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1) Singapore: For the coming General Election, nomination of candidates is next Wednesday and voting is on 3 September, which will be a public holiday. The government released a statement, which states that the President is advised by the Prime Minister to dissolve Parliament today.  (00:00:54)

2) Singapore: The People’s Action Party (PAP) announced its first batch of four new candidates for the coming general election, namely Peter Sung, Peh Chin Hua, Dr Seet Ai Mee and Davinder Singh. They are introduced by Brigadier-General Lee Hsien Loong, a member of the PAP’s Central Executive Committee. He adds the party has not yet made a final decision in which constituencies they would be standing, and confirms Mah Bow Tan and Ng Pock Too would also be standing in the coming election.  (00:01:15)

3) Singapore: Six Opposition parties respond to the announcement of the coming election. Secretary-General of Singapore Democratic Party, Chiam See Tong says the SDP may field about twenty candidates. United People’s Front (UPF) Secretary-General, Harbans Singh says the Party intends to field ten candidates, adding that it has earlier announced contesting in five constituencies. Workers’ Party (WP) Secretary-General, J. B. Jeyaretnam says he is not ready to provide any information on the party’s plan including the number of candidates contesting. Chairman of Barisan Socialis (BS), Dr Lee Siew Choh says his party would field about eight candidates. He adds BS candidates would be introduced together with those of WP and UPF. Singapore Malay National  Organisation (SMNO) Secretary-General, Mohamed Awang says his party is likely to field four candidates. National Solidarity Party (NSP) President, Kum Teng Hock says it will put up between twelve to fourteen candidates.  (00:06:15)

4) Singapore: In the latest issue of the Extraordinary Government Gazette, the government has declared twelve nomination centres and the constituencies they will serve for the coming general election. Eleven of the centres are schools and junior colleges, the twelfth is the Singapore Conference Hall.  (00:07:55)

5) Singapore: The Extraordinary Government Gazette also publishes the members of the Malay Community Committee and the Indian and Other Minority Communities Committee. In the Gazette is a list of party symbols for use by candidates approved by the government. Another section of the Gazette states the Prime Minister has appointed Ong Kok Min as the Returning Officer from today under Parliamentary Elections Act (Chapter 218). It also states that one hundred and thirty-one persons have been nominated as Assistant Returning Officers for the coming general election.  (00:09:46)

6) Singapore: Speaking at Fengshan Constituency National Day Dinner, its MP, Dr Arthur Beng says Fengshan and Changi will get together to form a town council after the coming general election, and adds that this proposal would be his and MP for Changi, Teo Chong Tee’s platform for election 1988. Dr Beng also touches on the achievements of Fengshan Constituency.  (00:10:52)

7) Burma: The authorities are trying to defuse anti-government feelings created during last week’s violent uprising. One step is releasing in a provincial town fifty-one people arrested during the riots. Another is security officials agreeing to end emergency regulations in the town and other areas.  (00:11:50)

8) Sri Lanka: Indian troops, carrying out an operation in Sri Lanka’s northern jungles after a bomb blast in Trincomalee, have captured 300 suspected Tamil rebels, believed to be members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.  (00:12:2)

9) United States: At the 34th Republicans National Convention in New Orleans, Vice-President George Bush finally made a surprise announcement of his running mate for the presidential election. He has chosen Dan Quayle, Indiana Senator.  (00:12:53)

10) Singapore: National Computer Board (NCB) General Manager, Lim Swee Say says time is ripe for small and medium-sized manufacturing companies to consider computerizing their several task. He adds there is available a computer software, MRP packages, specially designed for manufacturing  companies to plan and control their resources. NCB would be inviting the Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (ASME) to study this software together.  (00:21:05)

11) Egypt-PLO: After a meeting in Cairo with a PLO delegation, Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak has confirmed its support for the PLO’s plan after Jordan cuts links with the West Bank. PLO National Council will meet in Tunisia later this month to confirm its plan, which is designed to force Israel into some dealings with them.  (00:22:03)

12) Jordan-Iraq: Jordan’s King Hussein has paid a visit to Iraq’s President Sadam Hussein and has given his full support to Iraq in its conflict with Iran.  (00:23:42)

13) China: With torrential rains continuing, Nenjiang River in the north-east have breached its banks in several places, and officials fear for one million people at a town downstream. As the country faces widespread flood damages, the government has called for aids from other countries, but flooded areas are literally cut off and unable to receive food and supplies.  (00:24:36)

14) North Korea:    
On Friday, North Korea and South Korea will hold an inter-parliamentary session at Panmujom, and this preliminary talks will discuss North Korea’s possible participation in the Seoul Olympics and a non-aggression pact. Some five hundred radical students have held a peaceful rally at Yongsei University in Seoul calling for reunification of the two Koreas.  (00:25:55)

15) Singapore: Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) announces it will telecast one hundred and sixty hours of sixteen days of the Seoul Olympics, either ‘live’ or recorded, over Channel Twelve. This coverage, the largest by SBC of the Olympics, is part of its celebrations marking twenty five years of television in Singapore.  (00:28:09)

16) Singapore: The Singapore Planned Parenthood Association’s 1988 Study of Young People, Family Life and Sexual Behaviour reveals that more than ten percent of Singapore teenagers between 14 to 19 surveyed admit having premarital sex. But the Association’s President says the figures could be higher, and with the teens starting to date at 15, Singapore actually needs a national level sex education programme.  (00:28:58)

17) Sports: ASEAN Schools Track and Field Championships have come to a close with Minister of State, Education, Dr Tay Eng Soon delivering the closing address. In the medals tally, Singapore finishes third winning 6 Gold, Five Silver and Ten Bronze.  (00:31:10)

18) Singapore: Another reminder that Singapore’s largest street party and the grand finale to the National Day celebrations, Swing Singapore ’88, will be held on 27th this month from 9.30pm to 1.30am. The organizers promise lots of fun at this grand dancing party with Orchard Road as the dance floor for the expected more than 100,000 people. To start off the event is First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong.  (00:33:02)

19) Weather:  Tomorrow, showers can be expected over many areas in the afternoon. Temperatures  vary between 25 and 31 degrees. (00:36:37)