The Business Times, 5 December 2014, Afternoon Edition

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    28 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 S|jh A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION www.businesstimes.com.sg O n@BTBreakingnews CO REGN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 051/08/2014 I Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Friday, Decem 5
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    153 1 The burgeoning trade finance business will be a wild card for Singapore banks next year, amid a weakening economic prognosis for the region and a warning by the central bank of the risks of higher cross-border exposure on the overall banking system.TOP STORIES 2 CapitaLand’s The Ascott is
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    26 1 Thursday Change STI 3,304.82 +1.43 KL COMP 1,745.69 -12.46 NIKKEI 225 17,887.21 +166.78 HANG SENG 23,832.56 +403.94 SHENZHEN B 1,013.34 +14.32 DOW(11am EST) 17,832.20 -80.42
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    Lock icon GrabTaxi books US$250m in benchmark funding
    1040 1  -  Industry observers, however, warn of longer-term sustainability challenges for the Malaysia-based firm By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore EVEN though the year-end holidays have begun to induce the usual lull in markets and even on roads here, the nascent taxi-booking app market is not
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    Lock icon Micron to inject US$4b into expansion of Woodlands fabrication plant
    451 1  -  It will be one of the largest investments in the Republic’s semiconductor industry in a decade By Joyce Hooi joyceh@sph.com.sg @JoyceHooiBT Singapore MICRON Technology (Micron) is set to invest an estimated US$4 billion in expanding its fabrication plant here one
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      194 1 *****4 GOVERNMENT LAND SALES INDIE SCENE ROCKS Alternative bands in Singapore have managed to cultivate a following through sheer passion EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE 33 ONLINE ONLY Read Boardroom Matters, a series of articles from the Singapore Institute of Directors, on BTInvest every Friday btd.sg/BMatters Holland Road, Woodlands sites take spotlight in
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Trade finance to be wild card for banks in 2015
      652 2  -  Banks’ cross-border exposures are healthy on the whole, says MAS, but warns of the risks of higher exposure By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore THE burgeoning trade finance business will be a wild card for Singapore banks next year, amid
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      Lock icon Executives at higher levels got bigger pay raise
      561 2  -  Global survey says pay ‘for performance’ appears to be working in terms of compensation By Chuang Peck Ming peckming@sph.com.sg @PeckmingBT Singapore TOP and middle executives got bigger pay hikes than those at the bottom in the last financial year, says a recent
      Source: 2014 AESC BlueSteps Executive Compensation Report  -  561 words
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      Lock icon Universal Terminals delays IPO plans: report
      619 2  -  Market watchers point to the plunge in crude prices, and say caution now rules where oil businesses are concerned By Chan Yi Wen yiwenc@sph.com.sg @ChanYiWenBT Singapore UNIVERSAL Terminal, the largest independent petroleum storage terminal in Singapore, has postponed its initial public offering (IPO) till
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      Lock icon ECB will reassess stimulus measures early next year
      863 2 It left the main refinancing rate at a record-low 0.05% BLOOMBERG REUTERS AFP Frankfurt EUROPEAN Central Bank (ECB) policymakers will gauge the need for further stimulus at the beginning of 2015, President Mario Draghi said as he unveiled “substantially” lower forecasts for
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      Lock icon HDB resale prices at 40-month low: SRX
      611 4  -  Flash estimates put the November price dip at 0.8%; property consultants see further softening By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore PRICES of HDB resale flats dipped 0.8 per cent last month to a 40-month low, going by flash estimates from the Singapore Real
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      Lock icon Fed survey shows more broad-based hiring
      848 4 But even as the job market shows momentum, overall price, wage inflation remain subdued BLOOMBERG Washington A FEDERAL Reserve survey has showed that businesses across the country are hiring workers in industries from aerospace to finance, adding to evidence of labour market strength ahead
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      Lock icon Weaker ringgit may mean good time for foreigners to pick up Malaysian property
      482 4  -  By Pauline Ng btworld@sph.com.sg Kuala Lumour FOR foreigners looking to buy property in Malaysia, the weaker ringgit comes as a boon. It may be still too early in the day, but realtors hope to see a pick-up
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Offshore & marine sector: five ways to identify bright spots
      824 5  - Offshore marine sector: five ways to identify bright spots TT HOCK LOCK SIEW MALMINDERJIT SINGH msingh@sph.com.sg @MalminderjitBT OIL prices declined but the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) refused to cut its production. This contributed to further price falls. And the rout dealt further blows to stocks in the oil,
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      Lock icon Make room for Japan in SGX’s hook-up party
      590 5  -  By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT THE exchange business is not always a zero-sum competition, and collaborations can benefit markets even if they are between rivals, leaders of major global derivatives exchanges said on Thursday. As if to prove a point, Singapore Exchange
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      Lock icon Miyoshi ups stake in electric vehicle maker
      420 6  -  Company CEO says there is strong demand for cheaper alternative modes of transport in China's emerging cities By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg MAINBOARD-listed Miyoshi Precision Ltd is raising its stake in light electric vehicle (LEV) maker Green Galaxy from 5.13 per cent to 55
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      Lock icon Industrial S-Reits lagging regional peers in total returns
      529 6  -  By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore SINGAPORE-LISTED industrial Reits, otherwise known as industrial S-Re-its, are lagging their regional peers in total returns this year. Their relative trading underperformance is coming at a time when industrial landlords are facing pressures in occupancies and
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon STI constituents unchanged
        88 6 CONSTITUENTS of the Straits Times Index (STI) will remain unchanged following the conclusion of its quarterly review, announced Singapore Press Holdings, Singapore Exchange and FTSE Group. The STI reserve list, comprising the five highest ranking non-constituents of the STI by market capitalisation, will be Keppel Land, UOL
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        Lock icon Keppel in global sustainability indices
        72 6 KEPPEL Corporation has been included in the latest Euronext Vigeo world 120 index, which lists the top 120 companies in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific for control of corporate responsibility risk and contribution to sustainable development. This is the second time that Keppel has
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist
      63 8 STI Catalist Straits Times index Dec 4,2014 3,304.82 +1.43 (+0.04%) Current streak 1 day Day high 3,322.16 Day low 3,302.22 52-week high 3,374.06 (July 31, 2014) 52-week low 2,960.09 (Feb 5, 2014) FTSE ST Catalist index Dec 4,2014 752.66 +0.56 (+0.07%) Current streak 1 day Day high 758.26 Day low
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      Lock icon Late weakness erodes STI gains
      601 8  -  Modest rise of 1.43 points for index in yet another quiet and uneventful session TT STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT THE Dow Jones Industrial Average’s 33rd and the S&P 500’s 48th all-time highs of 2014 both came on Wednesday and probably played a central
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      307 8 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 229 -1 232/229 250 206 6.2 5786.2 CapitaLand 328 unch 331/327 348 268 16.4 2.4 *****.3 CapitaMall Trust 197.5 +1 198/197 209 180 5.2 6849.9 CityDev 992 +4 998/987 1118 860 13.5
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      36 8 VOLUME MDR 58,151,000 IHC 57,056,000 ThaiBev 45,941,000 Genting Sing 34,075,000 APAC Strategic 33,502,000 Market volume 1,371,480,000 VALUE SingTel 101,794,730 Keppel Corp 93,583,106 Global Logistic 48,850,010 DBS Grp 45,495,025 OCBC Bank 40,722,150 Market value 1,001,796,000
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      Lock icon SGX ETFS
      107 8 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap IS MS India US$ US780 +3 1054 784/766 790/541 780/783 97.5 UETF SSE50China 208 +11 877 209/196 209/140 207/209 65 STI ETF 335 -1 94 336/334 343/298 334/335 DBXT CSI300 US$ US898 +36 71 901/852 901/613
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      Lock icon OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      77 8 Dec 4 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -475.00 +40.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -68.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -47.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 742.01 -0.61 FTSE ST Small Cap 499.48 -1.80 FTSE ST All Share 793.49 -0.02 FTSE ST China Top 187.51 +0.18 FTSE ST China 222.38 +0.42 FTSE
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      77 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low Lyxor Indonesia US$ 9131 281.1 2.4 9636/6957 SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** 191.7 0.7 *****/***** DBXT Nifty US$ ***** 74.9 0.4 *****/9759 Lyxor ChinaH US$ 1580 65.7 3.3 1580/1221 DBXT DBLCI-OY US$ 2860 64.4 1.7 3545/2811 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low Advance SCT
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      35 8 STI FTSE ST All-Share FTSE ST All-Share Index Dec 4,2014 793.49 -0.02 (0.00%) Current streak 2 days Day high 797.04 Day low 793.25 52-week high 819.39 (July 31, 2014) 52-week low 722.35 (Feb 5, 2014)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      33 8 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE Index Dec 3,2014 1,831.41 -2.92 (-0.16%) Current streak 5 days Day high 1,836.30 Day low 1,828.44 52-week high 1,995.49 (July 3, 2014) 52-week low 1,714.64 (Oct 16, 2014)
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 6 4 6 0 0 0 6 4 6 Manufacturing 32 50 35 6 5 12 38 55 47 Commerce 18 17 15 5 4 5 23 21 20 Tpt/Stor/Comms 14 11 15
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      121 8 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 28,474 28,474 119,425 119,425 Manufacturing 199,453 47,449 246,902 113,462 2,309 115,771 Commerce 65,039 26,910 91,949 71,307 1,267 72,573 Tpt/Stor/Comms 90,481 1,399 91,880 181,105 521 181,626 Finance 16,600 345 16,945 132,889 71 132,960 Construction 23,780 20,928
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      71 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low DBXT iBoxxKR US$ *****-1068.0 -5.2 *****/***** Lyxor AsiaCS US$ 5952 -358.5 -4.4 6360/5562 JMH USD 6166 -51.2 -0.6 6460/4934 GLD US$ ***** -47.3 -0.3 *****/***** DBXT S&P Short US$ 2215 -36.8 -1.2 2752/2215 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low CN8000MBePW*****0 3.2 -45.8 -2.7
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      85 8 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE M Development 4,830.0 0.008 +0.002 +33.33 Luzhou Bio-Chem 149.0 0.030 +0.008 +36.36 Pavillon 413.0 0.080 -0.020 -20.00 Ace Achieve Info 2,000.0 0.024 +0.002 +9.09 SMJ Intl 125.0 0.150 -0.021 -12.28 Ouhua Energy 200.0 0.023 +0.005 +27.78 China Oilfield 315.0 0.015 -0.004 -21.05 Asia Fashion 941.0
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        Lock icon GuocoLeisure Ltd |
        129 8 GuocoLeisure Ltd BUY Dec 4 close: S$0.925 Target price: S$1.43 OSK DMG Research, Dec 4 GUOCOLEISURE’S re-branding initiative is progressing well with the Amba brand officially launched on Wednesday as the group’s 4-star hotel offering. The group also recently completed a refinancing of its expiring £138 million, 10.75 per cent
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        124 8 Genting Singapore UNDERPERFORM Dec 4 close: S$1.11 Target price: S$0.95 Macquarie Research, Dec 3 CHINESE VIPs, which make up more than 50 per cent of Singapore casinos’ VIP volumes have gone down by 14 per cent in 2014 year-to-date and consensus is banking on the VIP volumes improving on a
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        Lock icon Boustead Singapore
        186 8  -  Compiled by Teh Shi Ning HOLD Dec 4 close: S$1.82 Target price: S$1.88 CIMB Research, Dec 3 WE still like Boustead’s high-quality management and multi-pronged growth strategy. However, the recent drastic plunge in oil prices and the possibility of a prolonged period of low oil prices would cause
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        9 8 DATA I 9.30 pm US Unemployment Rate
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      Lock icon Asian units weaker on strong US jobs data
      397 9 TT CURRENCIES Singapore MOST emerging Asian currencies eased on Thursday as the US dollar stayed at mul-ti-year highs against major currencies on solid US jobs data and ahead of an European Central Bank (ECB) policy decision later in the day. South Korea’s
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    • FOREX RATES
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
        471 9 Dec 4 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.951 5.158 0.681 6.498 51.875 103.068 1.005 9.344 2.889 1.082 85.100 37.406 1.101 9.376 0.819 26.141 27.547 0.534 0.838 Canada 1.051 5.422
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 9 Dec 4 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1003 1.1011 0.8378 0.8383 Canadian dollar 1.1569 1.1572 0.8810 0.8809 Euro 1.6168 1.6172 1.2311 1.2312 NZ dollar 1.0166 1.0174 0.7741 0.7746 Sterling pound 2.0602 2.0606 1.5687 1.5688
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        Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
        22 9 Dec 4 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3139 1.3142 2-months 1.3145 1.3148 3-months 1.3142 1.3147 6-months 1.3148 1.3153 Source: OCBC
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    • BANK RATES
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        154 9 Dec 4 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.05 0.03 1-month 0.4375 0.3125 2-months 0.4375 0.3125 3-months 0.4375 0.3125 Overnight mode: 0.03 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.18 0.08 1 month 0.25 0.15 2 months 0.30 0.20 3 months 0.40 0.20 6 months 0.50 0.30 9 months 0.60 0.40 12
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        Lock icon SIBOR
        36 9 Dec 4 (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** Source: Thomson Reuters
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        65 9 Dec 4 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year NY*****F 3.75 01-Sep-16 105.37 105.50 105.29 5-Year N*****0H 1.625 01-Oct-19 100.78 10-Year NY*****H 3.000 01-Sep-24 106.93 107.10 106.90 15-Year NY*****E 2.875 01-Jul-29 104.03 104.11 103.88 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 109.72 30-Year NA*****N
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        212 9 Dec-3 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Dec-3 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 998.25 2.50 0.25% 14/01/2015 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 31.86 0.69 2.21% 12/12/2014 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 597.00 -8.25 -1.36% 12/12/2014 Dec-3 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 1938.00 -11.00 -0.56% 12/12/2014 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 2051.00 17.00 0.84%
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        Lock icon PALM OIL
        57 9 Dec 4 KLCE Palm Futures (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Dec 14 2185.0 2160.0 2185.0 2150.0 110 1672 Jan 15 2188.0 2184.0 2195.0 2161.0 2348 ***** Feb 15 2182.0 2172.0 2189.0 2152.0 ***** ***** Mar 15 2179.0 2171.0
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        356 9 Dec 4 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.91 *****.59 *****.01 Dec14 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****0 *****7 Mar15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 3749 9065 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 342.61 343.95 341.63 Dec14 342.40 344.50 341.70 343.00 ***** *****4 Jan15 342.00
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        211 9 Most active Dec 4 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left KepCorp MB eCW*****2 9 6680 0.2 900 6 OCBC Bk MB eCW*****3 7.5 -0.5 5490 0.2 1060 4 DBS MB eCW*****2 10.3 unch 4450 0.1 0 6
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        373 9 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Dec 3 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1289.0 0.2 8.8 0.2 8.6 0.1 4.6 EAFE Preliminary 1004.9 0.2 5.1 0.0 -0.8 -0.2 -4.4 Europe Preliminary 1413.0 0.2 4.3
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      Lock icon CapitaLand’s Ascott buys Jakarta serviced residence for S$90m
      426 10  -  It is also taking its Ascott brand to Vietnam and opening its first property in Laos By Teh Shi Ning tshining@sph.com.sg @TehShiNingBT Singapore CAPITALAND’S The Ascott is buying a newly-opened serviced residence in Jakarta for S$ 90 million, taking its Ascott brand
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      Lock icon Blackrock’s China fund losing shine
      609 10 BLOOMBERG New York BLACKROCK Inc’s pioneering China exchange-traded fund is at risk of losing its market-leading status as returns trail its benchmark index and competitors take advantage of reduced government curbs on foreign investors. The US$10.1 billion iShares FTSE A50 China Index ETF, the first
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      1029 10 The Business Times Ik 1 X 1 Toll free 1800-289-8822 I I Email noticesiasph.com. sg 1 i www.sphclass.com.sg/notices TriTech TRITECH GROUP LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****9330R) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 13 May 2008) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING All capitalised terms used in this notice of EGM
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      635 10 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF SOMERSET MALL PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) (Co. Reg. No. *****8395H) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Somerset Mall Pte Ltd duly convened and held on the 1st day of December 2014,
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      555 10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Companies Winding Up) O.S. No.159 of 2014 In the Matter of Section 254(1 )(e) Companies Act (Cap 50) And In the Matter of SARA COTTON FIBERS PTE LTD (UEN No. *****5293D) Between LUTHER CORPORATE SERVICES PTE LTD (UEN No. *****0116Z) ...Plaintiffs
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  • BANKING & FINANCE
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      Lock icon US financial firms need more top women managers: study
      316 11 BLOOMBERG New York FINANCIAL firms are failing to promote women to the ranks of top managers as quickly as they’re adding female directors to their boards, a report from consulting firm Oliver Wyman found. Women made up 13 per cent of
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      Lock icon China mulls easing of controls on gold imports: sources
      575 11 Draft plan involves opening up imports to qualified miners, bank members of Shanghai Gold Exchange BLOOMBERG Beijing CHINA’S central bank has circulated a draft plan to ease restrictions on gold imports, said people with knowledge of the matter, in a move
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      Lock icon Meet the man who’s making waves with advocacy for bitcoin in Japan
      890 11 BLOOMBERG Tokyo THE man who single-handedly made Japan an oasis for bitcoin entrepreneurs was holding court with political supporters. The price of admission: US$83.75. Squeezed into a tiny private room at a Chinese restaurant not far from Tokyo’s
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      2430 11 TRIYARDS HOLDINGS LIMITED Co. Reg. No. *****0555Z (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Triyards Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Klapsons, The Boutique Hotel eighteen.2 at Level 18, 15 Hoe Chiang Road, Tower
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  • ENERGY & COMMODITIES
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      724 12 The Business Times NOTICES In the Matter of The Companies Act, Cap. 50 And In The Matter of DA INFORMATION SERVICES (ASIA) PTE. LTD. (CO. REG. NO. *****6345G) NOTICE OF CREDITORS’ MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 296 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50, a Meeting of
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  • TECHNOLOGY
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      Lock icon Microsoft CEO stresses importance of diversity
      565 13 He tells shareholders how the company is working to promote a more varied workforce BLOOMBERG Seattle IN his first shareholder meeting as chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp, Satya Nadella emphasised one message: Diversity matters. At the 90-minute event on Wednesday in a corporate
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      Lock icon Luxottica inks deal with Intel to develop hi-tech glasses
      365 13 First glasses expected to launch in 2015 REUTERS Milan ITALY’S Luxottica is joining forces with US chipmaker Intel Corp to develop glasses that combine its top fashion brands with technology that could allow wearers to access information about their health or
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      327 13 BLOOMBERG San Francisco TWITTER chief executive officer Dick Costolo’s family trusts halved their stake in the social network again, as the executive’s sales accelerate. After the sale, the trusts have a quarter of the Twitter stock they held in early November. The Richard Costolo
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      644 13 ADVERTORIAL The Samsung Signature Programme: It’s about quality ABOUT 100 industry leaders and top professionals came together last Friday to savour some fine cuisine, network, and participate in a unique experience at a luxurious hospitality suite designed specially to host the Who’s Who at the Marina Bay area. Amid delighting
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      622 14 Middle class will be driving force as region experiences rapid increase in Web access AFP Jakarta INDONESIA is set to lead a boom in online shopping across South-east Asia as Internet access explodes and investors pour money into a rapidly growing host
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      364 14 REUTERS Sydney AUSTRALIAN shoppers kept spending in October to help retail sales notch up the best two-month performance this year, a hopeful sign consumers were weathering a slowing economy and falling incomes. Thursday’s data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics also showed the
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      287 14 Firm facing rapid profit decline, soft sales REUTERS Seoul THREE deputies to the head of Samsung Electronics’ mobile division are leaving, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday, as the world’s largest smartphone maker faces a rapid decline in profit.
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      161 14 SHOP THE NEW LUXURY BTLuxe Christmas 2014. In print and on your iPad. Luxury’s new guard the names you need to know Noma’s Rene Redzepi takes Tokyo Heston Blumenthal goes bionic Shigeru Ban Paper hero Tetsuya Wakuda’s Kyoto tour Digital exclusives only in the BTLuxe iPad app The Great Safari
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  • TRANSPORT
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      Lock icon Cathay pilots to work contractual hours only as pay talks break down
      531 15 Their saying no to additional shifts raises prospect of delays, cancellations in run-up to busy Christmas season AFP Hong Kong PILOTS of Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific were due to start work-to-rule action on Thursday after long-running
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      316 15 BLOOMBERG Tokyo MITSUI Engineering Shipbuilding Co won an order to supply four gas-fired engines to Japan’s biggest shipbuilder, underscoring growing interest among its customers to switch to cheaper, cleaner-burning fuel. The order comes from Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding Co for use in two
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      342 15 REUTERS Detroit CHRYSLER Group has told regulators it will expand a US recall of vehicles with Takata Corp passenger-side air bags, but stopped short of including all models regulators wanted included, a company statement issued on Wednesday shows. The National Highway
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      580 15 BLOOMBERG Southfield, Michigan HONDA Motor has signalled a growing rift in its more than 50-year relationship with airbag maker Takata Corp, as the carmaker struggles to contain a crisis that’s killed five motorists in its cars. Honda has turned to Stock-holm-based Autoliv Inc to
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      520 15 BLOOMBERG Frankfurt AUDI plans to roll out an electric-powered crossover in 2017 to challenge Tesla Motors for wealthy, environmentally conscious consumers. The new model will mark Audi’s first mainstream all-electric vehicle and is part of a push to roll out
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      563 16 The inaugural Asia Corporate Excellence Sustainability Awards (ACES) is a showcase of leadership and social responsibility THE Asia Corporate Excellence Sustainability Awards (ACES) recognises successful companies and individuals in Asia in the areas of leadership and corporate social responsibility. he awards value and recognise achievements of
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      288 16 LEADERSHIP Entrepreneur of the Year Woman Entrepreneur of the Year THIS honour is bestowed upon an illustrious entrepreneur who has shown an extraordinary ability to communicate their vision to stakeholders and leads the company towards the status of a megabrand. The recipient of this award displays strong
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      105 16 WITH over 250 skilled craftspeople and a 40-strong in-house design team, Royal Selangor has expanded the uses of pewter, exploring its many possibilities from gifting to corporate mementos, awards and trophies that are specially commissioned. Since 1885, Royal Selangor’s designers and craftsmen have
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      282 16 The Beacons of Asia THE Beacons of Asia is a publication that captures the stories and biographies of business leaders and sustainability advocates across Asia. Companies and individuals featured in this publication have been identified through the Asia Corporate Excellence Sustainability Awards (ACES) organised annually by MORS Group.
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      114 17 Tetra Pak (Thailand) Limited ESTABLISHED in 1975, Tetra Pak (Thailand) Limited is part of the world’s leading food processing and packaging solutions company. The company’s green initiative campaign, known as “Green Roof Project for Princess Pa Foundation”, is focused on sustainable carton collection and recycling,
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      122 17 Manila Electric Company THE Manila Electric Company, also known as Meralco, is the largest electricity distribution utility in the Philippines and one of its largest companies. The company serves over five million customers and it believes that Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability (CSR) is
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      444 17 Colin Tan June Teng Group Managing Director Hatten Group Sdn Bhd COLIN Tan’s personal motto changes “impossible” to “IM possible”. As managing director of the Malaysian property developer Hatten Group, he has shown that he is not afraid to set some very ambitious targets for
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      500 18 Hemas Holdings has set up 39 pre-schools that enrich the lives of over 3,000 children in Sri Lanka Community Care Company Of The Year Hemas Holdings PLC HEMAS Holdings, one of Sri Lanka’s largest conglomerates, strongly believes in giving back to society. In 2002, it launched a
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      486 18 Great Eastern Life has donated over RM2 million to more than 180 children’s charities across Malaysia Top Community Care Companies In Asia Great Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia) Berhad THE welfare of underprivileged children in Malaysia is given a boost with Great Eastern Life’s ChildrenCare a long-term community
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      532 20 UES Holdings is a key local player in the water and waste water treatment industry in Singapore Top Outstanding Leaders In Asia Johnson Tang Managing Director UES Holdings Pte Ltd MOST bosses strive to maximise profits. Johnson Tang is no different. But what makes his
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      169 22 Steven Tham Chairman and CEO Leeden National Oxygen Limited STEVEN Tham, Chairman and CEO of Leeden National Oxygen believes that the characteristics of a good entrepreneur include the following: “Firstly, the ability to read changes in the business environment well. Secondly, being daring enough to execute the
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      161 22 US$100 million. Mr Tan led the development of Colben Energy’s first two IPP plants one in Sihanoukville and another at Phnom Penh, Cambodia and signed a 10-year power purchase agreement with Electricite Du Cambodge, a state-owned utilities company. Asiatic Group Holdings was also the EPC contractor for
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      179 22 Bernard Wong Managing Director Panaflo Controls Pte Ltd ACCORDING to Bernard Wong, managing director of Panaflo Controls, the first hurdle for any entrepreneur is to find the first employees willing to take the first difficult step on the journey to build the business with you. “Fortunately for me,
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      225 22 Glenndle Sim Executive Chairman and CEO Mencast Holdings Ltd MENCAST Holdings is a maintenance, repair and overhaul solutions provider servicing the global offshore, marine and oil gas industries. The company pays particular attention to treating its 1,000 employees with respect. “People are our
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      59 22 (Jury ACES Awards) Wong Su-Yen “Mencast’s culture emphasises both ‘doing the right things’ (behaviour) as well as ‘doing things right’ (skills). Over the years, Mencast has built a culture where employees are committed to looking out for one another, seeking solutions, retaining technical expertise and maintaining long-term client relationships so
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      373 23 Jury members and the organisers of ACES Awards 2014 share their thoughts on this inaugural event Hemant K Batra Chairman Panel of Jury ACES Awards Secretary General SAARCLAW “The Awards for Corporate Excellence and Sustainability is extremely timely. I can tell you that the competition
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      239 23 TO promote a culture of progressive learning and facilitate knowledge sharing, MORS Group organised The Gray Affair a one-day forum that focuses on leadership, innovation, and sustainability. The forum was held on Nov 25, a day prior to the ACES Awards ceremony and was attended by C-suite executives
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      132 23 MORS Group organiser of ACES Awards MEDIATING on behalf of a large range of institutional and private companies in Asia, MORS Group’s mission is to assist companies, corporate leaders, and eminent industrialists to share a platform to exhibit leadership and sustainability excellence, to learn from market experts across the world,
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      176 18 FOOD PEOPLE FUTURES 4 to V', ••I V ■tL* f SH^Lo. soso SCKO/A SOSO —CrfcOlM* u u** PROTECTING FOOD, PEOPLE, AND FUTURES Tetra Pak (Thailand) Limited takes pride in being recognized as the Green Company of the Year in Asia. Our sustainability commitment through our environmental initiatives and the Green
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      313 19 Mr Steven Tham Chairman and CEO of Leeden National Oxygen Ltd ACES Award Recipient Top Outstanding Leaders In Asia 2014 Recognising Mr Steven Tham for his outstanding contribution towards Leeden’s growth, the MORS Group, a conglomerate which promotes leadership and sustainability excellence among company leaders and stakeholders, proudly presents him
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      221 20 T AWARDS TM ASIA CORPORATE EXCELLENCE SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS •yCL Yeoh Eng Keong, Managing Director MEGA LASER SUPPORT PTE LTD on being awarded Top SMEs in Asia at the Asia Corporate Excellence Sustainability Awards 2014 iris. mega laser support pte ltd a name imf rinier/ in t/e minr/o of fro/e>jiona/ Tel:
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      126 21 ACES AWARDS ASIA CORPORATE EXCELLENCE SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS ISM Ahamad Mohamad KULIM (MALAYSIA) BERHAD on being awarded Top Outstanding Leaders in Asia at the Asia Corporate Excellence Sustainability Awards 2014 Palm oil is a very competitive industry and vital for the economy of Malaysia, which is the world's second largest producer
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Lock icon Woodlands, Holland Rd sites take spotlight in H1 GLS slate
      1424 24  -  Holland site goes to reserve list to allow more time to study evaluation criteria for dual-envelope tender By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT Singapore THE government’s much-awaited decision to move the commercial and residential site near Holland Village MRT Station from
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      643 24 Revamped system replaces stamp duty organised in rigid brackets in favour of increases like income tax London BRITAIN’S wealthiest homebuyers face a jump in transaction tax while almost everyone else will pay less after Chancellor of the Exchequer
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      660 24 Sentiment has improved after first interest rate cut in almost two years IFR Singapore CHINA’S property developers ended a month-long drought in the US dollar high-yield bond market this week, taking advantage of renewed interest in the sector following the central bank’s interest
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      865 25 Faneuil Hall Marketplace hopes to woo back the locals after its first major overhaul since the 1970s NYT Boston THE historic Faneuil Hall Marketplace attracts an estimated 20 million visitors annually, making it one of the United States’ most popular tourist attractions. However,
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  • VEHICLES
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      1107 26  -  Leasing is a feasible option for existing car owners and first-time car buyers alike By Jeremy Chua he loan curbs introduced by the Government last year have left the majority of car buyers high and dry, so to speak. Previously, banks could offer 100 per cent loans
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  • BT LIFESTYLE
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      643 27 he festive period is around the corner and it is a season for friends and family to come together for merriment. Gathering at a dining establishment may be de rigueur for the younger crowd, but nothing beats that personalised touch
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  • GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
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      759 28 Negative views of country have made them question their way of life amid stalling economic growth BLOOMBERG Paris SINCE President Francois Hollande took office about two and a half years ago, the outside view on France has more often
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      Lock icon Thai consumer confidence falls in Nov; consumption may stay weak: survey
      354 28 REUTERS Bangkok CONSUMER confidence in Thailand fell in November, a university survey showed on Thursday, in spite of low inflation and moves by the military government to try to boost the economy. The consumer confidence index of the University
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      Lock icon Japan Opposition too divided, says Ozawa
      508 28  -  Without a united front, the parties cannot regain control of Parliament By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo JAPAN’S opposition parties have little hope of making serious inroads into the power of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition because they are too divided, both internally and
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      628 29 Move part of his efforts to help Russia counteract Western sanctions, overcome economic woes REUTERS AFP Moscow MONEY collected in one of Russia’s two “rainy day” funds should be used to support domestic banks, President Vladimir Putin said on
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      Lock icon Petition against huge US-EU trade deal passes key threshold
      498 29 AFP Brussels OPPONENTS to a controversial trade pact between the EU and the United States passed a key threshold on Thursday securing one million signatures on a petition they hope will force Brussels to abandon the deal. European and US negotiators
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      Lock icon Thailand, Myanmar to revive industrial zone project
      328 29 REUTERS Bangkok THAILAND and Myanmar will sign a pact in January aimed at reviving the multi-billion dollar Dawei industrial zone in Myanmar, a Thai minister said on Thursday. Deputy Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisit, who is also secretary-general of the National Economic and Social
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      Lock icon EU launches antitrust probe into France’s Orange bid for Jazztel
      333 29 Deal would cut number of telecoms companies in Spain to three from four AFP Brussels THE EU on Thursday launched an in-depth probe into a US$4.2 billion acquisition of Spanish telco Jazztel by French giant Orange to see if it
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      667 29  -  UK economy still bogged down by high government debt of 80% of GDP By Neil Behrmann btworld@sph.com.sg London ADROIT political campaigner George Osborne has chosen populist economic giveaways ahead of the May UK general election. The big question for the UK Chancellor of the
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      322 29 REUTERS Vatican City THE Vatican’s economy minister has said that hundreds of millions of euros were found “tucked away” in accounts of various Holy See departments without having appeared in the city-state’s balance sheets. In an article for Britain’s Catholic Herald
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  • OPINION
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      Lock icon Singapore stock market’s malaise runs deep and is multi-fold
      575 30 EDITORIAL IT would be somewhat unkind to conclude that this week’s market stoppage the second in a month and third this year is simply another dismal chapter for a market in malaise. But there is no denying that something is amiss.
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      713 30  -  TT THE BOTTOM LINE By Robert Samuelson Washington SINCE mid-June, crude prices have dropped roughly 40 per cent, from US$115 a barrel for the Brent benchmark to about US$70 a barrel now. US petrol prices have fallen almost
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      1046 30  -  They should pursue bilateral, sub-regional arrangements to achieve greater regional integration, rather than through the regional grouping SAARC. BY PRADUMNA B RANA BY PRADUMNA B RANA T The writer is associate professor at the S Rajaratnam School of international Studies (RSIS), Nanyang
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        283 31  -  Daniel Cerf Chief Executive officer ara-CWT Trust Management (Cache) Limited Manager of Cache Logistics Trust WE refer to the article “S-Reits’ performance recovers on expected rate hike delay” (BT, Dec 1). ARA-CWT Trust Management (Cache) Limited, as manager of Cache Logistics Trust
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        Lock icon SGX, ‘sorry’ isn’t good enough; let’s have an independent review
        671 31  - SGX ‘sorry’ isn’t good enough; let’s have an independent review S Nallakaruppan I READ with interest your headline report, “Second market stoppage in a month triggers SGX ‘sorry’ and MAS warning” (BT, Dec 4). This makes a mockery of the whole incident as it is the second major disruption within
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        Lock icon Fung Choi Media can be saved
        268 31  -  Mano Sabnani FUNG Choi Media Group’s delayed annual general meeting (AGM) last week left shareholders wondering whether they should just write off their investment. Problems are piling up. Besides its main Hong Kong subsidiary (that owns all the operating companies in China) being in
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      2273 31  -  Drugs, violence graft mar jade industry amid insatiable China demand for the gem.BY BY DAN LEVIN NYT Myitkyina, Myanmar AT 16, the gem trader’s son set out for the jade mines to seek his fortune in the precious stone that China craves.
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        584 33  -  By Rachel Loi rachloi@sph.com.sg @RachelLoiBT LOCAL music scene veteran Kevin Matthews has a dream he hopes Rolling Stone magazine will one day run a story on Singapore as the “coolest indie music scene on the planet”. Because “why not?”, says the 53-year-old, who first joined
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        694 33  -  Despite nearly-zero airplay, alternative bands in Singapore have managed to cultivate a following through the sheer passion of tireless fans and musicians who organise shows outside of conventional venues, curate themed gigs for newcomers and archive milestones to track the history of the
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        548 33  -  By Lisa Fratini lfratini@sph.com.sg UP a flight of stairs, in a quiet and unsuspecting street in the heart of Kampong Glam, Singapore’s first Museum of Independent Music is being established by a passionate duo who seek to preserve the rich history of
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    • MUSIC | CINEMA
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        742 34  -  The Singapore International Film Festival has always featured a strong showcase of Asian movies and this year’s edition is no different. Here are five must-see efforts from both established and new directors. BY DYLAN TAN CINEMA BY DYLAN TAN dylantan@sph.com.sg @DylanTanSYBT The Obs: A
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        547 34  -  By Geoffrey Eu WITH his pasty complexion, creepily obsequious behaviour and preference for scurrying around in dark, dirty corners of the city, Louis Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) is the archetypal LA lowlife, a human cockroach and social outcast with no scruples who doesn’t hesitate to offend
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        627 34  -  MUSIC By Dylan Tan dylantan@sph.com.sg @DylanTanSYBT Additional reporting by Lisa Fratini lfratini@sph.com.sg ASPIRING pop stars, take heart, you don't need to be photogenic to be a rock god these days that's if the rapturous response to the unlikely front men of two bands
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        570 34  -  By Geoffrey Eu AFTER a five-year absence, John Woo returns to the big screen with The Crossing (Part One), the first installment of a two-part war-and-romance epic spanning several decades of modern Chinese history. In his trademark directing style, bullets fly and body
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        617 35  -  By Rachel Loi rachloi@sph.com.sg @RachelLoiBT FOR French artist Jacques Villegle, collecting posters is more than just a hobby it’s an art form. In fact, it’s the art form by which he has made a living and a reputation for himself. Of course, unlike most
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        406 35  -  By Lisa Fratini lfratini@sph.com.sg TALK about living the dream. Ten years in and British mezzo soprano Katherine Jenkins’ nine studio albums have gone platinum and sold over eight million copies worldwide, she’s sung for the Queen of England and become Britain’s classical crossover sweetheart.
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        699 35  -  The charity show on Friday and Saturday will see the return of members of its illustrious alumni. CONCERT BY HELMI YUSOF helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT WHEN Janani Sridhar first appeared at the ChildAid 2014 rehearsal and trilled the opening lines of Puccini’s O Mio Babbino Caro, the
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          561 36 Three contemporary Singapore artists mount solo shows at top galleries, demonstrating the breadth and diversity of local works. BY CHEAH UI-HOON GENEVIEVE CHUA Tomio Koyama Gallery A NATURE lover, artist Genevieve Chua spends most of her time in her workshop working with wood and canvas. When
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          627 36 JASON WEE Michael Janssen Gallery WHAT would it be like to construct monuments or memorials for the dead? That was the starting point for artist Jason Wee’s Requiem and something that he felt he could tackle confidently, with both art and architecture degrees under his belt.
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          488 36 EUGENE SOH Chan Hampe Galleries IT’S an idea so simple yet so artful that it makes one wonder why someone hasn’t done this before. Young artist Eugene Soh’s coup of an idea is to take old masterpieces and renowned paintings and give them
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        923 37  -  Chateau Rauzan-Segla is back at the top of the list of Second Growths.BY BY NK YONG IT is always very gratifying to see a stalwart name restored to its former glory. Such has been the case with Chateau Rauzan-Segla since 1994 when John Kolasa took
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        886 38  -  Whether it’s a late-night knead, posh get-together or much-needed de-stressing therapy that you seek, The Luxe House hits all the right spots for the discerning spa junkie. BY MAY YIP BY MAY YIP IT would appear that there’s a spa for every city dweller requiring
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        413 38  -  By Dylan Tan SHOPPING Casio’s new watch collections WEARING a smart watch doesn’t mean you have to look like a tech geek that’s what Casio aims to achieve with its new next-gen-eration smart analogue models that also do a lot more than just tell
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        278 38  -  By Tiong Li Cheng Sacha Sons FOLLOWING the success of all-day-breakfast spot Wild Honey, husband and wife duo Guy Wachs and Stephanie Hancock opened Sacha Sons, a New York-style deli, this week. With design by The Stripe Collective, Sacha and Sons evokes the Lower East Side of the 1920s
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        125 38  -  By Tay Suan Chiang dream Christmas Market FOR two days, Dream furniture store will transform its showroom and outdoor space into a lively Christmas Market. Shoppers not only enjoy savings on the store’s range of designer furniture and accessories, there will also be plenty of food for sale as
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        155 38  -  By Helmi Yusof By Threes TEN Filipino artists living and working in Singapore have come together to mount an art exhibition of works that reflect on their changing lives and identities, shaped by the confluence of cultures and traditions they experience here. The 10 are professionals from various
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        238 38  -  By Rachel Loi Whistle Phone Finder PICTURE this: You’ve misplaced your precious phone for the umpteenth time but instead of going into a frenzied panic and rummaging through everything around you, all you have to do is whistle. That’s right, whistle, and your phone will whistle right back so
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      213 35 w. kato art duo Raffles Hotel Arcade -i 55" A V 4j'm Kate Art Duo Raffles Hotel Arcade There is still much to be explored in Japan’s art world with the profusion of incredible Japanese artists. Kato Art Duo aims to introduce these artists by exhibiting the finest original artworks
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      203 37 TRANSTHERM State-of-the-Art Wine Cellars www.transtherm.com A STAR ALLIANCE MEMBER f'' aJL lO kg ur USHER IN A BUOYANT 2015 with these exclusive all-in MasterCard® fares from FIRST CLASS BUSINESS CLASS ECONOMY CLASS Osaka Sapporo BUSINESS ECONOMY Busan $688 a ft S fSj //I iLV\\v> 11 r r Book your holiday
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      338 37 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Down 2 Bring back shop, needing engineers first (7) 3 Does trade reportedly in these small rooms (5) 4 Animated little man’s given external support during ride (7,2) 5 Rule with rod of iron concerning journalists (7) 6 Pound pocketed by uncouth robber (5) 7 Girl in cold
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      860 39 / 40 CONCEPT INFOGRAPHICS: THE NEW PAPER cs-O 7K. M.« THE AT the shoppes Cr Make a fashion statement at your festive soiree in an ingenious Roberto Cavalli number. The unbridled creativity in the menswear and womenswear collection is unmatched by any. It’s hard not to be tempted by BVLGARI, the magnificent
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      556 41 / 42 Wh ere All Things Merry Bright Beckon Otro AT THE SHOPPES With close to 270 shops and restaurants ringing in innovative experiences and nostalgic holiday cheer, The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands will make this Christmas truly special for you. After shopping, pamper your taste buds with over 60 culinary
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      158 41 / 42 THE BUSINESS TIMES 8"*****1 *****4 SSI. 00 S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION WWW.businesstimes.COm.Sg G I OBTBreakingnews I CO REGN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 051/08/2014 Friday, December 5,2014 Celebrate the Spirit of Giving CXOAT THE SHOPPES Giving is a joy at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands®. We re giving
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      33 1 BTLUXE CHRISTMAS 2014 THE NEW LUXURY Luxur y takes on new meaning as understatement takes precedence over ostentation, and experience over decadence. We bring you what’s good to know, from what to where
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      40 3 •A. PATEK PHILIPPE GENEVE Begin your own tradition. You never actually own a Patek Philippe. You merely look after it for the next generation. pi '‘i i i o 1 Chronograph Ref. 5170G PATEK PHILIPPE Tel: (65) 6732 1506 patek.com
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      104 4 BTLUXE CHRISTMAS 2014 contents 08 EDITOR’S NOTE notebook 10 ROOM WITH A VIEW Rent a castle, why not? AULD LAND SYNE Decamp at Frasers Edinburgh for New Year’s Eve 12 COOL CROSSOVER The Lexus NX THE LIGHT FANTASTIC A spectacular chandelier 16 ALL THINGS ZAHA Plateaus to platters TASTEMAKER Sonia
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      82 5 Lee Hwa Jewellery LEEHWAJEWELLERY.COM Ailura Necklace for Forevermark V t I TV. AO A TRUE PROMISE WILL NEVER BE BROKEN Less than one percent of the world’s diamonds can carry the Forevermark inscription. A promise that each is beautiful, rare and responsibly sourced. FOREVERMARK yv THE DIAMOND. THE PROMISE. Forevermark
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      127 6 contents 30 32 art 26 SHOOTING STAR Magnus Renfrew of Bonhams 38 dining 36 TOKYO OR BUST Rene Redzepi takes Tokyo 38 BIONIC CHEF The irrepressible Heston Blumenthal architecture 28 PAPER HERO Shigeru Ban, Pritzker Prize laureate agenda 30 FROM BEAN TO CUP An origins trip experiences 32 RIV ER
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      241 7 MAKE CHRISTMAS LAST LONGER THAN A SUGAR RUSH CHRISTMAS 2014,14 Nov 28 Dec r* WEEKDAY PERKS INDULGENT TREATS Stand a chance to win back shopping First 50 shoppers daily receive dollars* spent in ION Orchard with $1,000* $30 shopping vouchers with $500* spend spend (ION* Rewards members enjoy ($450* for
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      436 8  -  Jaime Ee Editor, BTLuxe Christmas f there are two sides to every story, why can’t there be two ways to read it too? Welcome to the all-new BTLuxe Christmas 2014, where our classic glossy magazine now comes with an added bonus: an iPad app you can download free
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        280 10  -  FraserSuites Edinburgh isthe perfectplacetodecampforthe legendary New Year’s Eve Hogmanay Street Party by may yip BY MAY YIP LEAVE Times Square and Darling Harbour to the hoi polloi. True revellers ring in the New Year at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party, which has been listed in the popular tome
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        212 10  -  BY DAVEN WU ONCE a far-fetched fantasy, staying in a bona fide palace without being BFF with Kate Middleton or her grandmother-in-law is now not only attainable but more affordable than you think. More royal residences are letting common folk in though the palace gates, such
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        228 12  -  BY SAMUEL EE LEXUS ends the year on a high note with the recent launch of the NX the Japanese luxury marque’s first compact crossover that is revolutionary for its edgy styling and turbo engine. While it’s the smallest in the Lexus range of larger sport-utility vehicles that
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        173 12  -  BY TAY SUAN CHIANG FURNITURE veteran Syddal Wee is back in action with Macsk, a new high-end modern furniture emporium in Mohamed Sultan Road. Mr Wee was formerly the general manager of Space Furniture the retailer known for its range of drool-worthy designer furnishings for the high-net-worth
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        270 16  -  BY DAVEN WU IT’S INCREDIBLE to think so, but there was a time when Zaha Hadid had trouble finding work. No longer. These days, the London-based architect wields a global brand so famous that she’s recognised by just her first name. Her buildings each instantly identifiable by
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        532 16  -  Who: Sonia Cheng, CEO of Rosewood Hotels Resorts Why: ‘It’ girl of Hong Kong hospitality, granddaughter of billionaire Cheng Yu-tung, game-changer in the global hotel industry compiled by JAIME EE What’s the best thing that happened to you in 2014? On a professional level the opening of Rosewood Beijing.
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          223 18  -  BY MAY YIP WITH insufficient sleep being a public health epidemic, according to the US Center for Disease and Prevention, it’s clear that getting quality shut-eye still remains elusive for busy urbanites. But one could now indulge in the ultimate luxury rejuvenating sleep, with the help of
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          134 18  -  BY MAY YIP THE kitchen is one of the most important spaces in the home for the discerning host. And to take entertaining to the next level and simultaneously up one’s epicurean ante, consider the latest kitchen trend: The warmer drawer. Serving large parties means food
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          519 20  -  Fromcookingclassesto roast turkey with an Asian twist, celebrating the Yuletide is a breeze with a little help from Singapore hotels COMPILED BY CHEAH UI-HOON CELEBRATORY COOKING FOR EVERYONE @One Farrer Hotel Spa 1 Farrer Park Station Road, Singapore *****2 +65-6363-0101 WHY risk ordering a dry turkey when you
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        307 22  -  TODAY’S AESTHETES NO LONGER LOOK AT THE BIRKIN AS A STAMP OF LUXURY. FRESH TALENTS AND SAVVY VETERANS ARE CHARTING A DIFFERENT COURSE IN FASHION. FIND OUT WHO’S CHANGING THE LUXURY BUSINESS AS WE KNOW IT. Minimalist, refined and imbued with artisanal spirit, Mansur Gavriel
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        648 23  -  OpeningCeremony has built up itscultfollowingthrough sheer fearlessness bypei-ru keh BY PEI-RU KEH www.openingceremony. us ver since it opened its first retail boutique in downtown Manhattan 12 years ago, Opening Ceremony has constantly broken new ground in the fashion scene. From its emporium-style flagship stores to collaborative collections with
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        255 23  -  AnhHatakesthe mixand match approach, creating embellished sporty pieces for its young brand BY MAY YIP hanel may have deep enough pockets to acquire historical ateliers specialising in the fine crafts of couture, but young fashion entrepreneurs Anh Trieu and Ha Dang are proving that small entities can
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        266 24  -  Stefano Pilati brings effortless ease to rarefied fabrics at Agnona by may yip BY MAY YIP hen Stefano Pilati left Yves Saint Laurent in 2012, he left behind a legacy of looks that weren’t so much on-trend as they were groundbreaking: He sparked off the tulip skirt fad,
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        421 24  -  From his couture origins, Zac Posen now reaches far and wide with collaborations and projects across the fashion universe by pei-ru keh by PEI-RU KEH www.zacposen.com he ‘designer collaboration’ is the new fashion catchphrase. No longer dismissed as designers ‘selling out’, creative partnerships between couture names and
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        921 26  -  In the Asian art market, Magnus Renfrew is rising faster than you can say ‘next big thing’ BY HELMI YUSOF When you were a child, did you draw, paint and paste things on paper? Did you make shapeless ceramics that only you understood the function of? Write poetry
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        1217 28  -  FOR PRITZKER PRIZ WINN SHIGERU BAN, GOOD ARCHITECTURE IS NOT ABOUT BEAUTIFUL HOUSES, MONEY AND PRIVILEGE, BUT ABOUT DESIGNING SOLUTIONS TO REAL LIFE PROBLEMS BY TAY SUAN CHIANG o be remembered for what you do, or who you do it for? That is the question for Shigeru Ban,
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        1287 30  -  A NEW JOINT VENTURE BACKED BY CYNTHIA CHUA’S SPECIALTY COFFEE RETAILER COMMON MAN COFFEE ROASTERS, HOPES TO GIVE SUMATRAN GROWERS THEIR FAIR SHARE OF THE TRADE AND DELIVER A QUALITY BREW THAT’S ENTIRELY TRACEABLE BY GEOFFREY EU ehind every great cup of coffee there is a
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        1591 32  -  ATRIP ABOARD THE AQUA MEKONG PAIRS AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES OF THE EXOTIC WATERWAY WITH LUXURY ACCOMMODATION AND DAVID THOMPSON DINNERS BY JAIME EE A dventure is best left to the gung-ho set. Yes, let them get their highs trekking in Nepal, diving with barracudas or parachuting from the skies.
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        1513 34  -  IN AN INSIDER’S GUIDE,TETSUYA WAKU DA TAKES BTLUXE ON A PERSONAL TOUR OF KYOTO HIS FAVOURITE CITY FOR ART SHOPPING AND AGE-OLD CUISINE by jaime ee BY JAIME EE etsuya Wakuda is showing you the array of foreign currencies in his wallet. “I have everything except Russian money,”
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        1378 36  -  IN A WHIRLWIND OF 18-HOUR DAYS AND CRAZY TRAVEL SCHEDULES, RENE REDZEPI TALKS ABOUT HIS BIG EXPERIMENT, COUNTS THE MIND-BOGGLING COSTS, AND HOPES HIS NOMA TOKYO POP-UP WILL TAKE OFF BY JAIME EE A s the countdown begins and the pressure mounts before Noma Tokyo opens for
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        1424 38  -  HESTON BLUMENTHAL POWERS ON IN HIS MISSION FOR PERFECTION, MOVING THE FAT DUCK TO MELBOURNE WHILE TAKING ON OTHER PROJECTS AT A BEWILDERING RATE, RECOVERING FROM SURGERY, AND STILL HOLDING ON TO HIS SENSE OF WONDER BY DAVEN WU o say that these are busy times for Heston
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        278 40  -  PERFECT PRESENTS FOR THOSE WHO’VE BEEN NICE More gift ideas in the BTLuxe iPad app BY MAY YIP WEARABLE LANDSCAPES Mapped in precious metals, Niessing’s contoured pendants bring relief to any outfit.Niessing Topia pendants, price on application,from Lee Hwa Jewellery WELL WROUGHT The Art Deco architecture of Hermes’
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        727 42  -  Luxury watchmakers go back in time for inspiration to create sleek timepieces that are wowing collectors bydylan tan BY DYLAN TAN lean is in, as the luxury watch industry goes back to basics. This comes after years of overdoing it with jaw-dropping timepieces complete with C complications
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      315 9 A season w e AT THE FULLERTON HOTEL SINGAPORE THE FULLERTON BAY HOTEL SINGAPORE Make this festive season an unforgettable one with sublime indulgences and luxurious celebrations at our exquisite restaurants and bars at The Fullerton Hotel and The Fullerton Bay Hotel Singapore. The Lighthouse Restaurant Rooftop Bar Savour authentic
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      34 11 A M 'i* 1 ErmenegMo Zegna COUTURE ION ORCHARD TEL 6509 8770 MARINA BAY SANDS TEL 6634 3731 PARAGON TEL 6735 8147 TAKASHIMAYA DEPARTMENT STORE TEL 6736 4250 ZEGNA.COM V m A S ■J
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      193 13 Jv"' t Asia’s Leading m j/i Serviced Apartment 7 D A FRASER SUITES LE CLARIDGE CHAMPS-ELYSEES, PARIS FRASERS HOSPITALITY L Sew M w t h t v .msr; n imlrJMll 19 I m n r m i,W 1 w sua FROM PARIS TO SHANGHAI TO SYDNEY, YOU’RE NEVER FAR FROM
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      283 14 Towards Perfection LUXURY SKINCARE LINE L’QUEEN COMBINES FRENCH FLAIR WITH AVANT GARDE BIOTECHNOLOGY market are both skin-type and concern driven and this means they are programmed to do a specific function. In reality, skin concerns change according to external factors such as the weather, food we eat, amount of sleep
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      591 15 arduous process of experimenting with various botanical elements in order to derive the elements they were after and ensure premium quality at the same time. Their efforts led to offerings that are simple to use and magnificent in results, making them Simply Magnifique. Exquisite Formulae Each of L’Queen’s products contains
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      81 17 the Pavilion Where Christmas Is Celebrated Since 1928 i xi 1 0 i o L Christmas, be the select few to host a festive party at a newly renovated heritage site. Built as a Dutch school in the 1920s, this charming venue amidst 15 acres of lush, tropical gardens offers
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      288 19 i ft** rAI u TC l 0/\f %I2J 4 %r. ss-jsf-'Ctck o T"» CASIO W P su o MO s p TU ?i i WEfir, 7 V FR w 1 A STD □sr 4*'♦ A1 n rn rt 24 t -tSA „cr sir> r-4c o' <r «£*v •sz.f^OTECTlO^ .4* A
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      91 21 For more information, please contact the Miele Boutique: 167 Penang Road, #B1-01 Winsland House II, Singapore *****2. Tel: +65 6735 1191 Email: info@miele.com.sg Website: www.miele.sg Webshop: www.webshop.miele.sg Designed for excellent compositions PureLine, the new generation of built-in cooking appliances by Miele embodies the purest principles of design. Stunning symmetry and
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      163 25 >•••• »iXK< m »IXI« a charming CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY Celebrate indulgently as we usher in the merry season at One Farrer Hotel Spa. Be enchanted by glorious gastronomy galore at Escape Restaurant and Lounge and savour fabulous festive feasts priced at $45* for lunch and $65* for dinner. Bring home the
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      145 27 i *I '> S f&St > Simmons Beautyrest® e-ION CRYSTAL™ Custom Royal Premier mattress effortlessly revolutionizes sleep with its sophisticated combination of luxury, technology and first-class comfort. As extensive researchers of the science behind sleep, Simmons goes above and beyond to offer you the very best, with its latest advancements
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      106 43 AMAZING IN MOTION THE NEW LEXUS NX. THE NEXT EXCEPTIONAL Take everything you know about exceptional, Then challenge it, From inception to reality, we defied conventional thinking and brought exceptional to life in an all-new SUV- the Lexus NX. Whether it's the striking design for an extraordinary presence, the unprecedented
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      45 44 OYSTER PERPETUAL SKY-DWELLER fROLEX L 53 *<>% r s? (0 Jfk 3£cfc /I V 'd 0 Qt. Q ifc. ill ♦C)» cortinawatch saw* CHINATOWN POINT, #01-08/09. TEL: 6702 0061 PARAGON, #01-13. TEL: 6235 0084 RAFFLES CITY, #OI-36A. TEL: 6339 9185 WATCH FEATURED SUBJECT TO STOCK AVAILABILITY
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      277 45 Celebrate the Spirit of Giving AT T H E S H O P P E S www.MarinaBaySands.com/Christmas *For the first 100 shoppers each day. Other terms and conditions apply. Marina Bay Sands will operate a Christmas property-wide promotion (“Promotion”) from 14 November 2014 at 00:01am (GMT +8) to 25 December
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