The Business Times, 6 November 2015

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    33 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES 2015 SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD■BEST IN OVERALL REDESIGN■ S$1.00 q:h A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION wvvw.businesstimes.com.sg [1 D@BTBreakingnews CO REGN NO ’l*****868E MCI (P) 039/08/2015 Friday, November 6,2015
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    203 1 Singapore’s moneylenders’ credit bureau will begin operations next year a move that closes a gap in credit information on targeted borrowers. TOP STORIES 2 Singapore’s life insurance business climbs 15.3 per cent to S$813 million in total weighted new business premiums for the third quarter. TOP STORIES 4
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    Lock icon More non-traditional Reits, but Asia lags in this trend
    992 1  -  It is a natural evolution of the Reit market, but investors here have to become more comfortable first, say analysts By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore THE “real estate” is being taken out of real estate investment trusts” or Reits, it
    Source: SNL Financial  -  992 words
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    Lock icon Stable, sustainable property market in interest of all: Heng
    913 1  -  Developers, however, still grappling with impact of cooling measures By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore IT is in the interest of all stakeholders to have a stable and sustainable property market in Singapore, Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat told industry
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    Lock icon MARKETS
    29 1 MARKETS Thursday Change STI 3,023.65 -16.83 KL COMP 1,688.54 +2.92 NIKKEI 225 19,116.41 +189.50 HANG SENG 23,051.04 -2.53 SHENZHEN B 1,177.42 +1.56 DOW (10:15 am EST) 17,867.58 -50.57
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      28 1 HAIL THE HUMBLE CEO Companies with humble CEos enjoy higher return on assets TOP STORIES 6 WHOPPING NUMBER OF BIDS Keen contest for serangoon site REAL ESTATE 31
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      8 1 A JOURNEY THROUGH SINGAPORE FILMS BT LIFESTYLE 41
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon What’s real estate? Depends on who you ask
      657 2  -  MAS does not prescribe what constitutes “real estate” in the portfolios of Reits and business trusts By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore WHAT is real estate? Are data centres real estate? What about fibre optic networks, cell towers, and energy infrastructure? Outdoor
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      Lock icon Pacific trading partners release TPP details
      622 2 US tech companies, banks and farmers among biggest beneficiaries of 12-nation pact BLOOMBERG REUTERS Sydney THE long-awaited text of a landmark US-backed Pacific trade deal was released on Thursday, revealing the details of a pact aimed at freeing up commerce in 40 per cent
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      Lock icon Singapore moneylenders’ credit bureau to start operations in 2016
      291 2  -  By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore SINGAPORE’S moneylenders’ credit bureau will begin operations next year a move that closes a gap in credit information on targeted borrowers. DP Information Group (DP Info), which has been appointed to run the new credit
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      Lock icon Tan Keong Choon a leading light: PM Lee
      238 2 Singapore THE late Tan Keong Choon was a “pioneer and a leading light of the Chinese community,” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wrote in a letter offering his condolences to the family of the former industrialist. Mr Tan contributed to many aspects
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      Lock icon Singapore life insurance business up 15.3% for Q3
      464 4  -  Industry committed to meeting evolving needs of consumers with wide range of products, says LIA By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore SINGAPORE’S life insurance business climbed 15.3 per cent to S$813 million in total weighted new business premiums for the third quarter
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      Lock icon Find ways to insure new risks – or risk going out of business: Munich Re
      536 4  - Find ways to insure new risks or risk going out of business: Munich Re German group sees high potential growth in insuring against natural catastrophe and growing cyber danger By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore IF non-life insurers want to stay in business, they need to find a way to
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      Lock icon Fall from grace
      362 4  -  StanChart shakeup turns screws on India's tycoons REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS By Una Galani A shake-up at Standard Chartered could finally turn the screws on India’s tycoons. The emerging market lender is slashing costs and shedding billions of dollars of risky assets. That puts Essar, one of India’s most
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      Lock icon Hail the humble CEO
      652 6  -  Researchers find that about 5 per cent of a firm’s ROA can be linked to CEO humility By Angela Tan angelat@sph.com.sg Singapore COMPANIES with humble chief executive officers (CEOs) enjoy higher return on assets (ROA), according to a joint study by the National University of Singapore
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      Lock icon Traditional media still the choice of readers for news: Nielsen survey
      525 6  -  By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore TRADITIONAL media print publications and television broadcasts is still the one that adults in Singapore turn to for their news fix, while digital newspapers’ penetration has remained stable. Media consumption figures from Nielsen’s
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      Lock icon Helicopter maker AgustaWestland considering logistics centre in Singapore
      555 6  -  By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore ITALY-BASED helicopter maker AgustaWestland is mulling over establishing a logistics centre in Singapore, which would allow it to serve its clients in the region. According to Stefano Bortoli, senior vice-president (sales and strategic sourcing), the centre
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      Lock icon SPH launches car-selling concierge service Wheel Deal
      749 6  -  Service connects sellers with car dealers, will also potentially reduce dealers’ advertising costs By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore THE Republic’s used car market on Thursday received a turbo-boost with the launch of Wheel Deal, a new car-selling concierge service by Singapore Press
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Minimum trading price rule may need tweaking
      728 8  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW BY R SIVANITHY CLEARLY, many retail trading representatives (TRs) feel strongly about the minimum trading price (MTP) of S$0.20 for the Singapore Exchange (SGX) mainboard. On Thursday, the Society of Remisiers (SOR) president Jimmy Ho was quoted in BT as
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      Lock icon Parkway Life Reit’s Q3 DPU up 15.6%; boost from divestment gains
      459 8  -  By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore LIFTED by one-time divestment gains, Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (PLife Reit) on Thursday posted a 15.6 per cent year-on-year rise in third-quarter distributable income to S$20.3 million. Distribution per unit (DPU)
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      Lock icon DBS and UBS win private banking awards
      466 8  -  By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore DBS Bank and UBS clinched honours this week at the Global Private Banking Awards for their work in Singapore and region. UBS Wealth Management won the title of Best Private Bank in Asia in 2015 at the
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      Lock icon Monthly activity on SGX down in October
      379 8  -  By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore OVERALL trading activity on the Singapore Exchange slowed down in October from the month before, but remained elevated from year-ago levels. The daily average turnover of securities traded on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) fell 7 per cent
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      Lock icon KGI Fraser launches CFD platform with copycat option
      258 8  -  By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore BROKERAGE firm KGI Fraser Securities and financial technology group Ayondo are launching a contracts for differences (CFDs) platform that allows copycat investing. Called KGI Contrax, the platform will be based on Ayondo’s existing TradeHub system. Contracts
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      Lock icon GIC invests HK$659m in Bloomage in bet on Botox
      264 8 BLOOMBERG Singapore GIC Pte’s private-equity unit has invested HK$659 million (S$ 119 million) in Hong-Kong listed Bloomage BioTechnology Corporation Ltd, as it taps into China’s growing medical cosmetics market. The investment consists of HK$465 million convertible bonds and HK$194 million new
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    • CORPORATE DIGEST
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        Lock icon Nera Telecommunications
        84 8 NERA Telecommunications' third-quarter net profit fell 43.3 per cent to S$2 million, or 0.55 Singapore cent per share, for the three months ended September. For the first nine months of the year, net profit fell 22.4 per cent to S$9 million, or 2.49 Singapore cents a share. Revenue
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        95 8 Ellipsiz's profit attributable to shareholders rose 32 per cent to S$2.3 million, or 0.41 Singapore cent, in the quarter ended September. But that was after Ellipsiz recovered S$1.4 million of bad debt that the company had written off before liquidators of the debtor agreed to repay that amount. Net
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        50 8 China Everbright Water has received approval to raise the tariff at the Binzhou Boxing waste water Treatment project by 17.3 per cent, the water treatment company said Thursday. It also began operation of the second phase of the Zibo Reusable Water project in September after completing construction.
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      Lock icon Dividends, absence of associate losses bolster SIA’s Q2 bottom line
      804 9  -  Net profit rises to S$213.6 million from S$90.9 million, but group cautious amid challenging operating environment By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore HIGHER dividends from long-term investments and an absence of share of losses from budget carrier Tiger Airways helped
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      Lock icon China Merchant Holdings Q3 profit down 20%
      309 9  -  By Tan Hwee Hwee hweetan@sph.com.sg @HweetanBT Singapore CHINA Merchants Holdings (Pacific) has posted a 20 per cent fall in third-quarter net profit to HK$ 168.4 million (S$30.6 million) despite a 4 per cent increase in revenue. The company said on Thursday that net
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      Lock icon UOB’s Greater China loans double to S$25b over three years
      482 9  -  By Siow Li Sen lisen@sph.com.sg Singapore UNITED Overseas Bank’s strategy of financing Chinese companies investing overseas is paying off, with cross borders loans doubling from three years ago to S$25.1 billion. As Chinese companies expand along the One Belt One
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      Lock icon First Ship Lease Trust Q3 profit rises to US$2.8m
      389 9  -  By Tan Hwee Hwee hweetan@sph.com.sg @HweetanBT Singapore FIRST Ship Lease Trust reported a 25 per cent increase in net cash generated from operations in Q3 to US$16 million on a 20 per cent increase in revenue. Revenue was US$28.4 million, up
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      Lock icon CWT Q3 earnings hit by S$6.3m net impairment loss from Tianjin blast
      389 9  -  By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore CWT suffered a net impairment loss of S$6.3 million from the August explosions in Tianjin, resulting in its third-quarter profit falling 16 per cent. The logistics and commodity broking company, which announced
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      Lock icon US rate fears drag STI lower
      776 10  -  Trade in the 30 STI components made up 69 per cent of the market’s turnover; penny stocks dominate interest outside STI STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT THE Straits Times index slipped 16.83 points to 3,023.65 on Thursday in quiet trading, during which 1.2
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      307 10 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 232 -3 235/230 271 213 6.3 5870.6 CapitaLand 320 -1 328/318 379 267 11.7 2.8 *****.4 CapitaMall Trust 198 -0.5 199.5/196.5 228 184.5 5.5 6881.1 CityDev 806 unch 819/800 1095 759 9.7
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      35 10 VOLUME Yamada Green Res 115,585,200 Addvalue Tech 53,029,400 Spackman 42,591,000 Blumont 40,038,600 Noble 32,666,000 Market volume 1,350,608,000 VALUE DBS Grp 113,561,568 Singtel 73,351,281 UOB 52,421,278 CapitaLand 50,915,873 Great Eastern 43,004,725 Market value 956,238,000
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      Lock icon SGX ETFs
      108 10 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap UETF SSE50China 249 +10 132 253/239 340/155 248/249 77.8 STI ETF 307 -1 120 309/306 355/280 306/307 ABF SG Bond ETF 115.4 -0.2 77 115.6/115.4 123.5/110.2 115/115.6 526.8 DBXT MSRussia US$ US192 +5 43 192/191 236/140
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      77 10 Nov 5 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -222.00 -114.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -62.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -22.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 705.34 -2.12 FTSE ST Small Cap 424.67 -1.45 FTSE ST All Share 730.73 -4.96 FTSE ST China Top 181.65 -1.10 FTSE ST China 220.75 -1.81 FTSE
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      34 10 STI FTSE ST All-Share FTSE ST All-Share index NOV 5,2015 730.73 -4.96 (-0.67%) Current streak 1 day Day high 734.48 Day low 730.24 52-week high 847.98 (Apr 15, 2015) 52-week low 676.13 (Sept 29,2015)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      33 10 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE Index NOV 4,2015 1,761.35 +0.05 (0.00%) Current streak 1 day Day high 1,777.75 Day low 1,759.78 52-week high 1,949.49 (May 15, 2015) 52-week low 1,609.50 (Sept 29, 2015)
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 10 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 1 5 6 0 0 0 1 5 6 Manufacturing 39 44 24 4 10 8 43 54 32 Commerce 14 26 11 7 6 3 21 32 14 Tpt/Stor/Comms 10 16 9
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 10 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 11,190 11,190 36,420 36,420 Manufacturing 160,011 42,157 202,168 97,858 2,483 100,340 Commerce 78,796 88,794 167,590 63,044 7,493 70,537 Tpt/Stor/Comms 103,260 20 103,280 134,390 2 134,392 Finance 21,349 50 21,399 267,614 6 267,620 Construction 21,264 11,801
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      Lock icon GAINERS
      76 10 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low Lyxor Indonesia US$ 7300 346.0 3.5 9182/6250 DBXT MSTaiwan US$ 2067 63.3 2.2 2392/1788 SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** 61.9 0.2 *****/***** Lyxor ChinaH US$ 1488 42.2 2.1 2055/1250 DBXT CSI300 US$ 979 16.9 1.2 1471/702 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low Centurion W*****7
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      Lock icon LOSERS
      72 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low JMH USD 5342 -223.6 -2.9 6788/4502 JSH USD 2970 -149.1 -3.4 3703/2611 GLD US$ ***** -90.0 -0.6 *****/***** DBS Grp 1751 -36.0 -2.0 2150/1600 Jardine C&C 3340 -16.0 -0.5 4269.7/2636 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low Southern Pkg 8 -46.7 -7.0 15/8 Sinotel
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      81 10 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Southern Pkg 198.0 0.080 -0.070 -46.67 Yamada Green Res 115,585.2 0.106 +0.026 +32.50 Kitchen Culture 10.0 0.290 +0.050 +20.83 China Gaoxian 138.2 0.245 -0.070 -22.22 RickmersMaritime 11,079.8 0.166 -0.034 -17.00 Best World 1,478.0 0.285 +0.030 +11.77 Delong 160.0 0.090 -0.014 -13.46 Jadason 500.0 0.009 -0.002
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ TAKE
      422 10  -  Compiled by Jaime Lee CapitaLand Ltd Buy Nov 5 close: S$3.20 Target price: S$4.07 OCBC Investment Research, Nov 5 Rapid clip of Chinese home sales continues: CapitaLand’s Q3 2015 PATMI increased 48 per cent year on year to S$192.7 million mainly due to higher contributions from development projects
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      7 10 DATA I 9.30pm US unemployment rate
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      Lock icon US$ builds on rally as Fed prepares ground for Dec lift-off
      476 11 CURRENCIES REUTERS London THE dollar hit a three-month high against a basket of major currencies on Thursday, bolstered by comments from influential Federal Reserve officials who kept chances of an interest rate hike in December alive. US two-year Treasury
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    • FOREX RATES
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        471 11 NOV 5 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.939 4.523 0.658 5.525 46.842 96.763 0.868 8.121 3.065 1.082 75.168 33.455 1.003 9.969 0.711 23.142 25.383 0.463 0.713 Canada 1.065 4.817
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 11 NOV 5 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0023 1.0028 0.7127 0.7129 Canadian dollar 1.0675 1.0680 0.7592 0.7590 Euro 1.5243 1.5250 1.0838 1.0841 NZ dollar 0.9260 0.9266 0.6584 0.6587 Sterling pound 2.1632 2.1642 1.5381 1.5385
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        Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
        22 11 NOV 5 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.4076 1.4081 2-months 1.4089 1.4094 3-months 1.4103 1.4110 6-months 1.4132 1.4140 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        386 11 NOV 5 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Nov15 *****.50 *****.00 *****.50 *****.00 *****7 *****9 Dec15 *****.50 *****.50 *****.50 *****.00 4714 1604 NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Dec15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****4 Mar16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 39 2142 MSCI TAIWAN
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        199 11 NOV 5 Most active Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Rowsley Ltd W*****3 3.4 -0.3 ***** 1 18 11 DBS MB eCW*****4 12.1 -2.2 7560 0.1 1880 5 UOB MB eCW*****1 14.5 1 4250 0.1 2080 2
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        365 11 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Nov 4 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1311.7 -0.1 2.8 0.0 6.1 -0.2 0.2 EAFE Preliminary 1034.5 0.4 4.8 0.3 5.1 0.0 -0.8 Europe Preliminary 1455.1 0.2 5.3
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    • BANK RATES
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        154 11 Nov 5 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.05 0.01 1-month 0.9375 0.8125 2-months 1.0 0.875 3-months 1.0625 0.9375 Overnight mode: 0.15 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.22 0.12 1 month 0.23 0.13 2 months 0.30 0.20 3 months 0.45 0.25 6 months 0.65 0.45 9 months 0.85 0.65 12
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        69 11 Nov 5 Nov 5 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0F 1.375 01-Oct-17 100.26 5-Year N*****0S 2.000 01-Jul-20 100.05 100.10 100.08 10-Year NX*****Z 2.375 01-Jun-25 98.12 98.47 98.30 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 100.1 100.60 100.15 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 106.4
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        193 11 NOV-4 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Nov-4 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 882.00 3.50 0.40% 13/11/2015 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 28.50 0.35 1.24% 14/12/2015 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 526.25 9.75 1.89% 14/12/2015 Nov-4 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2186.00 -37.00 -1.66% 14/12/2015 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1628.00 20.00 1.24%
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        Lock icon PALM OIL
        57 11 NOV 5 KLCE Palm Futures (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Nov 15 2259.0 2245.0 2259.0 2259.0 10 2461 Dec 15 2303.0 2301.0 2319.0 2279.0 1909 ***** Jan 16 2375.0 2360.0 2386.0 2345.0 ***** ***** Feb 16 2410.0 2398.0
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      1803 12 Transaction date: Nov 5 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/Ep $mil 82 42 8Telecom Vol AAT Day Div GrYld 62 25 AEM MCap High LOW 153 131.5 AIMSAMP Cap Reit 137xd -0.5 211 139.5 136.5 1 8.1
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      Lock icon SGX CATALIST
      353 12 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Company Last Sale Vol (’000) High Day Low Div 27 4.5 t Alliance Mineral GrYld Net P/E MCap 35 10 t SCnergy 10.3 25.5 14 t CMC Infocomm 29.5 18 t
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      Lock icon SGX ETF
      110 12 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Counter 163 112 CIMB APAC Div S$D 115 +0.6 27 115 115 Sale vol 4258 2750 DBXT China50 US$ US3187 +3 3187 3187 8.8 463 226 DBXT MSBrazil US$ US264 -3
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  • BUSINESS CHINA SPECIAL
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      Lock icon S’pore-China ties reach new heights
      1641 13  -  They have grown from strength to strength with numerous economic projects between the two countries over two decades.BY decades.BY NARENDRA AGGARWAL SINGAPORE’S flagship project in China, the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) just outside the Shanghai financial hub, marked its 20th anniversary last month. The past
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      1921 14  -  It pumped US$5.8 billion into over 700 projects last year, and market opportunities are still growing. At the same time, Singapore is China’s largest investment destination in Asia. BY NARENDRA AGGARWAL BY NARENDRA AGGARWAL SIGNIFYING the strong business sector interaction with China, a fact not
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      1031 15 BT ADVERTORIAL Poised to capture opportunities DBS Bank, one of the pioneering foreign banks in China, is focused on the long-term possibilities. It will continue to invest in the country, says DBS CEO Piyush Gupta IN 2014, when DBS was named “Best Bank in Asia-Pacif-ic” by Global Finance, a New
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      654 16 Fed finds Deutsche hid US$10b of transactions involving Iran, Syria and other sanctioned entities AFP Washington GERMAN banking giant Deutsche Bank will pay US$258 million in fines for doing business with US-sanc-tioned entities and countries like Iran and Syria, US regulators said
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      511 16 BLOOMBERG Mumbai DEUTSCHE Bank AG, which announced last week it’s pulling out of 10 countries around the world to revive profits, left a nation off the chopping block: India. Unusually, the German investment bank and private-wealth manager gives loans to corporate
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      284 16 3S VERY FAMOUS.VERY DUTCH VERY SMOOTH.VERY RARE e,i SB E icoupe It ’s no good It has to taste looking like milk, like milk.; m srnmna so smsum JBflAi powdeib d&m MU* M ah MESS I n 1 J. IW I m: tss A -Pb UharMl »< mini To experience
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      746 18 It is leading an aggressive campaign to fight the country’s aluminium exports that it says threatens the US industry REUTERS New York AT least one US aluminium producer may be hunkering down for a trade dispute with top-producer China, as the beleaguered
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      735 18 BLOOMBERG New York IMPORTS of some corrosive-resistant steel from China may be taxed as much as 236 per cent based on the level of subsidies they receive, according to a preliminary finding by the US Department of Commerce. The department
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      798 18 BLOOMBERG London UK network manager National Grid Plc on Wednesday paid more than 60 times the market rate to fire up a plant at the last minute. The lack of generating capacity as old coal units retire will see
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      243 18 AFP Paris THE French industrial group Alstom said on Wednesday it planned to stage a 3.2-billion-euro (S$4.9 billion) share buyout following the sale of its energy assets to General Electric (GE). Under the offer, 91.5 million shares, amounting to 29.5 per
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  • TECHNOLOGY
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  • CONSUMER
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      101 20 LIFEBRANDZ LTD Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN AS ORDINARY BUSINESS AS SPECIAL BUSINESS Authority to allot and issue shares Toon Choi Fan Explanatory Notes on business to be transacted: ~Resolu~on ~Resolu~on 2~ ~Resolu~on ~Resolu~on ~Resolu~on ~Resolu~on ~Resolu~on ~Resolu~on Notes: Personal Data Privacy Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting
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  • S’PORE-GERMAN DIPLOMATIC TIES
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      1299 22  -  hey perceive the situation here to be stable and positive and most describe their company’s health as satisfactory or good.BY MARKING 50 YEARS OF RELATIONS good.BY VINCENT WEE THE seven German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (AHKs) in the Asean region which make up
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      Lock icon A conduit for strong business links
      1007 24  -  The S’porean-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce serves as the first point of contact for German firms interested in S’pore and for local companies keen to do business in Germany or with German firms based here. BY VINCENT WEE MARKING 50 YEARS OF RELATIONS
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      175 21 For e-version, please go to www.sphcountryspecial.sg Sometimes, reality is better than your dreams. The new Mercedes-AMG GT 8. Handcrafted by racers. The all-new Mercedes-AMG GT S is the dream car that you never knew you wanted. Until now. Its muscular lines and prominent hood draw you into its opulent interiors.
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      93 22 MASTERS OF TECHNOLOGY I SINCE 1873* year of Carl Nestler, since 1956 part of GROHE. More on www.grohe.com NEW SWITCH TO AUTOMATIC AND SAY GOODBYE TO MANUAL TEMPERATURE MIXING 1 38 I w mm f > J GROHE GROHTHERM THERMOSTATIC MIXERS. 100% SHOWER ENJOYMENT. GUARANTEED. n GROHE CoolTouch® No danger
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      92 24 KARCHER A L'. tk\ U We are honoured that we have been given the opportunity to give this legendary icon a fresh glow ahead of the country's golden jubilee. This assignment also reaffirms Karcher's commitment to Singapore as we continue to grow our presence in Asia. v Klaus Puehmeyer SF.NTOSA
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  • TRANSPORT
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      996 25 Berlin’s move will lead to Volkswagen adding 2 billion euros to its expected costs from the scandal REUTERS Berlin GERMANY is to retest all Volkswagen car models to gauge their genuine emissions levels after new revelations from the carmaker six weeks
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      Lock icon Ramco Systems, Air France-KLM set up MRO Lab in S’pore
      242 25 Singapore AIR France Industries KLM Engineering Maintenance has signed a partnership with India-based Ramco Systems, which specialises in business software systems, to set up a joint innovation centre in Singapore. A team of about 10 people will design and develop
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      849 25 BLOOMBERG Tokyo TAKATA Corp, the Japanese air-bag maker at the centre of the largest recall in automotive history, tumbled by a record 25 per cent in Tokyo trading after the loss of its biggest customer raised concerns about the company’s survival.
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      1128 25 NOTICES In The Matter Of The Companies Act, Cap. 50 And In The Matter Of NOOK TRADING PTE. LTD. (Company Registration No. *****9565E) (In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation) Notice of Resolution At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held on the 2nd day
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      674 26  -  Call comes amid sharp drop in Japanese investment in China due to political tensions and slow growth By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo CHINESE Prime Minister Li Keqiang has called on Japanese businessmen to strengthen ties with China and has pledged
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      805 26 BLOOMBERG REUTERS Madrid THE European Commission (EC) has cut its euro-area growth and inflation outlook for next year, citing more challenging global conditions and fading impetus from lower oil prices and a weaker euro. Gross domestic product in the 19-nation bloc is
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      547 26 REUTERS BLOOMBERG New Delhi PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday exhorted Indians to put thousands of tonnes of gold stacked away in households and temples into productive use, launching three programmes aimed at cutting massive imports
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      459 26 BLOOMBERG Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA’S central bank left interest rates unchanged for an eighth meeting as policy makers juggle risks to economic growth while contending with a currency that’s the worst performer in Asia this year. Bank Negara Malaysia kept
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      319 26 REUTERS Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA’S government said on Thursday it would answer questions about millions of dollars found in the prime minister’s bank accounts, but only on the last day of Parliament next month, which critics decried as a tactic to dodge
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      660 27 But valuations are cheaper and expected to stay low into 2016 as new reality of slower growth in China sets in REUTERS Hong Kong AS the world takes in life with a slowing Chinese economy, business is brisk for one
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      565 27 BLOOMBERG Jakarta INDONESIA’s economy expanded less than analysts estimated last quarter on weak household spending and exports, underscoring the challenge for the government as it seeks to build infrastructure and lift business confidence. Gross domestic product rose 4.73 per cent in
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      596 27 Surging wealth is pushing them to travel, take on more credit for spending BLOOMBERG Mumbai AS China champions a transformation in its economy towards domestic demand, it could do with the type of sentiment burst that its biggest neighbour is now enjoying. Consumers
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      1486 27 NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIC ADVISORY PTE. LTD. (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) CO. REG. NO. *****0642E NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIC ADVISORY PTE. LTD. deemed to have been duly
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  • OPINION
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      584 28 EDITORIAL HAVE Japan and China decided to “make love and not war” or is it to be “war and not love”? Either interpretation can be put to recent events which have brought, on the one hand the appearance
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      732 28  -  THE BOTTOM LINE By Michael Woodbury, Seow-Chien Chew T The writers are partners at Bain Company’s Melbourne and Singapore offices respectively. Follow @BainInsights on Twitter CUSTOMER service at retail banks often resembles an arcade game called Whac-A-Mole, in which a mallet is
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      1347 28  -  The Obama administration’s “half-pregnant” moves in the kaleidoscopic Iraq-Syria theatre will only ensure that the conflict there will drag out By Leon Hadar AMERICAN poet and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson has this bit of advice for the proverbial political leader planning to confront
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      857 29  -  COMMENTARY By Jonathan Bernstein T The writer is general manager at Interbrand Singapore WITH the arrival of the Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Economic Community (AEC), 2015 will be a milestone year for Southeast Asia, particularly in the banking sector. Over
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      705 29  -  By Michael McDonald T The writer is an assistant professor of finance and a consultant to companies regarding capital structure decisions and investments FOR the first time in close to a century, mankind may be about to give serious attention to
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      515 29  -  LETTER TO THE EDITOR Jimmy Ho Kwok Hoong President The Society of Remisiers (Singapore) THE Society of Remisiers (SRS) believes the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) introduction of the S$0.20 minimum trading price (MTP) initiative for its Mainboard counters is well-intentioned. But SRS is of the
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      1088 29  -  In order to invest wisely, the intelligent investor designs a sensible system and consistently follows it. BY WU ZHIJIAN BY WU ZHIJIAN T The writer is chief executive officer of Woodsford Capital Management Pte Ltd SMART investors try their
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      3399 30 (qa-© VICPLAS VICPLAS INTERNATIONAL LTD REGISTRATION NO. *****5362R INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NOTICE OF SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Seventeenth Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of Vicplas International Ltd (the "Company”) will be held at 35 Joo Koon Circle. Singapore *****0 on Thursday, November
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      271 30 NOTICES NOTICE OF INTENDED ORDINARY DIVIDEND Name of company Escriba Events Pte Ltd (In Liquidation) Reg. No. *****8311H Address of former registered office 38 Sealand Road #01-04 Singapore *****7 Last day for receiving proofs 20 November 2015 Name of liquidators Seah Chee Wei and Lim Soh Yen Address of liquidators
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Lock icon Keen contest for plum Serangoon residential site
      778 31  -  A CDL-led consortium, the top bidder, plans a condo with more than 500 units on the 1.4 ha plot By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT Singapore DEVELOPERS may complain about a property glut, but they are still showing a healthy appetite for choice residential
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      Lock icon HDB resale volume in October highest this year: SRX
      681 33  -  Recent rule changes may have boosted deals; volume in November may be dented by BTO launches By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT Singapore RECENT changes in rules benefiting buyers of HDB flats could have helped pushed up transactions of public housing flats
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      370 33  -  By Angela Tan angelat@sph.com.sg Singapore A NUMBER of cities in the Asia-Pacific, including Sydney and Seoul, could emerge to challenge the dominance of established world cities such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo, property consultants JLL said. The latter three make up half
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      172 31 67 HOLLAND PARK Good Class Bungalow in a class of its own. m *3 n «SS V" ri i—: Sprawling 15,080sqft land and built-in 11,101 sqft, this exquisite Bungalow is a sight to behold. With 5 ensuite bedrooms, private pool and lift, it is intricately designed by reputable K2LD Architects
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    969 32 SPECIAL FEATURE According to research by Knight Frank Singapore, from January to September 2015, a total of 593 properties were put up for auction. This is an over 50 per cent increase from the corresponding period in 2014, when 379 properties were
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      142 32 D13 HOUSE FOR AUCTION MILFORD VILLAS Auction 19 Nov, Thu. Lorong Selangat (Braddell Hgts Estate) Strata Corner Terrace. F’hold. 2680sf, 2 storey w/ basement attic, 4+1. Pool facilities. NEX/Serangoon MRT. Tricia *****668 D11 APARTMENT FOR AUCTION THE ARCADIA Auction 19 Nov (Thu). The Arcadia, 1-level penthouse. 7502 sqft. Good layout.
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      136 32 D05 APARTMENT FOR AUCTION PALM GREEN Auction 19 Nov (Thu). 2+utility, 1109 sqft, freehold, tenanted, good layout. Cosy development, Near educational hub/ Japanese School, facilities. Good yield. KF 9686 4449 D14 FACTORY FOR AUCTION UBI TECHPARK Auction 19 Nov (Thu). Ubi Techpark #01-XX (70 Ubi Crescent). 3sty strata terrace fty,
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      120 32 D09 APARTMENT FOR AUCTION HELIOS RESIDENCES Auction 19 Nov (Thu). #12, Helios Residences (off Orchard). Luxurious apt, 3+1, 1701 sqft, freehold. good layout, walk to MRT/ Paragon. Tenanted TOP 2011, Sole Agent, 9686 4449 KF Look out for property Auction deals in this feature every Tuesday in The Straits Times
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      111 32 D10 APARTMENT FOR AUCTION DRAYCOTT 8 Auction 19 Nov (Thu). #08-08, Luxurious 4 bedroom apartment, 2863 sqft, face pool/ greenery, good layout, breezy, 99 years, concierge service full facilities. Sole agent, 9686 4449 KF. D23 APARTMENT FOR SALE HILLVIEW REGENCY Bank Sale, Auction 18 Nov (Wed). #11, Hillview Regency, 26
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      208 33 Call Toll-free 1800-289-9988 To Place Your Classified Advertisements CLASSIFIED D10 HOUSE FOR SALE CORNWALL GARDENS GCB Leedon. Land approx 18,800 sf. Wide frontage, regular and elevated. Can park 8 cars. Unobstructed view towards Holland Road. Pls call KF Investment 9781 9557/ 9748 7400 D10 HOUSE FOR SALE Lee Char Seng
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      210 33 D15 HOUSE FOR SALE BRANKSOME ROAD Brand New Luxurious Bungalow. 5100/10,600sqft. 7+1 ensuite with Lift. 25m lap-pool. Roof-top garden. Park 6 cars. Call Dave 9061 1965 D15 HOUSE FOR SALE BRANKSOME ROAD Show Hse By Appt. Brand New Luxurious 3.5-sty Bungalow, land 5,100/ 10,600. 8 ensuites rms. Quality furnishings. Glass
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      206 33 D16 HOUSE FOR SALE LUCKY HEIGHTS VICINITY Developer Open House Sat/ Sun Freehold modern bunglw, Brand New TOP End 2015. 5sty, approx 4500/10,000sf, Full lift access fr. grd to roof level with Italian lift. Grand living/dining area. 15m lap pool. 6+1 Bdrms with ensuite. David Hwang 9759-2500 D19 HOUSE FOR
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      197 33 D09 APARTMENT FOR SALE SOMERSET New! Somerset MRT. Freehold. Single Duplex. High Ceiling. 1-3 bdrms. 592-2422 sqft. Owner 8101 3377 9144 0027 D09 APARTMENT FOR SALE WATERSCAPE CAVENAGH Developer Sale. Open House: Sat/Sun 11am-6pm. F’hold New! 2 Bdrm #06-06 $2.22M 3 Bdrm #02-15 $2.85M Poolview 4rm #01-28 $4.5M. 3% comm.
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      322 34 D10 HOUSE FOR RENT DUCHESS ROAD 83 Duchess Road. Ramp access. 4200sf land/ 4600sf built up. Rebuilt. 7 rms ensuite. Airy. MRT Dec 2015. Amenities. $15K neg. 9752 6884 D10 HOUSE FOR RENT ROBIN REGALIA 1st Storey, 3 bedrooms, Students and Executive, range from $800-$1000/month/room.Near Orchard/Newton MRT. Interested CALL/SMS 9638
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      311 34 D04 APARTMENT FOR RENT REFLECTIONS AT KEPPEL BAY Reflections 1702sqft, 3 bdrms Villa, Partially furnished, Quiet, Huge Balcony, Seaview/ Greenery. Vacant. Move-in. Near VivoCity/ Amenities, Convenient! Call Lan Peng 9820 8080 D07 APARTMENT FOR RENT CONCOURSE SKYLINE #27, 5-bdrm 4446 sqft. 2-level 2-door pool, jacuzzi, sauna. 2mins walk to MRT.
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      445 34 D21 APARTMENT FOR RENT JOEY KWAN 9181 8083 PARC PALAIS Beautiful 2-storey Penthouse, 5+1 Parc Palais, 2800 sqft, Unfurn. Must View! Avail 15/11/2015. By Appointment only. Joey Kwan 9181 8083 PN D23 APARTMENT FOR RENT NORTHVALE 3+1 bdrm, 1292 sf high flr. Pool view, vacant. unblocked. Near CCK MRT. Mall.
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      213 34 D03 OFFICE FOR RENT MANHATTAN HOUSE 463 sqft. Partitioned Carpeted. Separate Aircon. Good Fengshui Landord. No agents please. Please call Owner at 9834 5676 D03 SHOP FOR RENT BUKIT MERAH CENTRAL Blk 166 Bukit Merah Central 185 sqft, Water Pt Flr Trap Attractive rental! Avail Immed. Call 6888 1127/ 9692
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  • VEHICLES & LIFESTYLE
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      592 35 Speciality bulbs help regulate sleep, alertness and mood NEWYORKTIMES NEW YORK Like many expecting parents, Mrs Tracy Mizraki Kraft worried about how her newborn would sleep. So she paid attention when her doctor handed her a light bulb that he said would
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      167 35 The Business times Call Toll-free 1800-289-9988 To Place Your Classified Advertisements CLASSIFIED Honda Vezel x $112.8K Honda Vezel s $121.8K V Fuel Consumption: 5.2L •y Co2 Emission: 125g/km Immediate Ready Stock Guaranteed COE 15 Commonwealth Lane, Lot 39-41, Commonwealth Car Mall S( *****4) Contact Ren 9772 9995 Andrew 9105 4418
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      69 35 NISSAN FOR SALE LATIO Almost 06’ Nissan Latio 1.5 Auto. Premium Model. Low mileage New COE. 1 owner. Tel: 6841 7757 9620 0045 YONG LEE SENG MOTOR PTE LTD TOYOTA FOR SALE HARRIER ELEGANT New Toyota Harrier Premium/ Elegance, immed delivery $139,888. Limited Stock. Wheeler Dealers LLP #04-10 AML or
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      77 35 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY THAI SHOPPING CENTRE PROJECT S’porean managed, projected IRR of 26 to 36 p.a.,seeks equity investor(s). Capital g’teed via option on lease rights. Project value: S$40M. Min. S$10M. siow@asianet.co.th DOMESTIC HELP MAID SERVICES Chaindra Maid Agency S’pore Prestige Class Award-Winner 2015 Asia Pacific Brands Award. Nepalese, Indian, Sri Lankan,
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  • LUXE TRAVEL
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      737 36  -  Explore a foreign country in top gear with these unique driving holiday packages. BY DENYSE YEO BY DENYSE YED Waldorf Astoria Driving Experiences Supercar enthusiasts, take note. This could be your chance to drive not just one but three supercars on the open road. Luxury hotel
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      762 38  -  Japan's newest ryokans and onsen resorts offer modern-day comfort and contemporary design with splashes of minimal Japanese aesthetics. BY DENYSE YEO BY aesthetics.BY DENYSE YEO Zaborin Ryokan, Hokkaido This much-anticipated luxury ryokan, opened in June, has been making the pages of travel magazines, for its
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      Lock icon Kicking it with the kids
      1147 38  -  These luxurious resorts offer peace of mind to parents who want a little R&R, with children's clubs and programmes to make even the adults look on in envy. BY DENYSE YEO envy.BY DENYSE YEO For Disney fans The Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney
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  • BT Lifestyle
    • A JOURNEY THROUGH S’PORE FILMS
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        Lock icon Sin is reason Khoo now making erotic drama
        614 41  -  The different phases of Singapore cinema are celebrated through works new and old at the upcoming 26th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF). BY DYLAN TAN ERIC Khoo’s latest film, In The Room, might be making headlines for its daring sex scenes but
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        Lock icon Lawyer makes a case for local cinema
        548 41 WHEN prominent lawyer Tan Min-Li was invited to join Singapore-based movie company Xeitgeist Entertainment Group by its founders Joe Thomas and Mark Montgomery, the life-long film fan leapt at the opportunity on the off-chance of meeting Tom Cruise, she half-jests. “I also felt
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        Lock icon Turning point for director of 1995 film Bugis Street
        560 41 THE colourful and sexually explicit 1995 drama Bugis Street marked a few milestones in local film history it kickstarted a wave of Singapore-Hong Kong co-produc-tions and it was the first to feature full-frontal male nudity. For director Yonfan, it also became
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          699 42  -  Director Sam Mendes weaves another box-office hit in his second Bond film. BY GEOFFREY EU BY GEOFFREY EU IT matters not that James Bond is the least secret superspy in the world. It’s hard to be anonymous when every half-crazed megalomaniac with delusions of world domination
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          476 42  -  By Dylan Tan dylantan@sph.com.sg @DylanTanSYBT MEET South Korean Pastor Lee Jong-rak, a man of God who doesn’t think of breaking the Internet by grooming his wife into the next Psy but instead devotes his life to saving the abandoned babies of Seoul. He’s the
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        498 42  -  ARTS By Helmi Yusof helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT WHEN done convincingly, stage violence rarely looks elegant. But there’s something graceful and mesmerising about the way several young men brutally punch, kick and beat each other up in Alexandra Spencer-Jones’s stylish adaptation of A Clockwork Orange. These fight
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        321 42  -  By Helmi Yusof helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT SINCE the Fukushima nuclear disaster struck Japan in 2011, the country has been struggling to get back on its feet. Many notable Japanese artists, from Takashi Murakami to ChimPom, have responded to the tragedy through their works to express the shock
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        678 43  -  Singapore’s premier art fair plans to expand the discourse on South-east Asian art in its 2016 edition. BY HELMI YUSOF BY HELMI YUSOF Globally, not enough is known about South-east Asian art. Curators, critics and collectors outside the region don’t pay attention to it and
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        401 43  -  By Helmi Yusof helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT A FORMER graphic designer of The Business Times, Benjamin F Cruz, won the coveted UOB Painting of the Year (Singapore) Award for his acrylic on canvas titled Building.... The painting mixes realism and abstraction to present
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        702 43  -  By Emilyn Ang WHILE some artists create art for art’s sake, others seek to improve the collective human experience through it. Lee Wen certainly belongs to the latter. A peaceful warrior, citizen artist and facilitator, he declares himself “a serviceman in terms of
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        590 44  -  Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart, who wrote the music for Ghost the Musical, says prepare to bawl your eyes out MUSIC By Dylan Tan dylantan@sph.com.sg @DylanTanSYBT THE pottery scene from the blockbuster romantic drama Ghost (1990) where a topless Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore
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        1120 44  -  Syrah and Shiraz wines, made from varietals of dark-skinned grapes, provide the perfect foil for spicy dishes. WINE BY NK YONG LOOKING for wines for a dinner with rather spicy Asian food, I thought it was time to do something with Syrah wines which I had
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    • CITY LIFE
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        Lock icon Go old-school with new card game
        877 45  -  Ditch that smartphone and go for Smol Tok, a deck of cards designed for meaningful conversation.BY conversation.BY AVANTI NIM avantin@sph.com.sg HAVE you ever felt that you’re not where you’re supposed to be? Or that there’s something more for you out there? If you’re looking
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        233 45  -  DINING By Tay Suan Chiang SPACES are running out fast, but it is still not too late to book a place for some meals at this year’s 4XFOUR pop-up dining experiences. 4XFOUR showcases Miche-lin-starred chefs and their award-winning restaurants within a contemporary art space. This time, the event is
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        203 45  -  By Helmi Yusof ART Tomas Saraceno at Gillman Barracks ONE of the most stunning art exhibitions of the year is the current Arachnid Orchestra.Jam Sessions by Tomas Saraceno. Here in a darkened space in Gillman Barracks, live spiders spin their silky threads and make small vibration sounds
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        173 45  -  BAZAAR By Rachel Loi HEAD down to the rooftop carpark of People’s Park Complex this weekend for the first-ever Big N Breezy Bazaar, featuring drinks, music, arts, plus of course, shopping. There will be over 100 different brands from around the region, including a range
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        Lock icon Lollapalooza’s Sunday Lunch
        225 45 DINING TIRED of fighting with the cafe-hopping crowd for Sunday brunch? How about a hearty lunch instead, at the casual Keong Saik restaurant Lollapalooza. They have recently launched a Sunday lunch menu which will change weekly, and feature seasonal produce. For instance, last weekend’s menu featured a
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        163 45  -  FILM By Dylan Tan THE Singapore-Myanmar Film Festival returns this weekend for a second edition. The event coincidentally falls on the same date as Myanmar’s general elections on Sunday. But the festival is apolitical and instead aims to celebrate art and culture through the medium of film.
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