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1) Indonesia: Speaking in Parliament to mark Indonesia’s 43rd Anniversary of Independence, President Suharto calls on Indonesians to prepare for challenges ahead as the nation reaches the end of the first twenty-five year development programme and begins the second twenty-five programme. He adds the new challenges would be different and would require different solutions.  (00:00:56)
2) United States: The Senate has passed part of its Defence Budget Bill to allow American bases to be sited in Japan or South Korea, should the Philippines bases agreement is not renewed and also sets a cap on the number of troops for each country. In their negotiations on a new base agreement, Washington and Manila are not able to agree over the amount to be paid by US.  (00:01:42)
3) South Korea: Police have released hundreds of radical students detained this week for staging protests, but those playing a major role will be re-arrested and formally charged. They wanted to march to Panmujom to hold talks with their North counterpart on reunification, and clashes broke out when the police tried to stop their march.  (00:02:14)
4) Singapore: The Malay Chamber of Commerce’s Honorary Secretary, Suhaimi Bidin, says the Chamber has plans, with a two pronged approach, to help the Malay community increase business opportunities. To start off, the Chamber will conduct a survey to find out the needs of Malay businessmen and the difficulties they face.  (00:04:27)
5) Sri Lanka: Police suspect a bomb blast at a busy market in Trincomalee, which killed six people, is set off by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Police believe the blast is intended to stop the re-opening of the district secretariat, and coincidentally the day before Indian troops assured civil servants of protection so they could start again to resettle refugees in the eastern province.  (00:05:23)
6) Soviet-Afghanistan: Soviet military sources say the pull-out of their troops proceeded according to the Geneva Accord. Leader of Soviet forces told a news conference there has been much increase in activities in recent weeks by Nationalist forces, who claimed to have taken Kunduz. But Afghanistan President said his forces have recaptured Kunduz and are well able to cope with the Nationalist rebels.  (00:06:01)
7) Philippines: Representatives of various opposition groups met on Monday, which may lead to the setting up of a new political group. Vice President Laurel Salvador, who earlier attacked President Aquino and asked her to step down, was present, but he refused to confirm if he would jump ship to the opposition.  (00:07:56)
8) United States: President Reagan opened the 34th Republicans National Convention at New Orleans with an appeal to Americans to vote for George Bush as the next President. Mr. Bush has the Party’s approval to run for President, but he says he has not decided on his running mate as yet and would announce his decision at the appropriate time.  (00:08:38)
9) Japan: Emperor Hirohito attended a ceremony held to mark the end of the Second World War, 43 years ago. The 87-year old Emperor led the traditional one minute silence in memory of the more than three million dead at the shrine where 14 Japanese war  criminals were buried.  (00:10:39)
10) Sudan: With more rains reported, there are fears the floods, which began two weeks ago, may deteriorate further. Two million people are already homeless, while residents near the White and the Blue Nile are evacuating. Four cases of cholera confirmed, with doctors fearing a major epidemic, but there is yet no official word of a cholera outbreak. Authorities seem to be trying to draw up a plan to handle any possible outbreak and at the same time trying to speed up the distribution of aid and continuing to make urgent appeal  for more aid.  (00:11:53)
11) Singapore: Lawyer Francis Seow was in court today for six counts of omitting from his income a total of about 74,000 Dollars with the intention of evading tax. His defence lawyer asked for adjournment of three months, but the court was told it was in everybody’s interest to have the trial early as Seow had made public allegations against the Income Tax Department.  (00:16:39)
12) Singapore: A scholarship fund for undergraduates studying civil engineering at the National University of Singapore has been set up in honour of the late Chairman, Public Services Commission, Tan Teck Chwee, who passed away in April this year. Jurong Shipyard and Jurong Engineering of which Mr. Tan was Chairman donated a hundred thousand each for the fund. At a ceremony today, his widow, Mrs Tan presented the two cheques for the National University of Singapore to its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Lin Pin.  (00:17:44)
13) Singapore: The Parliamentary Elections (Amendment Number 2) Act, passed in June, came into effect today. This new regulation increases the election deposit payable by candidates to four thousand Dollars from one thousand five hundred Dollars.  (00:19:10)
14) Singapore: The Agreement for a Grant of two hundred thousand Dollars donated by the US Government to the Singapore Polytechnic was signed this morning by the US Ambassador to Singapore and the Polytechnic’s Vice Chairman. The grant is to enable the Polytechnic to improve its facilities for teaching computer-aided drafting and manufacturing.  (00:19:46)
15) Singapore: Late this evening, Pasir Ris Estate, with 300 residents, has its water supply restored after three days of no running water. The Public Utilities Board runs seven mobile water wagons every hour on the hour to service the residents when the taps are dry.  (00:20:52)
16) Singapore: The street party of the year and the grand finale to the National Day Celebrations, Swing Singapore ’88, is scheduled for 27 August at Orchard Road. And to get the party swinging at 9.30pm is 1DPM Goh Chok Tong. The organizers, the Singapore Armed Forces Reservists’ Association say they are better prepared today, and likewise the Police also say they are better prepared. A hundred thousand people are expected to join the party, but the organizers have space for another fifty thousand.  (00:22:39)
17) Singapore: The premise of the Deutsche Bank in Singapore at the Treasury Building is a showcase of both local and German art, displaying ninety pieces acquired recently. The bank has a tradition of promoting culture in its offices worldwide, but in Singapore, local art is included as its board members finds them interesting.  (00:23:44)

18) Sports-Athletics: At the ASEAN Schools Track and Field Championships, Singapore won two more Golds, from the Girls’ Shot Putt by Huang Qiu Feng with a distance of11.49 metres, and from the Boys’ Pole Vault by Eddy Zeng with a height of 3.6 metres. Sprinter Mona Kunalan won the Silver in the Girls’ 200 Metres, and in the Girls’ 100 Metres Relay Singapore team with Mona won the Bronze.  (00:25:26)