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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
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
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 and slightly hazy. Showers are expected in the late morning and early afternoon. TOMORROW'S WEATHER Winds should be south-westerly. Showers expected mainly in the late morning and early afternoon for Thursday and Friday. WATER TIDES High tide 12.18am 2.7m 11.45pm 3.2m SUN Sunrise 7.01 am Sunset 7.10 pm MOON Moonrise 7.40am Moonset 8.07pm PSI: 47 (good) TEMPERATURE: 25-32 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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Domain Search & Registration
Do you own any website Domain Name yet? I already own 5 such names. Let me list them down - getforme.com, singaporevisitor.com, singaporecemetery.com, sporescity.com and thecolapluscompany.com. Just why am I telling you all this? Well, it all has to do with dreams and turning such dreams into reality. Back in November 1999, I was playing around on the keyboard at the DOMAIN SEARCH page of a website I had surfed into. And I was trying my luck at finding a suitable Domain Name. You see, I didn't want to be left out of the crowd - many people in the streets already owned at least one Domain Name. My fingers punched GetForMe.com and the search result told me this name was still available. At that point of time, I didn't know why I pressed the REGISTER button. Frankly, I didn't know what I was going to do with this GetForMe.com Domain Name. Before I knew it, I had already owned it for USD70. That was November 1999. In the following weeks, having owned a Domain Name, I set into action making sure I had spent the US$70 wisely. I launched Getforme.com as THE SINGAPORE PORTAL - featuring anything on Singapore. I spent much time and effort realising a dream that floated as I was trying my luck at the Domain Search page. In the next two months, I decided to make full use of the GetForMe part of the Domain Name and replaced The Singapore Portal name with GET FOR ME SINGAPORE. Today, eight months later, the GetForMe.com website is 1196 pages thick and has attracted a larger crowd of visitors from Singapore and around the world. So you see, this website came out of nothing but a dream and a Domain Name. Wouldn't you also want to try your hand at finding out if that Domain Name you desire so much is still available? Wouldn't you also want to become an owner of a website? Nothing is impossible - it just needs a lot of hard work - but more importantly, it needs you to take that first step, which is to go to our DOMAIN SEARCH page and try your luck. Some Domain Names are just plain goldmines - SingaporeVisitor.com, for instance, brings in some 500 new unique visitors to this website every month without me even having to lift a finger. It seems many people out there do not bother using search engines and will just type what they are looking for into the URL and then hit ENTER. Well, these chaps typed SingaporeVisitor.com and found relevant information instantly. Have you found such a Domain Name yet? Keep trying - I did and struck gold! We received our 400,000th hit on 22 Aug 2000! |
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NEW WEBSITES Olympics.com is the official website of the Sydney Olympics 2000. Officials predict a staggering total of 6.5 billion hits for the site. SeniorLifeClub.com is devoted to enriching the lives of seniors. It is the Internet arm of Senior Life, a bi-monthly magazine. TemptingCareers.com.sg is a career website that searches for a suitable "match" between their clients and candidates. It was established in 1993. Bikers Homepage fulfils all your motorcycling needs in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Info, rides, ads, links, tours, pics, hangouts, and much more. Today.com.sg is a search engine. Home-Club.com.sg is an online grocery shop launched on 23 Aug 2000. They deliver during working days but you can get free delivery with orders exceeding S$30. You can also return unsatisfactory goods within 7 days. 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. 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 1,202 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 Schools Registered: Linguabridge Language Centre 35 Selegie Rd #05-13 Parklane Shopping Mall Singapore 188307 Supervisor: Mdm Xu Xue Qing Syscom School of Business & Technology 545 Orchard Rd #08-09 & #08-09A Far East Shopping Centre Singapore 238882 Supervisor: Maj. (NS) Chew Choon How 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?
Singapore Youth Choir with Magic Songs Conductor: Jennifer Tham 29, 30 Aug 2000 8pm Victoria Concert Hall 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 Invisibility Rated P(G) and performed in English and Mandarin Presented by Drama Box Written by Quah Sy Ren Adapted & Directed by Sim Pern Yiau Performed by: Alvin Chiam, Caroline Fernandez, Zelda Tatiana Ng & Yeo Yann Yann 13 - 17 Sep 2000, 19 - 23 Sep 2000 8pm Lantern Festival 2000 31 Aug - 13 Sep 2000 Chinese Garden 9am - 10pm Over 3,000 lanterns from Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces in China are on display. Other attractions include cultural shows and a food fair. Tickets at the door: S$7 (adult) & S$4 (child) See Entertainment for more information on local happenings! |
5 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...
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The top ten fiction and non-fiction titles sold at these bookstores last week
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All CPF money in the special accounts savings can be invested, from 1 Jan 2001, in low-risk retirement- related financial instruments. CPF members can also use the minimum sum, currently, at S$65,000, to invest in financial products, such as deferred annuities, government and statutory board bonds and selected unit trusts and investment-linked insurance products. Investment profits from the special accounts savings cannot be withdrawn. Withdrawal of profits from the ordinary accounts will be phased out intwo years.
Two foreign S-league footballers were charged with corruption yesterday. Australian Mirko Jurilj, 26, a defender from Sembawang Rangers, and German goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel, 27, from Geylang United, each faces three charges of agreeing to accept bribes in exchange for fixing matches in which their teams were playing.
Six hundred Volvo S80 models here will be recalled for their ball joints to be replaced. SM Motors, the local distributor for Volvo, said the S80 sedans are last year's and this year's models, which may have ball joints which could wear out prematurely. A ball joint in a car is a mechanical joint in the steering and suspension system.
A total of 296 out of 397 commercial buildings and private apartment blocks which are more than 25 years old have been checked over the past four days, following a scare over contaminated drinking water. The Ministry of the Environment (ENV) said in a press statement yesterday that of the 296 buildings, 19 were found to have sewage pipes running over water tanks, a design feature which contributed to the contaminated water in Bukit Timah Plaza two weeks ago. Only one of the 19 old buildings had corroded pipes, but the water supply was not contaminated.
Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) officers have impounded the passports of some of the staff of United Overseas Bank (UOB) Asia. A UOB Group spokesman disclosed this last night in response to queries from The Straits Times, confirming rumours that had been circulating in the market for most of yesterday.
According to a survey by Belgium-based Union des Association Internationales (UAI), Singapore is now the world's 5th most popular convention city. The leading convention cities are: 1. Paris, 2. Brussels, 3. Vienna, 4. London, 5. Singapore.
Asia
Hongkong: A young man and woman reportedly committed suicide after they were wanted in connection with the murder of a university graduate student last week, a police spokesman said yesterday. The couple, in their 20s, were found dead on Monday in a village house on Cheung Chau island with a note admitting they had killed 23-year-old Lau Wai Yee.
Canberra: After hearing the results of a review of Australia's involvement with UN committees, the Cabinet announced that it would scale down its contact with the global body. Foreign Minister Alexander Downing said yesterday that from now on Australia would not allow UN committees to visit Australia nor would it meet their requests for information unless there was a "compelling reason" to do so. The hardening of Australia's stance follows recent UN criticism on human rights and environmental issues.
Around the world
London: Two people were seriously injured on Monday as festivities reached a peak at London's Notting Hill Carnival, Europe's largest street festival. Police said about one million people joined the revelry on Monday.
Washington: The US Marine Corps grounded nearly a third of its aviation fleet over the weekend, temporarily suspending flight operations of three aircraft types, including the experimental MV-22 Osprey, officials have disclosed. Its fleet of AH-1W Cobra attack helicopters were flying again by Monday afternoon after undergoing inspections.
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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.