The Business Times, 12 May 2007

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  • 807 1  -  Ong Beng Seng, STB, hotels to jointly foot the bill; F1 cess of not more than 30% to be levied on room rates By SAMUEL EE [SINGAPORE] After months of intense speculation, it was finally announced yesterday Singapore will host the Formula One Grand
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    • 49 1 CORPORATE RESULTS SIA: record profit, payout PAGE 5 mmm lE^h. ?feL I /niy, m'i tkwTfi JyJ THE WAY OF THE PRINCE Prince Ahvaleed bin Talal talks to Vikram Khanna about his investment philosophy and his view of risks page 4 SINGAPORE POWER Revised bid accepted by Alinta PAGE 8
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  • TOP STORIES
    • 712 2  -  SATURDAY SOAPBOX By JOE BALADI THE latest efforts by the government to craft and communicate an all-encompassing message to the world about what Singapore is all about and what makes it unique and great are not likely to work for three
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    • 273 2 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China will allow the country's commercial banks to buy stocks abroad, in a move that may release 35 trillion yuan (556.9 trillion) of national savings on overseas equity markets for the first time. Chinese commercial banks can invest up to
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    • 574 2  -  Hotels along proposed route report bookings and enquiries By VINCENT WEE [SINGAPORE] Even with no definite date for the Singapore Grand Prix, hotels on the proposed F1 route are already reporting a huge number of requests for room bookings for likely weeks. The phones
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    • 488 2  -  By VINCENT WEE [SINGAPORE] Superyacht builder Sensation Group yesterday gave a glimpse of the way business is done in the industry. It put on a champagne brunch aboard the US$4O million yacht Sensation at One Degree 15
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    • 466 2 SIA profit soars to new high; record payout proposed SINGAPORE Airlines has again beaten analysts' forecasts with record turnover and profit. SIA yesterday declared its biggest ever payout to its shareholders, after another year of good loads, strong yields and surpluses from asset sales. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 5
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  • RAFFLES CONVERSATION
    • 2276 4  -  Legendary investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal talks to VIKRAM KHANNA about his investment philosophy and his view of risks VIKRAM KHANNA WHEN I enter the lobby of the Raffles Hotel at the appointed time, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is already there, seated on a sofa
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    • 339 4 AS with his investments, so too with his daily routine. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is driven, disciplined, precise. Whether at home in Riyadh, or on the road, he lives his life like someone who has little time to waste. Apart from time spent with his
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    • 98 4 Raffles? Hotels Resorts The Raffles Conversation is brought to you through a special arrangement with Raffles Hotels Resorts. Ranked second among the world's top hotel brands in the 2006 Conde Nast Traveler Business Travel Awards, Raffles Hotels Resorts is a collection of luxury hotels that distinguishes itself through the highest
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 321 5 MINORITY rights champion the Securities Investors Association of Singapore (Sias) yesterday welcomed proposals by the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) to change some of its listing rules. In particular, Sias backed SGX's suggestion to introduce a rule that would raise the
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    • 511 5  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent POSSIBLY the most apt description of the week just gone by was provided by a dealer who said "it's getting harder to make money in this market". This observation is valid, of course, only if one
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    • 619 5  -  By CONRAD RAJ THE strong performance of the property sector and contributions from brewery operations underpinned second-quarter earnings and revenue growth at Fraser Neave. Net profit attributable to shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2007, shot up 71 per
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    • 585 5  -  Earnings beat forecasts by surging 71% to $2.1b By VEN SREENIVASAN SINGAPORE Airlines has again beaten analysts' forecasts with record turnover and profit. SIA yesterday declared its biggest ever payout to its shareholders, after another year of good loads, strong yields
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    • 449 5  -  Acting CEO named, task force set up for business continuity By ANGELA TAN TWO days after saying it was helping the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) investigation, AEM Holdings disclosed yesterday that its chief executive Tok Kian You, and several employees are
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    • 389 5  -  By NANDE KHIN COMFORTDELGRO yesterday posted a marginal 0.2 per cent increase in firstquarter profit to $55.4 million. Group revenue rose 9.1 per cent to $712.5 million, boosted by its major businesses, including that of subsidiary SBS Transit. The year-on-year earnings rise would
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    • 476 5 o informatics INFORMATICS EDUCATION LTD. (Company Registration Number: *****3419G) ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WARRANTS OF INFORMATICS EDUCATION LTD. AS A CONSEQUENCE OF ITS RIGHTS ISSUE Unless otherwise defined, all capitalised terms used herein are as defined in the Company's announcement on the Rights Issue on 26 December 2006 and the Company's
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  • PERSONAL INVESTMENT
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      807 6  -  Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN Singapore Banks May 11 dose: DBS >$23.50 OCBC $9.40 (JOB $22.70 CITIGROUP RESEARCH, May 10 DBS top pick: Strong loan pipelines, mortgage recovery, plus a sanguine view on margins, suggest banks will en- joy strong earnings momentum in 2007; we are raising forecasts by
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    • 1129 6 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS Submittal Buy Hoof Price SHAHEHOtDIMG Tram Shareholder/ Soft Sh X5 ti?t *rmm runm Stock Date Director Com 000 Shr (000) [<X*» Serial System 11 May-07 Goh Bak Heng Buy 200 0.17 *****4 3811 *****4 38.17 Lorenzo 11-May-07 Goh Ah Lee Buy 3 0.22
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    • 1228 6  - Renewable energy the next gold mine in China? SHOW ME THE MONEY TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent CHINA, the largest country in the world with 1.3 billion people, has had sustained economic growth of nearly 10 per cent for the past decade and two-thirds of its energy comes from coal.
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 224 7  -  By ARTHUR SIM ALLGREEN Properties has sold 70 per cent of its 43unit Pavilion Park (Phase Two) and will launch the remaining 12 units this weekend. Allgreen general manager Yong Voon Chen said: "This is not surprising at all, given that there
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    • 359 7  -  By RONNIE LIM CHEMOIL Energy yesterday reported a 25 per cent increase in first quarter net profit to US$l7.9 million on the back of higher sales of marine fuel, its mainstay. Revenue rose 5.7 per cent to US$l.O2 billion. During the quarter, Chemoil also
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    • 495 7 Orchard Parade posts $5.12m Q1 profit ORCHARD Parade Holdings posted a first-quarter net profit of $5.12 million, up from $439,000. Sales rose 64.7 per cent to $30.9 million. Seksun Corporation Q1 profit rises 1.76% SEKSUN Corporation's net profit inched up 1.76 per cent to $4.6 million for the
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    • 363 7  -  It gains from sale of Central Plaza, revenue from property By UMA SHANKARI PROPERTY group UOL's first-quarter net profit more than trebled to $76.1 million on the back of its gain from the sale of Central Plaza and revenue contributions
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    • 513 7 gITM FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****0001R) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Results Announcement Highlights for the 2nd Quarter Ended 31 March 2007 The Directors are pleased to announce the unaudited results of the Group for the 2nd Quarter ended 31 March 2007. 2nd Quarter to 6
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    • 849 7 fIC ASIA PACIFIC BREWERIES LIMITED hlx (Company Registration No. *****0007K) 5 M (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Kj&gp Results Announcement Highlights for the 2nd Quarter ended 31 March 2007 The Directors are pleased to announce the unaudited results of the Group for the 2nd Quarter ended 31 March 2007.
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 279 8  -  By CHARMIAN KOK TRAINING and certification requirements for workers in construction, shipbuilding and ship-repairing industries have been revised to improve workers' safety, the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Advisory Committee said yesterday. The changes, which will take effect from July 1, were proposed by
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    • 310 8  -  By JANICE HENG GERMAN testing firm TUV SUD, which acquired PSB Corporation and PSB Certification last year, plans to grow its Asia-Pacific business by 25 per cent yearly, says executive vice-presi-dent Axel Stepken. TUV SUD's Asia-Pacific business had revenue of
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    • 194 8 THE US-Singapore free trade agreement is expected to make further gains in the coming years as companies are now familiar with the enhanced trade and investment opportunities created by the pact, Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry said yesterday. In a
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    • 307 8  -  By TETTYANA JASLI SINGAPORE Turf Club yesterday plugged in and switched on its huge new outdoor screen at the Singapore racecourse at Kranji. At 46 metres in length and 8 metres in height, the Panasonic Astrovision screen is said to be one
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    • 254 8 BT BONUS ISSUE PRESENT this copy of The Business Times Weekend Edition at Sumi Yakitori at the new extension wing of The Centrepoint and enjoy promotion set meals with savings of up to $80! For $98+++ (usual $178), start your culinary experience at Sumi
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    • 312 8  -  Under the offer, Alinta shareholders have four cash and stock options By WEE LI-EN ALINTA, Australia's biggest energy transmission company, has accepted a revised bid from Singapore Power International (SP) and investment company Babcock Brown International. The pair had made an initial offer of
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    • 663 8  -  By CONRAD RAJ THE Association of Criminal Lawyers has taken the Law Society to task for opposing a member's court action to quash a disciplinary committee's findings. The case involved lawyer Shanker Alanj s/o Anant Kulkarni, who had earlier been found guilty by
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  • BOSSES AND HORSES
    • 1422 9  -  Energy consultant Sam Owen's winning streak helps to bring good fortune to the horses in his stable, says MARC TAN MARC TAN ANYONE who has ever owned a racehorse will happily tell you that, for all the planning and preparation that go into buying
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 253 10 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said more bridges linking the South-east Asian nation to neighbouring Singapore are likely, adding he's "open" to discussing the issue at a meeting with Singapore next week. "I have said that one day I believe
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    • 255 10 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's biggest lender, Malayan Banking, posted an 18 per cent rise in thirdquarter profit yesterday, helped by lower bad-debt provisions. "Although the environment within which the group operates has become increasingly competitive and challenging, the group remains confident that the
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    • 653 10  -  Bourse may hit target of 1,500 or 18-19 times this year's earnings By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur DESPITE the Malaysian stock market surpassing its all-time high of 1,330 last month, it looks as if the huge supply of money looking for a
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  • INDONESIA
    • 457 11 Indonesia has enough reserves to ride out market volatility: central bank governor Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia played down the risks of sudden reversals in hot money flows after its rupiah fell sharply yesterday, with top officials saying the country had sufficient reserves to ride out market volatility.
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    • 202 11 [JAKARTA] Indonesia will ask the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JB1C) to disburse all the aid commitments of its donor countries totalling US$l.75 billion to cover a deficit in its 2007 state budget, Antara
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    • 6609 11 Clob MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME VALUE Diqiland 226.110.000 DBS Grp 129.130.579 ChinaEntSp 165.569.000 UOB 118.685.790 Acma 105.493.000 SembMar 108.775.180 Armstrong 76.044.000 OCBC Bk 89.302.600 Jasper 74.686.000 SingTel 59.571.980 CSC Hldgs 45.226.000 CapitaLand 59.364.264 El-Nets 40.803.000 Keppel Corp 43.116.585 Gen Intl 39.970.000 Gen Intl 38.132.885 Baker Tech 39.261.000 Hotel Prop
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
    • 73 12 [NEW DELHI] The Indian flag flying alongside the ramparts of the Mughal-built Red Fort here during a ceremony yesterday. India paid homage with full pomp and honour to the martyrs who battled British rule 150 years ago in what is called the country's 'first war of
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    • 565 12  -  Key govt bodies to be shuffled even as projects face growing criticism By JANE MOIR in Hong Kong POLICY-MAKERS in Hong Kong are vowing to speed up infrastructure projects with the reshuffling of key government departments. Chief executive Donald Tsang is to reorganise
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    • 256 12 Reuters [NEW YORK] Nationalism is on the rise in China, which could potentially hamper efforts by foreign investors looking to latch on to the Asian growth juggernaut, said a senior manager at Temasek Holdings on Thursday. "There are more concerns these days about
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    • 605 12 March slowdown attributed to temporary factors Reuters [BEIJING] China's trade surplus rebounded in April after a surprising slump the month before, handing new ammunition to US critics who say Beijing is keeping the yuan unfairly undervalued to help the country's exporters. The surplus rose
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    • 435 12 Reuters [BEIJING] China's central bank served notice on Thursday that it would keep tightening monetary policy to mop up excess liquidity and prevent the world's fourth-largest economy from overheating. But the People's Bank of China gave no indication that Beijing
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  • INDIA
    • 480 13 Index returns in US dollar terms top 8% so far this year Reuters [MUMBAI] A strong Indian rupee is keeping foreign investment flowing into Indian stocks this year even as the main market lacks momentum, with index returns in dollar terms topping 8
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    • 414 13 It wins coveted mandate to underwrite US$5b bank share sale Reuters [MUMBAI] A year ago, Goldman Sachs' presence in India consisted of one man in a hotel room. Now, the Wall Street powerhouse's March 2006 move to split from its local joint venture
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    • 30 13 Allianz Global Investors one of the world's largest asset managers with more Allianz (jfi) I than US$l.2 trillion assets under management as at 31 December 2006. Gl ba nvestors I
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
    • 710 14 'White Centre' valued at US$40m by Sotheby's Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Philanthropist David Rockefeller Sr is offering an important 1950 Mark Rothko painting at auction next week. The estimated US$4O million or more in proceeds will be given to charity, he said, although he has not
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    • 369 14 Region has acted to shield against a '97-like meltdown AFP [SINGAPORE] Asia is unlikely to be hit by another financial crisis similar to the one in 1997 as the region now has ample foreign exchange reserves, former US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday.
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    • 289 14 They plan a pan-Euro debit card to regain market share in cross-border business Reuters [BRUSSELS] A group of European banks are in secret talks to set up a pan-European debit card to challenge MasterCard and Visa Europe in cross-border business, a document
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    • 342 14  -  By NEIL BEHRMANN in London LONDON-LISTED private equity and venture capital company 3i Group says it is actively seeking more deals in Asia. The interim report of the company for the 12 months ended March discloses that total funds under management
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    • 463 14  -  By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo MARKET fears of an unwinding of yen carry trades were revived yesterday on the heels of the warning by Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Toshihiko Fukui that "extreme positions" could build up in financial markets if
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    • WORLD WATCH
      • 76 14 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Elevated energy costs pushed producer prices up a slightly more-than-expected 0.7 per cent in April, but excluding volatile food and energy costs, prices paid at the factory gate were unchanged, a Labor Department report released yesterday showed. Analysts polled by Reuters were expecting
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      • 76 14 AFP [MOSCOW] A mystery bidder bought Yukos headquarters on Friday for US$3.9 billion, completing the destruction of the former energy empire of jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, auction organisers said. A group called Prana paid the equivalent of 2.65 billion euros (555.4 billion), or
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      • 75 14 AP [LONDON] Tony Blair formally endorsed Gordon Brown yesterday to be prime minister —the first time he has offered support for the British treasury chiefs bid for the office. "I'm absolutely delighted to give my full support to Gordon as the next leader of the
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      • 91 14 Reuters [TOKYO] Shares of Japanese electronics makers Casio Computer Co registered their biggest daily percentage loss in more than two decades yesterday after an unexpectedly weak growth forecast by the company triggered a wave of downgrades among brokerage firms. Casio plunged by the daily
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  • MOTORING
    • 846 15 Komoco Motors boss Teo Hock Seng, who will help manage the F1 race in Singapore, talks to SAMUEL EE about his passion for sports and the automotive business DRIVING STYLE FOOTBALL club chairman Teo Hock Seng has good claim to being Singapore's No 1 sports
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    • 549 15  -  Most French cars can come across as a bit quirky but there is no denying their flair and savoir faire. SAMUEL EE looks at two such models SAMUEL EE IT'S usually a good thing to be linked to Formula One racing because of the hype and the
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    • Article, Illustration
      277 15 THERE will be a sneak preview of the charismatic Citroen C 6 in Singapore tonight before it is launched in the third quarter of this year. Authorised distributor Cycle Carriage France has brought in one unit of this large luxury limousine as part of the ongoing VoiLah! French
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  • GOLF
    • 1218 16  -  There are now a number of hypnotherapy techniques which golfers can use to improve themselves mentally, reports JUSTINE MOSS JUSTINE MOSS IT'S no secret that golf is primarily a mental game. Just ask any professional or amateur player. As golf great Ben
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    • 184 16 1. Focus on what you want: often, golfers know very well where they don't want the ball to go, and focus on that Unfortunately, the subconscious mind clicks on to anything you highlight, whether good or bad for your game, and will target the bunker, water
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  • WELLNESS
    • 1279 17 Mother-and-daughter bonding has gotten easier nowadays with spas offering facilities where you and mum can spend practically the whole day. BT Weekend previews a spa at a golf club, and checks out the newest treatment in town for that pampering Mother's Day gift LAGUNITA SPA Laguna
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    • 819 17 NYT [NEW YORK] After his annual physical, a middle-age man is told that his PSA level has jumped to 2.3 after having been stable for years at 1.5. Should he be alarmed? Maybe and maybe not. The PSA test, as few men older
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
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  • SHOPPING
    • 1055 18  -  CORINNE KERK checks out stylish models that are also infused with the latest technology CORINNE KERK WOMEN have heels, wedges, flats, sling backs, straps, mules and the lot. But men? Not a whole lot of options as far as footwear is concerned. So long as the
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    • 767 18  -  By MELISSA LWEE AS a young man of 18 entering Paris' fashion school Esmod, Franck Sorbier wanted nothing more than to become a fashion designer. Not just any fashion designer but one specialising in haute couture (high fashion). "Haute couture was
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    • 307 18  -  By CORINNE KERK GETTING a good night's sleep just got a bit more luxe. This week, premium American mattress brand, Simmons, launched its Beautyrest Black luxury collection what it calls one of the most lavishpriced mattresses available in the •market. Z* Retailing from $11,000
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    • Article, Illustration
      264 18  -  Compiled by MIKE CHUA Big and environmentally friendly WHEN it comes to plasma technology, Panasonic is going big, literally. Besides having the world's largest full HD plasma at 103-inch 1080p, its range of VIERA plasma TVs is engineered to capture smooth, high-speed action and super-sharp images, as it
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  • Travel
    • 1395 19  -  CHEAH UI-HOON is amazed by the transformation of China's tropical island in just five short years CHEAH UI-HOON FOR those who want to see Chinese political will in action, pay a visit to Hainan Island. The island off the southern coast of China is fast developing into a
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  • The Business Times weekend
    • 1708 20 To think of mum is to think of home cooking and what better way to show appreciation of her on Mother's Day than to take her to a place where such food is served? BT Weekend dishes out some suggestions ON THIS Mother's
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    • 798 20  -  At Screening Room you can enjoy eating, drinking and viewing movies simultaneously, writes GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU WHEN Samia Ahad first mooted her unique lifestyle concept of screen cuisine a few years ago, she envisaged a sophisticated and bespoke refuge where food lovers
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