The Business Times, 8 May 2015

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    25 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, May 8, 2015G
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    222 1 US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said that stock prices were “quite high”, stronger language than she had used previously. TOP STORIES 2 when it comes to buying insurance, consumers still prefer seeking financial advice to buying direct purchase plans even they mean lower premiums.TOP STORIES 4 Add
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    27 1 Thursday Change STI 3,432.78 -27.01 KL COMP 1,805.10 -15.87 NIKKEI 225 19,291.99 -239.64 HANG SENG 27,289.97 -350.94 SHENZHEN B 1,423.01 -13.81 DOW (noon EDT) 17,910.75 +68.77
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    Lock icon Insurance portal raises transparency, pushes insurers to be competitive
    652 1  -  Just a month in, at least one insurer has re-priced some of its products listed in portal site compareFIRST By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore A MONTH after the launch of a one-stop web aggregator that lets consumers compare life insurance
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    Lock icon IMF: Asia-Pac to be world’s growth hub despite China drag
    932 1  -  By Chuang Peck Ming peckming@sph.com.sg @PeckmingBT Singapore THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects slower economic growth in China to drag Singapore’s 2015 growth down “modestly” to below the 3.0 per cent the IMF had earlier projected. Singapore’s on-going economic restructuring
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      97 1 Hill 8 '*****1 *****4 A BUMPER YEAR SO FAR Local music amps it up LIFESTYLE 34 DISTINCTIVE TASTE PROFILES Heady trove from the Rhone Valley WINE 31 HOCK LOCK SIEW SGX’s MTP: painful but necessary COMPANIES MARKETS 6 PROPERTY HDB resale prices ease less in mature areas real estate /17
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      31 1 Uptake of new direct-purchase insurance plans still low, Page 4 Alarm louder as Morgan Stanley ends bullish bet, Page 5 IPO exuberance could cause sustained rout in China’s market, Page 5
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Yellen: Stock prices ‘quite high’
      561 2 Fed chief says volatility of financial markets could rise when the benchmark interest rate is raised NYT Washington JANET Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, said on Wednesday that stock prices were “quite high”, stronger language than she had used previously. Ms Yellen reiterated the Fed’s
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      Lock icon Markets seek protection amid uncertainty over UK polls result
      711 2 REUTERS AFP London THE cost of protection against overnight swings in the British pound jumped to its highest in five years on Thursday as Britons headed to vote in the most unpredictable general election for decades. And while a rise in
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      Lock icon Uptake of new direct-purchase insurance plans still low
      608 4  -  Singapore’s life insurance industry records marginal fall in weighted new business premiums By Fiona Lam fionalam@sph.com.sg Singapore WHEN it comes to buying insurance, consumers still prefer seeking financial advice to buying direct-purchase plans even if direct-purchase plans mean lower premiums, since neither
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      Lock icon Evonik unveils expanded oil additives plant on Jurong Island
      598 4  -  By Chan Yi Wen yiwenc@sph.com.sg @ChanYiWenBT Singapore GERMAN specialty chemicals company Evonik Industries, which produces oil additives for the global lubricant, fuel and refinery process markets, on Thursday unveiled its expanded oil additives plant in Singapore. Plans to expand the Jurong
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      Lock icon Pilgrims Fund says it has acquired plot of prime 1MDB land for development
      603 4  -  By Pauline Ng btworld@sph.com.sg Kuala Lumpur A DECISION by Malaysia’s Tabung Haji (TH) or Pilgrims Fund to acquire a plot of land in Kuala Lumpur’s Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) for RM188.5 million has raised concerns that govern-ment-owned
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      Lock icon Indonesian energy minister seeks to rejoin Opec
      389 4 REUTERS Jakarta INDONESIA’S energy minister said on Thursday he would ask for President Joko Widodo’s approval for the country to rejoin Opec seven years after leaving the oil exporters’ group. Indonesia was the only Asian member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
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      Lock icon Alarm louder as Morgan Stanley ends bullish bet
      852 5 BNP Paribas also sells HK-listed Chinese shares on concern about ballooning mainland margin debt CHINA STOCK BUBBLE? BLOOMBERG Hong Kong ADD Morgan Stanley and BNP Paribas Investment Partners to the list of forecasters sounding an alarm about China’s stock market. Jonathan Garner,
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      Lock icon IPO exuberance could cause sustained rout in China’s market
      400 5  -  By John Foley iKS REUTERS BREAKINGV1EWS Beijing THE 6 per cent dip in Shanghai stocks over just three days could be the end of a 10-month bull market. More likely, speculation is changing form, and the exuberance is being diverted into
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      30 5 3If you're looking to buy or rent an HDB apartment, turn to the Print Classified Properties section. To advertise, call the Print Classified Hotline: 1800-289 9988. Need a room flat?
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Sembcorp’s Q1 earnings fall on thinner energy business profits
      467 6  -  Double whammy for group as crude oil price slump takes toll on utilities and marine segments By Melissa Tan melissat@sph.com.sg @MelissaTanBT Singapore THINNER profits for its energy business dimmed first-quarter earnings for utilities firm Sembcorp Industries, which told a briefing on
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      Lock icon Wilmar’s Q1 profit up 49% at US$241.2m
      540 6  -  By Chan Yi Wen yiwenc@sph.com.sg @ChanYiWenBT Singapore LIFTED by improved crushing margins, better performing consumer products and the absence of foreign exchange losses, agribusiness group Wilmar International’s net profit for its first quarter ended March 31, 2015, jumped 49.1 per cent to US$241.2
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      Lock icon SGX’s minimum trading price: painful but necessary
      694 6  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW BY R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT EVEN though it has been more than a year since the Singapore Exchange (SGX) proposed the introduction of a minimum trading price (MTP) of S$0.20 for stocks to remain listed on the mainboard, and even
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      Lock icon OUE Hospitality Trust’s Q1 DPS down 4.2%
      520 7  -  Distributable income falls 3.1% on weaker showing from Mandarin Orchard hotel By Fiona Lam fionalam@sph.com.sg Singapore OUE Hospitality Trust (OUE H-Trust) posted on Thursday a 3.1 per cent year-on-year fall in distributable income from S$22.1 million to S$21.4 million for the first quarter
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      Lock icon Lippo Malls Q1 DPU grows 16.2% with boost from new mall
      401 7  -  By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore LIPPO Malls Indonesia Retail Trust’s first-quarter distribution per unit (DPU) rose 16.2 per cent to 0.79 Singapore cent as it enjoyed a full quarter of contribution from a Jakarta shopping centre. Distributable income
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    • CORPORATE DIGEST
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        Lock icon Tiong Woon Corp Holdings
        125 7 TIONG Woon Corp Holding's third-quarter net profit fell 41 per cent to S$2.3 million, or 0.49 Singapore cent per share, amid a slowdown in the heavy lift and haulage business, the heavy lift specialist announced on Thursday. For the nine months to March, net profit fell
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        126 7 BONVESTS Holdings' first-quarter net profit increased 5 per cent to S$7.9 million, or 1.954 Singapore cents per share, as most key business units posted better sales, the developer said on Thursday. The stock closed at S$1.33 on Thursday before the results were announced. Profit from the industrial division
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        114 7 IREIT Global hit its first-quarter distribution per unit indication of 1.04 euro cents as distributable income just missed its own forecast by 0.6 per cent, the real estate investment trust (Reit) that holds German office assets announced on Thursday. On a Singapore-dollar basis, distribution per unit is 1.61
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        Lock icon Li Heng Chemical Fibre Technologies
        50 7 LI HENG Chemical Fibre Technologies expects to report a first-quarter net loss on May 12 due to weak market demand and squeezed margins, the nylon yarn maker said on Thursday. Li Heng's shares closed flat at 14 Singapore cents on Thursday before the profit warning.
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      Lock icon Fragrance Q1 profit falls due to fewer projects
      464 7  -  By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT Singapore FEWER ongoing development projects and lower rental income from investment properties due to asset enhancement work at one of its properties led to Fragrance Group posting a 32.2 per cent drop in firstquarter net profit. The
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      Lock icon STI suffers fourth consecutive loss
      760 8  -  Banks provide the main drag as the index falls 27 points, taking it below 3,450 for the first time since end-March STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT THE Straits Times Index (STI) on Thursday fell 27.01 points to 3,432.78, a fourth consecutive loss that took
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      307 8 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 245 unch 245/243 271 219 6 6195.5 CapitaLand 360 xd -16 365/359 379 293 13.2 2.5 *****.9 CapitaMall Trust 214 -2 215/209 228 188.5 5.1 7425.2 CityDev 1028 -18 1047/1025 1095 915
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      33 8 VOLUME Federal Int 78,539,900 SinoConstruction 62,611,800 MDR 49,385,700 Noble 42,597,100 IHC 41,645,200 Market volume 1,635,748,000 VALUE Singtel 62,949,892 UOB 58,341,992 DBS Grp 58,221,327 CapitaLand 56,216,738 OCBC Bank 54,669,731 Market value 1,127,432,000
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      Lock icon SGX ETFs
      111 8 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap UETF SSE50China 289 -5 286 293/288 318/140 288/289 90.3 STI ETF 346 -4 275 349/346 355/319 346/347 DBXT CSI300 US$ US1218 -29 223 1240/1213 1325/615 1215/1218 IS MS India US$ US709 -13 80 722/709 1000/636 709/712
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      Lock icon OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      77 8 May 7 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -580.00 -115.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -218.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -58.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 783.75 -7.49 FTSE ST Small Cap 491.36 -7.01 FTSE ST All Share 823.59 -7.01 FTSE ST China Top 207.09 -2.88 FTSE ST China 242.46 -3.58 FTSE
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      35 8 STI FTSE ST All-Share ftse ST All-Share index May 7,2015 823.59 -7.01 (-0.84%) Current streak 4 days Day high 827.76 Day low 822.38 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 8 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE index May 6,2015 1,911.03 +11.20 (+0.59%) Current streak 1 day Day high 1,914.47 Day low 1,895.29 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 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 5 7 4 0 0 0 5 7 4 Manufacturing 34 67 38 3 14 12 37 81 50 Commerce 13 28 20 0 8 7 13 36 27 Tpt/Stor/Comms 6 27 8
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      121 8 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 18,891 18,891 75,723 75,723 Manufacturing 168,768 50,909 219,677 108,009 4,776 112,785 Commerce 167,503 73,577 241,080 88,678 3,342 92,019 Tpt/Stor/Comms 124,192 250 124,442 171,824 18 171,842 Finance 44,733 139 44,872 210,298 27 210,325 Construction 78,781 11,212
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      Lock icon GAINERS
      77 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low Lyxor Europe US$ 1509 13.3 0.7 1678/1338 SGX 848 11.0 1.3 867/680 IS ASIA HYG S$D 1431 8.0 0.6 1477/1343 Lyxor AsiaRE US$ 1094 8.0 0.6 1114/887 Venture Corp 789 7.0 0.9 867/716 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low TEE Intl W*****6 3
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      75 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low DBXT Nifty US$ ***** -598.5 -3.4 *****/***** DBXT MSAsExJp US$ 3854 -238.1 -4.4 4064/3048 GLD US$ ***** -134.3 -0.9 *****/***** DBXT MSKorea US$ 5955 -126.4 -1.6 6735/5484 JMH USD 6060 -123.7 -1.5 6788/5700 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low GlobalYellow W*****5 0.1 -50.0
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      80 8 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Infinio 8,300.0 0.002 -0.001 -33.33 China Hongcheng^ 3.1 0.012 +0.005 +71.43 Chinese Global 130.0 0.007 -0.005 -41.67 Linc Energy 18,491.5 0.215 -0.060 -21.82 ChinaKundaTech^ 648.0 0.032 +0.003 +10.35 Pavillon 423.0 0.085 +0.010 +13.33 Ouhua Energy^ 274.3 0.028 +0.007 +33.33 Asian Micro 286.0 0.016 -0.002 -11.11
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ TAKE
      476 8  -  Petra Foods Sell May 7 close: S$3.60 Fair value: S$3.61 OCBC Investment Research, May 7 Petra Foods’ Q115 revenue was down 13.5 per cent year-on-year to US$106.2 million and formed 20 per cent of our FY15 forecast. Patmi stood at US$7.7 million, which was 42.8 per cent lower
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      10 8 DATA I 9.30 pm (May 8) US Unemployment Rate
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      Lock icon Euro slips from 10-week peak as German yields retreat
      432 9 CURRENCIES REUTERS London THE euro fell from a 10-week peak against the US dollar on Thursday, tracking benchmark German bund yields as they retreated from a 5½-month high on a choppy day of trading. As Britons voted in the most uncertain
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    • FOREX RATES
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        Lock icon HANG SENG
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
        471 9 May 7 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.959 4.935 0.700 6.164 50.999 104.423 0.949 8.666 2.863 1.062 80.879 35.544 1.058 9.618 0.726 24.449 26.644 0.523 0.795 Canada 1.042 5.143
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 9 May 7 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0572 1.0579 0.7948 0.7952 Canadian dollar 1.1021 1.1024 0.8286 0.8286 Euro 1.5111 1.5120 1.1361 1.1365 NZ dollar 0.9954 0.9963 0.7484 0.7489 Sterling pound 2.0229 2.0243 1.5209 1.5216
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        22 9 May 7 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3309 1.3314 2-months 1.3319 1.3324 3-months 1.3322 1.3329 6-months 1.3351 1.3360 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        209 9 May 7 Most active Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left KepCorp MB eCW*****1 8.8 -0.5 4709 0.2 930 4 OCBC Bk MB eCW*****3 7.1 -0.7 3930 0.2 1120 6 Rowsley Ltd W*****3 3.4 unch 3781 1 18
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        373 9 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr May 6 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1336.1 -0.3 4.7 -0.6 3.7 0.1 3.9 EAFE Preliminary 1083.3 -0.4 9.8 -0.2 7.5 0.6 7.7 Europe Preliminary 1511.4 -0.3 9.4
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        413 9 May 7 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.99 *****.99 *****.75 May15 *****.00 *****.50 *****.00 *****.00 *****1 *****8 Jun15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.50 *****.50 5255 7259 NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.46 *****.08 *****.85 Jun15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****0 Sep15
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    • BANK RATES
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        154 9 May 7 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.10 0.05 1-month 0.75 0.625 2-months 0.8125 0.6875 3-months 0.875 0.75 Overnight mode: 0.75 US$ 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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        36 9 May 7 1 mth 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 12 mths 1.***** SWAP Offer rates 1 mth 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 1.***** SOUTCBC THOMSON RBLKBTS
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        69 9 May 7 May 7 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0Z 2.375 01-Apr-17 102.23 102.28 102.28 5-Year N*****0H 1.625 01-Oct-19 99.47 10-Year NY*****H 3.000 01-Sep-24 104.3 105.03 104.40 15-Year NY*****E 2.875 01-Jul-29 101.88 102.70 101.90 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 106.66
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        193 9 May-6 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural May-6 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 990.50 -3.00 -0.30% 14/05/2015 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 32.75 -0.13 -0.40% 14/05/2015 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 475.75 11.75 2.53% 14/05/2014 May-6 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 1989.00 -13.00 -0.65% 13/05/2015 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1692.00 -43.00 -2.48%
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        Lock icon PALM OIL
        57 9 May 7 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position May 15 2153.0 2156.0 2163.0 2152.0 93 842 Jun 15 2170.0 2179.0 2184.0 2169.0 2518 ***** Jul 15 2167.0 2173.0 2179.0 2161.0 ***** ***** Aug 15 2169.0 2172.0
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      Lock icon FJ Benjamin posts wider net loss in Q3
      460 10  -  By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore RETAIL and lifestyle group FJ Benjamin Holdings saw its net loss for the third quarter ended March 31, 2015, widen from S$4.87 million a year ago to S$6.98 million, as revenue fell on the back of
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      Lock icon F&N Q2 net slips amid bittersweet growth in beer
      446 10  -  Profit from continuing operations and before exceptional items is S$25.7m By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore FRASER and Neave’s (F&N) sec-ond-quarter comparable profit slipped 1.5 percent before exceptional items despite a bubbly beer business, the food and beverage company announced on
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      Lock icon 20 S’pore-listed firms in Forbes’ Global 2000
      459 10  -  By Prisca Ang prisang@sph.com.sg Singapore TWENTY Singapore-listed companies have made it to the list of Forbes’ latest Global 2000, a ranking of the world’s biggest public companies using a composite score based on revenues, profits, assets and market value. The 20 companies include
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  • BANKING & FINANCE
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      Lock icon National Australia Bank unveils rights issue
      585 11 It will offer 194m new shares, raising A$5.5b as it boosts capital ahead of rule changes BLOOMBERG Sydney NATIONAL Australia Bank Ltd (NAB) said that it plans to raise A$5.5 billion (S$5.8 billion) in the country’s biggest ever rights issue, as the lender boosts
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      Lock icon London credit analysts quit banks to move to fund managers
      682 11 universe of bonds they hold.” BLOOMBERG London THEY are the ideas men, pitching strategies to colleagues on London trading desks at banks from Citigroup Inc to Morgan Stanley. Now, they are leaving in droves to join investment firms. At least
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      Lock icon High-speed trader Virtu eyes China
      419 11 BLOOMBERG New York VIRTU Financial Inc, one of the world’s biggest high-speed trading firms, wants to set up shop in China. Virtu, which uses automated market-making strategies to buy and sell everything from stocks to currencies and commodities, is in the early stages of that
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      1414 11 A French Corporation founded in 1864 Head Office: 29, Boulevard Haussmann-***** Paris France BOARD OF DIRECTORS (at January 1, 2015) CHAIRMAN AND CEO: Frédéric OUDÉA FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN: Anthony WYAND SECOND VICE-CHAIRMAN: Lorenzo Bini SMAGHI DIRECTORS: Robert CASTAIGNE Kyra HAZOU Nathalie RACHOU France HOUSSAYE Michel CICUREL Jean-Bernard LÉVY Alexandra SCHAAPVELD Béatrice
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  • ENERGY & COMMODITIES
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      759 12 These govt-linked entities are taking a long-term view and using the global downturn to squeeze suppliers and grab market share BLOOMBERG London AS the oil industry tightens its belt after the worst price slump in a generation, the
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      546 12 BLOOMBERG Hanoi COFFEE farmer Bui Van Trong is planning to switch as much as 15 per cent of his five-acre farm to pepper after prices more than tripled in five years. “When I have profit from it, I’ll be less worried by
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      351 12 It sticks to iron ore plans despite price dip REUTERS Perth RIO Tinto vowed to continue producing iron ore at full tilt, despite a 55 per cent plunge in prices since the start of last year, underpinned by its forecast that China’s steel demand
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  • TECHNOLOGY
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      548 13 But developers are bound by exacting set of standards set by Apple WP Cupertino, California APPLE on Tuesday said that it will let outside companies design bands for the Apple Watch. But to get the official stamp of approval you’ll need
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      Lock icon Samsung begins construction of US$14.3b chip plant
      301 13 AFP Seoul SAMSUNG kicked off on Thursday the construction of a new chip plant to help fuel growth as smartphone sales slow, saying it would invest 15.6 trillion won (S$ 19 billion) until production begins in 2017. The South Korean electronics giant, which
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      Lock icon Telecity, Interxion deal in doubt as Equinix weighs in
      265 13 REUTERS London BRITISH data centre provider Telecity Group plc said it had decided to enter into takeover talks with Equinix Inc, throwing into doubt a US$2.2 billion all-share deal to buy Interxion Holding NV agreed almost three months ago. Telecity, which
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      Lock icon An app that can self-destruct your email messages
      368 13 AFP Las Vegas A STARTUP company wants to make your emails vanish forever but in a good way. Confidential CC, has created an application that lets people send self-destructing messages from whatever email accounts they fancy. Unlike rival apps dedicated to sending
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      2403 13 The Business Times NOTICES i IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF LANDSCAPE RESOURCES PTE. LTD. (INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE) COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: *****1407R Notice of Resolution for Member’s Voluntary Winding Up (Pursuant to Section 290) At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Landscape Resources
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      257 14 11 ■V -iJCf W 4 1? ORRI s' IS -f 3^ 7 *> m> m > k U X f r Jf >s fUr s ll S\NG Featuring Lang Lang and Apl.de.ap A MEGA CONCERT CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SINGAPORE MUSIC 7 AUGUST 2015, 7.30PM, NATIONAL STADIUM TICKETS ON SALE
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  • CONSUMER
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      511 15 4,500 jobs to go as earnings from operations fall 4.9% on falling oil price, taking cuts since Dec to 13,100 BLOOMBERG Munich SIEMENS AG, Europe’s largest engineering company, will cut another 4,500 jobs after second-quarter profit fell more than analysts estimated, burdened
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      428 15 BLOOMBERG New York THE world’s biggest companies are in a race against the clock. Apple Inc, the most valuable company on the planet, and Royal Dutch Shell are raising cash in the US bond market, taking what may be one of the last chances
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      Lock icon Pharma firm Alexion to buy peer Synageva
      435 15 REUTERS Paris ALEXION Pharmaceuticals Inc on Wednesday said it agreed to buy Synageva BioPharma Corp for US$8.4 billion, more than twice its market value, to expand its offering of potentially high-priced medicines for rare diseases. Alexion’s willingness to pay an eye-popping premium for
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      Lock icon Alcatel-Lucent defends Nokia deal as it weathers US slowdown
      330 15 REUTERS Paris TELECOM equipment maker Alca-tel-Lucent, which is set to be bought by larger rival Nokia, improved profit margins in the first quarter despite a marked sales slowdown in its biggest market, the United States. Although it reported a net loss,
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      3332 15 The Business Times NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email nolices@sph.conn.sg www.sphclass.com.sg/notices IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF THE STRAITS SUGAR COMPANY PTE. LTD. (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) CO. REG. NO. *****6038M NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Lock icon HDB resale prices ease less in mature areas
      810 17 SRX flash estimate for April also shows that the volume of HDB resale flat transactions was the highest in two years Singapore SRX Property’s April flash estimate showed that overall resale prices of Housing Development Board flats have eased 6 per cent
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      470 17  -  By Elizabeth Mak eamak@sph.com.sg Singapore SUNRAY Woodcraft Construction, a local interior fit-out SME, officially opened its integrated headquarters in Sungei Kadut on Thursday, in conjunction with its 28th anniversary. The 181,000 square feet compound houses the company’s office, showrooms, warehouse, worker’s dormitory
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      Lock icon Re-tender called for temple, columbarium site in Sengkang
      225 18 STRAITS TIMES ONLINE Singapore THE Ministry of National Development (MND) has terminated the tender awarded to Eternal Pure Land (EPL) for the development of a Chinese temple and columbarium at a site in Fernvale Link at Sengkang. The ministry said in a
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      148 18 BLOOMBERG Singapore INDIA eased rules to allow overseas investments in real estate investment trusts, bringing the country one step closer to as much as US$20 billion of listings. Reits will be allowed as an eligible financial instrument under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, the government
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      1206 18 A variety of methods are used to prevent theft; anything that can be slipped into a pocket or a bag is vulnerable WP Washington THE silver-plated Christofle knife rests glitter on the dining room table at the 2015 DC Design
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      Lock icon Proposed changes to Four Seasons prompt outcry
      959 19 Some architects and preservationists raise strong objections to planned design changes to famed restaurant; owner scales back part of proposal NYT New York WITH its sleek elegance and white marble pool of bubbling water, the Four Seasons restaurant in the landmark Seagram Building
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      610 17 Formula For Workplace Success: Dress Right, Influence Positively, Reach Out Optimally Who should attend: Managers, Directors, Business Owners, Sales Professionals and Executives. FULL-DAY WORKSHOPS Brain-Influencing Secrets To Trigger 'Yes' Responses In People In the past 10 years, scientific discoveries have uncovered new communication keys one can use to appeal to
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      686 18 $1.50psf $350psf ONWARDS PAYA UBI INDUSTRIAL PARK LEASE SALE 200 to 7,500 sq ft Own parking space (not inclusive in listed area) Tel: 9090 2222 Office: 53 Ubi Avenue 1 #01-11 D04 HOUSE FOR SALE SENTOSA Bungalow Sentosa 3½-Storey 8159 sqft, 6+1 ensuite, 2 living, Pool, Lift, Berth. Also for
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      587 19 29 Paya Lebar Road Paya Lebar Office Centre For Lease: 2 blocks of self-contained office available immediately Built-in area 500 11,000 sf. Single or Multi tenants 1 min to Paya Lebar MRT City Plaza Shopping Centre Ready w/light, aircon, water attached toilet Big Carpark YKI 6848 4666 D15 HOUSE FOR
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      1357 20  -  The secret to producing more with less is not longer hours but making happiness a way of life at work. By Kishore Mahbubani The writer is dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS, and author of The
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      260 20 BMW FOR SALE BMW 335I Coupe 9/2011 2 door,Twin Power Turbo, Facelift Edition. Best Deal in Town. $178,800. High Trade In. Low Interest Rate. 9112 6538 8126 7058 Classic BMW FOR SALE BMW 730Li 12/2011 730Li Sunroof. 1 Director owner. PML service with 1 year warranty. Auto blinds and tailgate.
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  • LUXURY LIVING
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      883 21  -  Get the inside take on current interior design and furniture trends. By Belinda Wan IT is the place you spend most of your time, when you are not at work or out and about. Home can be more than a shelter. Home can be an
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      553 22  -  Premium beds designed to provide comfort and luxury for sweet slumber. By Hafiz Rasid THE right bed or mattress matters when it comes to getting quality sleep. Sleep is priceless, especially if you are one of those who struggle with wakefulness at bedtime. The
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      Lock icon Make your bedroom a sleep haven
      265 23 Craving for sleep? Try out these tips for a good night’s rest. Place the bed away from windows Putting your bed next to the window invites bright sunshine in the morning and outdoors light sources at night. This interrupts your sleeping pattern, especially for
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      Lock icon The timeless beauty of wood
      152 24 Looking for classic pieces of furniture that can last a lifetime? Solid wood furniture is a good choice to consider. Whichever style of interior deco you choose for your home, wood is a good material to turn to when selecting your furniture. Wood furniture adds
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      Lock icon Making your wood furniture last
      216 24 Cleaning wood furniture the wrong way can damage the finish. Preserve your fine wood furniture with these pointers. Use a soft fibre cloth Remove dust by wiping with a soft cotton fibre cloth to avoid scratching the surface of the wood. When cleaning with soaps,
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      Lock icon Touch of elegance
      221 24  -  Handcrafted pieces to add style to your home. By Cheryl Chia QUALITY and evergreen wooden furniture can stand the test of time, especially if they are made from imperial quality wood. Once used by royal families of China for their furniture, the jinsi nanmu or Golden Thread
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      Lock icon Classic furniture with contemporary flair
      292 25  -  By Amanda Ng THE Meridiani brand of furniture was born out of a simple idea to design a home collection that was an interpretation of classic themes with a modern elegance. Designed by Andrea Parisio, who attended the European Design Institute in Milan and graduated
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      629 21 ADVERTORIAL Jthefurnituremall living as you like it 10TOH GUAM ROAD The Art of Perfect Repose WHAT DEFINES A GOOD MATTRESS A well-deserved night’s rest begins with a best-value investment of a good mattress which provides support, comfort and high quality. Conventional innerspring mattresses are usually the most common choices amongst
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      139 22 /> ;?>■; v>. -4 v, SIMMONS V O' I tv. Si: DIAMOND IS THE NEW BLACK Asm beautyrest www.simmons.com.sg/beautyrestblack facebook.com/sea.simmons BLACK DREAM IN BLACK™ The all-new Simmons® Beautyrest Black® marries luxury and technology to transform your everyday sleep into the extraordinary. Simmons® Beautyrest Black® is carefully crafted with attention to
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      86 23 The TEMPUR Zero G Prestige Bed System TEMPUR The Perfect Bed to complement your luxurious lifestyle The newest adjustable bed system from TEMPUR combines sleeping comfort and lifestyle functionality with an exquisite design. This exclusive bed system offers the perfect position for any activity and also the flexibility of multiple
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      245 24 @M£RONI YOUR DREAM HOME COMES TRUE fe><£$ fef> cS fc>C^ When Design becomes Fine Art M~ .< m M4 viE ST "r>— M r m s f&m******- 3s*M t tf > vw* UiSi6,'«..,., I, f£ 1 <w»in—m-—■ VIENA DINNING TABLE Use of the Babona veneer in the original wooden version
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  • OPINION
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      583 26 EDITORIAL THE tantalising prospect of a high-speed rail (HSR) slicing through the coast of the Malaysian peninsula from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore where Jurong East has been identified as the terminus came a step closer to reality this week. The
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      807 26  -  THE BOTTOM LINE By Simon Johnson T The writer is a professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and co-author of White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt and Why It Matters to You THE main financial risk facing the US today looks
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      1450 26  -  He believes the central bank’s monetary policy can make it happen, although sustained price rises haven’t quite happened yet, and the soft oil prices haven’t helped. BY ANTHONY ROWLEY BY ANTHONY ROWLEY Baku, Azerbaijan DOUBT, it would seem, is not something which enters the
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      917 27  -  COMMENTARY By Tan Tan Min Lan, Christopher Swann T Ms Tan is head, Apac investment office, and Mr Swann, director in the chief investment office, UBS Wealth Management THE tiny Mediterranean nation accounts for just 2 per cent of the eurozone
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        353 27  -  S Nallakaruppan THE Singapore Exchange’s Minimum Trading Price policy which is forcing mainboard-listed companies to consolidate their shares to remain listed on the mainboard is causing a lot of pain and distress to the companies as well as the long-suffering shareholders of
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        Lock icon MTP is necessary to push companies to do better
        497 27  -  Vincent Khoo IT is not true that the minimum trading price (MTP) for Singapore Exchange mainboard shares works to the detriment of penny stock issuers and retail investors. (Minimum trading price rule seen working against share issuers, investors, BT, May 6.)
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      1157 27  -  Indonesia’s recent execution of drug traffickers and slashing of fuel subsidies have borne this out.BY LINDA LIM AND HUI YEW FOONG out.BY LINDA LIM, HUI YEW FOONG T Prof Lim is professor of strategy at the Ross School of Business, and former director of
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  • TRANSPORT
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      820 28 Munich Airport boasts that it has become ‘Europe’s first five-star airport’ NYT New York AS major airports around the world scramble to brand themselves as luxury entities rather than mere transportation centres, some have adopted a star-ranking system, like hotels.
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      437 28 BLOOMBERG Madrid DEUTSCHE Lufthansa is offering hybrid bonds for the first time as Germany’s biggest airline seeks to boost its credit rating. Lufthansa held a call with investors on Wednesday for a possible sale of securities combining elements of debt and
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      1942 29 MONTREAL 10 120 29/7 30/7 4/8 MONTREAL 10 120 29/7 30/7 4/8 EASTERN CAR LINER, LTD SPECIALIZE IN RORO HEAVY LIFT INTRA-ASIA SERVICE VOY Ramp(KT) Lifting(KT) SIN PKL KUC MUA KK JKT ADMIRE CORAL 78 60 14/5 15/5 18/5 DREAM JASMINE 13 100 19/5 20/5 19/5 MALAYSIA STAR
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      227 28 MASTERCLASS SERIES: ACHIEVE A BREAKTHROUGH IN YOUR SALES PERFORMANCE I I I Everyone, including YOU, can do well in sales with the RIGHT STRATEGY! Join us as our speaker, Jensen Siaw, a motivational speaker and performance breakthrough coach shares through a highly engaging and dynamic coaching session to augment your
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      105 29 Experienced ship maintenance services wanted. Can they find your services here in the Shipping Times? TO ADVERTISE, CALL JOE WONG AT 9620 1327 THBBLSINKSS TIMES Shipping times Make A Splash In The Maritime World Via s^Smaritime.coM Ahoy there! If you are in a business pertaining to any sector of the
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      74 31 2" V I N U M FINE WINES vinum Fine wines Celebrates 20 th Anniversary 20 Old world Wines at $20' EACH UP TO 70% DISCOUNT *A minimum purchase of 1 2 bottles, or the equivalent, is required. Offer ends 1 6 th May 201 5. BORDEAUX, BURGUNDY, LANGUEDOC, LOIRE,
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      343 32 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Annoyed Britain had turned? (7,3) 6 Advantage given by most of soft luxurious fabric (4) 10 Bored FBI agent, dupe at heart? (3,2) 11 Specially planned meals if in later stage of competition (9) 12 Artist’s record held by criminal courts (8) 13 Give up the
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      Lock icon LOCAL MUSIC AMPS IT UP
      817 34 It’s been a bumper year for local music as the likes of Hanging Up The Moon, Riot !n Magenta, Caracal, In Each Hand A Cutlass, The Psalms, Victor Low just to name a few have all released impressive new albums and EPs over the impressive
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      Lock icon Singapore’s soul sista goes East
      591 34 DESPITE studying Higher Chinese in secondary school, Sarah Cheng De-Winne never realised there was a Mando-pop star inside her until a friend told the R&B-soul-jazz diva, who broke into the scene in 2010 with her critically acclaimed debut English EP Let’s Pretend, that she had
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      Lock icon Local composer brings a one-man orchestra to life
      463 33 DEBUT efforts don’t get any bigger than Illumine Symphony’s Life, a full-blown orchestra recording put together by just one man composer Melvyn Tan. An audio engineer by profession, the concept album consists of 10 tracks and also features modern instruments such as
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        807 30  -  This year sees a bigger, better Voilah! festival of French arts, culture and innovation. BY AVANTI NIM BY AVANTI NIM avantin@sph.com.sg AFTER a three year absence, French festival Voilah! is back this time with the aim to flood Singapore with as much joie de vivre as it commemorates
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          309 30  -  By Rachel Loi GOURMET JAPAN 2015 Till May 31 Tel: 6319-2153 www.gourmet-japan.com IF YOU’RE a fan of Japanese cuisine and haven’t gotten your tickets to this year’s Gourmet Japan 2015 yet, don’t fret there’s still time. The six-week-long festival continues till the end of this
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          188 30  - Rush Crush Tent Sale SHOPPING By Tay Suan Chiang AS any true Singaporean would know, when the words “rush and crush” come together, it signals something good, and worth rushing and crushing the competition out of the way for. But we jest. Rush Crush is a two-day tent sale that
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          Lock icon Le Corsaire by the English National Ballet
          177 30  -  DANCE By Helmi Yusof MADE famous in the 19th century by the legendary Marius Petipa for the Mariinsky Theatre, Le Corsaire is a very accessible and enjoyable ballet. In this production by the well-re-garded English National Ballet, the romantic story of a swashbuckling
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          246 30  -  DINING By Tay Suan Chiang MUM will definitely give her stamp of approval for TAO Seafood Asia’s Mother’s Day menu. After all, the dishes are the favourites of Mrs Lily Lee, wife of chef Lee Yong Kuon, who heads the kitchen. Chef Lee would often cook these
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          254 30  -  EUROPEAN UNION FILM FESTIVAL By Dylan Tan SINGAPORE’S oldest foreign movie event, the European Union Film Festival, returns for its 25th edition from next week. It will be the biggest to date with a total of 29 films from 29 European countries including Latvia, Malta and Serbia participating
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          177 30  -  LEPARK WEEKEND By Rachel Loi LOOKING for somewhere to “lepak” this weekend? Drop by at the People’s Park Complex rooftop in Chinatown and check out Come Lepark With Us. This two-day event combines a live music festival Getai Ethnica (tickets cost S$10 inclusive of a free
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    • WINE/ARTS
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        Lock icon Heady trove from the Rhone Valley
        942 31  -  Hermitage wines are revered for their distinctive taste profiles. WINE BY NK YONG THE current thirst for Burgundy seems to have reached the point where one is likely to ask, “What, another burg?”. Of late, while picking out wines for the table, I make
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        Lock icon NUS is new home of Prvacki sculpture
        692 31  -  By Cheah Ui-Hoon uihoon@sph.com.sg A PIECE of Sky by Romanian-born artist Delia Prvacki will find a home at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) campus after sitting for many years in her garden. Its exact location will be revealed later, says Ms Prvacki,
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    • ARTS
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        Lock icon Fatal flaws of political utopias
        779 32  -  The promises of various political ideologies have been broken and corrupted, a new Singapore Art Museum show posits. BY HELMI YUSOF helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT IN a darkened room in the Singapore Art Museum, a creepily realistic life-sized sculpture of Cuban leader Fidel Castro lies on his
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        Lock icon More a squall than a Tempest
        659 32  -  By Helmi Yusof helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT THIS year’s annual Shakespeare in the Park is, unfortunately, the weakest this reviewer has seen. Seldom have Shakespearean characters with so much magical powers appear so charmless and unmysterious. Did Prospero the magician break his staff and hurl it
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        Lock icon Communal bonding takes centre stage
        559 32  -  By Avanti Nim avantin@sph.com.sg THE time machine may not have been invented yet, but Quarters promises to take you back in time anyway. Set in 1975 Singapore over two days on August 8 and 9, the production aims to transport viewers back to the days
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        Lock icon War drama gone overboard
        530 33  -  Russell Crowe’s dramatic performance saves his directorial debut from running dry. MOVIES BY DYLAN TAN LEST anybody were to make you believe Aussies are a laid-back bunch with their beer-drinking, BBQ-loving, and beach-going lifestyle, trust Russell Crowe to come along and blow that stereotype out of
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        Lock icon Hold the spandex, love’s in the air
        559 33  -  By Geoffrey Eu SO now we know what superheroes do on their days off. Fresh from helping to save the world, Captain America discards the spandex suit and dons more conventional attire to take on a much trickier challenge –the type that involves
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        Lock icon Cheating Sons grows up on second album
        526 33 THERE are a couple of things that strike you when you hear a Cheating Sons record they sound like a band from a bygone era and their swampy brand of rock ‘n’ roll is multi-layered and mind-bending-ly addictive. It’s precisely these things that
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      27 34 ARTS SAM exh_ilgition "After_U_topia” examines life after political myths disintegrate 32 CITY BUZZ BT Lifestyle is giving away tickets to the Art of Japanese Cuisine Workshops so
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