The Business Times, 29 August 2008

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    36 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore 85 cents online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg a Singapore press holdings publication co regn no *****2868E mica (p) 197/08/2008 Friday, August 29,2008 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Friday, August 29,2008
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  • Article
    Lock icon Asian market fallout set to get far worse
    551 1  -  ANTHONY ROWLEY Property, stocks will be hit bad as foreign capital is pulled: symposium speakers By in Tokyo FALLOUT in Asian financial markets and institutions from the sub-prime crisis could become more serious now as foreign capital, from the US and other
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      43 1 1 COMP 1,070.46 +2.81 IIKKEI225 12,768.25 +15.29 IANG SENG 20,972.29 -492.43 SET INDEX 682.83 +6.84 JAKARTA COMP 2,144.85 +13.78 1ANILACOMP 2,655.75 +9.05 ;eoulcomp 1,474.15 -19.77 iHENZHEN B 375.02 +6.57 IUMBAI IND 14,048.34 -248.45 11.30AM EDT Cham )OW 11,642.56 +140.05 IAS DAI 2,401.04
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      Lock icon PRIME RATES
      29 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.72 HONG KONG 5.25 INDONESIA 15.906 TAIWAN 6.316 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.00 US 5.00 CANADA 4.75 SWITZERLAND 3.87 INDIA 13.75 Source:
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      37 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.414 (US$/S$ per 1.836 2.596 :URO (US$/S$/E) 1.476 2.087 'EN 109.00 77.10 3.381 2.391 IK$ 7.809 5.523 !AHT 34.06 24.09 lUPIAH 9,150 6,472 lENMINBI 6.829 4.830 INDIAN RUPEE 43.78 30.96 1.154 0.816
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    Lock icon BCA taps China as costs go through the roof
    778 1  -  ARTHUR SIM Construction industry can't cope with demand; tender price index shoots up By integrated resorts (IRs) are completed. Its forecast seems in line with RLB's projection for the Singapore TPI, which RLB expects to increase by 20 per cent for
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      98 1 ASEAN MINISTERS SPANISH WINE W^*m AVIATION BE INSPIRED I —I MEETING The old and Ipintial AirAsia Q2 profit Zap for daily inspiration. India FTA in the bag the new ill, tumbles Win a Zegna Sport PAGE 3 PAGE 25 ISSSI PAGE 14 i-Pod Jacket! PAGE 3 I—l As CEO, the
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Swissotel Merchant Court up for sale
      515 2  -  KALPANA RASHIWALA Clarke Quay hotel on the market for $330m-s3Bom By [SINGAPORE] After a holding period of barely two years, a fund managed by LaSalle Investment Management which bought Swissotel Merchant Court in the Clarke Quay area is putting the 476-room property up for
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      Lock icon Ho Ching is world's Bth most powerful woman
      613 2  -  CONRAD TAN Temasek CEO slips from No 3 last year, but still leads in Asia in Forbes list By [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings chief executive Ho Ching has been ranked the eighth most powerful woman in the world by Forbes, just behind US
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      Lock icon Sands wants to build a casino strip in India
      273 2 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Las Vegas Sands Corp, operator of Asia's biggest gambling resort, would consider spending US$l2 billion to build a strip of casinos in India similar to its project in Macau, chairman Sheldon Adelson said. "We would like to build
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    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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        Lock icon BCA taps China as building costs go through the roof
        57 2 WITH the cost of construction escalating to new highs, the Building and Construction Authority has flown missions to China in the hope of attracting construction companies to set up business here. A spokesman for BCA said: "A few Chinese contractors
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        Lock icon Swissotel Merchant Court up for sale
        84 2 AFTER a holding period of barely two years, a fund managed by LaSalle Investment Management which bought Swissotel Merchant Court in the Clarke Quay area is putting the 476-room property up for sale. The indicative price is understood to be in the $700,000 to
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        Lock icon India FTA in the baa! Asean Wraps Australia, NZ talks
        85 2 AFTER nearly six long years of back-and-forth negotiations and missed deadlines, Asean has finally come to an agreement over a deal for free trade in goods with India. It was a landmark day for Asean yesterday as the 10-member grouping
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        Lock icon Equity firm 3i CVC eye F&N'S publishing arm
        79 2 PRIVATE equity firms 3i Group and CVC Capital are among the bidders for Fraser Neave's printing and publishing business, which may sell for at least US$4OO million, sources told Reuters yesterday. In June this year, F&N said Morgan Stanley had been hired
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        Lock icon Olam has a 'milestone year' With 54% riSe in earnings
        62 2 IN what it described as a "milestone year", supply chain manager of agricultural products 01am International yesterday reported net earnings of $167.7 million for the full year ended June 30, 2008 54 per cent up from the preceding financial year.
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        Lock icon Is ExxonMobil in fresh round Of expansion?
        82 2 EXXONMOBIL is apparently planning yet another refinery expansion or upgrading project in Singapore following its latest investment in a second petrochemical complex here estimated to cost over US$5 billion. Tenders have just been called by JTC Corporation for soil investigation at Ayer Chawan
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        Lock icon US banks securities firms face massive refinance bill
        90 2 MERRILL Lynch, Wachovia Corp, Lehman Brothers and the rest of the US finance industry are about to find out how expensive credit has become. Banks, securities firms and lenders have a record US$B7l billion of bonds maturing through 2009, according to JPMorgan
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        Lock icon Expansionary M'sian Budget on the cards
        51 2 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is expected to present an expansionary budget for 2009 today which could push the budget deficit of the federal government to above 4.5 per cent of gross domestic product making it the highest deficit since 2003. MALAYSIA/INDONESIA, PAGE
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        Lock icon AirAsia Q2 Profit down 95% On fuel Costs, foreX loss
        61 2 AIRASIA Bhd, South-east Asia's biggest discount airline, said second-quarter profit tumbled 95 per cent on higher fuel prices and a currency loss. Net income declined to RM9.4 million (553.9 million) from RMIBS million a year earlier, the airline said yesterday.
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      Lock icon India FTA in the bag; Aussie, NZ talks wrapped up
      724 3  -  LEE U-WEN ASEAN ECONOMIC MINISTERS MEETING Pact to be officially inked at Dec Asean Summit; boost trade by a third by 2010 By At a media conference yesterday on Day 3 of the Asean Economic Ministers Meeting here, India's Commerce
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Equity firms 3i, CVC eye F&N's publishing arm
      368 4  -  ANGELA TAN Unit, including Times Bookstores, worth at least USs4oom: sources By PRIVATE equity firms 3i Group and CVC Capital are among the bidders for Fraser Neave's printing and publishing business, which may sell for at least US$4OO million, sources told Reuters
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      Lock icon Olam has a 'milestone year' with 54% rise in earnings
      423 4  -  EMILYN YAP By IN what it described as a "milestone year", supply chain manager of agricultural products Olam International yesterday reported net earnings of $167.7 million for the full year ended June 30, 2008 54 per cent up from the
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      Lock icon Reject offer, Japan Land adviser urges
      501 4  -  LYNETTE KHOO BY JAPAN Land has urged its shareholders to reject the takeover offer by tycoon Oei Hong Leong, which valued the company at about $78 million. In its circular despatched to shareholders yesterday, Japan Land said its independent financial adviser (IFA), DMG Partners
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      Lock icon Singapore is battleground again for local banks
      629 4  -  SIOW LI SEN MAYBANK'S results for its financial year 2008 on Wednesday were hardly remarkable profit was down 8 per cent to RM2.93 billion (551.23 billion). But it is likely that bankers here must be reading the details with great interest as the
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      Lock icon Eu Yan Sang full-year net earnings dive 66%
      407 5  -  LYNETTE KHOO Restructuring charges, investment impairment, higher expenses cited By EU VAN Sang's net earnings slumped 66 per cent to $4.94 million for the full year ended June 30, after restructuring charges, investment impairment and higher operating expenses eroded gross profit gains.
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      Lock icon Ban Joo raising $23m; plans cable venture
      378 5  -  MELISSA YEO By LOSS-MAKING textile firm Ban Joo Company has entered into a conditional share placement deal to raise $23 million, which will allow it to enter into the submarine cable business. The proposed deal calls for Ban Joo to issue 2.3 billion
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      Lock icon Celestial sweetens soya product range
      375 5  -  JAMIE LEE By CELESTIAL Nutrifoods said yesterday that it would invest about 603 million yuan (*****.08 million) on new facilities in China to produce soya candies and protein milk as the company expands its health food and beverages product range. The company said that it
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      Lock icon Direct access to Eurex for UOBBF clients
      192 5  -  RACHEL SIM By UOB Bullion and Futures (UOBBF) yesterday announced its connection to Eurex Access Point, making it the first local brokerage admitted to the derivatives exchange. Clients will have direct access to the benchmark futures and options market for European derivatives, and
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      Lock icon At a glance
      211 7 Full year ended June 2008 3 months ended June 2008 NET PROFIT TURNOVER NET PROFIT TURNOVER CURRENT I PREVIOUS CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS (S$m) (Sim) %CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS CHNG (S$m) CURRENT I PREVIOUS %CHNG (S$m) 1 Olam 167.70 109.05 53.8 8111.91 5455.51 48.7 64.88 30.54 112.5 2382.24 1508.08
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon STATS ChipPAC in deal with Infineon
        30 7 STATS ChipPAC Ltd has agreed to make products based on Infineon's firstgeneration embedded Wafer-Level BaU Grid Array (eWLB) technology at its operation in Yishun
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        Lock icon Joint retail outlet for SPH, S'pore Pools
        44 7 SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) is collaborating with Singapore Pools to set up a joint retail outlet at Sim Lim Square. SPH's buzz pod, a new-generation newsstand, will offer lifestyle merchandise while Singapore Pools will offer lottery games.
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        Lock icon Raffles Edn to set up college in Yunnan
        55 7 RAFFLES Education Corporation Ltd has received approval from the Yunnan Province Education Bureau to set up a joint cooperative education project with Yunnan Nationalities University. The company will invest $621,000 in the new college over the next five years. The first intake
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        Lock icon LottVision senior execs buy 1m shares of firm
        72 7 TWO senior executives at LottVision yesterday acquired one million of the company's shares on the open market. Singapore Exchange filings yesterday showed that Dennis Li, LottVision's executive director and deputy chairman, bought 500,000 shares to raise his direct interest to 0.59 per
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      Lock icon C&O Pharma's Q4 net slips 4l% to HK$24.lm
      332 7  -  JAMIE LEE By C&O Pharmaceutical Technology Holdings has reported a 41 per cent slide in fiscal fourth quarter net profit to HK$24.l million (554.3 million), after the Chinese government went tough on off-the-counter sales of prescription drugs ahead of the Olympic Games
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      Lock icon Allco Reit gets BB long-term rating from S&P
      398 7  -  ANGELA TAN Agency also places rating on Credit Watch with positive implications By STANDARD Poor's Ratings Services yesterday said it has assigned its "BB" long-term corporate credit rating to Allco Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (Allco Reit). At the same time, it
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Optimists, pessimists and the market
      542 6  -  R SIVANITHY STOCKS One poser: does the broad market's firmness point to tapering-off in selling, or short-covering? YESTERDAY'S ad-vance-decline score, excluding warrants and Straits Times Index (STI) components, was 161-178, a surprisingly firm figure that optimists might interpret as suggesting that the selling may have
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      97 6 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 2 9 4 0 0 0 2 9 4 lanufacturini 44 51 65 52 60 74 Commerce 22 21 19 24 29 22 "pt/Stor/Comms 14 16 15 16 ■inance 13 11 11 13 11 12 instruction
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      116 6 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 15,888 15,888 106,024 106,024 lanufacturing 224,827 7,352 232,179 169,191 905 170,096 lommerce 55,200 7,171 62,371 77,317 1,671 78,989 )t/Stor/Comms 56,307 164 56,471 146,976 24 147,000 :i nance 16,713 158 16,871 148,563 11 148,574 lonstruction 23,993 4,175 28,168 2,548 144
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      102 6 lapitaLand 4.290 -0.110 lapitaMall 2.740 +0.010 jtyDev 10.220 -0.280 losco Corp 2.130 +0.030 IBS Grp 17.540 -0.200 :&N 4.230 +0.010 Sent Intl 0.505 IK Land 3.690 -0.020 ISH 15.380 -0.740 lardineC&C 17.280 -0.020 Ceppel Corp 9.900 -0.140 Ceppel Land 3.850 -0.010 IOL 2.230 +0.040 loble Grp
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      Lock icon BROKERS' TAKE
      947 6  -  CONRAD TAN HAZY skies ahead: We have revised our FY2009 earnings estimates and now expect them to be below FY2OOB figures, largely as a result of lower base maintenance volumes. This is due to the relaxation of maintenance schedules for the SIA fleet as per revised Civil Aviation
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      Lock icon Firm oil prices trim US$ gains again
      529 6  -  LARRY WEE CURRENCIES STUBBORNLY high oil prices translated into stronger commodity currencies and a slightly weaker US dollar yesterday, but the unpopular British pound bucked the trend. Ahead of next Monday's Labour Day break in the US, players reported nervous oil trading ahead
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
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      Lock icon OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      60 6 CLOSE BT OB/OS -960.00 -62.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -22.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -96.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 623.69 -5.35 FTSE ST Small Cap 510.36 -0.32 FTSE ST All Share 667.37 -3.57 FTSE ST China Top 325.15 -1.45 FTSE ST China 322.15 -0.94 UOB Catalist 116.84 +0.34
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      60 6 VOLUME Thai Beverage 26,144,000 JiutianC 24,944,000 Ferrochina 22,344,000 China Honqxinq 19,132,000 Noble Grp 18,855,000 CapitalanMßl_eCWo9o2o4 18,727,000 Golden Agri 15,183,000 Sing Tel 15,000,000 Capita Land 12,539,000 Wilmar 12,374,000 VALUE(S) Keppel Corp 88,554,160 Capita Land 54,706,510 Sing Tel 52,300,890 DBS Grp 45,610,620 Wilmar 44,973,550 UOB 36,516,200 Noble Grp 35,197,808
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      Lock icon RISES
      105 6 CLOSE UP 8220 19.8 0.2 GLD 10US$ Wilmar 371 17.0 4.8 CIMBAsean40 100US$ 787 11.3 1.0 S I A 1510 8.0 0.5 HLFin 322 7.0 2.2 Sini iTel 100 349 7.0 2.0 Sini lura Fin 152 7.0 4.: Sinomem Tech 40 6.0 17.6 WBL Con 485 6.0 1.3 Wheelock
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      Lock icon FALLS
      111 6 CLOSE DOWN 1538-104.5 -4.6 JSH JMH 2786 -90.4 -2.2 China H 10US$ 1481 -55.1 -2.i Cit' 1022 -28.0 -2.7 India Ni 10 1382 -22.0 -1.i UOBMBLJCW*****0 508 -22.0 -4.2 DBS Gri 1754 -20.0 -1.1 Kei MBUCW*****0 191 -17.0 -8.2 Te Land 555 -17.0 -3.0 OCBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 9802 -16.0
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      83 6 Wh lere S! stands Aug 28 CHNG CLOSE FRAug27 YR2008 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.4140 0.35 1.4542 1.3457 Euro 2.0906 -0.09 2.2064 2.0474 Pounds 2.6001 0.69 2.8431 2.5884® AS 1.2264 -0.27 1.3251 1.2075 Yen* 1.2970 0.55 1.4484 1.2619 Rill liah* 0.***** 0.19 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.1503 0.41 4.4299
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Is ExxonMobil in fresh round of expansion?
      475 8  -  RONNIE LIM JTC calls for soil investigation tenders at area next to its refinery By EXXONMOBIL, the world's largest oil company, is apparently planning yet another refinery expansion or upgrading project in Singapore following its latest investment in a second petrochemical complex here
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      Lock icon Sony opens first S-E Asia battery plant in Singapore
      376 8  -  WINSTON CHAI By SONY Corporation is packing more juice into its Singapore operations with the opening of its first lithi-um-ion battery plant in the country. The Japanese electronics giant's new Tuas facility was built at a cost of $150 million and
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      Lock icon Return on US investments in S'pore hits 34.8%
      854 8  -  CHUANG PECK MING Overall FDI return in 2006 averages an unchanged 20.5% By BAR the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands, the US scored the best returns on foreign direct investments in Singapore in 2006. This was despite US direct investments here slipping
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      Lock icon S'pore signs advisory pact with Dubai firm
      229 8 First job involves e-Health strategy and implementation THE Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) yesterday said it signed an Alliance Framework Agreement with The Consulting Office (TCO) of the Executive Council of Dubai. The agreement, which was signed in Dubai on Wednesday, will see the
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon More pocket money for school children
        57 8 STARTING next month, beneficiaries of the Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund will get bigger amounts to meet rising inflation. The National Council of Social Service said that primary school students would get $45 in monthly financial aid, up from $35, while secondary school
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        Lock icon S'pore and Libyan businesses hold talks
        46 8 TWELVE Singapore companies and nine Libyan government delegates and enterprises met at a roundtable event organised by International Enterprise Singapore yesterday. The session was part of a five-day visit to Singapore by Libyan National Economic Development Board director-general Mahmoud Gebril.
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      Lock icon More needs to be done to groom leaders
      321 8  -  EMILYN YAP By MOST executives in Singapore are neither impressed with leadership at the workplace nor with programmes to stretch their leadership capabilities, says a human resource (HR) survey. The situation is not specific to Singapore similar findings have also emerged globally.
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      Lock icon Gen Y wants more than just money at work
      152 8 A SURVEY by the Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI) has found what makes Generation V people tick at work. They are motivated by such factors as respect, independence and interesting work, rather than company policy or job security. "Employers have to
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      78 8 .—mm THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE Tenor Approximately 15 years Total Amount Allotted SGD 1,000,000,000 Amount Allotted to Non-Competitive Applications SGD 183,146,000 Of which allotted to MAS SGD 100,000,000 Total Amount Applied SGD 1,785,768,000 Coupon Rate 3.125% p.a. Cut-off Yield Price 3.45% p.a. and on Allotment 96.425% Average Yield Price
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon US banks, securities firms face massive refinance bill
      638 9 Bloomberg USsB7lb of bonds will mature through 2009 as yields hover at punitive levels [NEW YORK] MerriU Lynch, Wachovia Corp, Lehman Brothers and the rest of the US finance industry are about to find out how expensive credit has become. Banks, securities
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      Lock icon Data disparities pose British consumer conundrum
      467 9 Reuters Unpredictable weather and the holidays make data volatile [LONDON] House prices are tumbling, unemployment is rising and real incomes are being squeezed, yet Britons are still spending happily, if official figures are to be believed. The trouble is no one believes them. The
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      Lock icon US thrifts in record Q2 provisions for bad debt
      571 9 Reuters Regulator says they're only halfway through credit crisis [WASHINGTON] The US savings and loan industry has set aside a record US$l4 billion for bad debt provisions for the second quarter, amid predictions from its regulator that thrifts are only halfway
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      Lock icon ECB officials quell talk of near-term interest rate cut
      388 9 Reuters [FRANKFURT/BUENOS AIRES] European Central Bank policymakers on Wednesday doused speculation that slowing growth and lower oil prices would lead to lower interest rates anytime soon. ECB vice-president Lucas Papademos said that further rate rises could even be needed if stubbornly
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Expansionary M'sian Budget on the cards
      539 10  -  S JAYASANKARAN Economists see PM unveiling spending package of almost RM2OOb, a record By in Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is expected to present an expansionary budget for 2009 today which could push the budget deficit of the federal government to above
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      Lock icon Anwar sworn in, then leads walkout
      571 10 -AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was sworn into Parliament yesterday, only to stage a dramatic walkout hours later in a row over controversial DNA sampling legislation. Anwar won a seat in parliament by a landslide in a by-election this week in
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      Lock icon Indonesian president Megawati seen in tight race
      209 10 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his political rival, Megawati Sukarnoputri, are likely to be locked in a tight election race next year, a new poll showed yesterday. The survey, by Jakarta-based Taylor Nelson Sofres, showed 28 per cent would vote
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      597 11 -AFP Bad loans may rise as economy slows down in H2 and next year, warn analysts [BEIJING] China's banking sector, once considered the weakest link in the nation's economy, has had a spectacular first half, with one lender now touting itself as
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      287 11 71F.P [HONG KONG] Hong Kong Disneyland has seen a surge in visitors in its third year of operation, but the troubled theme park was still well short of government targets, a report said yesterday. Visitors numbers were expected to hit 5.6 million
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      257 11 -AFP [BEIJING] China has curbed lending to real estate projects, state media reported yesterday, as volatility in the property market triggers concerns over developers' ability to pay back loans. The central bank and the China Banking Regulatory Commission, the industry watchdog, have banned
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      441 11 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Dell Inc, maligned by analysts in the US for relying too long on selling personal computers over the Internet, is making headway with that old strategy in what may prove a more important market: India. PC purchases are rising more
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      253 11 -AFP [PARIS] Hong Kong and Macau are set to be the latest Asian cities to have their top eateries put on the international culinary map by France's prestigious Michelin guide, a little red book that can make or break a restaurant. The
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      694 12 -AP LATEST US DATA Foreign buyers snap up exports while tax rebates spur consumer spending [WASHINGTON] The US economy shifted to a higher gear in the second quarter, growing at its fastest pace in nearly a year as foreign buyers snapped up
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      152 12 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thousands of protesters barricaded inside Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's official compound defied a court order to leave yesterday as their leaders vowed to stay until his administration fell. Mr Samak, who ordered police to break up the rally at Government House
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      8676 12 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 1.978/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1.337/ APS Asset Mat Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!" 0.88/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)! A 0.62/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.9805/ APS
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      Lock icon Fannie replaces top officials to boost confidence
      437 13 Bloomberg Maintaining capital, managing credit and driving revenues are the priorities: CEO [WASHINGTON] Fannie Mac chief executive Daniel Mudd replaced three top managers at the beleaguered mortgage finance provider as the company struggles to convince investors it has enough capital to weather the
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      486 13 Bloomberg Entrepreneurial skills of returnees reviving Cambodian economy [SINGAPORE] Kith Meng grew up in Australia as an orphan and a refugee from Cambodia's genocide. He tells of washing dishes and mowing lawns to make ends meet while living in Canberra. Being a poor outsider
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      Lock icon HSBC ups stake in Vietnam lender
      158 13 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] HSBC Holdings Pic, Europe's biggest bank by market value, said it received approval from Vietnam to raise its stake in Vietnam Technological Commercial Joint-Stock Bank to 20 per cent from 14.4 per cent for US$77.l million. The increase makes HSBC the
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      398 14 Bloomberg Earnings plunge 95% after weaker ringgit leads to RM77m loss [SINGAPORE] Air Asia Bhd, South-east Asia's biggest discount airline, said sec-ond-quarter profit tumbled 95 per cent on higher fuel prices and a currency loss. Net income declined to RM9.4 million
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      787 14 Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Boeing, in the last week of talks with its largest union before a three-year labour contract expires, is betting a direct appeal and early final offer will persuade the machinists not to strike. The world's second-lar-gest commercial planemaker last week for
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      234 14 Bloomberg [CHICAGO] United Airlines, the world's second-largest carrier, has lost hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue because of a work slowdown orchestrated by its pilots' union, an attorney for the UAL unit argued to a federal judge. "United believes it has
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      Lock icon Lufthansa, Thomas Cook and TUI in merger talks
      383 14 Bloomberg [BERLIN] TUI AG, owner of Europe's largest tourism company, is in talks with Thomas Cook Group pic and Deutsche Lufthansa AG about a possible merger of three charter and discount airlines in Germany. Negotiations centre on a combination of TUlfly Germany
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      241 14 Bloomberg [DALLAS] UAL's United Airlines, the world's second-largest carrier, will eliminate 1,550 flight attendant jobs as it shrinks operations to stem losses from record fuel bills. The furloughs cover about 10 per cent of Chicago-based United's attendants and take effect Oct 31, the Association of
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      2510 14 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AA AF Air France (AFR), Al Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW). BG Biman Bang -.h Airlines (BBC), Bl Rcyal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU),
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      Lock icon TUI's Hapag-Lloyd sale runs into choppy waters
      826 15 Reuters Analysts reckon bids now in the3.lb-3.4b euro range versus 4b-5b euros earlier [FRANKFURT] Germany's TUI is caught between a rock and a hard place as it tries to sell its Hapag-Lloyd shipping container unit as a sector downturn looms. Earlier this year,
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      439 15 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The cost to transport crude oil from the Caribbean on Aframax tankers rose 32 per cent amid speculation that the forecast entry of Tropical Storm Gustav into the Gulf of Mexico will delay shipping. On Wednesday, vessels were hired for
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      Lock icon Air Berlin Q2 profit jumps as sales offset fuel rise
      316 15 Bloomberg [BERLIN] Air Berlin, Europe's third-biggest discount airline, said that sec-ond-quarter profit rose 38 per cent as revenue growth more than offset higher fuel costs. Net income increased to 8.3 million euros (5517.4 million) from a year-earlier figure of 6
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      Lock icon Aer Lingus blames fuel costs for H1 loss
      331 15 Bloomberg [DUBLIN] Aer Lingus Group pic, Ireland's sec-ond-largest airline, had a first-half loss as the cost of fuel surged 49 per cent, and will be unprofitable the rest of the year. The net loss of 20.6 million euros (5543.1 million), compares with
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      Lock icon Containers push NZ Tauranga port's profit up 7%
      270 15 Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] Port of Tauranga, New Zealand's biggest export port, said full-year profit rose 7 per cent amid increased container handling and log exports. Net income was NZ$42.l million (Ss42 million) in the 12 months ended June 30 from NZ539.3 million a
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      31 15 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd 0.80 8.70 8.25 3.46 2.98 0.14 unch 0.10 unch 0.02 -0.08 unch 101 56 1152 512 2 95
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      12 15 '00 ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 20.30 15.80 0.50 0.40 305 82
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      11 15 '000 Doil iingamas Cont .26.50 ...1.64 0.31 0.04 892 116
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      461 16 THE Indian state of West Bengal has been in the grip of violent demonstrations against the acquisition of farmland for a project to build the world's cheapest car by the industrialist, Ratan Tata. The paradox is that the state government is ruled by the Communist
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      1187 16  -  LEON HADAR Hillary voters, white, young voters, swing states and Hispanics will be key to who wins SO WHO is going to win this year's US presidential race? By now, the average consumer of political news junkie, has probably absorbed so much
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      842 16  -  WILLIAM PESEK JR THE BOTTOM LINE INTELLIGENCE reports. Unemployment statistics. Nation-al-security estimates. Political polls. World leaders sure have their hands full digesting reams of data. The next US president should add this to his must-read list: the Federal Reserve's H. 4.1 table.
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      2118 17  - It's more than just Fannie Freddie JOHN MAULDIN The US banking system is in deep trouble and things are going to get a lot worse before they get better By A FEW weeks ago when I was in Maine, I met Chris Whalen. Chris is the managing director of a
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      5186 19 Transaction date: Aug 28 High !-wks Tel Low Code Company Sale ('000) High ■ow Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 5716 1st Software 16 5 3148 STelecom 2,',§ 60§ S fclSifl! 24 10 1938 AEI Corp 20.5 4.5 1100 AEM 37.5 15 2101 APOil 141 54.5 5550 ARA 17
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      215 19 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer
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      360 20 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Am 27 World Index Preliminan 951.1 0.3 -16.0 0.0 -17.7 0.3 -16.5 EAFE Preliminai 895.0 0.2 -20.1 0.0 -22.1 0.4 -21.0 Euro[ Preliminan 1228.8 0.4 -20.4 0.2 -22.9 0.6 -21.9 Pacific 772.1
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      128 20 As at 9am Aug 28 Singapore dollars to one unit if foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Uist dollar 1.2090 1.2250 .an dollar 1.3430 1.3610 luro 2.0740 2.1010 IZ dollar 0.9850 1.0080 iterlini 2.5770 2.6100 JS dollar 1.4060 1.4240 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign currency:
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      25 20 Aug 28 ten Hji Sett STI ilMSCI Am 335.9 336 332.5 "aiwan Aui 274.3 275.9 271.3 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd
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      24 20 Aug 28 SS Bid Offer 1-month 1.4104 1.4117 2 months 1.4084 1.4097 3-months 1.4065 1.4079 6 months 1.4013 1.4029 Source: OCBC
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      152 20 Aug2B Zurrencies Bid Offer Bid Offer >$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2237 1.2248 0.8664 0.8665 "anadian dollar 1.3503 1.3520 0.9560 0.9565 luro 2.0847 2.0865 1.4760 1.4761 IZ dollar 0.9956 0.9972 0.7049 0.7055 aterlini ind 2.5929 2.5952 1.8358 1.8360 IS dollar 1.4124 1.4135 >$/US$
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      284 20 Aug2B KUbbbK Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Sep 08 Oct 08 Nov 08 Dec 08 Jan/Mar 09 Apr/Jun 09 425.00 422.75 419.50 417.75 416.25 417.75 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest
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      101 20 Aug27 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Sep 08 1348.00 1337.50 1361.00 1328.00 Nov 08 1348.00 1344.50 1369.00 1329.00 Jan 09 1365.00 1362.00 1386.00 1350.00 Mar 09 1377.00 1375.75 1395.00 1373.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Sep 08 54.22 53.92 54.85 53.75
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      77 20 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Aug 27 CRUDE (FOB origin) USS/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 115.65 0.82 WTI (Near Mth) 118.43 2.35 Dubai (1-Mth F) 112.55 2.27 Tapis blend 123.55 2.90 Minas 119.05 3.20 PRODUCT USS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 110.22 136.05 1.77 2.45 USS/barrel Opec Oil
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      451 20 Au g2B luro ren ton 'eso Earn 'ouni Australia 0.906 5.917 0.587 6.766 37.929 79.280 0.944 9.375 2.929 1.229 65.807 39.519 1.225 6.696 0.947 27.274 29.507 0.472 0.866 Canada 1.104 6.530 0.648 7.467 41.860 87.497 1.042 10.346 3.233 1.356 72.627 43.615 1.352 7.390 1.045 30.101 32.565 0.521
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      135 20 Aug 28 GOLD (USS/oz) Aug 27 Aug 28 Hong Kong London 830.70 831.00 831.70 832.00 Aug 26 Aug 27 827.00 828.35 828.00 829.55 Source: Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Aug 28 Buying Sellini Kilobar ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling ***** Buying Igm 5gm lOgm 20gm 50gm lOOgm 1
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      69 20 Aug 27 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (USS/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2712.00 2716.00 3 months 2765.00 2768.00 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 7731.00 7650.00 7665.00 7580.00 Lead (USS/tonne) Cash 2053.00 3 months 2050.00 1847.00 1855.00 Nickel (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (USS/tonne) Cash *****.00
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      1536 21 When the construction dust settles and the brand-name dining and nightlife outlets move in, Singapore's Central Business District may come to be also known as the central bite-and-booze district, reports AUDREY PHOON KIMI Raikkonen and gang are still a month away from hurtling down that hairpin
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        417 22  - Buzz, excitement controversy BEN MUNROE THEATRE Singapore-specific issues and local politics took centrestage at the recently ended OCBC Singapore Theatre Festival. BT reviews some of the iconic plays that should go a long way in generating political discussion and thought among theatre audiences FOUR weeks ago, Wild Rice artistic director
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        278 22  -  BEN MUNROE THE SWORDFISH, THEN THE CONCUBINE THIS two-part play by Malaysian playwright Kee Thuan Chye and directed by Ivan Heng used familiar myths from the Malay Annals to comment on the timeless issue of state-led abuses of power. The stories of the boy who saved Singapore from
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        255 22  -  AMANDA DE GUZMAN APOCALYPSE: LIVE! BY turns inventive, hilarious, and subversive, Apocalypse: Live! the most overtly political play in the three-week theatre festival was a sharply written and ingeniously executed play that managed to provoke both laughter and reflection. Apocalypse: Live! began as a satirical farce and
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        241 22  -  CHEAH UI-HOON THE LAST TEMPTATION OF STAMFORD RAFFLES THE way Sir Stamford Raffles has been immortalised here, with his name on many august institutions you'd think that he was the master of masterminds in founding countries, with Singapore being the greatest achievement and passion of
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        256 22  -  BEN MUNROE BLOOD BINDS #1 THERE were two plays by women in a collection of four presented by Magdalena Singapore and the Substation dealing with age and relationships. In the first, Just Late, a blind grandfather waits for his family to attend his birthday celebrations. Mistaking two
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        580 22  -  BEN MUNROE By ON an island as small and well-populated as ours, finding a few square metres that are relatively untouched by other humans is worthy of note. In the case of Choy Ka Fai locating the hidden Shinto Shrine at
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        510 22  -  CHEAH UI-HOON By DO you think you can spot the next top contemporary Asian artist? The public gets a chance to pick their favourite contemporary Asian artwork in a prestigious Asian art prize, when an exhibition of the top 30 works from artists
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        740 23 CINEMA The animated movie Star Wars: The Clone Wars just doesn't live up to its hype, says CHRISTOPHER LIM FRANCHISES popular enough to spawn spin-offs sometimes find their success a dou-ble-edged sword. And there are few better examples than Star Wars. It all started with the original
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        495 23  -  AMANDA DE GUZMAN By WITH hits like 40-Year-old-Virgin and Superbad blazing a riotously ribald trail through cineplexes, the Judd Apatow comedy posse has been on quite a roll. And the laughs don't stop with the latest offering from an Apatow acolyte, Forgetting Sarah
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        528 23  -  AMANDA DE GUZMAN By PIXAR, which has made some of the smartest cartoons in recent years, like Finding Nemo and The Incredibles, has upped the ante considerably with its latest effort. In the newest Pixar universe, the year is 2815 and WALL-E is the last operational waste-disposal
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        396 23  -  CHRISTOPHER LIM DVD REVIEW By WHEN does Japanese anime not look like Japanese anime? When we're talking about a Western franchise like Batman, of course. Oh yes, and when you're talking about non-Japanese writing the script. Batman: Gotham Knight is a series of six
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        1048 24 GAMING Soul Calibur IV offers gamers a chance to customise characters with an assortment of costumes and weapons, reports CHRISTOPHER LIM HENEVER a m game allows you to customise the looks of the playing characters, people invariably go nuts and push the options as
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        550 24  -  CHRISTOPHER LIM MUSIC By THERE'S a reason why vinyl records are still around, and are even experiencing something of a renaissance lately. The audio quality of compact discs isn't that great, and vinyl not only sounds warmer, but, at its best, has better dynamic range than CDs.
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        501 24  -  BEN MUNROE CD REVIEW One Kind Favor BB King Universal Rating: B+ By MAYBE it's his age (approaching 83 in September) or the fact that he has just opened a museum in Mississippi, but it appears that BB King has become reflective of late,
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        1149 25 N K YONG tastes some very fine, enjoyable wines from two Bodegas which present a very interesting contrast in style and approach A VERY interesting and illuminating tasting of Spanish wines was presented two weeks ago by CAVEAU, a subsidiary of Vinum
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        460 25  -  CHRISTOPHER LIM By MOONCAKE season is upon us, and with such a huge variety in the market to sample, you could probably do with a suitable beverage to ease it all down. While Chinese tea is the conventional accompaniment to mooncakes, the right alcoholic drink is
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      370 22 FOR its 18th birthday, The Substation is throwing a month-long party. The celebration known as SeptFest 2008 will commence this weekend and will include performance art, jazz, and everything in between. Opening night party TO kick things off, the Substation Theatre will be hosting a night divided into two parts.
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      63 24 Ningapore's premier gallery of Chinese HTff?s^H antiquities presents a collection of pottery and stone sculptures from the Han through Tang IBHHHHI Dynasties, bronzes from the Shang and Zhou eras, ceramics from the Song through the W&i Qing, jade carvings, snuff bottles and other A Hit works of art, including Gandharan
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      154 30 A V f^ f 1^ j*&j Uf y 4 m WM^~ m^mmmmmmm— jA THE BEL-AIR SERIES INTRODUCING THE ULTIMATE HOME FOR THE FINEST WATCH COLLECTIONS IN THE WORLD You're looking at a one of a kind home. A Dottling safe. Quite literally a /Jv OOOj] handcrafted masterpiece created to your
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      434 31 Larry Wee THE financial markets may have been less than friendly this year and, some say, watch manufactures have thus become a little less adventurous with their 2008 offerings. But the good news is that we still have plenty of interesting new watches for our readers to
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      Lock icon Complications made easy
      847 32 larry wee explains some of the fascinating mechanisms that make time fly Perpetual calendars BESIDES telling the time, perpetual calendar watches report the day of the week, the date, the month and (usually, though not always) the phase of the moon as well from small sub-dials or
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      1226 34 COMPLICATED WATCHES larry wee checks out the features of 10 exciting new chronographs IF you have met the man behind LUC, Chopard's haute horlogerie arm for men's watches, you will understand why his technical pieces can sometimes take longer than usual to get to your retailer. He wants
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      696 36 COMPLICATED WATCHES larry wee unearths some real treasures among the latest perpetual calendars and repeaters PIAGET offers a pleasing new perpetual calendar arrangement in this year's Emperador Coussin, which even manages to find space for a second time zone in a sub-dial between 7 and Bpm. Unfortunately, that
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      665 36 larry wee explores 2008's new tourbillons and some swinging pocket twisters PIAGET'S moving tourbillon cage is this year housed in their Polo case and offers a choice of New York or Paris sights on both the dial and on the sides of the case. Check out the Statue
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      744 38 COMPLICATED WATCHES Some of the latest Grande Complication watches boast technical improvements several horological steps ahead of earlier versions, larry wee highlights a few of the best GRANDE Complication watches, as we define them here, would be those with at least two important complications,
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      665 41 COMPLICATED WATCHES larry wee lists some other interesting complications WOULD you consider a watch complicated if it has seven hands, three of which snap back through their arcs of travel? If you do, then this Longines Master Collection Retrograde certainly qualifies. Besides the
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      943 42 Vacheron Constantin, who claims to have been in the watch business for over 250 years, has already found more than 50 customers for its bespoke service. larry wee speaks to Dominique Bernaz, the man in charge of this very special cabinotiers workshop situated in the heart
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      199 42 THESE were the specifications given by us to Vacheron Constantin's Atelier Cabinotiers: A unique 42mm wrist-watch encased in brushed platinum, with sapphire caseback; A round watch case with signature VC "double" lugs as used for ref ***** on page 239* (above); A translucent enamel
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      2953 46 Q: Can you tell us how your passion for watches was kindled? A: I developed an interest after I started working in my early 20s. I can still remember my first purchase of an Omega Constellation that cost me more than $2,000; I thought it was the
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      1306 49 WE all remember our first time. We remember the excitement leading up to the big moment. Will it be as good as we've heard? Will I be any good or will I embarrass myself? The anticipation perhaps even a touch of anxiety all add to the richness
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      447 51 LADIES' WATCHES larry wee casts the limelight on these babies for lovers of bling FOR lovers of bling, or ladies who have always admired their hubby's favourite Patek Philippe sports watch: For you, the Nautilus 5722, featured here in the white gold auto version. This
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      602 53 LADIES' WATCHES larry wee takes a look at the unique and exotic YOU've heard it said that colours can make all the difference. If that's what you believe and you also love big watches, boy, do we have a tutti-frutti for you. Graham has decided to really
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      384 54 LADIES' WATCHES LARRY WEE looks dt WdtcheS for those who like a dash of flash and glitter A SIMPLER three-hand version of Patek Philippe's Nautilus sports watch is also made available with just a touch of bling. Clad in white gold case and bracelet, the 5713/1
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      639 55 LADIES' WATCHES VAN Cleefs Arpels has cleverly borrowed the charm bracelet for their Charms line. Their Alhambra four-leaf clover logo runs around the side of the case, and can be "stopped" at any chosen hour marker as a convenient reminder of your t appointment. To make an
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      447 55 larry wee introduces striking timepieces that are as functional as they are beautiful BEAUTIFUL and useful at the same time, Van Cleef Arpel's Jour etNuit (Day and Night) watch has a disc that makes a complete revolution every 24 hours, revealing a sun paved with yellow
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      2063 57 After more than 100 years, Patek Philippe is ready to part with the horological hallmark. What will replace this standard of technical excellence long associated with the brand? larry wee finds out IN June this year, Larry Wee took advantage of a rare visit by Patek Philippe's
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      626 60 LIMITED EDITIONS Steel yourself for these high horology delights, says larry wee FOR those with a soft spot for rose gold, we are delighted to report that Chopard's high horology arm LUC is presenting their ultra-handsome Steel Wings tourbillon in a 100-piece limited edition this year. An even
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      703 61 Celebrate the beauty of nature with these timepieces, says larry wee WE have always found the combination of fine art and fine watches irresistible, and 2008 has been no exception. We start off with two very limited pieces from Cartier's Circus Animal collection. The first, a
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      541 63 LIMITED EDITIONS A picture is worth a thousand words when it comes to this near-extinct art form, says larry wee REGULAR readers of BT's watch supplement may recall that we devoted a good amount of space last year to the exquisite art of miniature enamel painting. We
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      1760 66 Many IWC fans here may have met, or at least heard about, IWC's master watchmaker Kurt Klaus. Here, however, we would like to introduce a senior colleague of his who not only helped to save the firm in its darkest hour, but also played a
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      282 67 I The 125 th Anniversary II Destriero I Scafusia Grand Complication, the I watch with everything in it: I Chronograph, perpetual calendar, minute I repeater and a I tourbillon I which I weighs I just 0.3g I Portofino Romano H in platinum.B with H
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      4080 69  -  -Larry Wee There have been many highs, lows and missed opportunities in horology's courtship of the great Hollywood movie machine. declaim Quirani looks at the best and worst acts of horological marketing in contemporary TV and film history WATCHES have always made conspicuous appearances in films like
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      357 76 GENTS' WATCHES larry wee takes a look at a few unusually shaped creations from some fine watchmakers Kari Voutilanen's Chronometer 27 is an unusual-ly-shaped white gold case showing off a regulator-style layout, designed to suit the rectangular form of an old Observatory class movement
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      656 77 GENTS' WATCHES larry wee lists some of the top ultra-thin and skeletonised editions and finds that less can be more THE LUC XP is the kind of ultra-thin watch that tries to give you more for less. For example, not having a seconds hand actually made their new
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      576 77 Models with simpler complications give users more of the fun factor, larry wee takes a peek at a few editions which have catchy additional features FOR some people, a simple three-hand watch just doesn't offer quite enough features to fool around with. That's where the simpler complications
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      426 79 GENTS' WATCHES larry wee examines some watches that offer a variety of time zones and other travel-related goodies SO, you travel all the time, and you need a watch that can keep up with you and all the time zones. Here, we highlight a few 2008 offerings
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      1169 81 What happens when you send a watch in for a regular overhaul, how long does it take, and how much can you expect to pay? larry wee finds out from eight popular brands in Singapore ARE you the kind of person who sends a watch in
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      1239 84  -  LARRY WEE By REGULAR readers of BT's annual watch supplement have been thrilled by Harry Tan's incredibly detailed watch close-ups before, and there is no doubt he has outdone himself this year. Harry, an academic whose full-time job is to inspire young minds, also never fails
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      2033 86 COSC, Chronofiable, FQF: timmy taim explains some of the best-known quality standards for a reliable mechanical wristwatch movement BACK in 2005, when Francois Paul Journe introduced his Chronometre Souverain wristwatch, the immediate thought that came to mind was whether the piece was chronometer-certified. After all, the term
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      2337 88 larry wee tells us more about Azimuth, a watch brand conceived in Singapore, made in Switzerland and currently registered in 20 countries WE first met the polite and bespectacled young man named Chris Long when he joined local retailer Sincere Fine Watches several years back.
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      521 89 SPORTS FUN WATCHES These dive watches are great for work and play, says larry wee ROLEX being Rolex, they are not making a big fuss about the fact that they are 100 years old this year. But that doesn't mean they can't launch a new version
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      1526 90 Similar to watches, you buy fountain pens because you love them as works of art, and not to make money out of them, says su jiaxiam A FOUNTAIN pen is much like a mechanical watch anachronistic and inconvenient, yet charming. Proper use of a
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      412 91 SPORTS FUN WATCHES LARRY WEE looks dt Sporty watches with a sprinkle of bling to keep things feminine IF anyone can tempt the ladies to strap on and go scuba diving, it would be Louis Vuitton. For the first time ever, LV introduces an automatic
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      727 92 SPORTS FUN WATCHES Watch time fly, literally, on these tinners, says larrywee YOU'LL have lots of fun with this 48mm watch from Corum's Admiral Cup series. Not only does it allow you to time your two kids' lap times in a pool with the split second function, the
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      395 92 Naysayers can't deny this colour never goes out of style, says LARRY WEE FOR the Rambo-esque among you, take a look at the new 48.5 mm by 46mm Codeßreaker chrono from Hamilton's soldierly Khaki range. The black titanium case with stylised black dots sits on a rubber
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      561 93 SPORTS FUN WATCHES LARRY WEE tdkeS d look at watches that range from rugged to whimsy HERE'S one watch that should make a greenie happy a carbon-neutral timepiece. IWC will donate part of the sales proceeds from this year's handsome 1,000-piece limited edition Ingenieur
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      1227 94 larry wee finds out from Peter Speake-Marin how he incorporates the Japanese art of Maki-e into his work WAY back in 2001, when he was just starting out on his own, we featured Peter Speake-Marin in our annual watch supplement as a brave "Englishman in Switzerland",
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      392 96 Peter Speake-Marin helps artist Yamazaki Mushu to explain how he brought the 'Roaring Tiger' to life, writes LARRY WEE MR MUSHU started by working on the upper right hand part of the disc, where the curved lines are meant to depict the wind. The three-dimensional
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      1097 98 su jiaxiam tells us a little bit about what it's like to take a watch apart and then put it together again, based on his experience here in Singapore last month, in JLC's watchmaking class THIS year marks the 175 th anniversary of Jaeger-LeCoul-tre and
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      166 31 k T^^^^^^k PHH^^y -40A rCI UClUal Br K_ jB y^w.^M LU.C Lunar One. Chopard brings the universe to the 7^. HH wrist in a stellar model precisely reproducing the phaMfel^^fc^ S§§^ 1/ ses of the moon and following the celestial patterns ■^9^^^ governing our division of time into days, nights,
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      134 33 //',7 yJ^^WW^ llMp^ 2# 7J:v■''.I|HI v 7 i/ISM/M'^^ 7yP< 7^ /far I ltr£ -^^WV7^'; i- SWISS AVANT-GARDE SINCE 1860 """i >' MtJ^''---'-■ ftv.y Jf X V'imm j. Singapore Limited Edition 4 f Limited to 150 pieces worldwide l/\ /i ✓->/ Ay TAG HEUER INTRODUCES THE CALIBRE RS, THE IST MECHANICAL
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      97 37 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, 2000 I IHAIT-U. LAI 111 HO, I MJilll) 200!) :i=^.": PAUI i ft jHJII v FJ BENJAMIN F J Benjamin Service Centre 230 Orchard Road, #04-230 Faber House, Singapore *****4 Service Centre: (65) 6736 3933 Office: (65) 6737 0155 www.fjbenjamin.com Available at all authorised retailers: CORTINA WATCH
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      243 38 the hourglass ulysse/nardin Since 1846 M\_t-^^^ Locle Suisse m 1 II Sonata Silicium Limited Edition A marquee of haute horlogerie, Ulysse Nardin sublimely blends The patented dual time function allows easy adjustments of time the art of traditional watch making with the most breathtaking by simply pressing the pushers forward
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      249 39 THE HOUR GLASS DANIEL ROTH MASTERPIECES IN THE ART OF WATCHMAKING Wvvl 1^ /f* NJj^^t^ M ml Iml I SsA ml The 8-Day Tourbillon Technical ingenuity reigns supreme with Daniel Roth's latest The reverse side shows the movement, the date and the aperture horological masterpiece. A brilliant invention that defeats
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      272 40 THE HOURGLASS b^^w 111 al lilt ft 1 1 w s^m 11 Hllllllll mUoimw M S*~~^i^^mWSsJM*m *j^mT *Zi3&wrJm^^m Mayu A striking masterpiece that is simply in a league of its own, the wheel and pallet fork made in tempered solid gold. Its highly Mayu is an ode to traditional watch
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      205 41 THE HOURGLASS Carl F. Bucherer "■:■';r„.\ Patravi Travel Tec GMT A virtuoso of fine mechanical engineering, Carl F. Bucherer's newest Brought to life by the exclusive CFB 1901 calibre, this sporty timepiece looks set to be an indispensable travelling companion. yet luxurious chronometer features a 39-jewel movement, along Designed for
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      38 42 EXCLUSIVELY AT: CORTINA WATCH: CENTREPOINT TEL: (65) 6738 9961, MILLENIA WALK TEL: (65) 6339 1728, PARAGON TEL: (65) 6235 0084, RAFFLES CITY TEL: (65) 6339 9185 For more information, please contact desco luxury at (65) 6222 0322 (Singapore)
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      49 44 i|jp*^^^ P'M .Bi^Sbß Br^( B» {"> _^^m BB^ «^flfiwi "LvLr^S9i Bfl 1 *$<} sSrrfltwwSH dsSbeeS B^h CfiJaßJ jßh ■reifcvtfW-3?wyCig3iwWfjPSgEi bßb&=^ Skjißb Br ,jßb iK&:*TH!K^?-i "'■^'^■■^Mr^^Ji^,"r :-^^PH^? &^«^y/_^ijjjjjjijjjjjjjjjjjjjjjfl^Bfl BF JH BkBE nit' l.v'j'flß. *>J;^ ,»r^![fc^-"'W?^^ BW j^sq PORTUGUESE UrM INGENIEUR AQUATIMER DA VINCI V ifWr PORTOFINO HAND-WOUND AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC r AUTOMATIC
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      324 45 me Pilot's Witch Hand-Wound. Just like the original from 1936 you never owned because in those days your wrist was still a bit too small. The IWC Vintage Collection: If you could only dream of and the Portofino Hand-Wound, history called for a pockowning this watch back then, here's your
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      570 47 Advertisement Conventions i ZENITH, after several years of research and development has created an 1 exclusive alloy, Zenithium. This extraordinary material combines Titanium '-^^fcJ^^'i for strength, aluminium, for lightness and niobium, because of its form ,-*«wt^^i Balance Bridge memory. Components made of Zenithium makes the escapement and thus the heart
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      139 49 REnflßMYttfflTCHE^ Set up in 1995, NauticFish COLLABORATES WITM PROFESSIONAL DIVING INSTITUTES, EXPERT DIVE ■Up Jtir 'Ms TEAMS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT dff cials ~d create specialised >f^J^L T^t DIVING WATCHES. Crafted in a facility which allows testing df up to Ic.ccd V METER 3, NauticFish ONE THOUSAND SERIES IS NOT ONLY
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      120 50 More than 250 years of continuous history OVERSEAS CHRONOGRAPH V^^ 1* SELF-WINDING '^fc^ i 0 42 mm pink gold case. Self-winding 1 mechanical movement. Large date at m| r mmm m t^ 12 o'clock. Chronograph functions with Lm 30-minute and 12-hour totalizers. Small second at 6 o'clock. Antimagnetic protection. Luminescent
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      199 51 THE HOURGLASS URWERK .J^SP^V BAUMGAH TIMER S FREI BEJMEVE JHO^K >k JF m^k Wnmrnr mm Wear the future of horology on your wrist with URWERK's latest masterpiece. The UR-202 wl communicates time in an era-defining manner. It features the patented Revolving Satellite H < "^?V .^^^^W. Complication; audaciously designed hands
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      243 52 THE HOURGLASS DE BETHU IMB D 822 Power DE BETHUNE reaffirms its position at the pinnacle of modern the lightest isochronic oscillating system in the world. The horology with the D 822 Power. This machismo timepiece shows DE BETHUNE spiral with the terminal plane curve, the world's off a minimalist
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      189 53 THE HOURGLASS rvrBGR mM mky'M B'fc^r iL. Horological Machine No. 1 The HM 1 defies conventional haute horlogerie with its radical twin-upper level sapphire bridges and a 7-day power reserve, aesthetics that blend flawlessly with unrivalled technical finesse. Endowed with four mainspring barrels that improve the isochronism This totally original
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      246 54 THE HOURGLASS VIANNEY HALTER Antigua Independent watchmaker extraordinaire Vianney Halter brings Its atypical disposition is perfectly augmented by a movement us another visual phenomenon The Antigua. A stunningly that is unlike anything the world of horology has ever seen, mesmerising timepiece, it boldly redefines the familiar one- Comprising the automatic
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      127 56 UNLOCK AND CONQUER d W W/wM Wl* m Ww m I I -1 tMmm m ml <Jm W mmmW MmMw IkT M KiiVflPS Wm WmM W^s^ m mtl/M The Admiral's Cup Leap Second 48. Corum C 0895 exclusive movement. An automatic chronograph with jumping seconds and split-seconds functions, www.corum.ch CORUM
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      83 58 JEANRICHARD BW W**" ™B» .^Baff^; m o^'' A\ Wr* m V: fl <#■ '^^-/V wwi.^^-^ ---_Jf™^_ b^bSbl ta>Fwt^'*'f^l'Sfcl''-~'~-.'.ii^' I ItepJ^B^SSßjj P^^-\r A THOROUGHBRED ON THE WRIST. A FINE ■^S W' (v'^ TO CELEBRATE ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LEGENDARY FJ BENJAMIN F J Benjamin Service Centre 1230 Orchard Road, #04-230 Faber
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      98 59 m ROGER DUBUIS .^mmmmmw .mmm >fl £L-i i^^^Qfl -B Fl V .b^bV 5^ fl lIJIzKbsIs^^MH'J r 1- i£\lEifl HS^^ B^*sj(JP^»^w^ i?fl HP-m P^if fJ ;/-S' *tt t i vHwSSI *o'tt \fl ROGER DUBUIS Boutique Hong Kong Pacific Place Tel. +852 2918 9368 Singapore Grand Hyatt Singapore Tel. +65 6262 2828
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      84 60 mm fl H^^^^^ BBflBM*" HbßW' M^S. Self-winding w\\ I Fmf&7fl W B-~~—-"--fl mechanical movement. v > I B? fl^ Satin-finished w Uf 1 engraved 24-hour bezel. K4 Simultaneous indication V\^ fl-'--of the time in two >»j V different time zones. V fl bbbb Bunrf Sapphire crystal, iS\\ I fl. screw-down
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      211 62 <*^> Ball's system timed 125,000 miles of m American railroads. Every section was intertwined I j in a sophisticated system requiring clockwork fjfi^m accuracy. Any minor fault could result in catastrophe. mm Which is why a dependable timepiece like Ball watch yp is so important in an environment that features
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      166 64 THEE E=MCSirsIE=E=FRS Ol= TIME The Worldtimer. One watch. Two time zones The perfect companion for cosmopolitans: Thanks to its automatic movement with unique world time function. It allows the display of a second time zone on the dial in a mechanical-digital way. The time of the second time zone is
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      240 65 €B€L THE ARCHITECTS OF TIME bBW §?fl _■'■'.o^nß^i jmmw ~^a^'m^^^ BTBL aflW. mW f*^- B^BBfc riKf- -^Sn"'*"^-V^^^ri 9\7^-W I rflP'^BS^^BBBBBW^^^^^^BBBwJB»BBBlB« bBaIbBbW bBW .IV "^^H**.. icfl H;^bHH iII IHIKifl V y^'mmm' bßßb^bw/^^'^'^ BL bßbW^bVt '^Bbßb- bßßb*mm b^b^bßbT^bßb bW^bBBJF^ JBflTH*TT^fl BbL^'^'Bbßßbß—L^^^«T>-^s^bß ■fl ft.irPH ilk/ fl .....-^^tttttui^aLMM^^ .v. 'tSßmsymJ Br 'l*. IB B^^^b!
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      145 66 0 ABB l BHL B? Br WfmW Bbc fl Bifl bßw bT^bFbßk**" il 4fl"|| fl N| oSSIBbMii *f££™&t Vw b^jfl KwR v^HL r^" wt If W 1 S^ *iP flnlß Bk'B v^^bhß B^i tl I y I b^b^B-I I of complications l^P 1 I zfm DAY AND NIGHT FRANCK MULLER
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      32 66 I CONTENTS: Watches and movies PAGES 40-44 Servicing: the must-know facts! PAGE 52 Welcome to Harry's Bar PAGES 56-57 Good, better, best PAGE 58 A watch-lover's dream come true PAGE 60 I
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      28 67 Enduring. Oris Regulateur«Der Meistertaucher» ORIS Swiss Made Watches Since Hi 904 Distributor Service: Swiss Prestige Pte. Ltd. (*****6219 c) Tel:+6s 6296 1904 Fax:+6s 6293 8148 email: info@oris.com.sg www.oris.ch
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      191 68 !18K pink gold 42 mm case. Self-winding mechanical movement, ,"9 vibrations per hour), date aperture. Blue sapphire cabochon set on a fluted crown. Silvered lacquered opaline guilloche dial. Rounded scratchproof sapphire crystal. 0 fm aia,at**mm^^ /mm p—2 mm ,Amr *^m^Sk 'Z^mWmWmmJmmm^=±^T*^^^^^ m m^. AW* s s^ s£2& X^rmWm m bWJbJ^-^
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      184 69 VULCAIN MANUFACTURE DEPUIS 1858 -..^^.7/* -Tr- BTBH <lf «B bw^^bl Hb,*iß mm\ BBBBk. BwjH .^mwWA Hbßw Bb\ /B) w^^^ fl\ A\WW n -j4bW^» 'tfvSQ 10 '3n?!*wJUkL* mWWf rr^mW v(N *-fo 'fl Emy&*\\ C>ULCAIN^> 4 1 bßßSbj^b^. nf\ -^-^bBBH mmmW*jmi!l vLmm I b^"^^ Bfl/l I bW' V fl >^. A/ujo/3 at
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      155 70 I Br. I I I I PATEK PHILIPPE GENEVE Begin your own tradition. I .BB^^^^^BP bßk fA> I Ami--- I bBBBK E> I fl^i J j.-* .^BMI I jfl jb% .^fl I I p Bl BBbw 7S .Bl I I i^**.,-,,,. Bl bBbW I I J VVM Ufcl^. I I
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      233 72 A TIMEPIECE i WITH MANY ADMIRERS. and so FEW OWNERS. -^b^bBBVJ bßKXlb^^b^'jkPHbßb^^bßbW. .mu\\\\ \\\\r a\\* h1""" I^^ABH^aflHE^Bwlß^^EVfliftS^TTTS Ifl .^mm\\ Jmi^^mwK BaWT^a 99lMs^ BB^tl W 111 If I fl BBBjBfl!P.wBBBBB BBtI-^HII wl 1 vfl.\ll\\VC^S 9 Lt^bßUbß W/f/mmrm /jSS^S<<Sw_ \\\w JLm\\r^^ bBBbVIbW. mbV :,^HbBI SSSSbSSSiIttfI bBH T^^fll y.>I' jA^^^^^^^Sbb^^^^^bßl Vr 1--^- 'X.
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      161 73 THE HOURGLASS HARRY WINSTON mXmmV jf.j Iff l^^*^^^^^ m•} 1 l^Hflfek m% fl^Bßhw- I mwWr Ocean Diver The world of diving has been given a striking new face in the form The breath-taking dial features an intricate shuriken at 3 o'clock, of Harry Winston's latest creation Ocean Diver. Created for
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      245 74 THE HOURGLASS tit HUBLOT GENEVE W \wWmW iM mmmm^mmi^l^^^^^^^i^m I 1 mm m mMH BBBbßHb^b^^^^^^^2 }Wm W t tml^mm wmwmw*\ J j Project F Bang Designed to dominate the senses, Project F Bang is Hublot's newest is the world's first Split Second-Hand Chronograph with a left hand offering that marries
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      266 75 THE HOURGLASS Gerald Genta HAUTE HORLOGERIE D'AVANT G A R D E Arena Chrono Quattro Retro Gerald Genta continues to revolutionize the world of haute The numerals are inspired by the dashboard of a classic automobile; horlogerie with the Arena Chrono Quattro Retro. Fashioned for a reflection of this timepiece's
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      152 76 THE HOURGLASS Xm\ U ~^<- —A —V~ BY«/ r^J* —*9} '^PB^ f§^^~ Il' a Marine Krono Emanating an unmistakable wrist presence, the Marine Krono This eye-catching timepiece is powered by a Valjoux 7751 is for those who dare to stand out from the crowd. This black movement and is water-resistant
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      176 78 Bell (S) Ross 'L u J 1 9 NEW BRO2 INSTRUMENT I j Bfl mW^S*. bßi Bell®Ross^^B^ VI Jflfl W Iks. oe l/^mmk mM bßb x w m. «fc M a\\w\ _Jb—b—b—b—b—b—b.^Jßß 881 r l sw^ mw^ BBEflßlSr^Bßl V Bfl U l 'j I -j [i 1 [i i j
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      282 79 KEEPING TIME IN MOTION EILUX WATCH WINDER WITH ANTIBACTERIAL SILVER lONS EW-1388BK EW-1700GL7BK M |J W [A jfc E^^^^jN. ew"l 488 GUB X EW-3444 EW-8009 GL/BK /M MM 4 :J$M H W/ EW-1388ASV New Aluminium Casing EW-1588GL/BK EW-8006 GUBK EW-1388ABK New Aluminium Casing Made for fine watch connoisseurs and collectors,
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      67 80 I TH? 4UDEMARS PIGUET .^^M^^^^M^*-^. I '-i' e ma^re de I'horlogerie depuis 1875 INITIATION INTO THE ART OF TIME PINK GOLD WATCH WITH CENTRE SECONDS AND DATE DISPLAY, EXCLUSIVE SELF-WINDING AUDEMARS PIGUET MOVEMENT. WATER-RESISTANT TO 20 METRES, also available in white gold. W LSole Distributor Service Centre: AUDEMARS PIGUET (SINGAPORE)
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      228 82 RICHARD MILLE Mm AW l||g|g& 1 'l?ftV fl Art jv'«fl m m- ImgmWm- "vim H Aw vSflfl ''vPBB m m *fl /M j m "r^m' 'ijflflflt fl fl -'^''^sflflß wm fl r 55 RICHARD MILLE 5 bßb^bWjih -^flt \\\\\\v|»\\\\\\\\\\\\i\\\\ilii«iiljy/;i/////////////g|;/////// SKI* >afl H Ups /AmW\ i. z' -'^sB (Bbw) '^H I
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      348 83 In a Lange watch, all parts are finished by hand. Even the larger ones. The Grand Saxonia Automatik. ■*C^'^r^';*':^''ipil" The end piece of the A masterpiece of watchmaking ji« in escape wheel (actual size). artistry that radiates perfection flf Tne completion of this tiny from every angle. With sublime fin-
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      64 85 LADY CHRONO HBNra^wi Self-winding BfcSJ lB mechanical movement. B BKSI Engraved steel 9 WhHS tachometric bezel fH BP^VBBmI set with 73 diamonds. H Lugs set with 28 diamonds. B&£9 Sapphire crystal, V| I^^ screw-down crown. Sr*fllß Waterproof to 150 m. wj SnQgr^^^B a Steel case 41 mm. Jl TUDOR J-^V^X^
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      122 87 s bBBV fc "***S?^WjJ****?*r*"■■■ /^^^b—«Z^?^ fIBBBBkfIB i-rrt^B*I > f r #BBBK 1 I J w^j itQ^Bße i .'7i^J_fis^B Bpw>T^-v*'^^^^^fl»BßHßHflflflflHflHM' Ssfiß&B^v^^r^H^^tf^k^k^^lßW VfKrZRLi W "sj^ 'BBHBBb^blb^loHl r V^^fl^SP^ a rYofe —^—■^■8.-a-i 7"'Jjßlfl Jm+ir^^LmmW^mmW Pflfl bsnß3*"^*l J tBB-^bW Mh^_ j-fc*~ I tfMflk bß^b^^^^bßb^^^ Bbßßb^^ Xiy^flS^i^Bvfa pflßsl mmmmW^m^^9r^^ V^km^^jf AmW tfll t Vfl •"e^SfliSSF^flv'
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      466 89 «T- mwrK'* '•mt^iW*"**^mmZM ATAt' iT-™-' *a. ;-C6rfL.' -BjVyg*». fl* 1* **v flf «f :5t jim df ..jIB- .mj flfli 4 ■Bbbbbj v. 4 Wmm fl>' r •v» I s fl-1^-L b*"* AY mwml fl^ *BB flk* Bflk fl> *t*^^l L«# -"S4»*fl%*''^ ii. fl..* #*.BBBFflfc»i^t o|sj \m\* *w\ *-A* 1 .T«*fl
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      463 91 R. M• Mk m A\ 4$ fc-*Afe If V BflfeflJfl^raP ft*"^ 4 5 *.fIF^E L^Bfls^BfltlßßßAStTa^^Bß Jf\.^ \\m&*W* I it 9* m< flit flpfj^fl.T flGfc B B fI.S *fl by B4SBbB«~ JcSß^flflAß flfe. flfc^ B *t* 4» c i^^bßv^ ft BJ AK^^^b^B V 01 **b4 a a *v• 4 fl fc^fc
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      155 93 Grerd-R.. Lang, master watchmaker and founder of Ckronoswiss, jNortk Oca island of Juist. oeptemoer 30, 2005, 1.08 p.m. 111 """"^^ii CHRONOSWISS $£>) GRAND REGUUTEUR Qj{-\ j lme; undeniably lleetmg. JVLasterlully, N. rT^T v y we measure its passing ana yet we are >!!>5->__^ powerless to control it. H^very moment tne
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      218 94 NEW FORMS OF The House BUBEN&ZORWEG lIN I 11VI t time with expressive distinctive forms. Forms that artfully combine the world's A finest materials with vital functional m\ aXWXXW _^SSfll Z* 3 Wr^ flj BBB^^ BB < J i.~ -^r i^^^^^^^^^H fl a fl 1 BH& bTbTbTbTbTbTbW Bfl^ftw^^\ fl -Xl
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      255 95 LUXURY HAS FOUR NAMES. KNOW THEM ALL fl fl fl fl Bfl fll fl fl fl fl mumWE flflflflflflflflfl flflflflflflflflfl FzflMmK \^f. o MM fl fl flfl fll I fl Bfl fl fl flfl fl kT3-Hp mwm f5&-. 0 fl flfl fl fl fl flfl flfl fl W^mW- ,<^M«9C«j fl
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      474 96 A Trilogy Celebrates Obsessive Perfection ff flflj^^^ M W,^ooooMm Bftflfl^^ For passionate lovers of haute horlogerie, 2008 .-«»fl] j 1 1 is a time to celebrate with ErwinSattler Miinchen. 000m^^^^*^^^00mMm i "m. flk X !T >7 flßflßß^ 0* ~—^r^M ft ***************00 Mm For its 50th anniversary, the Munich-based manufacturer unveiled
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      193 97 IP"V ■M^^iH^nisT!w^H^vn!s»T?TiiT>rf«r^«[ll^SHilT^sr^^S«Mp'«!fi[!^ Singapore; Emotus Time Culture Hing's Watch King Wah Moments NanKing |The Eastern Watch Vincent Watch Watches ol Switzerland *lJ^^ Malaysia: Beauty Clock House Bright Watch Cortina Watch Emotus Time Culture Fong SangYick| Hang Thai Watch KedaiJam Hong Lee Poly Time See Chin Watch Optical |Tai Heng |The Hour
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      914 99 I bW fl 'ft flfl fi enl HB fIB"W^^BfIHBfIBJ^B^SWBBBBI^^i' '< 0 ni'^^^'i'' j^ l fl B^bb im^' Oj^-* I- H...r^ ~^A"-"~ X- "t-?l^^ ■i i f «*^v r^pß*^ J :^^sflfe. B Bflfl Bflflftbta 'flHßktv' friLl GOING TO GREATER DEPTHS TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS Ten years of technology, sport and performance:
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      218 100 I I BBr^a^fl^^Bfl BflV I HB^"d£fls BflftW. I WBB I^jßßb. M.JLWjtr vL j§^ ftY -'BT m j.7 7"7 ■^"^BflP^S^^^^^KflflV.fl^ViL I flftr Aftft Bflr 1 Mm aw aw^. fl ■flL fcJflT- M JSZS^Mrm^^^Mm^^^W w,, BBT^^Bfl MW^^^^Sr^ I A^B^flVuflßfl Ik. ff^'^BmßW/flB MmfMm Bfl Bfl''r^ l^% I'^^ flfl Bavßß HraflflH |^r ■■■V.AiflA oflflflflflfl^^^
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