (Singapore) 228B Sims Ave Singapore 387507 (10 Aug 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.
The Straits Times Million Dollar Duck Race 2000 will be held on 12 Nov 2000. It's your chance to do something for charity and win big bucks simply by adopting a duck. More... |
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: Charging of Mobile-phone batteries at MRT Stations Death of child at childcare centre suspected to be caused by foot, hand and mouth disease Insurance agents who use "survey" ruse to collect personal information Timeshare companies which use high-pressure sale tactics Late Power Supply utilities bills Speakers' Corner opens at Hong Lim Park |
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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?
Alarms And Excursions - A comedy by Michael Frayn Directed by Nick Perry. A Stage Club Presentation 41 Malcolm Rd Singapore 308276. 27 - 30 Sep 2000 8pm Drama Centre. Tickets at S$20 - S$30. American Ballet Theatre 25 - 27 Sep 2000 Kallang Theatre Tickets from S$40 - S$140 Tickets from SISTIC at Tel: (65) 348 5555 or click SISTIC Laura Fygi LIVE - Latin Touch Asia Tour A one-night special of Laura's Jazz & Latin hits, including Bewitched, Como Fue, All Of Me, Amor, Perfidia, Besame Mucho, You Had To Be There and more. 29 Sep 2000 Harbour Pavilion, WTC 8pm Tickets at S$100, S$75, S$50 Cat City - Performance in Mandarin 6 Oct 2000 8pm Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel Tickets at S$26, S$34 Tickets from SISTIC at Tel: (65) 348 5555 or click SISTIC See Entertainment for more information on local happenings! |
7 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. 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... |
The top ten fiction and non-fiction titles sold at these bookstores last week
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Sunday 24 Sep 2000
Singapore's JING Junhong, 31, lost her chance at playing in an Olympic final for table-tennis when she lost to China's Li Ju (ranked No.2 in the world) in the women's singles semi-finals yesterday. But she can still fight for a bronze today at 4pm (Singapore time). If she wins the medal, she will have won for Singapore its second ever Olympic medal.
Education Minister TEO Chee Hean yesterday said that it would take the Education Ministry two to three years to decide on PM GOH's suggestion that all primary schools go single-session. It will have to balance benefits - such as better access to facilities and more attention devoted to pupils - with practical considerations, such as the need for more teachers, land and schools, he said.
Many Thai labourers in Singapore are taking amphetamines so they can work longer hours to pay off debts incurred from hefty job-placement fees, said Mr Raksak Chokchaisathit, a labour counsellor at the Thai Embassy here. The workers pay between S$10 and S$15 a tablet, while the daily wage of each unskilled worker is only S$18 to S$20, and that of skilled workers is S$20 to S$25, he said. He revealed that Singapore had at least 62,500 Thai workers, the second largest number after Taiwan.
Close to half of the calls to the Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) hotlines were about relationship problems. And the bulk of callers were women under 40 years old. In this group, the younger women who called were worried about boyfriends, family and friends. With older women, it was concern about marriage, in-laws and children that made them call for help. On average, SOS counsellors handled 97 calls a day, or a total of 35,232 calls, from April 1999 to March 2000, said SOS which released its annual report yesterday.
Asia
Beijing: China has sentenced six men to death for kidnapping 240 women and selling them to farmers desperate for wives, in one of the biggest cases of human trafficking. The defendants headed a gang of about 90 members who kidnapped women from the southern provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou and took them to Jiangsu where they were handed over to 20 peasant gang members. The gangsters then sold the women to peasants. The kidnappings began in 1992.
Hongkong: Five lucky punters shared the HK$125 million (S$27.5 million) first prize in the Mark Six draw on Friday night, ending a 17-day frenzy to crack the lottery's largest-ever jackpot, it was reported yesterday. The numbers drawn were: 5, 15, 24, 29, 32, and 34. The extra number was 6.
Around the world
Washington: Mindful of election-year politics and hoping to avert a winter oil crunch, US President Bill Clinton has ordered a limited release of 30 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves to bring down decade-high fuel prices.
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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.