The Business Times, 7 April 2012

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    14 1 weekend THE BUSINESS TIMES www. usinesstimes.com. g| APRIL 7-8, 2012 S$1.00| MICA (P) 121/08/2011
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    Lock icon Animation’s breakout role
    1328 1  -  Big Hollywood-type business in all its 3D glory is happening right here in Singapore these days By Joyce Hooi joyceh@sph.com.sg Singapore IN animation houses across Singapore, over the hunched backs and lowered heads of designers and artists, a quiet revolution is taking place. Business is booming, studio
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Asia should rely less on low-cost mfg: Iswaran
      813 2  -  It should look to higher value-added economic activities to sustain growth, he says By Felda Chay feldac@sph.com.sg Singapore ASIAN economies need to reduce their dependence on lowcost manufacturing, and look to higher value-added economic activities to sustain growth, said S Iswaran, Minister
      LIANHE ZAOBAO  -  813 words
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      Lock icon SIA’s Megatop jets off to a jumbo farewell
      686 2  -  Special commemorative flight of the B747 ends its nearly 40 years’ history By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg Singapore SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) flew its last commercial Boeing 747 flight yesterday, as the “Megatop”, which helped the carrier build up its extensive international network, hung
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      Lock icon Animation still drawing a blank for hiring
      627 5  -  Industry struggles with pro-local hire environment as it highlights shortage of skill-based talent here for executing major projects By Joyce Hooi joyceh@sph.com.sg Singapore THE animation industry might be changing at warp speed, but job hunters eyeing their career prospects in that field remain
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    • Article
      Lock icon March jobless rate dips despite fewer hires
      666 6 Unemployment rate falls to 8.2% lowest since January 2009 mostly because more Americans stop looking for work LATEST US DATA AP Reuters Washington EMPLOYERS pulled back sharply on hiring last month, a reminder that the US economy may not be growing fast enough
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      Lock icon Porsche 911 sports car designer F A Porsche dies
      476 6 His culture of design still distinguishes our sports cars, says CEO AP Frankfurt THE Porsche 911, with its sloping roof line, long hood and powerful rear engine, has been a sports car lover’s fantasy for the half century since its 1963
      AP; PHOTOS: AP, AFP  -  476 words
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      Lock icon Say howdy to Texas Chicken – again
      723 7  - Say howdy to Texas Chicken again With seven outlets now, franchise holder SGX-listed Select Group plans to open up to 28 more in the next 10 years By Chuang Peck Ming peckming@sph.com.sg Singapore UNLIKE Kentucky Fried Chicken, Texas Fried Chicken is still a stranger in Singapore. It may not be
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  • THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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      Lock icon Banking on lessons learnt
      1746 8/9  -  Having held senior positions in the oil and gas sector as well as in telecommunications, Maybank chairman Megat Zaharuddin Megat Nor finds it a breeze making the transition to banking. By S Jayasankaran By S Jayasankaran btworld@sph.com.sg IN hindsight, Tan Sri Megat Zaharuddin Megat Mohd Nor
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  • COMPANIES
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      Lock icon Singaporeans warming to ethical investing gradually
      743 11  -  Among factors for slow take-off are lack of awareness among investors and limited investment options at present By Timothy Loh timloh@sph.com.sg Singapore ETHICAL investing, contrary to common perception, can serve both head and heart. But it has been slow in taking off in Singapore
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    • Article
      Lock icon More execs leave RIM as BlackBerry maker mulls strategy shift
      392 11 Bloomberg Portland RESEARCH In Motion (RIM) said two executives, including senior vice-president Alan Brenner, are departing as the maker of the BlackBerry smartphone considers strategic options that include a sale of the company. Mr Brenner, senior vice-presi-dent of the BlackBerry
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    • Article
      Lock icon Asian banks eye covered bonds
      596 12 Innovation in region’s debt capital markets on the cards Reuters Singapore A SHORTAGE of US dollars, new banking regulations and strong investor demand means Asian banks are set to help spur innovation in the region’s debt capital markets. Singapore is consulting on new guidelines to
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      2240 12 WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph,com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ROTARY ENGINEERING LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****0255E) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 32 nd Annual General Meeting of ROTARY ENGINEERING LIMITED (the "Company") will be held at 17 Tuas Avenue
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  • FROM THE DESK OF
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      Lock icon In keeping with the times
      958 13  -  The self-storage business model in Singapore has evolved from fixed asset to franchise-based FROM THE DESK OF Jes Johansen Managing Director Storefriendly Self-Storage Group Self-storage is the business of offering short-term storage solutions to individuals and businesses. In today’s consumerist, throwaway society, self-storage has become
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon The importance of dreaming
      900 14  -  Omni United’s G S Sareen aims to make the tyre maker a billion-dollar firm by 2015. By Joshua Tan By Joshua Tan joshtan@sph.com.sg FOR G S Sareen, founder of Omni United (S) Pte Ltd, dreaming even of far-fetched ideals might just be the first step to
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    • Article
      Lock icon Yale’s faculty approves rights resolution for Singapore
      263 14 Bloomberg Boston YALE University professors have approved a resolution urging that a planned joint campus with the National University of Singapore (NUS) respect and support human rights and political freedom. Yale, one of the world’s wealthiest universities, is preparing to open the overseas
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  • WORLD
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Sky News owns up to hacking of e-mail
      624 15 Broadcaster stands by the action, claiming ‘moral’ justification NYT London SKY News, a British satellite news broadcaster whose parent company is controlled by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, has admitted that one of its reporters had hacked into e-mails on two occasions while
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      Lock icon Loans by Italy’s banks remain sluggish
      279 15 Reuters Milan ITALIAN banks took around a quarter of the three-year funds offered by the European Central Bank but the wall of cash failed to persuade them to lend more readily to firms and households in the early part of 2012, data showed yesterday.
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    • Briefing
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        Lock icon Samsung Q1 profit beats analyst estimates
        75 15 Bloomberg Seoul Samsung Electronics Co, Asia’s largest consumer-electronics maker, posted first-quarter profit that beat analyst estimates as gains from selling phones and TVs helped mask a slump in earnings at the chip business. Operating profit rose to a quarterly record 5.8 trillion won (S$6.5
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        Lock icon HTC posts 70% drop in Q1 profit
        69 15 AP Taipei Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp has reported a 70 per cent drop in first quarter profit as it faces keener competition from Apple and Samsung Electronics Co. HTC said yesterday that profit amounted to NT$4.5 billion (S$192 million) from revenue of
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      Lock icon Swiss franc faces test as euro slips
      410 16 SNB’s credibility at stake as showdown looms between the central bank and investors Bloomberg Zurich SWISS National Bank interim chairman Thomas Jordan is facing a showdown with investors as his currency policy endures the biggest credibility test to date. Within minutes of the
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      Lock icon N Korea, FTA on agenda of Ningbo talks
      524 17  -  Japan, S Korea, China meeting to also discuss FTA, investment accord plans By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo LAST-DITCH efforts to dissuade North Korea from launching its planned rocket-borne satellite are expected to be discussed when foreign ministers from Japan, South Korea and
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      Lock icon Google bets on social networking, mobile gadgets
      543 18 CEO Larry Page shares his thoughts on priorities for the Internet giant AFP San Francisco GOOGLE co-founder Larry Page on Thursday said that his first year back at the company’s helm has been marked by big bets on social networking and mobile gadgets.
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      Lock icon A Petri dish in China named Wenzhou
      629 19 Landmark reforms in the coastal city creating ripples of cautious optimism in US AFP Washington CHINA’S leaders are sliding their toes further into the tide of economic reform, exciting ripples of cautious optimism in the United States, where Wall Street and Main Street
      AFP; AP  -  629 words
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      169 15 WATS NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF TATO PTE LTD (IN MEMBER’S VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) (Company Registration no. *****6489R) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Chapter 50, the Final Meeting of
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      452 15 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF THE TERRACE BAR PTE. LTD. Company Registration No. *****3757M (IN MEMBER’S VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS [(Pursuant to Section 290(2)(b)] At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of THE TERRACE BAR PTE. LTD. deemed to have
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      2083 16 KAT3 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF BUKITMERAH GARDENS PTE LTD (CO REG NO.*****3333K) (Members’ Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Member of BUKIT MERAH GARDENS PTE LTD deemed to have been
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      418 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF SIXTH AVENUE LAND PTE LTD (CO REG NO. *****4787M) (Members’ Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Member of SIXTH AVENUE LAND PTE LTD deemed to have been duly convened and held pursuant to
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      1833 17 LIANG HUAT ALUMINIUM LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number: *****3779D) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Blk 8, 1 st Floor Liang Huat Industrial Complex, 51 Benoi Road, Singapore *****8 on
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      537 18 OPTIMISE YOUR PERFORMANCE DURING TOUGH TIMES should attend: VPs, Heads, Directors and Managers (Sales and Marketing, Brand and Product), Marketing Support Professionals, PMEBs, and other general management professionals Register at www.stjobs.sg/seminars FULL-DAY SEMINAR Thur, 19 April 2012, SPH Auditorium (9.15am to 5.45pm) Be a Sales Marketing Champion! Performing at Your
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  • PERSPECTIVE
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      Lock icon Time for ‘mother’ to let the BRICS take charge
      1243 20 / 21  -  Robert Zoellick hinted it is emerging rather than mature economic powers that will call the shots in the global development order from now on Anthony Rowley Tokyo correspondent A US Treasury official suggested recently in private that the “mother” of development
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      Lock icon US closer to energy independence
      841 20 / 21  -  Robert Samuelson The Washington Post Writers Group CALL it Richard Nixon’s revenge. Amid election-year furor over high gasoline prices, something significant has happened to America’s energy outlook. We are steadily reducing our dependence on imported oil a long-ago Nixon goal. In 1973, he proposed being
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  • Wealth
    • WEALTH INVESTING
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        Lock icon Family investment funds luring Wall Street talent
        1055 22 / 23  -  Top-notch investment brains from hedge funds and private equity firms are hired to work in-house, with promises of big paydays. By Azam Ahmed By Azam Ahmed NYT FAMILY offices have quietly handled the financial affairs of the United States’ wealthiest households for generations,
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        Lock icon Bargains in S-E Asia, not yet for Myanmar: Mobius
        542 22 / 23  -  By Viparat Jantraprap Reuters MARK Mobius, one of the world’s best known emerging-market investors, sees bargains in Southeast Asian stock markets, especially Vietnam, but says it is too soon to start investing in fast-chang-ing Myanmar. In a presentation in Bangkok on
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        Lock icon ‘If a business does well, the stock eventually follows’
        1378 24  -  So says Warren Buffett. And his insight rings true in some recent examples on the Singapore stock market SHOW ME THE MONEY Teh Hooi Ling hooiling@sph.com.sg Senior correspondent ~The writer is a CFA charterholder SOME three months ago, Venture Corp a
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    • WEALTH REAL ESTATE
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        1069 26 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS FOR SELECTED DISTRICTS WITH CONTRACT DATES BETWEEN MARCH 8 AND MARCH 13, 2012 PROJECT NAME/ STREET NAME PROP TYPE CONTRACT DATE TENURE BUILT-IN/LAND AREA*(SQ FT) PRICE (S$'000) PSF (S$) District 1 NON-LANDED The Sail Marina Bay Apt 07/03/2012 99 657 1347 2050 The Sail Marina Bay Apt
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        Lock icon Shares of Asian developers may be dampened in H2: UBS
        569 27  -  S’pore ranked last among 8 Asian nations in terms of providing investment opportunities By Mindy Tan tanmindy@sph.com.sg Singapore INCREASING government intervention and potentially higher mortgage rates could dampen the share price performance of Asian developers in the second half of
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        Lock icon Rent growth may stall as Seattle area faces housing glut
        610 27 Bloomberg Seattle THE biggest surge of Seattle-area apartment construction in a quarter century is threatening to undercut the growth in rents, a trend that’s also emerging in US cities such as Washington and Houston. Seattle went from “dead last” in
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  • MARKETS
    • Article
      Lock icon LIFFE
      80 25 Apr 5 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low May 12 1421 1398 1437/1389 Jul 12 1426 1409 1442/1399 Sep 12 1431 1417 1449/1407 Dec 12 1436 1422 1455/1413 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low May 12 1987 1991 1996/1977 Jul 12 2005 2010 2015/1997 Sep 12 2020 2028 2029/2014 Nov 12 2015
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      Lock icon METALS
      69 25 Apr 5 GOLD(US$/oz) Apr 04 Apr 05 Hong Kong closed 1636.30 Hong Kong Apr 05 Apr 04 London 1632.40 1615.86 1633.15 1616.63 Source: Thomson Reuters SILVER Selling Buying Passbook 1 oz 39.91 39.25 Source: UOB PLATINUM/ Lon (US$/oz) Apr 05 Close Previous PM Fix 1592.00 1616.00 AM Fix 1605.00
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      Lock icon PALM OIL
      60 25 Apr 5 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Apr 12 3568.0 3590.0 3600.0 3568.0 243 4985 May 12 3551.0 3562.0 3580.0 3549.0 1117 ***** Jun 12 3548.0 3557.0 3567.0 3532.0 ***** ***** Jul 12 3512.0 3520.0
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      Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
      82 25 Apr 5 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****S 05-Jul-12 0.30 1-Year BY*****W 01-Nov-12 0.32 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0H 0.250 01-Feb-14 100.2 5-Year N*****0Z 2.375 01-Apr-17 108.68 10-Year NX*****X 2.250 01-Jun-21
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
      154 25 Apr 5 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2958 1.2966 1.0301 1.0306 Canadian dollar 1.2627 1.2633 1.0038 1.0041 Euro 1.6534 1.6539 1.3144 1.3146 NZ dollar 1.0277 1.0284 0.8170 0.8174 Sterling pound 2.0004 2.0011 1.5903 1.5906
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      Lock icon SMX MARKET UPDATE
      99 25 As on 5 April 2012 www.smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE VOL (in Lots) PRECIOUS METAL GOLD FUT JUN2012 1633.40 1621.60 1629.80 408 CURRENCY AUD-USD FUT JUN2012 1.0233 1.0178 1.0215 2014 EUR-USD FUT JUN2012 1.3169 1.3043 1.3066 1463 BASE METAL COPPER FUT MAY2012 8424 8345 8365 2954
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      Lock icon CHICAGO BOT
      103 25 Apr 5 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; USc/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 12 1434.00 1419.50 1434.25 1414.75 Jul 12 1437.75 1423.75 1437.75 1419.00 Aug 12 1429.25 1416.75 1429.50 1412.50 Sep 12 1402.50 1392.75 1403.50 1387.75 SOYBEAN/OIL(60,000 lbs; USc/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 12 56.64 56.02 56.70 55.82
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      Lock icon OIL
      74 25 Apr 5 CRUDE US$/barrel (FOB origin) Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 122.17 -0.45 WTI (Near Mth) 103.20 1.30 Dubai (1-Mth F) 119.35 -1.33 Tapis blend 129.86 -1.48 Minas 129.86 -1.48 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 116.39 -1.50 Jet Kerosene 135.02 -1.79 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket Price 121.94
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      Lock icon FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES
      118 25 Apr 5 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.323 1.26 Can dollar 1.286 1.237 Euro 1.685 1.621 Sterling pound 2.038 1.96 NZ dollar 1.055 1.005 US dollar 1.277 1.228 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency: Currencies Sell
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      Lock icon LONDON METALS
      69 25 Apr 5 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2072.25 2053.35 3 months 2109.00 2093.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 8382.00 8358.50 3 months 8361.00 8350.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2059.00 2006.50 3 months 2059.50 2012.50 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00
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    • Article
      Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INT'L INDICES
      373 25 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Apr 5 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 906.1 -0.1 9.2 -0.1 6.0 -0.1 9.1 EAFE Preliminary 732.2 -0.1 7.3 -0.3 3.7 -0.2 6.8 Europe Preliminary 1075.2 0.1 4.7
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      61 1 LivingBTTHE BUSINESS TIMES WEEKEND APRIL 7 8 2012 HOME AND AWAY Homegrown labels look abroad in search of success L2-3 PHOTO: YOUNG RESTLESS DINING Easter eats L4-5 NO HOLDS BARRED Making that Old Trafford pilgrimage L16 TRAVEL Go North Down Under L10-11 MOTORING Infiniti M35h: Green luxury L20 DESTINATION DINING
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  • BT Living
    • STYLE
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        Lock icon Home and away
        1549 2 / 3  -  away As much as we’re a nation obsessed with shopping, homegrown labels have to look abroad to make a real killing in the capricious business of fashion. The road to becoming an overseas success, however, is as arduous as running a marathon in this season’s Marc Jacobs
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        Lock icon Foreign affairs
        302 2 / 3  -  THEY’RE not quite in the same league as the big boys like Raoul and Alldressedup, which are sold at swank international outfits such as Neiman Marcus, Harvey Nichols and Bloomingdale’s. But these emerging brands are taking the first step in flying the flag high for homegrown fashion. MY
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    • DINING
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        Lock icon EASTER EATS
        690 4 / 5  -  Whether you celebrate Easter or not, this long weekend gives you plenty of reason to feast. BT Weekend rounds up Sunday brunches around town, with a spotlight on three interesting new ones By Debbie Yong debyong@sph.com.sg Osteria Mozza B1-42/46, Galleria Level The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands Z6688
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        Lock icon Carry on feasting
        822 4 / 5  -  By Rachel Loi rachloi@sph.com.sg Shangri-La Hotel 22 Orange Grove RoadZ6213-4275 www.shangri-la.com/singapore Eat like the English at The Line, which offers an Easter brunch buffet with special dishes like Roasted Baby Welsh Lamb with Fresh Herbs and Spiced Scotch Egg with Grandma’s Tomato Chutney. Or pick up an
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        Lock icon French presidential kitchens in limbo
        514 8 After nearly 40 years as chef to France’s heads of state, Bernard Vaussion ponders a post-vote menu AFP SINCE President Nicolas Sarkozy embarked on his re-election campaign, the kitchens of the Elysee Palace have been quiet. This leaves the presidential chef, Bernard Vaussion, lots of
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      • Article
        Lock icon wine&dine
        829 8 wine&dinewith BTWeekend Mandarin Court Mandarin Orchard Singapore 333 Orchard RoadZ6831 6288 Ascend 35 stories of the Orchard Wing and arrive in style at Mandarin Court Chinese Restaurant, the home of authentic Cantonese cuisine. Delight in Executive Chinese Chef Sunny Kong’s signature dishes such as Classic Peking Duck, Double-boiled Assorted
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    • DESTINATION DINING
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        Lock icon Starry-eyedin Hong Kong
        883 6 / 7  -  When dining in Hong Kong, the Michelin guide isn’t necessarily a fool-proof guide to the best restaurants. Jaime Ee susses out some places worthy of their stars Jaime Ee Celebrity Cuisine 1/F, Lan Kwai Fong Hotel, 3 Kau U Fong, Central, Hong Kong.Z3650-0066 IN a world of
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        Lock icon Wholesome morsels
        484 6 / 7 The Chairman 18 Kau U Fong, Central, Hong Kong. Z2555-2202 www.thechairmangroup.com NEWLY minted with one star from Michelin, The Chairman is no stuffy fine-dining eatery for suits who lunch. It’s a bright, modern eatery founded on sustainable principles which tries to differentiate itself with a modern approach to
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        Lock icon Sticking with a sure thing
        477 6 / 7 jaime@sph.com.sg Fook Lam Moon 35-45 Johnston Road, Wan Chai, Hong KongZ2866-0663. www.fooklammoon-grp.com IT was only recently the week before, maybe that one would go to the local Crystal Jade bakery, buy a bo lo bun filled with char siew and think that this was about
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    • KEPPEL • CLIPPER ROUND THE WORLD
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        Lock icon Pulling together to get ahead
        1428 9  -  The crew showed strength and tenacity to battle the elements over 6,000 miles. By Vincent Wee btnews@sph.com.sg RA C E 9 o f t h e C l i p p e r 2011-12 Round the World Yacht Race from Qingdao to Oakland, California really
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    • TRAVEL
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        Lock icon Go North Down Under
        1307 10 / 11  -  Australia’s Northern Territory is where visitors discover the beauty of a diverse ecosystem in a setting that has hardly changed over thousands of years. By Geoffrey Eu btnews@sph.com.sg THERE are no traffic jams at Swim Creek Station in Australia’s Northern Territory, but there’s still a whole
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    • HOME & GARDEN
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        781 12 / 13  -  Award-winning architect Guz Wilkinson’s designs are inspired by the natural environment and he uses structures, materials and technologies to achieve that effect. personal style By Corinne Kerk btnews@sph.com.sg IF there’s one thing architect Guz Wilkinson has struggled with since arriving here 19 years ago, it would be
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        Lock icon Get the look
        138 12 / 13  -  LOOK for artists with interesting works and great designs, and err on the side of craftsmanship and individuality. CK CK JOSEPH WALSH Joseph Walsh does some amazing, very organic works in wood. Erosion II dining table (left), Erosion low table (above left); Enignum III chair (above) ~www.josephwalshstudio.com
        JOSEPH WALSH PHOTOS BY ANDREW BRADLEY; STOCK.XCHNG  -  138 words
    • GADGETS
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        Lock icon Gearing up for war
        671 14  -  There’re a handful of specialist gaming accessory brands around, but none is a one-stop shop like Razer, which combines variety, hardcore quality and fierce aesthetics. Razer’s Mass Effect 3 (ME3) Collector’s Edition comprises some of the sweetest gaming gadgets around, but also gives an edge in
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