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8 to 10 Oct 2014 Inaugural Manufacturing Solutions Expo drives growth through innovation and productivity Jointly organised by the Singapore Manufacturing Federation and 2014 Sphere Exhibits, Manufacturing Solution Expo 2014 presented a one-stop platform for companies to adopt innovation-led solutions to help increase productivity, shifting 4 to 6 Sept 2014 from labour-intensive activities to International Franchise & high-end manufacturing. Business Opportunities (IFBO) Vietnam 2014 debuts in Ho Chi Minh City International Franchise & Business 17 Oct 2014 Opportunities (IFBO) Vietnam Straits Times Press releases debuted in Ho Chi Minh City. books on former Prime Minister Organised by BizLink Exhibition Lee Kuan Yew Services, IFBO Vietnam brought Straits Times Press released together quality brands and “The Big Ideas of Lee Kuan Yew” in concepts for entrepreneurs, conjunction with the Lee Kuan Yew investors and franchising experts School of Public Policy. This was a to explore business opportunities. 196-page book comprising essays from those who had worked closely with the former Prime Minister.

24 Sept 2014 ST Press also launched other books enters into content 28 Sept 2014 in the course of the year, including and sales partnership with More than 20,000 take part in “Lee Kuan Yew – A Tribute”, LifestyleAsia.com Run at the Hub “Can Singapore Survive”, and AsiaOne entered into a content The National Stadium played host “Be At the Table or Be on the Menu: and sales partnership with to more than 20,000 participants A Singapore Memoir”. LifestyleAsia.com to enhance of The Straits Times Run at the the luxury lifestyle content on Hub, the first mass-running event AsiaOne. AsiaOne readers could to end under the stadium’s iconic visit LifestyleAsia.com directly via dome roof. The 5km race ended 27 Oct 2014 AsiaOne’s landing page. Select with a party at the race village Straits Times Classified launches content from LifestyleAsia.com inside the stadium. new mobile app was also published on AsiaOne’s SPH’s Print Classified launched a homepage. new reader-friendly technology that allowed users to search through 8 Oct 2014 the e-paper version of The Straits The Business Times: refreshed Times Classified currently available 25 to 28 Sept 2014 newspaper, website and mobile free on mobile apps for both tablets Get pampered and empowered at apps and smartphones. Readers could the inaugural Ladies Expo 2014 The Business Times unveiled its use The Straits Times Classified Organised by Exhibits Inc., revamped newspaper, website and mobile apps to search for the items the inaugural Ladies Expo treated mobile apps to provide readers or services that they were looking visitors to talks and activities, with a better and more interactive for. They could also copy or share complimentary makeovers, reading experience. Its new the entire ad through email, phone hairstyling, make-up services and masthead reinforces its positioning message or the social media as samples of the best cosmetics, as a credible source of business long as the related apps were skincare and beauty products. news, insights and analyses. installed on their mobile devices. Annual Report 2015 55

30 Oct 2014 3 Nov 2014 3 Nov 2014 The Straits Times introduces starts new online SPH Classified offers Brunei edition TV news programme ZB Keywords convenience with online obituary The Straits Times introduced Lianhe Zaobao started ZB booking service another regional edition in Brunei. Keywords, an online TV news Those who wished to dedicate The All-in-One Straits Times programme which provided obituary, memorial or condolence package consisting of the print viewers with the key content of messages to their loved ones in The edition and full digital access via the day’s top stories in just three Straits Times or Berita Harian can do online, tablets and smartphones, minutes. The programme featured so online at www.sphobit.com.sg. was also launched. United Borneo journalists from Lianhe Zaobao The new service, offered by Press (B) Sdn Bhd was licensed summing up headline news of SPH’s Print Classified, could also to print and distribute 2,500 of the day in two to three keywords be accessed on tablets or The Straits Times Brunei daily, in Chinese, allowing viewers to smart-phones. including The Sunday Times, understand the gist of the stories which was available at B$1 a copy. in the shortest time possible. 7 Nov 2014 The Straits Times releases SG50 book The Straits Times released “50 Things To Love About Singapore”. Published by Straits Times Press, the book gave a fresh and quirky take on Singapore 50 years after its independence.

13 Nov 2014 Regional online classifieds joint venture transactions announced SPH, together with Naspers Limited, Schibsted Media Group and Telenor Group, announced an agreement to establish joint ventures for the development of their online classifieds platforms in 31 Oct 2014 3 Nov 2014 four key markets – Brazil, Indonesia, Latest Lianhe Zaobao iPad SPH announces 60 per cent Thailand and Bangladesh. app levels up content offering, equity stake in StreetSine Consumers would be able to buy functionality and app design Technology Group and sell goods on better and more Lianhe Zaobao released its latest SPH Interactive Pte. Ltd. acquired comprehensive market places. version of iPad app. Besides a 60 per cent equity stake in retaining its PDF electronic privately-held CoSine Holdings newspaper, the revamped app Pte. Ltd, the holding company for leveled up its content offering, the StreetSine Technology Group. 10 Dec 2014 functionality and app design StreetSine Singapore would Zaobao.com launches lifestyle for its digital subscribers. integrate SRX and STProperty channel Z-style Non-subscribers can access onto one digital platform to Zaobao.com, the online portal of Breaking News, News Videos, offer consumers and real estate Lianhe Zaobao, launched a brand selected Special Reports and professionals end-to-end new lifestyle channel Z-Style at limited portion of the pay-walled real-time information, property www.zaobao.com/zstyle to provide content. applications and other services the stylish Chinese readers with for efficiently transacting real information on the latest fashion estate in Singapore. and style trends. 56 Singapore Press Holdings Annual Report 2015 Significant Events

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13 Jan 2015 SPH invests in Crowdynews SPH, through its New Media Fund, invested in Crowdynews, 14 Apr 2015 the social media curation platform 1 Apr 2015 SPH, Plug and Play and for media companies which New SPH Golf unit introduces Infocomm Investments start planned to continue its rapid monthly golf specials called SPH Plug and Play global expansion. Swing SPH Media Fund, Plug and Play To cater to growing demand and and IDA’s Infocomm Investments interest in golf, SPH formed a new launched the SPH Plug and Play unit called SPH Golf to run golf media and technology-focused 11 Feb 2015 events and produce monthly golf accelerator programme. Lianhe Zaobao unveils 6 specials for The Straits Times, The This collaboration aimed to build informative WeChat channels Business Times and . a strong pipeline of high growth, Lianhe Zaobao unveiled six innovation-driven tech start-ups informative WeChat channels to to address challenges that the provide readers with breaking media industry faced. news and lifestyle information. 13 Apr 2015 Each of the six channels would SPH Digital launches Trezo broadcast a message to readers SPH’s Digital Division launched every day, alerting them to access Trezo for users to buy and sell four to eight news articles with new or preloved items on iOS and photos in each message. Android platforms for free.

26 Feb 2015 Her World celebrates 55th anniversary Her World kick-started its 55th birthday celebrations. “Her World Gives Back 2015” raised funds for the Singapore Council of Women Organisations through the sale of the magazine’s March issue while four specially concocted mocktails were presented at the Her World Pop-up Bar. The other anniversary events included the Her World 55th Anniversary Gala Dinner and Her World Woman of the Year Awards, Her World Golf Challenge and Her World Beauty Club. There was also a special Her World birthday edition in July. Singapore Press Holdings Annual Report 2015 57

22 Apr 2015 12 to 13 May 2015 22 May 2015 The New Paper introduces ‘M’, Sphere Conferences launches the Lianhe Zaobao releases e-book a new entertainment and inaugural Hospitality Investment on the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew lifestyle website Conference Indonesia 2015 Lianhe Zaobao released a Chinese The New Paper introduced its Sphere Conferences launched the language e-book “Dian Cang Guang new website, M, featuring the inaugural Hospitality Investment Yao” (典藏光耀，Lee Kuan Yew – best in Movies, Music, and Makan Conference Indonesia 2015 in Final Farewell), a keepsake edition or food. TNP.sg also adopted a Jakarta, Indonesia for property of the best news coverage in Lianhe new mobile-friendly look to its developers, operators and owners Zaobao during the mourning period homepage, designed for a better of hospitality properties, as well of Singapore’s Founding Prime user experience. as financiers and investors from Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew. across the region. The 52-page interactive e-book included essays, interviews, video clips and a picture collection of 26 Apr 2015 over 100 photographs. Inaugural Shin Min All Wheels Day 15 May 2015 The inaugural Shin Min All Wheels Lianhe Zaobao starts property Day at Punggol Waterway Park site Z-Property attracted 95 groups of four with Lianhe Zaobao started a new 25 May 2015 their own bicycles, skateboards, Chinese language property site Sphere Conferences launches skate scooters or rollerblades to Z-Property (www.zaobao.com.sg/ the Hospitality Investment compete in a series of obstacles. zproperty) to provide readers with Conference Indian Ocean 2015 up-to-date news, commentaries Sphere Conferences launched the and feature stories on the private Hospitality Investment Conference property market in Singapore and Indian Ocean 2015 in Colombo, abroad. Sri Lanka, attracting over 150 developers, operators and owners of hospitality properties, as well as investors, financiers, designers and technology providers from across the region.

30 to 31 May 2015 BeritaHarian.sg National Futsal Championship 2015 BeritaHarian.sg organised the BeritaHarian.sg National Futsal Championship at the Home United Youth Football Academy. It attracted overwhelming response from participants and sponsors.

21 May 2015 27 Apr 2015 The Seletar Mall opens UW releases travel magazine UW The Seletar Mall, developed by Travel & Leisure The Seletar Mall Pte Ltd, a joint UW released a Chinese travel venture company between SPH title called UW Travel & Leisure, and United Engineers Limited, offering the latest travel news and welcomed its first shoppers on hottest travel spots in the world. 28 November 2014. It was officially opened on 21 May 2015. 58 Singapore Press Holdings Annual Report 2015 Significant Events

2 Jun 2015 SPH acquires stake in BeerFest Sphere Exhibits took up an additional 40 per cent shareholding stake in Beerfest Asia, the company which organised the annual BeerFest Asia event. With this investment, Sphere Exhibits secured an 80 per cent stake in the company.

11 Jul 2015 9 Jun 2015 6 Jul 2015 SG50 Sing-Along unites ShareInvestor invests 15 per celebrates 10,000 singing voices cent stake in social network site 80th anniversary Over 10,000 people, together with InvestingNote Tamil Murasu marked its Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, ShareInvestor acquired a 15 per 80th anniversary with a new participated in the SG50 Sing-Along cent stake in Investing Note Pte masthead and a special (SG50万人大家唱) at the Singapore Ltd. With InvestingNote and its supplement. Over 120 advertisers, Indoor Stadium. The mass singing focus on Singapore and US stocks, business partners, past and present event was presented by SPH’s the site would allow users to share staff also attended a dinner to Chinese Media group and People’s market news and trading ideas, celebrate the joyous occasion. Association, in conjunction with SG50 and upload these information on A play titled “Murasu” was staged celebrations. It celebrated the spirit social media platforms such as by the Ravindran Drama Group to of Singapore through a collective Facebook and Twitter. commemorate the special occasion. memory of local songs which were popular from the 1950s to today.

25 Jun 2015 6 Jul 2015 New look, better navigation on Glenn Ong and The Flying 15 Jul 2015 AsiaOne as it turns 20 Dutchman are back on radio The Straits Times marks In celebration of its 20th with ONE FM 91.3 170th anniversary anniversary, AsiaOne unveiled ONE FM 91.3 unveiled Glenn Ong The Straits Times, marking its 170th a refreshed website with a new and Mark Van Cuylenburg, better anniversary in 2015, launched a free look, more navigation features known as The Flying Dutchman, as e-book that recounted key moments and deeper content. For the first their latest additions to helm ONE from the nation’s past as they were time, over 20 new magazine FM’s Breakfast Show on weekdays, reported in the national daily. “Living titles, publications, and web-only along with Andre Hoeden. History: 170 years of The Straits content sites, including The Wall Times” was the newspaper’s gift to Street Journal, CNBC, Nikkei Asian the nation on her 50th birthday. Review, Vulcan Post could be found on AsiaOne, making the site The Straits Times also organised a one-stop destination for news other events, including the and lifestyle stories. “Singapore STories: Then, Now, Tomorrow” exhibition, a free anniversary concert by Singapore Symphony Orchestra at the Singapore 25 Jun to 26 Aug 2015 Botanic Gardens and the ST Run. Apple Watch apps for readers The Straits Times, AsiaOne, Lianhe The Straits Times also underwent Zaobao, and a major revamp, giving readers omy.sg developed apps on the quality content and a consistent Apple Watch, to provide readers look-and-feel that cut across print easy access to breaking news. and digital platforms. Singapore Press Holdings Annual Report 2015 59

22 Jul 2015 1 Aug to 7 Sep 2015 14 Aug 2015 SPH invests in Qoo10 Lianhe Wanbao launches Zaobao.com celebrates 20 years SPH invested in Singapore-based “Memory in Prints: Lee Kuan Yew of digital excellence Giosis Pte Ltd, the parent company and Us” exhibition Zaobao.com, the online portal of of Pan-Asian e-commerce platform Lianhe Wanbao launched a pictorial Lianhe Zaobao, culminated its Qoo10. The investment would exhibition featuring photos of the 20th anniversary celebrations be used to accelerate Qoo10’s seven-day state funeral of founding this year with a gala dinner. technology growth and service Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on A forum discussion titled “Internet development, while investing in 1 August 2015. The travelling Economy in Asia from Investor’s additional infrastructure and talent exhibition, titled “Memory in Prints: Perspective” was also held. acquisition. Lee Kuan Yew and Us”, was presented in four official languages at different locations. 18 to 19 Aug 2015 28 Jul 2015 Sphere Conferences and The Zaobao.com organises Business Times organise first International Chinese Interactive Asia Pacific CEO Congress 2015 News Awards 2015 Sphere Conferences and The inaugural International Chinese The Business Times were the Interactive News Awards, the first co-organisers for the inaugural of its kind in East Asia, was held in Asia Pacific CEO Congress 2015. conjunction with Zaobao.com’s More than 250 CEOs from various 20th anniversary in Beijing. The key sectors across Asia debated Awards aimed to encourage media 4 Aug 2015 and strategised on the key issues professionals and journalism ”Ministerial Coffee Talk” on doing business in the ever students to hone and showcase addresses the latest news topics changing competitive world. their skills in news reporting and on multiple platforms interactive media presentation. The Chinese Media group of SPH produced an 8-episode Chinese talk show programme called 19 Aug 2015 “Ministerial Coffee Talk” on SPH’s Lianhe Zaobao presents new 30 Jul 2015 media platforms including radio and political website Z-Politics SPH and SPH Foundation online, as well as on StarHub TV. Lianhe Zaobao presented its donate $400,000 to Community Each 30-minute episode featured a newest website, Z-Politics, Chest at SPH Gift of Music Minister addressing issues such as dedicated to the coverage of local 10th Anniversary Concert health, housing and transportation. political news. Online readers could SPH Gift of Music, the free access the free Chinese language concert series sponsored by site on zpolitics.zaobao.com.sg. SPH, celebrated its 10th anniversary with a lunchtime 7 Aug 2015 concert by the Singapore Sing50 concert celebrates 50 Symphony Orchestra at Esplanade years of Singapore music Concert Hall. It was also the Singapore’s jubilee celebrations platform for the annual SPH and hit a high note with more than SPH Foundation Charity Cheque 250 Singaporean performers Presentation. Dr Lee Boon Yang, and a 1,000-strong community Chairman of SPH and SPH choir belting out more than 70 of Foundation, presented a cheque Singapore’s greatest hits to a 45,000 of $400,000 to Mr Eric Ang, crowd at the Sing50 concert, held Vice Chairman of Community at the National Stadium. The star- Chest at the concert. studded, two-and-a-half hour concert covered different genres of music, highlighted key milestones and featured iconic artists who made an impact in Singapore’s music scene.