The Business Times, 17 April 2015

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    24 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 S|jh A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION www.businesstimes.com.sg G C ©BTBreakingnews CO REGN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 051/08/2014 Friday, April 17,2015
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  • DAILY DIGEST
    • Article
      Lock icon Female representation
      30 1 on the boards of Singapore’s listed companies grew slightly in 2014 but remained below levels at many other major markets, according to a new report. TOP STORIES 2
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    • Article
      Lock icon Surging investment
      42 1 from mainland China has jolted Hong Kong’s stock market from the doldrums, but the volatility of such flows, driven by an unfamiliar breed of investor, presents new risks to the stability of the city’s economy and currency. TOP STORIES 4
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      Lock icon A takeover battle
      42 1 between Indonesia’s Widjaja family and financier Nathaniel Rothschild over Asia Resource Minerals is playing out with Singapore’s United Fiber System waiting in the wings for an outcome that could turn it into a major coal miner. COMPANIES MARKETS 6
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    • Article
      Lock icon Keppel Corp
      32 1 will shift the focus for its offshore business to areas beyond drilling as rig orders dry up, it said after posting a solid set of first-quarter results. COMPANIES MARKETS 8
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      Lock icon Norway's sovereign wealth fund
      31 1 is pouring a bigger share of its cash into Africa in a bid to capture some of the fastest growth in the global economy. BANKING FINANCE 12
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      Lock icon Malaysia’s Eco World
      31 1 Development Group is planning a mixeddevelopment marina and an international-standard golf course on some 470 acres of land in Batu Kawan on the Penang mainland. REAL ESTATE /17
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      Lock icon More than half of china's exporters
      30 1 expect a trade slowdown to last at least six months as production costs climb and European demand weakens, according to a Reuters survey.GOVERNMENT ECONOMY/20
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    Lock icon Number of COEs headed for 41% surge from May
    805 1  -  Car dealers see slide in Cat A and B premiums, but expect order backlog and deadline for tighter emissions to mitigate fall By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg Singapore THE certificate of entitlement (COE) bonanza continues, with a whopping 41.1 per cent more
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    Lock icon Crowdlending provides new financing option for SMEs
    830 1  -  By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore CROWDLENDING, otherwise known as peer-to-peer lending or debt crowdfunding, is increasingly a viable source of alternative financing for SMEs and startups here, what with the launch of new crowdlending platform Capital Match this week, just five months
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    Lock icon MARKETS
    27 1 Thursday Change STI 3,531.61 (-8.34) KL COMP 1,847.94 (+7.81) NIKKEI 225 19,885.77 (+16.01) HANG SENG 27,739.71 (+120.89) SHENZHEN B 1,344.51 (+25.26) DOW (noon EDT) 18,091.75 (-20.86)
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      128 1 Hill 8 '*****1 *****4 ONLINE ONLY Read Boardroom Matters, a series of articles from the Singapore institute of Directors, on BTInvest every Friday btd.sg/BMatters RECORD STORE DAY indie stores pitch in to make the event a resounding success BT LIFESTYLE 27 GOING BIG ON INDIE HOTELS Starwood launches independent hotel
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Woman on board
      226 2  -  They are women, hear them roar, until their numbers are too big to ignore. Women slowly but surely continued to grow their presence on the boards of Singapore’s listed companies in 2014, but their representation at the table remains a sliver, according to a study by the
      Sources: Diversity Action Committee, Diversity Task Force regarding Women on Boards and Handshakes BT graphics: Simon Ang  -  226 words
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      Lock icon Women directorships make some headway among S’pore firms
      580 2  -  Number of women directors rose 10% in 2014, but their share of listed board seats up just half point to 8.8% By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore FEMALE representation on the boards of Singapore’s listed companies grew slightly in 2014 but remained
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      Lock icon CSA has work cut out as Singapore already in cross hairs of cyber attackers
      958 4  -  FireEye report exposes China-linked group which has been mounting cyber attacks for a decade in South-east Asia and India By Amit Roy Choudhury amit@sph.com.sg @AmitRoyCBT Singapore Singapore AS Singapore’s apex cyber security watchdog Cyber Security Agency
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      Lock icon Deluge of China investors into HK stocks both boon and bane
      647 4 REUTERS Shanghai SURGING investment from mainland China has jolted Hong Kong’s stock market from the doldrums, but the volatility of such flows, driven by an unfamiliar breed of investor, presents new risks to the stability of the city’s economy
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      Lock icon A*Star inks partnerships to boost productivity and tech adoption in SMEs
      678 5  -  SMEs to get more support in push for productivity and adoption of technology By Fiona Lam fionalam@sph.com.sg Singapore TO improve productivity and encourage more small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt technologies, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research
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      Lock icon ACE and NUS team up to deepen know-how on entrepreneurship
      394 5  -  By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore THE cause of building the spirit of enterprise just got a fillip. The Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) is partnering the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School to launch research on issues facing
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      128 5 Porsche recommends Mobil For more information, please visit www.porsche.com.sg GTS. Three letters. Two worlds. One passion. The new 911 Carrera GTS. The new Cayenne GTS. To reserve your test drive, please visit Porsche Centre Singapore at 29 Leng Kee Road or call us at 6472 4433. 911 Carrera GTS fuel
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon UniFiber pinning hope on Asia Resource takeover
      670 6  -  It plans to acquire a firm that is in the takeover battle for London-listed Asia Resource Minerals By Anita Gabriel anitag@sph.com.sg @AnitaGabrielBT Singapore A RIVETING takeover battle for London-listed Indonesian coal mine Asia Resource Minerals (ARMS) between bigwig billionaire shareholders Indonesia’s Widjaja family
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      Lock icon Why S’pore property shares make sense
      994 6 Institutional investors are eyeing real estate developers that may be taken private BLOOMBERG Singapore HERE’S a good reason to own Singapore property shares: you might not have to own them for long. Investors from ABN Amro Private Banking to Baring Asset Management Ltd are
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      Lock icon SMRT jumps on telco ambitions
      304 6  -  HOT STOCKS By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore SHARES of SMRT Corporation surged on Thursday after the train operator suggested it may expand into the telecommunications business by partnering a contender for Singapore’s fourth wireless telecommunications carrier licence. SMRT on Wednesday said it may invest
      Source: Bloomberg  -  304 words
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      Lock icon Ntegrator’s shares most traded
      260 6 Singapore NTEGRATOR International was the most hotly traded stock on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Thursday, with more than 121.4 million shares changing hands. The regional communications network specialist and systems integrator saw its counter jump 18.52 per cent (0.5 Singapore cent) to close at 3.2
      Source: Bloomberg  -  260 words
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      Lock icon Keppel Corp posts 6.4% rise in Q1 earnings
      544 8  -  Group shifting focus of offshore business to areas beyond drilling rigs By Melissa Tan melissat@sph.com.sg @MelissaTanBT Singapore CONGLOMERATE Keppel Corp will shift the focus for its offshore business to areas beyond drilling as rig orders dry up, it said on Thursday after
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      Lock icon Lessons from the KepLand takeover
      814 8  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW BY R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT THE Keppel Corp takeover of Keppel Land was a fascinating and instructive study for minority shareholders, the offerors and perhaps even institutions. Now that the deal has been completed, it might be useful to revisit the salient
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      Lock icon Qian Hu’s Q1 earnings down 2.6% at S$112,000
      307 9  -  Its revenue inches up 0.3% to S$20.8m from S$20.7m By Mindy Tan tanmindy@sph.com.sg @MindyTanBT Singapore INTEGRATED ornamental fish service provider Qian Hu Corporation posted a net profit of S$112,000 for the first quarter of FY2015, down 2.6 per cent compared with S$
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    • CORPORATE DIGEST
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        Lock icon Ezra Holdings
        83 9 EZRA Holdings has won US$55 million worth of new contracts through its subsea services division. Scope of work includes project support, inspection, maintenance and repair, subsea removal work of pipelines and structures, installation of buoys and lifting of structures and mattresses, as well as a pre-FEED (front-end engineering
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        73 9 SEMBCORP Industries has completed the sale of all of Sembcorp Bournemouth water Investment that translated into cash proceeds of £104.5 million (S$214 million). The sale of the unit which mainly operates a regulated municipal water business based in Bournemouth, UK to Pennon Group was transacted through its UK
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        56 9 SYSMA Holdings said in a statement on Wednesday that two directors of its joint venture (JV) partner, who are also directors of its JV company, are currently assisting the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau in its investigations. The JV company is 51 per cent held by Sysma and 49
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        60 9 REX International’s jointly-controlled entity, Lime Petroleum Norway, has signed a deal with Lundin Norway to acquire a 30 per cent stake in licence PL544 in the Norwegian North Sea. Following the transaction, the partners in the licence will be Lundin (operator) at 40 per cent, Lime Norway at
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        84 9 SATS’s Singapore Food Industries has entered a joint venture agreement with brf GmbH to set up a company in Singapore to process meat and manufacture branded food products for distribution to retailers, restaurants, wholesalers, distributors and ship chandlers. To be named SATS BRF Food, the company will have an
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      Lock icon Smart home technologies for Ascott’s serviced residences
      236 9 Singapore THE Ascott Limited, CapitaLand’s serviced residence arm, entered into an exclusive partnership with Samsung Asia, a unit of Samsung Electronics, earlier this month to jointly develop Internet of Things-ready smart solutions for its properties. This makes Ascott the first global serviced residence
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      Lock icon Accor to run Keong Hong JV hotels
      441 9  -  These will be Keong Hong’s first in the Maldives; JV to also develop an airport there B y Prisca Ang prisang@sph.com.sg Singapore THE joint-venture company of construction group Keong Hong has appointed French hotel group Accor to run its first two hotel properties
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist
      63 10 STI Catalist Straits Times Index April 16,2015 3,531.61 -8.34 (-0.24%) Current streak 1 day Day high 3,549.85 Day low 3,523.71 52-week high 3,539.95 (Apr 15, 2015) 52-week low 3,154.21 (Oct 16, 2014) FTSE ST Catalist index April 16,2015 771.24 +7.39 (+0.97%) Current streak 1 day Day high 772.17 Day low
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      Lock icon STI takes a breather after 4 days of rises
      624 10  -  Penny stocks continue to be in full play; property counters mixed despite strong sales data in March STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT HAVING already risen about 80 points in the previous four trading sessions, the Straits Times Index on Thursday
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      320 10 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 264 -4 268/264 269 219 5.4 6674.8 CapitaLand 370 cd +2 370/365 371 293 13.6 2.4 *****.2 CapitaMall Trust 222 -5 227/222 228 188.5 4.9 7701.2 CityDev 1073 cd -10 1090/1068 1118
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      37 10 VOLUME Ntegrator Intl 121,428,900 SinoConstruction 115,061,500 SIIC Environment 108,316,900 Healthway Med 108,019,200 Federal Int 78,677,000 Market volume 2,937,753,000 VALUE Singtel 133,710,758 DBS Grp 72,629,287 UOB 67,168,957 Keppel Corp 61,139,504 HongkongLand USD 57,979,600 Market value 1,493,776,000
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      Lock icon SGX ETFs Most Active
      108 10 Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap UETF SSE50China 305 +13 512 306/290 306/140 302/305 95.3 DBXT S&P500 US$ US3546 100 -/-3626/3074 3553/3564 10.6 GLD US$ US***** +146 75 *****/***** *****/***** *****/***** 59.9 STI ETF 354 +1 73 355/352 355/319 353/354 DBXT MSBANGL
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      77 10 Apr 16 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 820.00 +93.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +54.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +82.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 807.53 +4.30 FTSE ST Small Cap 504.78 +2.94 FTSE ST All Share 847.43 -0.55 FTSE ST China Top 209.18 +2.45 FTSE ST China 243.40 +0.80 FTSE
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      35 10 STI FTSE ST All-Share ftse ST All-Share index April 16,2015 847.43 -0.55 (-0.06%) Current streak 1 day Day high 850.43 Day low 846.08 52-week high 847.98 (Apr 15, 2015) 52-week low 762.71 (Oct 16, 2014)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      33 10 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE Index April 15,2015 1,904.40 -5.09 (-0.27%) Current streak 1 day Day high 1,912.81 Day low 1,897.85 52-week high 1,995.49 (July 3, 2014) 52-week low 1,697.01 (Jan 7, 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 7 5 4 0 0 0 7 5 4 Manufacturing 61 48 36 13 8 7 74 56 43 Commerce 23 24 18 6 6 2 29 30 20 Tpt/Stor/Comms 19 11 11
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 10 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 33,468 33,468 111,887 111,887 Manufacturing 347,492 109,265 456,757 159,879 7,774 167,654 Commerce 174,853 89,990 264,843 74,945 2,554 77,498 Tpt/Stor/Comms 281,290 1,342 282,632 341,767 133 341,900 Finance 43,722 567 44,289 235,014 162 235,176 Construction 137,222 49,842
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      Lock icon GAINERS
      78 10 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low GLD US$ ***** 197.8 1.3 *****/***** DBXT ASX200 US$ 3908 151.7 3.0 4403/3530 DBXT China50 US$ 4157 111.1 2.0 4164/2699 SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** 105.7 0.4 *****/***** Lyxor ChinaH US$ 2025 65.0 2.4 2040/1280 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low TIH W*****9 0.3
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      Lock icon LOSERS
      76 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low DBXT MSAsExJp US$ 3985 -107.0 -1.9 4064/3048 DBXT MSEurope US$ 6082 -44.7 -0.5 6492/5366 IS ASIA HYG US$ 1052 -31.2 -2.1 1119/1013 Jardine C&C 4260 -25.0 -0.6 4901/3850 IS ASIA HYG S$D 1453 -24.0 -1.6 1477/1343 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low OLS
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      83 10 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Informatics 28,055.6 0.060 +0.014 +30.44 Ntegrator Intl 121,428.9 0.032 +0.005 +18.52 Jubilee Ind 23,364.0 0.062 +0.007 +12.73 Jackspeed 3,924.6 0.099 +0.014 +16.47 Craft Print 112.2 0.065 -0.035 -35.00 EMS Energy 52,875.9 0.028 +0.005 +21.74 SMJ Intl 227.0 0.182 +0.011 +6.43 Healthway Med 108,019.2 0.049 +0.007
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        184 10 DBS Group Research, April 16 March 2015 private home sales rebounded 55 per cent over February 2015 to 613 units, excluding executive condominiums (ECs), and sales are largely attributable to upbeat performance at two recently launched large-scale projects Kingsford Waterbay at Serangoon View at a median price of
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        Lock icon Hyflux Ltd
        114 10 Hold April 16 close: S$0.955 Target price: S$1.03 OCBC Investment Research, April 16 Hyflux is likely to see more upside ahead after initiating strong rebound off its four-month uptrend support, 50-day Simple Moving Average and S$0.89 horizontal support on heavy trading volume on Wednesday; its 10-month downtrend resistance
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        Lock icon Biosensors International
        154 10  -  Compiled by Claire Huang Buy April 16 close: S$0.795 Target price: S$0.91 UOB Kay Hian, April 16 We maintain a technical “buy”, with a revised target price of S$0.91 (previously S$0.85), placing trailing stops at S$0.77. The stock has broken out of a bull flag lookalike formation and
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      Lock icon A$ up against major peers on job gains
      422 11 CURRENCIES BLOOMBERG Tokyo AUSTRALIA’S dollar headed for its strongest three-day winning streak since 2013 as surging jobs growth prompted traders to pare bets that the central bank will cut interest rates. The Aussie advanced against all of its 16 major peers, gaining
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    • FOREX RATES
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        471 11 Apr 16 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.955 4.799 0.728 6.005 48.313 99.555 0.925 8.436 2.835 1.020 78.722 34.422 1.050 9.333 0.751 24.144 25.110 0.522 0.775 Canada 1.047 5.027
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 11 Apr 16 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0493 1.0507 0.7745 0.7750 Canadian dollar 1.0991 1.1004 0.8116 0.8113 Euro 1.4408 1.4422 1.0635 1.0637 NZ dollar 1.0283 1.0299 0.7590 0.7596 Sterling pound 2.0086 2.0108 1.4826 1.4831
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        Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
        22 11 Apr 16 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3552 1.3565 2-months 1.3557 1.3571 3-months 1.3562 1.3575 6-months 1.3579 1.3591 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        398 11 Apr 16 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.45 *****.82 *****.57 Apr15 *****.00 *****.50 *****.00 *****.00 *****2 *****1 May15 *****.00 *****.50 *****.50 *****.50 ***** ***** NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.48 *****.35 *****.12 Jun15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****4 Sep15
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES Most active
        214 11 Apr 16 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Rowsley Ltd W*****3 4.1 0.7 ***** 1 18 18 Top Global Ltd W*****9 0.2 0.1 ***** NOL MB eCW*****1 9.4 0.4 ***** 0.4 100 10 Asiatic Grp(Hldgs)
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        373 11 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Apr 15 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1364.9 0.3 7.0 0.3 7.1 0.2 4.3 EAFE Preliminary 1124.2 0.1 13.9 -0.1 10.2 -0.3 7.3 Europe Preliminary 1591.4 0.3 15.2
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    • BANK RATES
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        154 11 Apr 16 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.04 0.02 1-month 0.75 0.625 2-months 0.8125 0.6875 3-months 0.875 0.75 Overnight mode: 0.125 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.17 0.07 1 month 0.23 0.13 2 months 0.28 0.18 3 months 0.40 0.20 6 months 0.60 0.40 9 months 0.70 0.50 12
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        Lock icon SIBOR
        36 11 Apr 16 1 mth 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9 mths 12 mths 1.***** SWAP Offer rates 1 mth 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** Source: Thomson Reuters
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        69 11 Apr 16 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0Z 2.375 01-Apr-17 102.89 103.20 102.92 5-Year N*****0H 1.625 01-Oct-19 100.72 100.91 100.70 10-Year NY*****H 3.000 01-Sep-24 107.55 108.25 107.50 15-Year NY*****E 2.875 01-Jul-29 105.67 106.30 105.80 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 111.27
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        249 11 Apr-15 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Apr-15 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 965.00 4.75 0.49% 14/05/2015 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 31.80 0.50 1.60% 14/05/2015 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 490.75 -6.25 -1.26% 14/05/2014 Apr-15 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 1945.00 -22.00 -1.12% 13/05/2015 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1794.00 1.00 0.06%
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      1003 6 Keppel Corporation Limited Co Reg No: *****0351N (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) First Quarter 2015 Financial Statement 1. UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2015 The Directors of Keppel Corporation Limited advise the following unaudited results of the Group for the first quarter ended 31 March
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      85 9 Here's to 80 years of partnership with Qantas Airways. Qantas Airways and Changi Airport have always shared the same passion for excellence. As we celebrate 80 years of partnership, we thank the airline for bringing Australia's best to Changi Airport and Singapore. For great Qantas Airways fares, visit qantas.com.sg. 80
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  • BANKING & FINANCE
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      Lock icon Norway sovereign wealth fund looks deeper into Africa
      620 12 Apart from South Africa, it is expanding investments into Nigeria, Kenya and parts of west Africa, says CEO BLOOMBERG Oslo NORWAY’S sovereign wealth fund is pouring a bigger share of its cash into Africa in a bid to capture some of the
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      Lock icon Malaysia sells US$1.5b Islamic bonds in first global offering since 2011
      473 12 BLOOMBERG Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA cut borrowing costs in a US$1.5 billion sale of 10- and 30-year Islamic bonds in its first global debt offering since 2011. The government issued US$ 1 billion of 10-year securities to yield 3.04 per
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      Lock icon Ex-Fed chief Bernanke to advise US hedge fund firm
      660 12 NYT New York FOR eight years, Ben Bernanke, the former Federal Reserve chairman, was steward of the world’s largest economy. Now he has signed on to advise one of Wall Street’s biggest hedge funds. Mr Bernanke will become a senior adviser
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      71 12 NOTICE TO TRADE RATE RESTORATION Singapore Port Klang to Kolkatta and vice versa In order to recover the increase in charter hire for those specialized vessels in this trade and other operating costs, we will be implementing a Rate Restoration of USD 90.00 per TEU on all SOC shipments (laden)
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  • ENERGY & COMMODITIES
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      183 14 NOTICE TO TRADE RATES RESTORATION Singapore/Port Klang to Kolkatta/ Haldia and vice versa. Please be informed that we will be implementing a Rate Restoration of USD 93.00 per TEU on all SOC shipments (laden) from Singapore/ Port Klang to Kolkatta/Haldia and vice versa effective 15 May 2015 Advance Container Lines
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      Lock icon Microsoft plays agitator in antitrust probe against Google
      1318 15 It has kept its coffers full for the European fight, and has founded or funded a cottage industry of splinter groups NYT Brussels NOT long ago, Microsoft was the scourge of European antitrust regulators. It was fined once, twice, three and four
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      590 15 BLOOMBERG Los Angeles NETFLIX Inc said its video streaming service topped 62 million subscribers worldwide, as original shows such as House of Cards drew new viewers globally. The shares soared to a record high. US subscribers jumped by 2.28 million
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      381 15 BLOOMBERG San Francisco AMAZON.COM INC, which has been seeking to push further into shoppers’ everyday lives, was the least expensive grocery-delivery option in New York City, beating the closest competitor by US$20 on a 30-item order, a study found. The report, from analysts
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      143 15 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT A farts A 'A/ceJc «fA FEAST OF APPRECIATION 20 to 24 April 2015 Show your appreciation for your dedicated assistant with a delicious treat at Ellenborough Market Cafe. Be delighted by Oxtail Stew and Szechuan Chicken with Cashew Nut alongside Peranakan specialties and tempting desserts such as Durian Pengat.
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      Lock icon Courts ties up with 2 brands, launches new store concept
      345 16  -  Ace Hardware of the US and Danish retail chain JYSK will be part of Courts’s shop-in-shop concept By Elizabeth Mak eamak@sph.com.sg Singapore Singapore COURTS, one of South-east Asia’s largest retailers of furniture and electrical and IT products, announced on Thursday
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      Lock icon Jawbone finds no threat from smartwatches
      677 16 AFP San Francisco ON the one hand, or wrist, there may be an eye-catching Apple Watch, while the other will sport more discreet jewellery packed with Internet Age smarts. Jawbone had that vision of the wearable computing trend in mind late on Wednesday when
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      Lock icon Sharp, banks near US$1.7b bailout deal: source
      379 16 REUTERS Tokyo JAPAN’S Sharp Corp and its main banks were set to agree on Thursday to a US$ 1.7 billion rescue-and-restruc-turing plan that will likely include a promise to split off its ailing smartphone display business, a person involved in the discussions said.
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      Lock icon Starwood launches brand featuring independent hotels
      780 17  -  It expects to amass 100 of these upper-scale hotels by 2020, half of which may be in the Asia-Pacific By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore NEW YORK-LISTED Starwood Hotels on Thursday introduced its 10th brand, called Tribute Portfolio, which will feature a collection of
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      655 17 BLOOMBERG Tokyo TOKIO Marine Holdings Inc, one of Japan’s oldest insurers, is joining its Chinese peers in investing in property overseas but with a twist. Unlike counterparts such as China Life Insurance Co and Anbang Insurance Group Co, which have been buying
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      Lock icon Eco World plans golf course, marina on Penang mainland
      531 17  -  By Pauline Ng btworld@sph.com.sg Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA’S Eco World Development Group is planning a mixed-development marina and an international-stand-ard golf course on some 470 acres of land in Batu Kawan on the Penang mainland. The plan for the development, expected to
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      774 18 Insurer aims to knock about 25% off its property bill with renovations and new offices in cities including Toronto, Montreal and Hong Kong BLOOMBERG Toronto MANULIFE Financial Corp’s 90-year-old global headquarters in Midtown Toronto, fronted by limestone columns and a manicured lawn, have had a
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      635 19 G athering at a dining establishment may be de rigueur for the younger crowd, but nothing beats that personalised touch of hosting an intimate get-togethers at your house. If you like playing host, here are some tips from a professional
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      728 20 International buyers, especially Europeans hit by a weaker euro, are ordering fewer goods and pushing for discounts REUTERS Guangzhou MORE than half of China’s exporters expect a trade slowdown to last at least six months as production costs climb
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      498 20 REUTERS Sydney AUSTRALIAN employment sped past expectations in March while jobs created in February were revised up sharply, an upbeat report that sent the local dollar surging as markets scaled back bets for another cut in interest rates. Thursday’s figures from the
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      609 21 Most regions report growth; labour market remains stable and car sales climb in most Fed districts AFP Washington THE US economy is continuing to grow and the labour market is improving, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday as it debates its first
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      297 21 AFP Frankfurt THE economic skies above Europe are brightening, with both growth and inflation seen moving higher, not least as a result of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) policy measures, an ECB survey showed on Thursday. Nevertheless, inflation, already chronically low, will be
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  • TRANSPORT
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      Lock icon Western carmakers to face Chinese competitors in Iran if sanctions lift
      815 23 European manufacturers aim to return to the country if sanctions are eased under a proposed nuclear pact BLOOMBERG Paris WHEN Mohammad Kolahi wanted to replace his French Peugeot sedan this year, the Teheran business consultant looked East instead of
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      Lock icon Delta to pare capacity on international routes
      540 23 WP Atlanta DELTA Air Lines plans to cut seating capacity later this year on international routes as the strong dollar and declining oil prices dampen overseas demand. The pullback includes reductions of as much as 20 per cent to Japan, Africa, India and
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      423 23 REUTERS Tokyo TOYOTA Motor Corp said on Wednesday that it will build new factories in Mexico and China, ending a self-im-posed expansion freeze and putting more pressure on global rivals. The world’s largest carmaker by sales volume said that it would build
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      Lock icon Search area for MH370 to double if wreckage not found
      387 23 REUTERS Kuala Lumpur GOVERNMENT ministers from Australia, China and Malaysia on Thursday said they would double the search area for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 if wreckage is not found in the current target area. No trace has been found
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      40 23 GOLDEN MOMENT Akshaya Tritiya is round the corner and it is time to head to the jewellery store CHANCE TO RECOGNISE ‘FACELESS’ BUILDERS GET YOUR COPY TODAY FROM ALL 7-ELEVEN OUTLETS TO ADVERTISE: CALL SHAN (*****861) KALWANT (*****327) NISHAL (*****438)
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  • OPINION
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      542 24 EDITORIAL AMID the deluge of often hostile media coverage of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in recent weeks, focusing on the alleged problems of governance and shareholding at the new institution, few commentators have had much to say about
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      Lock icon Debt is no longer a burden in zero-rate environment
      794 24  -  THE BOTTOM LINE By Daniel Gros T The writer is director of the Centre for European Policy Studies Project Syndicate Brussels THE developed world seems to be moving towards a long-term zero-inter-est-rate environment. Though the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan,
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      1087 24  -  Five years on, the legacy of Deepwater Horizon is intensely controversial. BY ANDREW HAMMOND T The writer is an associate at LSE IDEAS (the Centre for international Affairs, Strategy and Diplomacy) at the London School of Economics. He is a former UK government special
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      Lock icon Deep-pocketed Alibaba can thrive in India
      972 25  -  COMMENTARY By Yogi Aggarwal T The writer is a Mumbai-based journalist THE world’s biggest e-retailer, Alibaba, is showing keen interest in investing in India’s fledgling e-commerce market. Jack Ma, founder of the giant US$248 billion Chinese company, has visited India twice in the past
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      656 25  -  COMMENTARY By Marcia Blenko, James Root, Nader Elkhweet T The writers are, respectively, advisory partner, partner head of APAC and partner SEA lead at Bain Company’s organisation practice WHICH document does more to advance the well-being of ordinary Americans: the Constitution or the
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      1585 25  -  Such stocks generally show signs of basic problems which diligent investors can recognise.BY recognise.BY BOBBY JAYARAMAN T The writer is a private investor and author of the book "Building Wealth Through REITS". He can be reached at jbobby@frunzeinvestments.com OVER the past few months,
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      107 26 Experienced sh/p maintenance services wanted. Can they find your services here in the Shipping Times? TO ADVERTISE, CALL JOE WONG AT 9620 1327 S—m THE BUSINESS TIMES Shipping times Make A Splash In The Maritime World Via s|5i3hiartime.coM Ahoy there! If you are in a business pertaining to any sector
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      Lock icon RESCUING RECORD STORE DAY
      1532 27  -  The vinyl revival has made Record Store Day a victim of its own success as the event is set to be a relatively quiet one this year in Singapore. Thankfully, local record shop owners and local acts are jumping in with their own initiatives to put
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        721 28  -  In-demand Filipino actor Epy Quizon, who stars in local drama Unlucky Plaza, is not one to shy away from difficult roles in reel-life or otherwise. BY DYLAN TAN otherwise.BY DYLAN TAN dylantan@sph.com.sg @DylanTanSYBT AS ONE of the Philippines’ most sought-after actors, Epy
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        Lock icon Dark offering that doesn’t stoop to the low-brow
        579 28  -  By Geoffrey Eu UNLUCKY Plaza is a Singapore story with a difference a dark tale where writer-director Ken Kwek takes an almighty swipe at some common ills facing society, including (but not limited to) property scams, problem gambling and loan sharking, clergymen
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        552 28  -  By Geoffrey Eu A CHUBBY village policeman and an elderly pig breeder are reluctant allies on the trail of a serial rapist in North by Northeast, a deceptively slow but smart, witty and perfectly absorbing thriller that captures the pulse of village life in China soon after
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        Lock icon Scooting with the times
        880 29  -  Electric scooter enthusiasts hope LTA will relax its regulations on the public use of the environment-friendly vehicle. BY AVANTI NIM avantin@sph.com.sg NOT a fan of driving in peak-hour traffic or being stuck in the MRT with other disgruntled commuters? Don’t sweat it. Personal mobility devices (PMDs)
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          Lock icon ALTERNATIVE GEMS
          372 29  -  INDIE FILMS SCUM Cinema and The Singapore Chinese Film Festival By Dylan Tan FANS of alternative cinema are in for a treat in the coming weeks with cinephile collective, the Society for Cult and Underground Movies aka SCUM, presenting yet another overlooked gem at their upcoming monthly screening
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          Lock icon Glenfarctas whiskey Dinner
          217 29  -  DINING By Tay Suan Chiang FOR one night only, the Bar Billard Room is hosting a four-course whiskey dinner with George S Grant, the ambassador of the award-winning Glenfarclas distillery famed for its single highland malt Scotch whiskies. Mr Grant is the sixth generation running the family-owned
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          214 29  - Crown Bakery Cafe DINING By Tay Suan Chiang FOR years, Far East Flora beautified homes with its range of plants and flowers. Now, they’ve cast their eyes on your stomach as well. Their soon-to-open Crown Bakery and Café is a collaboration with famed Japanese bakery Signifiant Signifie, which has outlets
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          171 29 EVENTS LIFESTYLE magazine ICON marked its 10th anniversary on Wednesday night with the annual ICON Ball at the Shangri-La Hotel, hosting more than 400 guests from Singapore’s high-society ranks. The formal dress affair saw guests wining and dining, as singer Nathan Hartono entertained. They also enjoyed a front-row
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          209 29  -  CRAFT By Cheah Ui-Hoon SINGAPORE ceramicist Steven Low will hold ceramic workshops for the public starting this weekend. The highlight is his collaboration with French artist Christine Waxweiler on personal dining ware (a bowl, a main serving plate, a dessert plate and a spoon) as part of the
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        Lock icon AAF ups its game with new director
        1127 30  -  With new head Alan Koh, Affordable Art Fair is set to bring art collecting to an even wider audience even if some seasoned collectors sniff at the term “affordable”. BY HELM I YUSOF VISUAL ARTS BY HELMI YUSOF helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT SO what do
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        657 30  -  By Cheah Ui-Hoon uihoon@sph.com.sg THERE are some paintings an artist just can’t rush through, and in Tung Yue Nang’s case, that would be a detailed still life. He might be painting Chinatown and landscapes by freehand and on site, but when painting his Peranakan series,
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        728 32  -  Director Braham Murray gives his take on Prospero, the central character in the Bard’s last play, The Tempest. BY CHEAH UI-HOON PLAY BY CHEAH UI-HOON uihoon@sph.com.sg THE plot of The Tempest might be about a marooned duke plotting his way out of an island back into
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        Lock icon Champagne can be an anytime drink!
        1259 31  -  They go well with oysters or any Singapore shellfish. And a 2003 New Zealand Pinot Noir is a substitute for pricey Burgundian Pinots. BY NK YONG BY NK YONG CHAMPAGNE is a wine. Despite it having been around for as long as any other
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        521 31 THEATRE REVIEWS uihoon@sph.com.sg By cheah Ui-Hoon WILD Rice’s Public Enemy is as political-ly-charged as it sets out to be, with its dramatised behind-the-scenes look of what can happen when one man goes against the system, with the play transcending black and white interpretations of right and
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        Lock icon The weight of a heartbreak
        464 31  -  By Helmi Yusof helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT AN exquisite sensuality suffuses every inch of The Weight Of Silk On Skin, Huzir Sulaiman’s award-winning monologue about an ageing playboy. The backdrop is a large walk-in wardrobe with expensive shirts and shoes. A lounge chair rests on one side,
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        Lock icon S’pore education is no child’s play
        298 31  -  By Helmi Yusof helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT IT takes a village to raise a child. But when that village is Singapore’s education system, should you be worried? Faith Ng’s poignant new play replies with a “yes”. Ng, one of Singapore’s best playwrights, has never been one
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      272 32 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 5 First chess player attending match in formal evening dress (5,3) 8 Ape straddling an awning (6) 10 Soldier who carries the Colours in gen’s misleading (6) 11 Liking page with charm (8) 12 Fail to win card game become exasperated (4,8) 15 Bridge player held in
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