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•  Obama's West Bank trip raises hope, skepticism (AP)

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•  Obama defends plans for direct talks with Iran (AP)

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Shopping, eating, the Singapore Zoological Gardens and Night Safari, Sentosa Island, cultural events and festivals are considered to be the country's main attractions. Those who like to shop, who want to take a comfort break from traveling through less-developed Southeast Asian countries or who enjoy various cultural festivals will want to visit Singapore.

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.Power and Tenacity Collide in a Singapore Courtroom
Chee Soon Juan, the most dogged critic of Singapore?s former prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, finally confronted his accuser this week.





.Starting a Party, and Hoping to Crash Singapore?s Parliament Again
J. B. Jeyaretnam, the grand old man of Singapore?s political opposition, is ready to joust with the political establishment after six years of political banishment.





.A Different Kind of Homework for Singapore Students: Get a Date
With fertility levels at record low levels, the government of Singapore has tried many, mostly futile, campaigns to get its citizens to mate and multiply.





.Terror Suspect Fled Prison Through Window, Singapore Says
The report by a government commission said the escape on Feb. 27 was the result of ?a confluence of factors.?





.Larger Prey Are Targets of Phishing
An e-mail scam aimed at the nation?s top executives is raising new alarms about the ease with which people and companies can be deceived by online criminals.





.The Builder Who Pushes Tokyo Into the Clouds
Minoru Mori, Japan?s most prolific developer, will finish one of the world?s tallest buildings in May, and plans to build or help build 10 more huge complexes in downtown Tokyo.





.Sovereign Funds Agree to Shun ?Geopolitical? Investing
The commitment came from the so-called sovereign wealth funds controlled by the governments of Singapore and Abu Dhabi.







.Terror Suspect Eludes Posse of 4 Million
Singapore?s government has put the entire country on alert after a man believed to be the leader of a terrorist group escaped from prison.





.At Fiery Meeting, UBS Shareholders Back Bid to Raise Cash
Managers of the troubled Swiss bank won shareholder backing for a plan to raise capital, but only after facing criticism over the huge write-downs on subprime investments.





.Bid for China Eastern Airline Stake Rebuffed
The snub opens the way for the parent of the nation?s largest carrier, Air China, to make an offer of its own.





.Singapore: Growth Is Slowing, but Is Still Strong
Singapore?s economy expanded 7.5 percent in 2007, at the lower end of the government?s forecast range, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. Growth eased from 7.9 percent in 2006 and is expected to slow further to as little as 4.5 percent next year. Mr. Lee, left, warned that the United States economy may enter a recession next year amid financial market turmoil. ?A U.S. downturn would affect Asia too, but the impact on us would be offset somewhat by the strong momentum in the dynamic Asian econ...





.Markets Up After a Deal by Merrill
Shares rose on Monday after an investment deal raised hopes that wealthy foreign investors would come to the rescue of America?s ailing investment firms.





.Singapore: Temasek Raises Stake
Temasek Holdings, the biggest shareholder in Standard Chartered, increased its stake in the British bank to 18 percent, increasing the financial services investments in its $100 billion portfolio. Temasek bought 12 million shares of Standard Chartered, raising its holding by one percentage point, the bank said in a filing. Standard Chartered gets most of its profit from Asia and spent more than $2.7 billion since 2006 on acquisitions, including Hsinchu International Bank in Taiwan and Union Ban...





.U.N. Body Plans to End Investigation of Contracts
The General Assembly plans to put an early end to an in-house panel that has exposed more than $600 million in tainted U.N. contracts and is investigating an additional $1 billion.





.A Worrisome New Wrinkle in Bailouts
Government cash these days is all the rage on Wall Street, where investment banks long to profit from what they call ?sovereign wealth funds.?





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