The Business Times, 26 February 2016

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    22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION www.businesstimes.com.sg @BusinessTimes CO REGN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 039/08/2015 Friday, February 26, 2016
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    225 1 The combined revenue of Singapore’s top 1,000 companies hits the S$3 trillion mark in double-quick time, even as small and medium-sized enterprises are hampered by headwinds. TOP STORIES 2 The next-gen electronic road pricing system will be operational from 2020 at a cost of S$556 million. TOP STORIES
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    Lock icon Noble plunges to US$1.67b loss
    1099 1  -  Commodity trader says huge writedown on coal contracts the main reason for the US$1.9b impairment is not due to overly optimistic price estimates earlier By Andrea Soh sandrea@sph.com.sg @AndreaSohBT Singapore NOBLE Group has plunged into the red for 2015, recording its first annual loss in
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    Lock icon Takeover Code to incorporate lessons from F & N saga
    1016 1  - Takeover Code to incorporate lessons from F N saga By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore SINGAPORE’S Takeover Code will finally address some of the precedents and issues raised in the takeover of Fraser and Neave (F&N), three years after the last shots were fired in that long-drawn battle. The changes,
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    26 1 Thursday Change STI 2,603.40 -16.56 KL Comp 1,658.16 -6.01 Nikkei 225 16,140.34 +224.55 Hang Seng 18,888.75 -303.70 Shenzhen B 1,119.47 -49.95 Dow(10.45 EST) 16,519.17 +34.18
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      38 1 8"*****1 *****4" RAFFLES MEDICAL GROUP Steady growth, share split may spur the stock’s next climb COMPANIES MARKETS 6 PUBLIC TENDER Consultants see good interest in Sembawang site REAL ESTATE 17 Mad for Madonna and more BT LIFESTYLE 36
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      22 1 START-UPS Major firms ink deals to launch new accelerator programmes TOP STORIES 5 Tax moves to boost the S-Reit market? OPINION 29
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Revenue chasm widens between Singapore’s large corporates and SMEs
      694 2  -  Turnover of top 1,000 firms hits S$3t from S$2t in 3 years; top 1,000 SMEs manage 2.9% year-on-year rise By Mindy Tan tanmindy@sph.com.sg @MindyTanBT Singapore THE combined revenue of Singapore’s top 1,000 companies has hit the S$3 trillion mark in dou-ble-quick
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      Lock icon China stocks slump 6% in biggest one-day loss in a month
      570 2 REUTERS Shanghai CHINA stocks tumbled more than 6 per cent on Thursday, their biggest one-day loss in a month, as investors booked profits after the market’s recent rebound and awaited policy cues from global leaders gathering in Shanghai for
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      Lock icon NTUC joins call for one-stop application process for productivity-linked schemes
      401 2  -  SINGAPORE BUDGET 2016 By kellytay@sph.com.sg Kelly Tay kellytay@sph.com.sg @KellyTayBT Singapore CALLS for the government to introduce an inter-agency application process for productivity-related schemes are not letting up. The labour movement joined the chorus on Thursday. The National Trades Union Congress
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      Lock icon CDL to launch third PPS this year
      804 2  -  The group is on track to achieve a target of S$5 billion aum by 2018 By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore CITY Developments Limited (CDL) is looking to launch a third profit participation securities (PPS) structure this year, as this innovative financial vehicle
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      Lock icon S$556m next-gen ERP system up from 2020
      398 4  -  Tender won by consortium of Singtel unit NCS and Mitsubishi Heavy industries Engine System Asia By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg Singapore THE next-generation electronic road pricing (ERP) system will be operational from 2020 at a cost S$556 million. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced
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      Lock icon Maybank turns in 2 per cent higher earnings for FY15
      652 4  -  By Pauline Ng btworld@sph.com.sg Kuala Lumpur MALAYAN Banking Bhd (Maybank) has eked out a 2 per cent increase in net profit to RM6.84 billion (S$2.27 billion) for the year ended December, despite setting aside RM2 billion in net impairment losses
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      Lock icon McKinsey report ranks Singapore as world’s most connected country
      1073 4  -  By Amit Roy Choudhury amit@sph.com.sg @AmitRoyCBT Singapore IN a globalised world where trade and cross-border capital flows have stagnated but where volume of cross-bor-der data flows has soared, Singapore has topped the Connected Index rankings compiled by McKinsey Global Institute (MGI)
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      Lock icon The new era of digital globalisation
      83 4 Even as the global flow of physical goods and finance flattens or declines, cross-border use of bandwidth has grown 45 times larger since 2005. This has presented unprecedented opportunities to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to become global players. Many startups are being born
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      Lock icon Major firms ink deals to launch new accelerator programmes
      472 5  -  Accelerator AIRmaker seeks to groom IoT startups for the Singapore and China markets By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore BIG names in property, power and psychology came together on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Bash, the largest integrated co-work-ing
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      Lock icon SIAC’s case volumes hit new peaks in 2015
      562 5  -  By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore THE Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has grown from strength to strength over the years since it began operations in 1991, hitting new highs in terms of the number of new cases filed, the number of
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon CDL Q4 profit buoyed by asset monetisation
      806 6  -  Fourth-quarter earnings rise 6.6% to a new high of S$410m By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore CITY Developments Limited (CDL) posted a record net profit of S$410.5 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2015, beating the year-ago record by 6.6 per
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      Lock icon Raffles Med’s steady growth, share split may spur the stock’s next climb
      783 6  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW BY CLAIRE HUANG huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT AT a time when many mainboard-listed companies have embarked on or are contemplating share consolidation to meet the minimum trading price requirement, Raffles Medical Group (RMG) must have been the
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      Lock icon Banyan Tree records worst full-year loss ever
      468 6  -  By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore RESORT group Banyan Tree, hit by what its chief said was a “perfect storm”, turned in its worst full-year loss in its history last year. Q415 found it in the red, with an S$ 18.36 million loss,
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      Lock icon Ho Bee’s profit drop masks strong rental income growth
      844 8  -  Fourth-quarter and full-year earnings hit by lower fair-value gains and an impairment on Cape Royale By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT Singapore HO Bee Land posted lower net earnings for the fourth quarter and full year due to lower fair-value gains on
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      Lock icon Venture returns to Q4 profit in absence of year-ago impairment
      333 8  -  By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore VENTURE Corp swung into a net profit of S$44.8 million in the fourth quarter without having to bear the year-ago burden of an impairment loss on an associate. For the three months ended December,
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    • CORPORATE DIGEST
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        Lock icon Jardine Cycle & Carriage
        169 8 Jardine Cycle Carriage jardine Cycle Carriage posted a 16 per cent drop in net profit to US$688 million for the year ended December 2015 from US$820 million a year ago. This included a net non-trading gain of US$50 million, which included the reversal of an impairment charge of US$43 million
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        Lock icon Haw Par Corp
        152 8 HAW Par Corp’s net profit rose 54.2 per cent to S$183.3 million, or 83.7 Singapore cents per share, in 2015 on the strength of its healthcare business and the partial sale of a Chinese unit, the maker of Tiger Balm ointments announced on Thursday after the market
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        Lock icon The Straits Trading Co
        61 8 THE Straits Trading Co posted a 69.3 per cent drop in fourth-quarter net profit, to S$11.4 million or 2.8 Singapore cents per share. For the full 2015, net profit fell 54 per cent to S$8.5 million. The tin-mining and property company has declared a cash dividend
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        87 8 INDONESIA palm oil producer First Resources reported a net profit of US$19.8 million for its fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2015, down 67 per cent from US$59.2 million a year ago. Revenue fell 26 per cent to US$130.9 million from US$176.7 million a year ago. This was mainly
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      Lock icon Major shareholder to take Xinren private in S$780m offer
      362 8  -  By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore ALUMINIUM manufacturer Xinren Aluminum Holdings on Thursday said it has received a S$780 million takeover offer from its major shareholder. The buyer, Merit Stand Inc, will offer to take over the company at S$0.60 per
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      Lock icon IHH Healthcare posts higher net profit on exceptional gains
      612 8  -  By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore MAINBOARD–LISTED IHH Healthcare Berhad, the world’s second-largest listed private healthcare provider based on market capitalisation, has posted a 74 per cent jump in net profit for the fourth quarter of 2015 to RM415.8 million (S$
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      Lock icon CM Pacific not ruling out purchases outside China
      489 8  -  By Melissa Tan melissat@sph.com.sg @MelissaTanBT Singapore DESPITE its higher gearing now, Chinese toll road operator China Merchants Holdings (Pacific) still has headroom for acquisitions and is not ruling out purchases outside China, its chief operating officer Jiang Yan Fei said on Thursday.
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      Lock icon Nam Cheong posts Q4 loss of RM21.47m
      744 9  -  Offshore support vessel builder attributes results to a RM22.33m share of loss from Indonesian associate By Tan Hwee Hwee hweetan@sph.com.sg @HweetanBT Singapore MALAYSIA'S largest offshore support vessel builder Nam Cheong slipped into the red with a fourth-quarter loss attributable to equity-holders of RM21.47
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      Lock icon CAO chalks up strong profit for Q4FY15
      441 9  -  By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore THE region’s biggest jet fuel trader, China Aviation Oil (CAO) Corp, reported a net profit of US$ 11.41 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2015, more than doubling from US$4.43 million a year ago, on
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      Lock icon KrisEnergy trims loss to US$41m, writes down Thai assets
      357 9  -  By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT Singapore UPSTREAM Asian oil and gas explorer KrisEnergy said on Thursday it will defer exploration spending until oil prices improve, as the company announced its full-year results that included a write-down of its Thai producing assets.
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist
      61 10 STI Catalist straits Times index Feb 25,2016 2,603.40 -16.56 (-0.63%) Current streak 2 days Day high 2,642.86 Day low 2,588.83 52-week high 3,539.95 (Apr 15, 2015) 52-week low 2,532.70 (Jan 21,2016) FTSE ST Catalist Index Feb 25,2016 439.09 -0.35 (-0.08%) Current streak 1 day Day high 445.49 Day low 437.19
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      Lock icon STI weakens for second straight day
      611 10  -  Index falls 16.56 points amid selloff in China shares and depressed Dow futures, with OCBC leading the banks lower STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT THE simple reason for the Straits Times Index’s 16.56-point loss at 2,603.4 on Thursday was that it was in
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      311 10 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 235 +1 236/233 271 209 6.2 6172.8 CapitaLand 288 +2 291/286 379 267 11.5 3.1 *****.8 CapitaMall Trust 211 +5 212/207 228 184.5 5.3 7334.5 CityDev 709 cd +5 719/700 1095 661
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      34 10 VOLUME Spackman 143,112,300 WE 110,450,000 Yuuzoo 49,592,100 Noble 37,013,300 QT Vascular 36,002,200 Market volume 1,292,816,000 VALUE DBS Grp 131,039,788 JMH USD 126,172,018 UOB 94,254,150 Singtel 67,168,864 OCBC Bank 57,838,838 Market value 1,184,001,000
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      Lock icon SGX ETFS
      111 10 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap STI ETF 261 -2 582 265/260 355/254 261/262 IS MS INDIA US$ US588 -3 79 595/585 838/577 586/589 73.5 Nikko AM STI ETF 265 -3 54 268/265 361/259 266/267 6.4 DBXT CSI300 US$ US748 -35 51
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      77 10 Feb 25 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 237.00 +99.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -33.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +24.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 649.40 -2.74 FTSE ST Small Cap 377.42 -0.14 FTSE ST All Share 647.81 -4.23 FTSE ST China Top 153.22 -1.48 FTSE ST China 182.30 -2.13 FTSE
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      35 10 STI FTSE ST All-Share ftse ST All-Share index Feb 25,2016 647.81 -4.23 (-0.65%) Current streak 3 days Day high 656.11 Day low 645.15 52-week high 847.98 (Apr 15, 2015) 52-week low 625.37 (Jan 21, 2016)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      33 10 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE Index Feb 24,2016 1,532.65 -26.92 (-1.73%) Current streak 2 days Day high 1,556.93 Day low 1,525.04 52-week high 1,949.49 (May 15, 2015) 52-week low 1,492.43 (Feb 12, 2016)
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 10 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 6 5 4 0 1 0 6 6 4 Manufacturing 34 39 24 8 9 6 42 48 30 Commerce 17 18 7 1 2 8 18 20 15 Tpt/Stor/Comms 6 19 8
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 10 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 24,198 2,386 26,584 79,099 503 79,602 Manufacturing 128,169 69,278 197,447 102,621 5,082 107,703 Commerce 84,101 118,127 202,228 192,631 966 193,597 Tpt/Stor/Comms 105,004 223 105,227 158,328 19 158,347 Finance 28,402 54 28,456 310,806 7 310,813 Construction
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      82 10 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Infinio 1,000.3 0.003 +0.002 +200.00 MSM Intl 28.1 0.080 +0.030 +60.00 China Yongsheng 9,934.0 0.030 +0.009 +42.86 Combine Will 93.9 0.685 +0.110 +19.13 Dynamic Colours 1,997.6 0.240 +0.020 +9.09 ICP Ltd 5,419.3 0.008 +0.002 +33.33 Seroja Inv 340.0 0.045 -0.006 -11.77 AIM 14.7 0.300 +0.060
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      Lock icon GAINERS
      75 10 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low IS S&P500 US$ ***** 647.1 2.5 *****/***** GLD US$ ***** 179.7 1.1 *****/***** Jardine C&C 3660 52.0 1.4 4258/2636 Lyxor Nasdaq US$ 1671 39.3 1.7 1865/1557 Lyxor AsiaRE US$ 767 35.1 3.4 1114/714 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low Infinio 0.3 200.0 0.2
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      Lock icon LOSERS
      75 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low JMH USD 5650 -175.5 -2.2 6630/4500 DBXT CSI300 US$ 748 -49.1 -4.5 1471/700 DBXT Vietnam US$ 2182 -46.3 -1.5 2786/2017 DBXT China50 US$ 2487 -40.7 -1.2 4258/2355 DBXT MSINDIA US$ 816 -40.7 -3.4 1160/816 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low InnoPac 0.1 -50.0
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        Lock icon Sheng Siong Group Buy
        135 10 Target price: S$0.95 Feb 25 close: S$0.86 OCBC Investment Research, Feb 25 Net profit grew 19.3 per cent to S$56.8 million, making up 103 per cent of our full-year forecast. Sheng Siong managed to improve its gross profit margin (GPM) to 24.7 per cent, and we
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        Lock icon Super Group Buy
        137 10 Target price: S$1.10 Feb 25 close: S$0.82 Maybank Kim Eng Research, Feb 24 Most of Super’s bigger Branded Consumer (BC) markets grew in Q4. Even Thailand saw growth without any benefits from new products. China was the biggest outperformer, up 40 per cent year-on-year to 12 per
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        Lock icon Citic Envirotech Buy
        150 10  -  Compiled by Jamie Lee Target price: S$1.80 Feb 24 close: S$1.435 Jefferies Research, Feb 24 Management is confident with the outlook of the water sector and expect more PPP (private-public partnership) projects to be rolled out in China. The anticipated 13th five-year-plan is expected to announce more
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      15 10 DATA IFeb 26 Singapore Business Receipts Index IFeb 26 US Personal Income and Outlays
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      Lock icon Sterling up on gains in Europe equities
      458 11 CURRENCIES REUTERS London GAINS in European equities helped to steady currency markets on Thursday as sterling edged up from lows and the US dollar trod water, with traders looking to Federal Reserve speakers later in the day for fresh direction on the US
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    • FOREX RATES
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
        471 11 Feb 25 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.984 4.697 0.653 5.586 49.320 96.476 0.807 8.918 3.026 1.078 75.179 34.234 1.009 11.234 0.712 23.941 25.647 0.516 0.719 Canada 1.016 4.771
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 11 Feb 25 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0089 1.0093 0.7188 0.7190 Canadian dollar 1.0248 1.0253 0.7304 0.7301 Euro 1.5459 1.5467 1.1014 1.1018 NZ dollar 0.9358 0.9362 0.6667 0.6669 Sterling pound 1.9566 1.9575 1.3940 1.3944
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        Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
        22 11 Feb 25 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.4042 1.4047 2-months 1.4054 1.4059 3-months 1.4067 1.4073 6-months 1.4098 1.4105 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        207 11 Most active Feb 25 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Secura Group W*****5 2.4 -0.2 9779 1 35 87 8.33 35 DBS MB eCW*****4 12.8 -0.3 6455 0.1 1360 8 Rowsley Ltd W*****3 1.2 unch 5166 1
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        377 11 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Feb 24 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1163.8 -1.2 -8.9 -1.3 -9.2 -1.2 -8.5 EAFE Preliminary 893.7 -1.7 -11.8 -1.8 -11.4 -1.7 -10.7 Europe Preliminary 1265.4 -2.0 -10.4
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        395 11 Feb 25 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Feb16 9115.00 9182.50 8667.50 8712.50 *****2 *****0 Mar16 8980.00 9052.50 8555.00 8620.00 *****1 *****5 NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Mar16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****2 *****1 Jun16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 776 9697 MSCI TAIWAN
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    • BANK RATES
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        154 11 Feb 25 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.03 Par 1-month 1.125 1.000 2-months 1.1875 1.0625 3-months 1.2500 1.1250 Overnight mode: 0.35 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.45 0.35 1 month 0.48 0.38 2 months 0.65 0.45 3 months 0.75 0.55 6 months 1.00 0.80 9 months 1.20 1.00 12
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        65 11 Feb 25 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0F 1.375 01-Oct-17 100.5 5-Year NX*****X 2.250 01-Jun-21 101.88 102.15 101.85 10-Year NX*****Z 2.375 01-Jun-25 100.87 101.65 101.00 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 102.49 103.75 102.60 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 109.05 110.46 109.10
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        250 11 Feb-24 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Feb-24 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 867.50 -1.75 -0.20% 14/03/2016 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 30.92 0.17 0.55% 14/03/2016 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 442.75 -5.25 -1.17% 14/03/2016 Feb-24 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2176.00 51.00 2.40% 14/03/2016 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1335.00 -27.00 -1.98%
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      1710 12 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/Ep $mil Last vol Day Div GrYld 153 127 AIMSAMP Cap Reit 132 +1.5 170 132.5 130.5 1 8.4 838.7 MCap 175.5 101 ARA Asset Mgmt 105.5cd unch 1428 106 104.5 1.7
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      Lock icon SGX CATALIST
      261 12 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Company Last Sale Vol (’000) High Day Low Div C'vr GrYld Net P/E MCap 35 10 t 3Cnergy 10.1 29.5 16.7 t CNMC Goldmine 23 unch 441 23 22.5 3.9 3.3
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      Lock icon SGX ETF
      96 12 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Counter Last Sale vol 4258 2355 DBXT China50 US$ US2487 -29 2 2487 2487 6.8 High Day 1750 995 DBXT MSCHINA US$ US1053 -17 28 1065 1049 Div C'vr GrYld 523
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  • BANKING & FINANCE
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      Lock icon AIA Singapore posts strong showing in 2015
      634 13  -  Its value of new business, or a measure of expected profits from new premiums, rose 24% to US$341 m By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore STRONG business growth generated by its 4,200-strong agency force drove insurer AIA Singapore’s 2015 value of new business
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      Lock icon Latest Europe bank stress test to determine resilience
      381 13 NYT Berlin EUROPEAN regulators provided details on Wednesday for the latest stress test aimed at measuring the ability of the region’s lenders to survive a financial crisis or severe economic downturn. Unlike tests in past years, the latest test will not have
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  • ENERGY & COMMODITIES
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      433 14 BLOOMBERG New York THE outlook for Brazil’s robusta coffee crop, the world’s second-largest, has worsened in recent weeks amid drier-than-normal weather, fuelling speculation that prices will find support. Coffee-growing areas in Espirito Santo, the country’s biggest robusta producer, got about
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      545 14 BLOOMBERG New York IT’S official. The natural gas flowing out of America’s shale formations is now available to the world. Liquefied natural gas tanker Asia Vision left Cheniere Energy Inc’s Sabine Pass export terminal in Louisiana on Wednesday with
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      417 14 BLOOMBERG Sydney RIO Tinto Group had its credit rating cut by Moody’s Investors Service even after the miner disclosed plans to slash its dividend in response to plunging commodity prices. The world’s second-biggest metal producer had its credit score lowered
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  • TECHNOLOGY
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      977 16 If it succeeds in its venture, it will lead to a new cycle of court battles and more technical fixes by the company NYT Washington APPLE engineers have already begun developing security measures that would make it impossible for the government
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      458 16 REUTERS London SALESFORCE.COM Inc reported high-er-than-expected quarterly revenue and raised its full-year revenue forecast, saying customers were stepping up purchases of its web-based sales and marketing software despite economic uncertainty. Shares of the world’s largest maker of online sales software rose 7.2 per
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      98 16 Singapore THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE RESULTS OF AUCTION OF TAXABLE BOOK-ENTRY SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT BONDS TO BE ISSUED ON 01 MARCH 2016. Tenor Total Amount Allotted Amount Allotted to Non-Competitive Applications Amount Allotted to MAS Total Amount Applied Coupon Rate Cut-off Yield Price Median Yield Price Average Yield Price of
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Lock icon Consultants see good interest in ‘palatable’ Sembawang site
      683 17  -  Without need for big outlay, 0.7ha plot expected to draw small, mid-cap developers, with bids likely below S$50m By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore A PUBLIC tender for a 0.7-hectare residential site at Jalan Kandis in Sembawang was launched by the Urban
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      880 17 REUTERS Houston PRICES for mansions in Houston’s swankiest neighbourhood have tumbled in lock step with crude prices. The Houston Opera has offered free season tickets to patrons who lost their jobs in the oil bust. A fancy restaurant offers cut-price
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      399 17 BLOOMBERG San Francisco BEFORE Airbnb Inc shared data on its business in New York City, the home-rental website removed about 1,500 listings controlled by full-time landlords. The company disclosed the removals in a letter to New York state legislators on
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      635 18  -  SPECIAL FEATURE This article was contributed by ERA Realty Network. ERA Realty Network (ERA) is a company strongly committed to walking the walk when itcomesto customer service excellence. The company’s mission is to be first in service, first in results and first
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      393 19 Lender says Chancellor Osborne should use flexibility in fiscal framework in extended period of sluggish demand BLOOMBERG London BRITAIN’S “strong economic performance” is at risk from high property prices and the looming referendum on whether to leave the European
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      43 17 UNCLE SOLOMON Three NUS medical students share story of man in Chennai who runs a home for children with HIV SINGAPORE PILOT AND WIFE CHANGING LIVES IN RURAL BENGAL GET YOUR COPY TODAY TO ADVERTISE: CALL SHAN (*****861) KALWANT (*****327) OR NISHAL (*****438)
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      58 17 IGAIRNHILL NINE ■r -i Live Right in the heart of Orchard Rd shopping belt Rare, integrated development with concierge service Choice of 1 bedroom (591 sf) to Penthouse (3,864 sf) Price starting from 1.35m Linkbridge to Paragon Rare Gem not to be missed! Call for more information Sandra Lua 9851
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      139 18 ERA REAL ESTATE Residential Commercial Industrial Since its inception in 1982, ERA Singapore has redefined industry standards for pioneering real estate concepts, technology, initiatives and products. Today, we are the Largest Real Estate Agency in Singapore with over 6,000 Real Estate Salespersons* CEA Public Register February 2016 Influential Brand in
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  • CONSUMER
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      650 20 Japanese electronics giant accepts Taiwanese firm’s offer after assessing it ‘from various angles’ BLOOMBERG Tokyo FOXCONN Technology Group, which battled a Japanese governmentbacked fund for Sharp Corp, will take a majority stake in the struggling electronics company. The shares slumped as much
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      588 20 AFP San Francisco GOOGLE on Wednesday began delivering “blazingly fast” articles to smartphones and tablets in a stepped-up challenge to Facebook to be the leading mobile news hub. The Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) project that was announced late last year is now live,
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      206 20 ST DBS 2016 YOUR TO A SUCCESSFUL CAREER WHY ATTEND STJobs Express 2016? U 6 A 6 P 4° Find out more about the wide array of jobs and internships on offer Come face-to-face with employers from the public and private sectors and learn more about their organisations Consult qualified
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      31 20 3If you're looking to buy or rent an HDB apartment, turn to the Print Classified Properties section. To advertise, call the Print Classified Hotline: 1800-289 9988. Hotline: Need a room flat
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  • TRANSPORT
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      Lock icon MH370 lawsuits gain pace as 2-year deadline nears
      649 21 Several relatives of the 239 people on board the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight seeking damages AFP Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA Airlines flight MH370 next-of-kin have begun filing a slew of lawsuits over the plane’s disappearance as a two-year deadline approaches on March 8,
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      413 21 AFP Kathmandu EMERGENCY workers have found the bodies of 19 people killed when their plane crashed into a mountainside in western Nepal with the loss of all 23 passengers and crew, police said on Thursday. Police and army returned to the crash
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      Lock icon Air NZ profit more than doubles to record NZ$338m in H1
      347 21 REUTERS Washington AIR New Zealand Ltd said growing numbers of tourists combined with a sharp drop in fuel costs lifted it to a record first-half profit, leaving the airline on course for best-ever annual earnings as it reaps the
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      Lock icon Airbus delivery goal shows optimism even as Boeing cuts target
      600 21 BLOOMBERG Toulouse AIRBUS Group announced plans to lift output of the ageing A330 jet and predicted higher annual deliveries, indicating its confidence weeks after US rival Boeing Co shocked investors by flagging a drop in output. The European planemaker said
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      Lock icon Robots making way for humans on car assembly lines
      648 21 They lack the flexibility and dexterity needed for car customisation BLOOMBERG Munich MERCEDES-BENZ offers the S-Class sedan with a growing array of options such as carbon-fibre trim, heated and cooled cupholders and four types of caps for the tyre valves, and
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  • GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
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      Lock icon Germany warns against easy-money policies
      635 22  -  Finance minister’s comments come on eve of G-20 meeting, setting the stage for a potential confrontation with Tokyo By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo GERMANY’S Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has warned of the dangers of an excessively easy monetary policy, and urged countries not to use
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      Lock icon Negative yield plus: Japan got paid 52b yen to borrow
      641 22 BLOOMBERG Tokyo JAPAN’S government was paid at least 52 billion yen (S$648 million) to borrow money since the yield on its debt first fell below zero at auction in October 2014. While some of the bonds still pay coupons, prices
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      Lock icon China to agree to 50b yuan of bad loan securitisation: sources
      504 22 BLOOMBERG Shanghai CHINA will allow domestic banks to issue up to 50 billion yuan (S$10.7 billion) of asset-backed securities based on their non-performing loans (NPLs), the first quota for such sales since 2008, people familiar with the matter said.
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      Lock icon Durable goods orders rebound strongly in January
      425 22 LATEST US DATA REUTERS Washington NEW orders for long-lasting US manufactured goods in January rose by the most in 10 months as demand picked up across the board, offering a ray of hope for the downtrodden manufacturing sector. The Commerce Department said on
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      Lock icon Beijing beats New York as world billionaire capital
      657 22 AFP Beijing BEIJING has surpassed New York City to become the “billionaire capital of the world” with 100 resident billionaires to the US business and cultural capital’s 95, a survey showed. The number of Beijing billionaires rose by 32 from last year,
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  • INCLUSIVE BUSINESS FORUM
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      Lock icon Striving for a more inclusive workplace
      1223 23  -  The inaugural Inclusive Business Forum aims to create greater awareness of the employment potential of persons with disabilities. BY FRANCIS KAN AT A time when many businesses here are facing a persistent labour crunch, a new platform to promote the hiring of persons with
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      Lock icon Giving a leg-up to youths with disabilities
      537 23  -  A 2-year pilot project gives young adults with intellectual disabilities a shot at finding employment By Francis Kan SG Enable is collaborating with the Singapore Business Federation Foundation (SBFF) in an initiative that seeks to help young adults with intellectual disabilities and autism
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    Lock icon TEACHING THE RIGHT SKILLS FOR THE WORKPLACE
    901 24 Singtel is looking to help more persons with disabilities (PWDs) become gainfully employed through its support for the Enabling Innovation Centre. ADVERTISING FEATURE Last year, telecommunications company Singtel, stepped up its support for persons with disabilities (PWDs), expanding its focus beyond education and
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    447 24 GOOD CAREERS FOR ’ABLE 1 EMPLOYEES MOH Holdings' employees with disabilities have proven to be valuable contributors to the organisation. In an effort to build a more inclusive workforce, MOH Holdings (MOHH) reviewed its talent strategy to include the hiring of more persons with disabilities (PWDs). MOHH is the holding
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    503 24 Deutsche Bank's diversity programme dbEnable has helped to shine a light on a pool of talent that is often ignored. To build awareness of persons with disabilities (PWDs) as a source for talent among its staff and facilitate their employment, Deutsche Bank set up
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    Lock icon TRANSFORMING THE EMPLOYMENT LANDSCAPE
    894 25 (JOB has created new job opportunities for people with special needs through an award-winning collaboration with Autism Resource Centre. ADVERTISING FEATURE Faced with a tight labour market and a pool of largely untapped talent. United Overseas Bank Group (UOB) saw an opportunity to do some good
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    412 25 Eureka Call Centre Systems wants the voice of their visually impaired employees to be just as articulate as their able-bodied counterparts. When a person makes a call to Eureka Call Centre Systems (ECCS), chances are the person picking up the phone is visually impaired.
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    604 25 AIG believes that building an inclusive workforce is not just a nice-to-have, but a critical catalyst for future growth. Based on the belief that diversity and inclusion are power drivers for business success, insurance company AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte. Ltd. (AIG Singapore) created
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      459 26 VILLAGE GREEN r SG ENABLE Formed in 2013, an agency dedicated to enabling persons with disabilities by improving their skills and employment prospects. >1. lit* f UL2 TECH ABLE MANAGED BY SG ENABLE AND SPD With IDA's support, Tech Able provides services in assistive technology and infocomm technology to persons
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      1846 27 We help you get for work We will assess IDA is constantly on the lookout for cool tech talents to contribute to Singapore. For us, a talent is a talent, no matter what special needs he/she has. We focus on the abilities of our staff to do things that others
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  • OPINION
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      Lock icon Radical thinking needed from G-20 finance chiefs in Shanghai
      564 28 EDITORIAL HIGH-LEVEL meetings of government officials almost always have an element of “show business” to them. But this week’s meeting of G-20 financial leaders in Shanghai needs to go beyond comforting illusion and into real substance. Neither the global economy nor
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      842 28  -  THE BOTTOM LINE By Yogi Aggarwal T The writer is a Mumbai-based journalist By Yogi Aggarwal THE Indian government set in motion its high-profile move to the “Make in India” programme in Mumbai last week. First mooted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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      1065 28  -  Their character traits may hint at how they will play the game as POTUS. POTUS.BY HARISH MEHTA T The writer is a historian who has taught at Canadian universities. This article is part of a series on US foreign relations AMERICAN presidential candidates are candidly
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      921 29  -  COMMENTARY By Richard Rekhy T The writer is CEO of KPMG in India and a member of the global board of KPMG international. The views expressed are his own INDIA has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies
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      Lock icon Sugar tax for better health – are we ready to bell the cat?
      1004 29  - Sugar tax for better health are we ready to bell the cat? COMMENTARY By Abhijit Ghosh T The writer is tax partner and pharmaceutical and lifesciences leader at PwC Singapore IN 2014, Singapore launched the Healthy Living Master Plan, a programme led by the Health Promotion Board (HPB) aimed at
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      1088 29  -  It has been dampened by the spectre of rising interest rates, stockmarket volatility, slowing global trade and sluggish economic growth. BY LIM GEK KHIM AND ANG SAU TZE growth.BY LIM GEK KHIM, ANG SAU TZE T Lim Gek Khim is partner, tax services
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      245 30 ENG LEE SHIPPING CO PTE LTD Tel: *****222 (10 Lines) Fax: *****174/*****960 Website: www.englee.com.sg/Email: marketing@englee.com.sg CR No: **********0C REGULAR FEEDER SERVICES TO INDONESIAN (DE1) VESSEL VOY SIN ETA SIN ETD DESTINATION FREQUENCY Marco Polo 252 815/16 26/02/2016 26/02/2016 S.Guntung/P .Burung DAILY Marco Polo 888 BST242 27/02/2016 28/02/2016 Buatan/Buatan DAILY Marco
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  • CITY LIFE
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      1025 31  -  The Mobile World Congress may be known as a tech geek haven, but make no mistake; the event, held from Feb 22 to 25 in Barcelona, Spain, unveiled some mobile gadgets that look great on the inside and out. BY NATALIE KOH out.BY NATALIE KOH natksl@sph.com.sg @NatalieKohBT Huawei
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        242 31  -  ART By Avanti Nim THERE are those of us without a single artistic bone in our bodies. There are others like local artist Jahan Loh who can create masterpieces using a variety of mediums in more than one style. In B-Side and Rarities, a
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        192 31  -  By Helmi Yusof THEATRE The Effect by Pangdemonium DO you take psychiatric drugs to get through the day? If so, how do you gauge the authenticity of your emotions and interactions? As anti-anxiety pills and other types of mood-altering medications become popular among harried city-dwellers, Pangdemonium’s new play
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        243 31  -  DINING By Tay Suan Chiang CHEF Drew Nocente introduces a new brunch service at the popular restaurant 5 th Quarter. Held every Sunday, the vibe here is laid-back and casual, with the menu featuring dishes that are a mix of the chef’s favourite comfort brunch fare.
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        Lock icon Savage Land
        160 31  -  THEATRE By Helmi Yusof CAO YU (1910 1996) is one of China’s greatest dramatists. He’s responsible for the birth of spoken theatre in China and his masterpieces, such as The Thunderstorm, The Sunrise, Peking Man and Savage Land, have stood the test of time. Beijing People’s Art Theatre,
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        167 31  - Concert: The Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s A Soldier’s Story The New Generation By Dylan Tan MUSIC THE Hong Kong Sinfonietta will perform a unique version of Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale, retold as a concert drama. The timeless tale of temptation, greed and hopeful redemption will feature young violinist Tseng Yu-chien, winner
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        178 31  -  By Dylan Tan MUSIC THE Philharmonic Chamber Winds, the newest offshoot of The Philharmonic Winds, will play its third concert after debuting a year ago. They will be working with conductor Joost Flach to explore the art of harmoniemusik. A form of
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  • ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT
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      Lock icon Appetite for Buddhist art on the rise globally
      999 32  -  Chinese are increasingly turning towards Tibetan, Nepalese, Northern Indian pieces. BY CHEAH UI-HOON uihoon@sph.com.sg THEIR country’s booming economy in the past decade has spawned a legion of mainland Chinese collectors making their presence firmly felt in the contemporary art market. But of
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      726 32  -  By Cheah Ui-Hoon uihoon@sph.com.sg ANYONE with Facebook would understand this dilemma how do you manage your friends list? Do you accept requests from people you just met or consider acquaintances, and who would you unfriend if you wanted to trim your list? Most times you
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      Lock icon Suggestions to spice up the Oscars
      736 32  -  By Cara Buckley NYT FINAL Oscar voting has closed; all that’s left to get through are a few parties, the red carpet and finally, on Sunday night, the ceremony. Ah, the ceremony. At 31/2 hours in a good year and with about two dozen
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