SINGAPORE (Reuters) - When the annual International Monetary Fund-World Bank conference starts next month in Singapore, the city-state will look like it's preparing for a siege.
Singapore is one of the safest places in Asia and public protests are rare -- any public gathering of more than four people requires a police permit and a person convicted of unlawful assembly can be fined up to S$1,000 ($635).
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