Meanwhile, Max Baucus (D-Montana), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said his staff has met with U.S. Embassy and Singaporean officials in Singapore, and he has spoken with White House officials "to ensure this issue on their radar, " a spokeswoman said.

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Among staff affected are 350 based in Tiverton in south-west England, another 65 in Edinburgh in Scotland, as well as a further 600 or so in New York and White Plains in the US, Singapore in East Asia, and in several other offices around the world.

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He worked as a White House aide under President Ronald Reagan, was ambassador to Singapore under the first President George Bush, and was a trade official under President George W Bush.

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Given these priorities, Toshiba has assigned production of different lines to selected countries: refrigerators and other white goods in Thailand, televisions and other brown goods in Singapore, and information equipment in the Philippines.

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Calling all foodies: the 16th annual World Gourmet Summit runs 23 April to 3 May in Singapore, featuring the likes of nose-to-tail king Fergus Henderson and celeb chef Marco Pierre White.

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Singapore is an achievement-oriented society, and the goal of many parents is for their children to secure a white-collar job.

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