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1. China: The Chinese authorities have launched a media blitz to justify the government’s crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. In the meantime, they have extended their crackdown on dissent nationwide. The first death sentences to be announced in public were imposed by a Shanghai court on three men. (00:00:41)

2. China: Work to clean up Tiananmen Square has begun. State television showed soldiers and civilian helpers cleaning the square, re-planting trees and grass damaged during the demonstration. The Tiananmen Square remains closed to the public, but the area around it was opened earlier in the week. (00:03:27)

3. Australia: The Australian government has announced that it was allowing 15,000 Chinese nationals in Australia permission to remain in Australia for another year. Chinese community leaders in Australia have met Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Opposition leader Andrew Peacock. (00:04:04)

4. Lebanon: Police in Lebanon say the Israeli army has begun work to incorporate 20 square kilometres of its self-declared security zone in southern Lebanon into Israel. An Israeli army unit was reported to have fenced off the area with stakes and barbed wire. In the occupied territories, Israel has further clamped down on the Palestinian uprising. (00:05:03)

5. West Germany: Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says the Berlin Wall could be dismantled if the conditions that led to its being built disappear. Speaking as he wound up his visit to West Germany, Gorbachev also criticised a recent NATO agreement inspired by US President George Bush. (00:06:28)

6. Poland: The Soviet army has begun withdrawing its first troops from Poland. The Polish News Agency reported that a battalion of nearly 300 trucks would soon go back to the Soviet Union. Meanwhile, Poland is hosting a visit by French President Francois Mitterrand who has promised to support Poland’s economic and political reforms. (00:09:31)

7. Sri Lanka: Several people were reported injured when police used tear gas to break up a group of demonstrators. The demonstrators were calling for the withdrawal of Indian troops from Sri Lanka. (00:11:07)

8. Japan: First Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Goh Chok Tong has visited Fanuc’s factory, located at the foot of Mount Fuji. Singapore’s Ambassador to Japan Cheng Tong Fatt told the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation that he had asked Fanuc to offer a consultancy service in Singapore, to help small companies that want to automate. (00:11:57)

9. Singapore: 14 members of the Japanese Federation of Economic Organisations or Keidanren have met Acting Minister for Community Development and Environment Minister Dr Ahmad Mattar. They will be meeting officials from the Ministry of Community Development’s Cultural Affairs Division, and also visit the National University of Singapore and the Science Centre. (00:12:38)

10. Singapore: The Labour Ministry says the percentage point increase in CPF contribution will be channelled to members’ Special accounts. This is in line with the government’s earlier announcement that four percentage points of the long-term rate of 40% will be put in the Special account. (00:13:45)

11. Singapore: More people are coming down with dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fevers. In the past two weeks, nearly 50 people have contracted the disease, bringing the number of reported cases in 1989 to 202. There were only 96 cases for the same period in 1988. The Environment Ministry is going all out to educate the public. Sound bite of Dr Ooi Peng Lim (Medical Officer, Quarantine and Epidemiology Dept, Environment Ministry). (00:19:14)

12. Singapore: The first combined emergency food and water exercise starts the following day. Residents in 18 constituencies involved in the two-day exercise have been receiving their registration notices. (00:21:38)

13. Singapore: Unions have started asking management to hold discussions on wage increases for 1989 based on the National Wage Council’s recommendations. Talks are expected to be smoother because two issues, i.e. annual increments and variable bonus under the flexi-wage system, have been resolved. (00:22:34)

14. Singapore: The Public Works Department has reminded political parties that they must have a licence before they can display their banners. (00:23:23)

15. Singapore: Two men have been commended by the police for foiling a robbery attempt. (00:23:57)

16. Singapore: Two more HDB multi-storey carparks will switch to automated parking systems. The HDB is also introducing a semi-automated parking system at selected carparks. (00:24:36)

17. Singapore: A film screened in conjunction with Family Week aims to encourage parents to talks to their kids about sex. (00:25:34)

18. Singapore: Malaysian Minister of Culture and Tourism Dato Sabbaruddin Chik says there are plans for an annual chess tournament between Singapore and Malaysia to be held on board a Malaysian ferry. Senior Minister of State for Education Dr Tay Eng Soon led a team of 21 Singapore chess players in a goodwill match onboard the Muhibah, which had stopped over in Singapore the previous day. (00:27:56)

19. Financial News (00:29:18)