11.   Singaporeans who hop over to neighboring Malaysia to buy cheaper sugar will no longer be allowed to do so, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

12.   The department did not rule out buying more sugar.

13.   The Helms bill would block imports of sugar and molasses from any country that buys Cuban sugar.

14.   Eshagh said Iran was also interested in buying sugar from Cuba directly.

15.   The Philippine government is to buy domestic sugar next year to avert a crisis in the industry prompted by entry of cheap foreign sugar, officials said Friday.