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A team of journalists from the United States made special alterations to their packed schedule to meet with SDP leaders Dr Chee Soon Juan and Dr Vincent Wijeysingha. The group are here on a sponsorship by the Singapore International Foundation and coordinated by the East-West Center in Hawaii. Programme Coordinator, Ms Liz... 

(15 Jun) - Bedouins who kidnapped a Singapore tourist in Egypt's Sinai peninsula Friday released him after several hours, a security sourcesaid. "He was handed over to the security forces," the source said. The Bedouins were demanding the release of one of their tribesmen arrested for possession of drugs, security officials... 

(15 Jun) - Are Singaporeans a happy lot? Not quite, if the latest Happy Planet Index (HPI) is anything to go by. The index measures how governments from around the world provide long, happy and sustainable lives for their people, based on three factors: life expectancy, happiness and environmental sustainability. The results...