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1.  Singapore: A report on the Annual Economic Survey.

2.  Singapore: First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said that the Town Council concept is to benefit Singaporeans and not any political party in an interview with "Friday Background".

3.  Philippines: Communist rebels in the Philippines say they are willing to talk peace with the government again but they will not consider a ceasefire.

4.  Egypt: Israeli and Egyptian foreign ministers called for an international conference this year to discuss the Middle-East problem.

5.  United States: US Secretary of State George Shultz said he will not resign despite the Presidential Commission's Report on the Iran arms scandal.

6.  United States: The United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) allies began an ambitious programme to speed up joint production of conventional weapons.

7.  Malaysia: Malaysia's Segamat United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) division nominated Trade and Industry Minister, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, to challenge Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, for Party President in the April General Assembly.

8.  Singapore: The Asian Wall Street Journal declined the government's offer to bear half the cost of printing an edition of the Journal without any advertisements.

9.  Singapore:  Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew  appointed Minister for Community Development and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs  Wong Kan Seng, as Leader of the House.

10.  Singapore: Members of Work Improvement Teams (WITS) are to have their activities recorded in their annual confidential reports. First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong announced this at the 5th anniversary celebrations of the WITS movement.

11.  Singapore:  The Advisory Council on Community Relations in Defence or ACCORD has been successful in helping the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) to reach out to the public. This was announced by Second Minister for Defence Dr Yeo Ning Hong.

12.  Singapore: Second Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong described his trip to Indonesia as successful.

13.  Singapore: Visiting Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Conference, Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister. He is on a five-day private visit to Singapore.

14.  Singapore: The Ministry of Communications and Information on the introduction of the national symbol, the Singapore Lion.

15.  Singapore: Starting from July, all future issues of postage stamps in the Republic will bear silhouettes of the Singapore Lion.

16.  Singapore: Minister for Communications and Information and Second Minister for Defence Dr Yeo Ning Hong, visited the Naval Logistic Command.

17.  Singapore: More Malaysian vegetables have been tested by the Primary Production Department.

18.  Sports: Results of the Kosaido Asahi Asia Lady Professionals' Golf Championships.

19.  Sports: Results of the International Players Championship in Florida.

20.  Singapore: Financial news.