The Moodie Report’s Rebecca Mann goes for gold in Paris On 3 April I was invited to Paris for the launch of Lady Million Eau My Gold!, the latest feminine fragrance from Paco Rabanne’s blockbuster ‘Million’ masterbrand. Having been fortunate enough to attend the launch of the original Lady Million – which featured vintage Paco
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When Martin met Melody, and then met May
Meet the Ngs – mother May (left) and daughter Melody. Melody Ng is known to many in the trade as The Moodie Report’s Asia Bureau Chief, based here in Singapore. Since taking up the role around six years ago she has become a critical member of the Moodie team, much respected by her colleagues and
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How a keynote became a low note – and a lost opportunity
Take one ousted political leader with time on her hands. Add in a lucrative, all-expenses paid speaking opportunity in a glamorous city abroad. The recipe for an entertaining, insightful, maybe even revelatory conference presentation, right? Wrong. Yesterday’s address by the former Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, plumbed new depths of irrelevance and poor value
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All set for show time in Singapore
Really, does it get any better than this? Welcome to The Moodie Report’s interim bureau on the 48th floor of the magnificent Marina Bay Sands. Well I did ask for a room with a view… I’m here of course for the annual TFWA Asia Pacific exhibition and conference, which formally kicked off last night with
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Fraser’s fantastic five-year survival story
“Hi Martin, “I do hope this finds you well. I write to you today on my 5th year anniversary, (since original diagnosis), so a rather odd day as you will know… although a good one too – all things considered.” The day in question was last Wednesday, 30 April. The e-mail was from Fraser Dunlop,
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Getting the odds – and evens – right in St Petersburg
Lenrianta Director General Anatoly Shashin (second from left) is my kind of social companion. “Never drink vodka in even numbers,” he told me on Monday night as I tried to make my excuses after dinner (and two large vodka shots) in St Petersburg to head to my room and complete my ferocious feature writing schedule