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SINGAPORE SWINGS - FROM THE REVAMPED RAFFLES TO THE BEST BARS

UT-PRICE deals on plush hotels in Singapore have become one of the mainstays of Luxury Escapes, the hugely popular travel website with more than two million subscribers. Hardly surprising as the island city state can be a pricey destination. Last year's bicentennial celebrating the 200th anniversary of the arrival of Sir Stamford Raffles was aimed at showcasing how far Singapore has transitioned from a colonial port on the crucial China-India trade route to the glittering metropolis of today. A transformation rubberstamped by the fact that the global smash hit movie, Crazy Rich Asians, was shot in its literary setting unlike many other film tie-ins.

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