The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 Mar 2009
From pizza delivery chains to fancy restaurants, "recession" is now a buzz word on menus of many restaurants and bars in Singapore, a nation in the middle of its worst-ever economic downturn.
Walking through crowded bars and restaurants in the riverside entertainment hub Clarke Quay or the main shopping strip Orchard Road, Singapore's economy does not seem to be suffering.
But bar and restaurant owners say they are having to offer deals to pull in customers, after a slump in business last month.
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