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        "id": 1391245,
        "msgid": "spore-to-maintain-defense-spending-1447893297",
        "date": "1998-01-09 00:00:00",
        "title": "S'pore to maintain defense spending",
        "author": null,
        "source": "AFP",
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        "topic": null,
        "summary": "S'pore to maintain defense spending SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore will not slash defense spending despite an economic slowdown due to financial turmoil sweeping through the region, news reports said yesterday. \"Building a credible defense force is a long-term process which requires prudent and steady investment over many years,\" deputy prime minister Tony Tan was reported saying by local newspapers.",
        "content": "<p>S'pore to maintain defense spending<\/p>\n<p>SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore will not slash defense spending<br>\ndespite an economic slowdown due to financial turmoil sweeping<br>\nthrough the region, news reports said yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>\"Building a credible defense force is a long-term process<br>\nwhich requires prudent and steady investment over many years,\"<br>\ndeputy prime minister Tony Tan was reported saying by local<br>\nnewspapers.<\/p>\n<p>Tan, who is also defense minister, said Singapore must<br>\ncontinue to show that it is prepared to commit resources \"in good<br>\ntimes and bad\" to ensure its security -- the \"bedrock\" for<br>\neconomic progress.<\/p>\n<p>Ten percent of Singapore's three million people belong to the<br>\nSingapore Armed Forces, either as regulars or national<br>\nservicemen. Full-time military service of up to two-and-a-half<br>\nyears is mandatory for able-bodied male citizens and permanent<br>\nresidents aged 18 years and above.<\/p>",
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