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Singapore Celebrates Its 50th Birthday

August 8, 2015
by Selvaganeshamoorthi Balakrishnan
 
The huge Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore is lit up tonight in the red and white colors of the Singaporean flag in honor of the nation’s 50th birthday on August 9.
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