The Business Times, 21 October 2016

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    22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION www.businesstimes.com.sg @BusinessTimes S$1.20 CO REGN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 052/08/2016 GFriday, October 21, 2016
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    229 1 More than 60 per cent of mainboard-listed companies in Singapore are still not communicating their sustainability practices to their stakeholders. TOP STORIES 2 SGX is in talks with the authorities on a potential tax waiver for exchange-traded funds tracking real estate investment trusts. COMPANIES MARKETS 5 jPMorgan Chase
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    26 1 Thursday Change STI 2,842.62 -2.00 KL Comp 1,667.18 -1.09 Nikkei 225 17,235.50 +236.59 Hang Seng 23,374.40 +69.43 Shenzhen B 1,171.27 +3.22 Dow(11.45am EDT) 18,163.93 -38.45
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    Lock icon S$4.8b of SGD bonds redeemed early even as S$785m in default
    728 1  -  Amount made up of 16 issues so far this year; collateral damage leads to mispricing of some bonds as market carnage continues By Siow Li Sen lisen@sph.com.sg @SiowLiSenBT Singapore CORDLIFE Group has asked bondholders to a meeting early next
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    Lock icon Keppel Corp Q3 gains down 38%, plans more layoffs at O&M unit
    671 1  -  By Anita Gabriel anitag@sph.com.sg @AnitaGabrielBT Singapore SINGAPORE’s giant conglomerate Keppel Corp posted a 38 per cent drop in third-quarter net profit to S$225 million from a year ago, as cheap oil and overcapacity hurt its offshore and marine
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    Lock icon BT Weekend gets into all things Japanese
    165 1 THE Business Times Weekend this Saturday unveils The Japan Issue, devoted to Singaporeans’ obsession with all things Nippon. Find out how a chance meeting with Japanese potters turned Supermama’s Edwin Low’s business around in the Weekend Interview, and learn everything you need to
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      14 1 SELETAR AIRPORT New terminal to handle up to 700,000 travellers yearly top stories 4
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon S’pore companies disappoint in sustainability reporting
      714 2  -  Of the 502 listed companies covered by a study, only 37.1 per cent communicated their sustainability practices By Michelle Quah michquah@sph.com.sg @MichelleQuahBT Singapore MORE than six in 10 of Singapore’s mainboard-listed companies are still not communicating their sustainability practices to their stakeholders, says a
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      Lock icon 30,000 healthcare jobs to be created by 2020: Gan Kim Yong
      537 2  -  By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore BETWEEN 2015 and 2020, a total of 30,000 new healthcare jobs are projected to be created under the 2020 Healthcare Manpower Plan launched by Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Thursday, as the
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      Lock icon Clinton accuses Trump of being Putin’s ‘puppet’ in final debate
      547 2 US ELECTIONS America’s nightmare may be over soon, Page 20 REUTERS Washington DEMOCRAT Hillary Clinton accused Republican presidential rival Donald Trump on Wednesday of being a “puppet” for Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country has been accused by US intelligence
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      Lock icon Strong yen begins to threaten Japan’s tourism boom of recent years
      883 2  -  By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo TRADITIONALLY a manufacturing giant that relied upon exports for its wealth, Japan has been viewed more recently as becoming increasingly dependent on tourism to fuel its growth. But as data published this week has
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      Lock icon Seletar Airport’s new terminal can move up to 700,000 passengers
      654 4  -  When opened by end-2018, the airport will free up capacity at Changi, as all turboprop operators will move to Seletar AIR HUB By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore SELETAR Airport’s S$50 million new passenger terminal will be able handle up
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      Lock icon 2016 Airshow reaps S$329m for S’pore economy: survey
      392 4  -  By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore THE Singapore Airshow 2016, which was held from Feb 16 to 21, brought in nearly S$329 million for the local economy this year as over 130,000 trade and public visitors made their way to the biennial
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      225 4 BT READERS’ REWARDS IN celebration of The Business Times’ 40th Anniversary, readers can enjoy discounts on GrabTaxi rides and dining deals at selected exquisite restaurants. This week’s deal is at La Brasserie at The Fullerton Bay Hotel. La Brasserie is reminiscent of a classic brasserie with a
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      Lock icon PM Lee in Bangkok to pay respects to late Thai king
      555 4  -  By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrived in Bangkok on Thursday for the start of a two-day visit to pay his respects to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Grand Palace. While in
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      Lock icon S’pore firms can show Chinese ones the way to internationalisation
      622 4  -  By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore SINGAPORE companies can “lead the way” for their Chinese counterparts in internationalisation one of the three major drivers for China’s next phase of growth, said Lenovo’s founder Liu Chuanzhi on Thursday. But to facilitate
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon KrisEnergy rides wave of speculation
      810 5  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW BY ANDREA SOH sandrea@sph.com.sg @AndreaSohBT COULD KrisEnergy soon be getting a lucky break? The stock has seen its share price rise since the beginning of the month, accompanied by a surge in volume. Talk in the market is that Keppel Corporation which
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      Lock icon Suntec Reit Q3 DPU up despite lower revenue
      429 5  -  By Melissa Tan melissat@sph.com.sg @MelissaTanBT Singapore LOWER revenue from conventions and the sale of Park Mall eroded third-quarter earnings for mall and convention centre owner Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust, though distributions for the period still came in higher year-on-year. For the
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      Lock icon HK tribunal’s ruling on short seller could stifle critical commentary, analysts fear
      502 5 BLOOMBERG Hong Kong US short-seller Andrew Left says he will appeal a Hong Kong tribunal’s ruling that he must repay profits and refrain from trading in the territory for five years because he published “false and/or misleading” claims.
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      Lock icon SGX still in talks on potential tax waiver on Reit ETF
      869 5  -  By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore THE withholding tax incurred by ex-change-traded funds (ETFs) tracking real estate investment trusts (Reits) is a major bugbear for potential issuers of this instrument. Singapore Exchange (SGX) is thus in talks with the
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      Lock icon FCOT’s Q4 DPU dips; full-year showing is trust’s best since listing
      764 6  -  Q4 distributable income up but DPU falls as trust pays entire management fee in cash By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT Singapore DESPITE achieving year-on-year increases in gross revenue, net property income and distributable income, Frasers Commercial Trust’s (FCOT) fourth-quarter
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      Lock icon Ascott Reit’s Q3 DPU at three-year high
      572 6  -  Revenue rises 9% to S$123.9m and gross profit grows 4% to S$57.5m, thanks to acquisition of properties in 2015 and this year By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore HOLDING up a sterling report on Thursday, Ascott Residence Trust (Ascott Reit) said its distribution
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      Lock icon A-Reit’s Q2 healthy despite industrial weakness
      630 7  -  DPU drops due to absence of one-off item, but distributable income, revenue and net property income grow By LEE MEIXIAN leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore ASCENDAS Reit (A-Reit) managed to turn in a healthy set of financial numbers as management adopts different ways to mitigate the
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      Lock icon Temasek invests US$250m in China healthcare joint venture
      144 7 BLOOMBERG Singapore TEMASEK Holdings Pte is investing US$250 million in the China operations of Columbia Pacific Management, as Singapore’s state-owned investment firm expands its healthcare holdings. Temasek and Columbia will form a 50-50 joint venture aimed at providing China’s growing middle-class population
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      Lock icon Crown pushes on with hotel IPO as China detains staff
      192 7 BLOOMBERG Sydney CROWN Resorts Ltd, the Australian casino operator with 18 staff under detention in China, plans to push ahead with a listing of some of its domestic hotels to raise funds for development projects. Crown’s board has backed the
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist
      64 8 STI Catalist Straits Times Index Oct 20, 2016 2,842.62 -2.00 (-0.07%) Current streak 1 day Day high 2,856.65 Day low 2,834.85 52-week high 3,083.07 (Oct 26, 2015) 52-week low 2,532.70 (Jan 21, 2016) FTSE ST Catalist index Oct 20,2016 458.82 +1.54 (+0.34%) Current streak 1 day Day high 461.52 Day
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      Lock icon Another mixed, ho-hum day for stocks
      605 8  -  Polls suggesting Clinton won the third US presidential debate fail to move the Singapore bourse STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT A 20-point rise in the Dow futures and initial polls suggesting that the third US presidential debate was won by the candidate the
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      304 8 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 243 unch 244/241 257 209 6.3 6753.5 CapitaCom Trust 160 +2.5 160.5/157.5 164 127 5.4 4740.1 CapitaLand 313 -2 317/312 340 280 12.5 2.9 *****.4 CapitaMall Trust 212 -1 214/210 225 185
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      35 8 VOLUME Noble 157,858,800 Blumont 123,380,000 Jasper Inv 98,143,900 InnoPac 50,053,100 Joyas Intl 44,468,000 Market volume 1,847,335,000 VALUE Singtel 70,607,588 Suntec Reit 57,773,827 UOB 39,134,385 OCBC Bank 36,718,541 DBS Grp 36,579,475 Market value 891,462,000
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      Lock icon SGX ETFS
      105 8 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap IS Asia BND US US1090 -6 890 1096/1090 1126/1010 1090/1103 STI ETF 289 133 291/289 314/254 288/289 IS MS INDIA US$ US735 +2 82 737/732 772/575 733/736 91.9 DBXT MS SING US$ US112 73 112/112 116.2/97.5
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      77 8 Oct 20 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -299.00 -53.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +21.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -30.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 694.68 +0.01 FTSE ST Small Cap 388.34 +1.30 FTSE ST All Share 701.64 -0.26 FTSE ST China Top 158.87 -0.26 FTSE ST China 196.08 +0.11 FTSE
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      36 8 STI FTSE ST All-Share FTSE ST All-Share index Oct 20, 2016 701.64 -0.26 (-0.04%) Current streak 1 day Day high 704.20 Day low 700.37 52-week high 743.17 (Oct 26, 2015) 52-week low 625.37 (Jan 21, 2016)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      33 8 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE Index Oct 19,2016 1,680.40 +6.60 (+0.39%) Current streak 2 days Day high 1,682.71 Day low 1,673.38 52-week high 1,779.25 (Oct 26, 2015) 52-week low 1,492.43 (Feb 12, 2016)
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 9 1 3 0 0 0 9 1 3 Manufacturing 33 24 34 6 10 11 39 34 45 Commerce 17 16 13 0 3 9 17 19 22 Tpt/Stor/Comms 9 12 6
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      121 8 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 10,971 10,971 33,424 33,424 Manufacturing 122,515 108,364 230,879 101,814 2,243 104,057 Commerce 209,501 20,799 230,300 98,002 246 98,248 Tpt/Stor/Comms 100,903 668 101,571 137,542 50 137,592 Finance 80,240 248 80,488 141,282 36 141,318 Construction 53,469 14,676
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      Lock icon GAINERS
      76 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low DBXT Nifty US$ ***** 359.4 2.0 *****/***** DBXT E50 US$ 4483 101.3 1.7 5000/3918 DBXT China50 US$ 3156 77.7 1.8 3268/2355 SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** 69.4 0.2 *****/***** GLD US$ ***** 63.8 0.4 *****/***** BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low InnoPac 0.2 100.0
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      72 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low JMH USD 6100 -94.4 -1.1 6371/4500 Jardine C&C 4199 -23.0 -0.5 4520/3082 JSH USD 3350 -16.7 -0.4 3425/2524 DairyFarm USD 705 -15.3 -1.5 753/556 Lyxor ChinaH US$ 1386 -12.5 -0.6 1530/999 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low Starbust W*****4 2 -50.0 -2.0 7.4/2
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      81 8 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE InnoPac 50,053.1 0.002 +0.001 +100.00 Joyas Intl 44,468.0 0.007 +0.002 +40.00 Blumont 123,380.0 0.004 +0.001 +33.33 Next-Gen Sat 4,200.2 0.003 +0.001 +50.00 Travelite 26.4 0.200 -0.100 -33.33 Hiap Tong 387.0 0.064 -0.008 -11.11 Secura 11,112.0 0.215 +0.021 +10.83 Forise Intl 14,732.9 0.021 +0.003 +16.67 Atlantic
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        Lock icon SIIC Environment | Buy
        84 8 SIIC Environment Buy Target price: S$0.78 Oct 20 close: S$0.615 DBS Group Research, Oct 19 SIIC is progressing well by gradually expanding its water treatment portfolio with good growth potential from upgrade and tariff hike. The recent mergers and acquisitions transactions will strengthen its market position even further. It is
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        Lock icon CapitaLand Commercial Trust | Buy
        70 8 CapitaLand Commercial Trust Buy Target price: S$1.81 Oct 20 close: S$1.60 Maybank Kim Eng Research, Oct 19 CapitaLand Commercial Trust (CCT) has submitted plans to redevelop Golden Shoe into a commercial building. We view this positively as it should allow CCT to capture a potential recovery in the office market
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        Lock icon AP Oil International | Buy
        106 8 AP Oil International Buy Target price: S$0.33 Oct 20 Close: S$0.255 KG I Securities Singapore, Oct 19 AP Oil announced that it has signed a joint venture agreement to subscribe to a 12.5 per cent equity stake, around S$5.2 million, in a JV company that will provide financial leasing services
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        Lock icon DeClout Limited | Overweight
        171 8  - DeClout Limited Overweight Compiled by Cai Haoxiang Target price: S$0.34 Oct 20 close: S$0.20 NRA capital, Oct 20 We highlight that DeClout’s remaining key subsidiaries made pre-tax profit of S$8.9 million in 2015. Beaqon in particular is a proven business with rich pre-tax margin of 12.6 per cent and is
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      9 8 DATA I Oct 21 Singapore real estate statistics
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      Lock icon Euro near 3-month lows amid focus on QE views
      390 9 CURRENCIES REUTERS London THE euro was trading just above a three-month low against the dollar on Thursday, with the focus on whether European Central Bank president Mario Draghi will indicate that the bank is poised to taper its bond purchase programme.
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    • FOREX RATES
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        471 9 Oct 20 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.008 5.163 0.698 5.943 51.119 99.609 0.795 8.632 3.208 1.061 80.202 36.843 1.064 10.674 0.757 24.181 26.796 0.624 0.766 Canada 0.992 5.120
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 9 Oct 20 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0631 1.0640 0.7660 0.7661 Canadian dollar 1.0541 1.0552 0.7598 0.7595 Euro 1.5227 1.5241 1.0972 1.0974 NZ dollar 1.0014 1.0029 0.7216 0.7221 Sterling pound 1.7037 1.7057 1.2276 1.2282
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        22 9 Oct 20 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3874 1.3887 2-months 1.3871 1.3883 3-months 1.3870 1.3882 6-months 1.3862 1.3877 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        209 9 Most active Oct 20 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left DBS MB eCW*****1 8.6 0.2 4745 0.1 1550 4 Charisma EnergyServicesW*****3 0.2 unch 3343 1 3 1 Secura Group W*****5 2.4 0.1 3179 1 35 74 8.96
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        377 9 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Oct 19 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1304.8 0.3 2.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.7 EAFE Preliminary 984.4 0.2 -2.9 0.5 -4.3 0.4 -2.1 Europe Preliminary 1415.2 0.3 0.2
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        390 9 Oct 20 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Oct16 9747.50 9800.00 9745.00 9760.00 ***** *****4 Nov16 9772.50 9820.00 9767.50 9782.50 ***** ***** NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Dec16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****8 Mar17 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 653 3299 MSCI TAIWAN
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    • BANK RATES
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        154 9 Oct 20 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.04 0.02 1-month 0.625 0.375 2-months 0.8125 0.6875 3-months 0.875 0.75 Overnight mode: 0.03 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.55 0.45 1 month 0.63 0.53 2 months 0.80 0.60 3 months 1.00 0.80 6 months 1.30 1.10 9 months 1.50 1.30 12
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        63 9 Oct 20 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year NY*****A 4.000 01-Sep-18 105.73 5-Year N*****0Z 1.250 01-Oct-21 99.51 10-Year NX*****F 2.125 01-Jun-26 102.29 102.38 102.25 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 108.33 108.25 108.25 20-Year NZ*****X 2.250 01-Aug-36 99.36 30-Year NA*****H 2.750 01-Mar-46
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        250 9 Oct-19 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Oct-19 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 981.50 9.00 0.93% 14/11/2016 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 35.40 0.33 0.94% 14/12/2016 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 420.25 0.25 0.06% 14/12/2016 Oct-19 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2238.00 14.00 0.63% 13/12/2016 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 2104.00 -21.00 -0.99%
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      1763 10 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/Ep $mil Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap 149 127 AIMSAMP Cap Reit 138 -0.5 603 139.5 138 0.9 8.2 879.5 Low 144 101 ARA Asset Mgmt 134 +1 173 134.5
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      Lock icon SGX CATALIST
      284 10 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Last vol Day Div GrYld Net 0.6 0.1 t Advanced Systems 0.5 +0.2 0 0.5 0.3 13.2 46.5 29.5 t Advancer Global 38.5 -0.5 269 38.5 38 15.3 66.7 LOW 16.2
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      Lock icon SGX ETF
      122 10 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Counter Last Sale vol 3268 2355 DBXT China50 US$ US3156 +56 2 3156 3156 8.7 116.2 97.5 DBXT MS SING US$ US112 73 112 112 5.6 413 190 DBXT MSBrazil US$
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  • BANKING & FINANCE
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      Lock icon JPMorgan weighs exiting China venture
      555 11 The bank is thought to be looking for a new partner for a venture in which it can wield greater control BLOOMBERG Hong Kong JPMORGAN Chase Co is in talks to sell its stake in a Chinese invest-ment-banking joint venture, a sign that foreign banks
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      Lock icon China capital flow crackdown sees one trillion-yuan bust
      705 11 Report says regulator acted against underground banking operations BLOOMBERG Beijing CHINA’S campaign to crack down on illegal capital outflows saw its currency regulator bust underground banking operations that involved more than one trillion yuan (S$206 billion), according to a newspaper published by
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      1418 11 Keppel Corporation Limited Co Reg No: *****0351N (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Third Quarter And Nine Months 2016 Financial Statement 1. UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2016 The Directors of Keppel Corporation Limited advise the following unaudited results of the Group for the
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  • ENERGY & COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon Opec price war offers meagre rewards as shale learns to survive
      748 12 After two years of low price and Opec’s policy U-turn, executives at Oil Money conference in London are upbeat about shale’s future BLOOMBERG London WHEN the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) started its price war, the US
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      Lock icon Top global miner BHP Billiton sees signs of commodities recovery
      541 12 BLOOMBERG Melbourne BHP Billiton Ltd, the world’s biggest mining company, sees early signs that commodity markets are rebalancing, with oil and natural gas best placed to deliver gains into 2018. “Fundamentals suggest both oil and gas markets will improve over
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      674 12 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF ZHEYU ONE HIGHWAY PTE. LTD. (Company Registration. No. *****9769E) (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308(1) of the Companies Act, Cap. 50 that the Final Meeting of
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      476 12 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF ATHENA TANKERS PTE. LTD. (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) (Co Reg. No. *****3397E) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Final General Meeting of the abovenamed Company will be held at 24 Raffles Place #07-03 Clifford Centre, Singapore
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      646 12 NOTICES Te l 6 2 8 9 8 8 2 2 I E m a i l n o t i c e s s p h c o m s g I w w w s p h c l a s s c o m s g In
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      334 12 IN THE MATTER OF The Companies Act, Cap. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF PMC HYDRAULIC AUTOMATION PTE. LTD. (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) REG NO. *****8272N NOTICE OF CREDITORS’ MEETING PURSUANT TO SECTION 296 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section
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      464 12 IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE VIRGIN ISLANDS COMMERCIAL DIVISION CLAIM NO: BVIHC (COM) 134 OF 2016 IN THE MATTER OF PARD TRADE LIMITED AND IN THE MATTER OF THE INSOLVENCY ACT 2003 BETWEEN: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Applicant and PARD TRADE LIMITED Respondent RE:
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  • CONSUMER
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      Lock icon LG bucks trend with push on premium products here
      531 13  -  While priced much higher than LED TVs, its OLED TVs saw 240% sales jump this year By Sherwin Loh @SherwinLohBT Singapore EVEN as tech and consumer brands and retailers continue to drive sales of mass market electronic goods with low prices,
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      877 13 Beyond smartphones, the unicorn is investing in hardware startups and selling various devices BLOOMBERG New York ON a recent afternoon in northern Beijing, Chinese 20-somethings lean over a long blond-wood table in a retail store, examining colourful smartphones and fitness bands. The white
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      292 13 Unwind in style with the all-new 2-in-i Business Times Weekend From Saturday 8 October, the weekend edition will feature a luxury lifestyle magazine called Weekend that will be your slick, up-to-the-minute guide to the best in fashion, travel, food, design and more. Get your news fix too with the refreshed
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  • TECHNOLOGY
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      Lock icon ‘Chinese Netflix’ takes on tech titans in US
      724 14 LeEco prices its smartphones lower than rival models to entice people over to its ecosystem of online offerings AFP San Francisco A CHINESE Internet colossus, referred to as a combination of Netflix, Apple, Amazon and Tesla, announced on Wednesday it is taking
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      Lock icon Yahoo, ACLU press US govt to disclose secret surveillance orders
      614 14 REUTERS San Francisco YAHOO Inc on Wednesday asked US director of national intelligence James Clapper to declassify a surveillance order the company had received so that it can respond to a Reuters report that it set up a special program
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  • GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
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      544 15 NOTICES Tel 6289-8822 I Email notices@sph.com.sg I www.sphclass.com.sg THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE APPLICATION FOR TAXABLE BOOK-ENTRY SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT BONDS Approximately 30 Years SCD 600,000,000 SCD 1,000 Nil NA*****H (Reopened) SC31A*****04 01 November 201 6 01 March 2046 2.750% p.a. To be determined at the auction 01 September and 01
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Lock icon Queens Peak condo opens for preview this weekend
      500 16  -  Launch date could be from end-October to November, depending on the demand perceived at the preview By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore CHINESE-OWNED developer Hao Yuan Investment said on Thursday its latest condominium project, Queens Peak at Dundee Road, will open for
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      444 16 BLOOMBERG Sydney AUSTRALIA’S housing boom has passed its peak, with a looming apartment glut set to lead to a sharp slowdown in future developments, according to Morgan Stanley. The slowdown in construction will hurt economic growth, put 200,000 jobs at risk
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      Lock icon Airbnb may crack down on multiple-home renters
      968 17 It says it will bar those who violate New York regulations three times, and is ready to create a registry of hosts NYTIMES New York AIRBNB said it was willing to crack down on individuals in New York City who rent out multiple
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      155 16 Truly Timeless Residential/ Conservation/ Heritage SALE FOR Truly lovely timeless conservation 2 storey with Parking and a private front and back courtyard. Freehold, in a quiet part side lane. Faster to the city than your think. Less Bohemian than you expect. Truly a Singapore home, a place to plant your
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      258 16 Which Upcoming BTO should I buy? SRX .com.sg Right Home. Right Price. Upcoming BTO Launches BTO Pricing Forecast BTO news Past BTO Launches BTO Buying Guide nsM» WJ r t k srx.com.sg/hdb/BTO Invest Prosper 2017 5th November 2016, 9:30AM 5:00PM SPH News Centre Auditorium How will the US election affect
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      590 16 NOTICES TENDER NOTICE Land Bank of Taiwan, Singapore Branch Land Bank of Taiwan, Singapore Branch invites tenders from Certified Companies for Installation of chilled water FCU. Eligibility: Tenderers must be qualified by Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Singapore (ACRA). Collection of Tender Specification: Tender Specifications are obtainable from Land Bank
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      162 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF RAK MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. Company Registration No. *****5276K (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 308(1) of the Companies Act Cap. 50 that a Final Meeting of
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      882 17 D10 HOUSE FOR SALE NAMLY VIEW 1-5PM Brand New 5186/ 7084 sf. Pte lift, can park 6 cars, nice view. Namly Grove 4241/6460 sf Serious seller Only $8.9M Call Kelvin 9062 2311 Sole Agt Newsman D10 HOUSE FOR SALE VICTORIA PARK Most affordable Semi-D in Victoria Park. From $4.4m. Everyone
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  • TRANSPORT
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      Lock icon Tesla to ship all its cars with self-driving capability
      864 18 CEO Elon Musk says buyers will have a choice regarding how much autonomy they want to give their vehicle BLOOMBERG San Francisco BILLIONAIRE Elon Musk has moved the world one step closer to robotic vehicles, saying every car and sport utility
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      Lock icon Malaysia Airlines in talks to rent out A380s for pilgrim flights
      564 18 REUTERS London MALAYSIA Airlines is in talks to rent out its A380 superjumbos to religious travel groups for Haj and Umrah pilgrimages, its chief executive said. The move is likely to trim financial losses and dispel some recent gloom
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      Lock icon Lufthansa lifts profit forecast on business bookings
      413 18 BLOOMBERG London DEUTSCHE Lufthansa AG raised its 2016 profit forecast as short-term bookings of business travellers performed better than expected in September and lower fuel costs are due to give a boost late this year. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes this year
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      403 18 AFP London PLANS to boost London’s airport capacity may not receive full approval for at least another year, it emerged on Wednesday, even though the government is expected to announce its preference to expand Heathrow next week. Prime Minister Theresa May
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      Lock icon A solar rickshaw to the rescue in fume-choked Kochi
      621 18 REUTERS Kochi, India THE inventor of an innovative solar chick incubator, solar milking machine and solar-powered boat now has his newest item rolling onto the streets in this southern Indian city: a solar rickshaw taxi. Georgekutty Kariyanappally, founder of Lifeway Solar
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      218 18 NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF VM DRILLING SERVICES (S) PTE LTD (In Members’ Voluntary Liquidation) (Co. Reg. No. *****2771E) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to section 308(2) of the Companies Act, Cap. 50, that the FINAL
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      163 18 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (Cap. 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF POLYTECHNIC INVESTMENT PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) SINGAPORE UEN NO. *****1056W Notice is hereby given that the creditors of the abovenamed company, which is being wound up voluntarily, are required on or before the 21st
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      2028 19 C a i l a n J e d d a h B r i s b a n e ~E n n o r e Shanghai Chittagong Ho Chi Minh H o n g J e b e l A i K o NYK RORO (ASIA) PTE. LTD. n
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      245 19 ENG LEE SHIPPING CO PTE LTD Tel: *****222 (10 Lines) Fax: *****174/*****960 Website: www.englee.com.sg/Email: marketing@englee.com.sg CR No: **********0C REGULAR FEEDER SERVICES TO INDONESIAN (DE1) VESSEL VOY SIN ETA SIN ETD DESTINATION FREQUENCY Marco Polo 188 PRW213 22/10/2016 23/10/2016 Pelindo/Perawang DAILY Marco Polo 148 BST319 22/10/2016 23/10/2016 Buatan/Buatan DAILY Marco Polo
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  • OPINION
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      573 20 EDITORIAL THE passing of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej a week ago has left a huge vacuum in political and moral authority in the country that will be hard to fill. However, it also provides an opportunity for political
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      836 20  -  THE BOTTOM LINE By Robert Samuelson THE WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP Washington REGARDLESS who wins the election, the press or, at any rate, what used to be called the “mainstream” media may be the big loser. Donald Trump is making
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      Lock icon America’s nightmare may be over soon
      1456 20  -  Hillary Clinton needs only to carry 2 or 3 more states to win the Nov 8 presidential election By Leon Hadar Washington IN the aftermath of the release of the “Access Hollywood” videotape, in which Donald J Trump was heard making crude remarks about
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      Lock icon Disruption defines three challenges for Singapore
      1013 21  -  COMMENTARY By Marcus Loh T The writer is an accredited practitioner of the institute of Public Relations Singapore. He is vice-president of marketing and corporate communication at PSB Academy and director of corporate communication at Star Education Group, a holding company of Baring Private
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      Lock icon Dysfunctional politics in Europe and the US hurts us all
      932 21  -  By Tarun Kataria T The writer is a private equity professional and independent director. The views expressed are his own THE chairman and founder of one of the renowned global institutes dropped in for coffee recently. We talked about a
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      1270 21  -  Goldman Sachs has dubbed the metal the “new gasoline” and The Economist calls it the “world’s hottest commodity”. BY JAMES STAFFORD BY JAMES STAFFORD OILPRICE.COM After more than tripling in price this year, lithium is no longer that dull commodity
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  • BT Lifestyle
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      Lock icon STANDING OUT FROM THE PACK
      1544 22  -  Local furniture and homeware retailers are coming up with innovative ways to up the shopping experience. BY TAY SUAN CHIANG taysc@sph.com.sg @TaySuanChiangBT Exclusivity and privacy By Appointment Space Furniture The Villa Level 2 77 Bencoolen Street SHOPPING at Space Furniture just got a little more
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  • ARTS
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      953 23  -  Fans of surrealist art can pick from seven films at Perspectives Film Festival; homegrown animation festival offers a one-night slate. BY CHEAH UI-HOON BY CHEAH UI-HOON uihoon@sph.com.sg FILM buffs looking for niche, cult and arthouse flicks can soon catch a series of surrealist
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      Lock icon From a historical figure to a seminal literary one
      456 23  -  By Cheah Ui-Hoon uihoon@sph.com.sg THE weight of the text in Starring Hitler as Jekyll and Hyde felt as heavy as the ton of books written about the demagogue. All the historical facts and political theories mixed with mindplay, art theories, psychological
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      Lock icon Morning in the garden of good and evil
      451 23  -  By Helmi Yusof helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT THERE is one gorgeously enigmatic moment in Tanztheater Wuppertal’s classic Nelken (Carnations) that best encapsulates the frequently competing forces at work in the vision of Pina Bausch, the legendary founder of the German dance company. A woman
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      316 23  -  By Dylan Tan dylantan@sph.com.sg @DylanTanSYBT THE newly-reformed (almost) original line-up of Guns N’ Roses are not the only musical legends coming to town next year; earlier this week, American singer-songwriter James Taylor also announced a stop in Singapore in February 2017. The gig
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  • REVIEWS
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      645 24  -  Tom Cruise shows bagfuls of rogue charm as an ex-military cop on the run from the law. BY DYLAN TAN dylantan@sph.com.sg @DylanTanSYBT TOM Cruise might be diminutive by Hollywood action-star standards but that hasn’t stopped him from being cast as the
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      Lock icon New or old, Morrissey still has a lot to say
      529 24  -  By Dylan Tan dylantan@sph.com.sg @DylanTanSYBT WITH Morrissey only recently revealing that he has undergone cancer treatment, the last-minute announcement that his show originally scheduled for last Saturday had to be postponed set off some alarm bells. It doesn’t help the
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      564 24  -  By Dylan Tan dylantan@sph.com.sg @DylanTanSYBT WHILE Hollywood continues to plunder the comic-book universe for ideas, TV appears to be looking at the big screen for inspiration. The Exorcist and Lethal Weapon are two film franchises which have recently made the crossover
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      311 24 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Unexpected second rebellion involving leader of rebels (10) 6 Supply cash for daughter chasing entertainment (4) 10 What an accountant may do with baby out of bed? (3,2) 11 Inscription for burial? (9) 12 Update end of chapter, altering free and quiet (7) 13 Weed’s value
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  • FOOD/GADGETS
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      1659 25  -  It’s said that the best way to understand a culture is through its food. Four cookbook authors decided to do just that. BY CHEAH UI-HOON BY CHEAH UI-HOON uihoon@sph.com.sg The Many Flavours of Malay Cooking By Rita zahara Pages: 200/cased Price: S$45 Available at major bookstores
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      800 25  -  By Sherwin Loh sherwinl@sph.com.sg @SherwinLohBT EVEN as companies start marketing smart home systems via the Internet of Things, it is wise to remember that some smarts can take on another aspect in your home. For those who want to do laundry without the excessive
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  • DINING OUT/WINE
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      957 26  -  Wan Hao sports a modern look after renovation while its menu features some newfangled creations. BY JAIME EE BY JAIME EE jaime@sph.com.sg @JaimeEeBT RE-OPENING Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant Level 3, Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel 320 Orchard Road Tel: 6831 4605 Open for lunch and
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      Lock icon Discovering Napa Valley’s best pinot noirs
      946 26  -  By NK Yong ONCE in a while not often enough one comes across a story in the world of wine which reminds one that the romance of wine still exists. You just have to search for it. This is the story of Akiko and
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  • MOTORING
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      Lock icon Turbocharged Tucson
      655 27  -  A turbo engine and dual-clutch gearbox pep up the Hyundai Tucson 1.6. TWO SUVS GET NEW ENGINES FOR A TOTALLY NEW CHARACTER BY SAMUEL EE samuelee@sph.com.sg IT may have the smallest engine in its model range but the latest Hyundai Tucson 1.6 is actually the top-of-the-line variant. The
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      267 27  -  By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg WANT a Mini that stands out even more? Mini has unveiled a special edition of its Cooper and Cooper S models. Called the Mini Seven, its name is a tribute to the classic Austin Seven and Morris Mini Minor sister models launched in
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      601 27  -  The large Lexus RX sport-utility vehicle gets a bigger six-cylinder engine. BY SAMUEL EE BY SAMUEL EE samuelee@sph.com.sg FOR those worried the six-cylinder Lexus had been muscled out of the Singapore market by the four-cylin-der turbo, fret no more. Lexus has finally ushered in the RX350 with its
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