From: siflash@solomon.technet.sg (Singapore International Foundation)
Subject: NEW, NEWS, NEWSY, FREE SERVICE FOR S'POREANS   
Summary: NEWS flash
Keywords: latest SGP UPDATES
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 02:31:34 GMT



                          flash!
    a singapore international foundation students' program 

Singapore News in A Flash 
If you're on the lookout for fresh news on 
Singapore from Singapore, your search is over.
From November 1992, you can have Singapore 
news at your fingertips Free of Charge, anytime.
SIFlash is the fastest way for a Singaporean
student living overseas to find out what's hitting
the political, economic, social and cultural scene
in Singapore. And all this through an
international computer network system called
Internet. 

What is SIFlash?
We at the Singapore International Foundation will
sniff out interesting morsels from the many
Singapore publications available. We'll compile
these morsels into readable journalese and we'll
zap them into our data base (at the NUS) twice a
week on Tuesday and Friday. Retrieve it to read
it anytime. The news is never more than 3 days
old. 

If you are looking for straight news reports, tune
in to Singapore Daze, a two page summary of
news on Singapore, compiled mainly from the
newspapers. 

To get into the groove of what's hot and what's
not in Singapore, check out the segment,
Painting the Town Red and White. We bring
you the sights and sounds of the arts and cultural
scene, The who's who in local fashion, pop
music plus, beat this, Singapore's local bestseller
list!

And if you've been tearing your hair out trying
to find the very important address of a
government department or a research
organisation, Contact Point we may be your
answer. It's a mini directory of
addresses/telephone numbers ofEDB, STPB, SIA,
AWARE, Singapore Student Associations and
Overseas Singapore Clubs all over the world. 

How do I read SIFlash?
* Check if your university is a member of
Internet. Check if you can have an account with
Internet. Some universities have more stringent
requirements than others.
* Once you are on Internet, try to access SIFlash
by typing in the following command: 
"gopher solomon.technet.sg"
* Alternatively, Type in "gopher". Then Look
up the "other gophers in the world" option.
Check the "PACIFIC" region for the
"TECHNET Singapore" option. You will find
SIFlash in "Singapore, Island City State".
*For the most foolproof alternative, type in 
"telnet consultant.micro.umn.edu".
Then "gopher", follow on from the above set of
instructions.

Who's behind this?
The Singapore International Foundation is a non profit
organisation. One of our aims is to maintain links with
Singaporeans abroad. We are partly funded by the
government and partly by the private sector. We are
accountable to a board of governors. Contact us at: SIF,
111, Somerset Rd, #11-07 Singapore 0923. Tel
7385955. Fax 7385234.
e-mail address: "siflash@solomon.technet.sg"
Read the Flash, e-mail to tell us what you think.
Suggestions are always welcome.

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