GORDON AT THE GLOBAL INDIAN DIASPORA CONFAB: Independent Senator Richard J. Gordon confers with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (right) at the sideline of the Global Indian Diaspora Conference held at the Suntec City Convention Centre, Singapore last Oct. 10. Gordon was one of guest speakers of the two-day conference where he made a strong pitch for the urgency among various governments to boost domestic tourism in order to ward off the potential adverse impact the global financial crisis may have on local and regional economies, notably in Asia-Pacific region.