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1.  CHINESE POLICE BRIEFLY DETAINED 3 TELEVISION JOURNALISTS AT THE UN WOMEN'S CONFERENCE IN BEIJING. OUT: OF THE FORUM.

2.  IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE, ONE OF ITS MOST SENIOR MEMBERS HAS RESIGNED, A DAY AFTER THE SENATE ETHICS COMMITTEE, UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO RECOMMEND HIS EXPULSION. SENATOR BOB PACKWOOD CHOKED BACK TEARS AS HE TOOK THE SENATE FLOOR AND ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION. THE UREGON REPUBLICAN WAS FOUND GUILTY OF MAKING UNWANTED SEXUAL ADVANCES ON SEVERAL WOMEN. HE WAS ALSO FOUND GUILTY OF TAMPERING HIS PERSONAL DIARIES, WHICH THE ETHICS COMMITTEE WANTED AS EVIDENCE INTO THE ALLEGATIONS. IN RESIGNING, MR PACKWOOD ALSO STEPPED DOWN, AS LEADER OF THE POWERFUL SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

3.  IN THE SOUTH KOREAN TOWN OF UKCHON, A MAN WAS KILLED, WHEN AN EXPRESS TRAIN AND A TRUCK COLLIDED AT A LEVEL CROSSING 34 OTHERS WERE INJURED. POLICE IN UKCHON, 150 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF SEOUL, SAID THE TRUCK HAD IGNORED A SIGNAL TO STOP. FOUR CARRIAGES WERE DERAILED BY THE COLLISION. AND MANY PEOPLE WERE LEFT STRANDED ON THE RAIL LINE LINKING SEOUL AND THE SOUTHERN PORT OF PUSAN. THE LINE WAS BLOCKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CRASH OCCURRED AS MILLIONS OF SOUTH KOREANS WERE ON THEIR WAY TO THEIR HOMETOWNS TO CELEBRATE THE KOREAN THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, THIS WEEKEND.

4.  FLOODS CAUSED BY THE PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF A VOLCANIC CRATER IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES HAVE LEFT 20 PEOPLE DEAD, HUNDREDS MISSING AND AT LEAST 5 THOUSAND STRANDED. ENDS....RIVERBANK FOR SURVIVORS. DUR: 33"

5.  THE COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT IS PROBING INTO THE FINANCIAL AFFAIRS OF LISTED LOCAL, HOSPITALITY AND PROPERTY GROUP -- SCOTTS HOLDINGS. A CAD SPOKESMAN SAID THE PROBE STARTED BEFORE SCOTTS HOLDING ANNOUNCED, TWO DAYS AGO THAT MR RAFIQ JUMABHOY HAS CEASED TO BE ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. IQBAL JUMABHOY SAYS HIS BROTHER RAFIQ, HAS MADE CLAIMS TO SHARES SUPPOSEDLY BELONGING TO IQBAL. RAFIQ EXERCISED AN OPTION TO BUY 100.79 MILLION SCOTTS HOLDINGS SHARES, REPRESENTING A 42.5 PERCENT STAKE, FROM PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANY SCOTTS INVESTMENTS IN JULY THIS YEAR. IN A LETTER TO THE COMPANY, IQBAL CONTESTED RAFIQ'S CLAIM TO ALL 100.79 MILLION OF THE OPTION, SAYING THEY'D AGREED THAT IQBAL WOULD HAVE HALF OF THEM. BUT, NEWS 5 HAS LEARNT THAT RAFIQ JUMABHOY DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF ANY AGREEMENT TO SHARE THE OPTION WITH IQBAL. HE ALSO DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF ANY CHANGE TO THE OPTION AGREEMENT.

6.  THE SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY EXCHANGE SAYS FINANCIAL EXPERTS SHOULD NOT BE LITTLE THE ROLE OF DERIVATIVES AS IMPORTANT CATALYSTS OF GROWTH IN ASIA. ENDS:..BY YEAR'S END. DUR: 1.41"

7.  PRESIDENT OF GUINEA, LASAN CONTE CALLED ON PRIME MINISTER GOH CHOK TONG AT THE ISTANA TODAY. MR CONTE'S HERE ON A 2-DAY PRIVATE VISIT.

8.  FROM JUNE NEXT YEAR, THERE'LL BE AN ADDED SAFETY FEATURE FOR OWNERS OF GIRO FARECARDS. THE LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY SAYS THE NEW GADGET INSTALLED IN THE FARE GATES WILL ALLOW LOST OR STOLEN GIRO CARDS TO BE BLACKLISTED QUICKER. OUT: ....PROCESS SMART CARDS. DUR: 1.12

9.  A 6-MEMBER MALAYSIAN DELEGATION GOT A FIRST HAND LOOK AT THE OPERATIONS OF SINGAPORE'S DISASTER ASSISTANCE AND RESCUE TEAM. THE GROUP WAS VISITING A MALAYSIAN RESCUE TEAM NOW TRAINING AT THE CIVIL DEFENCE TRAINING SCHOOL IN MANDAI. THE 25 MEMBERS FROM THE SPECIAL MALAYSIA DISASTER ASSISTANCE AND RESCUE TEAM OR SMART, ARE THE FIRST OF 3 BATCHES TO TRAIN IN SINGAPORE. THE 4-AND-A-HALF-WEEK COURSE, WHICH ENDS LATER THIS MONTH, INCLUDES LESSONS IN RAPELLING, TUNNELLING AND BASIC SEARCH AND RESCUE. AND MALAYSIA WILL SEND TWO MORE BATCHES OF ITS RESCUE TEAM HERE BY YEAR'S END.

10.  AT HOME, TURNING THE BUGIS-ROCHORE AREA INTO A NEW ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. THAT'S WHAT THE URA PLANS TO DO, THROUGH ITS SALE OF SITES PROGRAMMES IN THE AREA. KATHERINE TAY REPORTS. ENDS....BEHAVIOUR AND NEEDS.

11.T  HE SAF HAS STAYED IN THE FOREFRONT OF MILITARY TECHNOLOGY BECAUSE OF ITS RIGOROUS APPROACH TO DEFENCE SAYS DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DR TONY TAN KENG YAM. HE SAID THIS INCLUDES BEING ABLE TO EVALUATE AND SELECT THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS TO MEET REQUIREMENTS. DPM DR TONY TAN, WHO'S ALSO THE DEFENCE MINISTER -- WAS SPEAKING AT THIS EVENING'S DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY PRIZE GIVING CEREMONY. ENDS....CLOSELY GUARDED SECRET.

12.  FRANCE'S ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION SAYS A SECOND NUCLEAR TEST MAY TAKE PLACE IN 3 TO 5 WEEKS....BUT NO DATE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR IT. ANGER OVER THE FIRST NUCLEAR TEST IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC HAS HARDLY DIED DOWN....AS ANTI-NUCLEAR PROTESTORS AND FRENCH POLICE CLASHED FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT DAY. OUT: FEELING OF ANGER. DUR: 1.00

13.  JAPAN'S ECONOMIC PLANNING AGENCY SAYS THE JAPANESE ECONOMY IS UNLIKELY TO START RECOVERING THIS YEAR. THE AGENCY'S ASSESSMENT CAME AFTER THE BANK OF JAPAN SLASHED ITS KEY LENDING RATE TODAY BY HALF TO AN ALL-TIME LOW OF 0.5 PERCENT. OUT: STIMULATE THE ECONOMY. DUR: 1.12

14.  FRANCE HAS STEPPED UP SECURITY AT SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS AFTER A BOMB BLAST WOUNDED 14 PEOPLE, AMONG THEM, 3 CHILDREN. OUT: TO THE BOMBERS.

15.  A PARCEL BOMB THAT EXPLODED IN INDIAN ADMINISTERED KASHMIR HAS LEFT ONE JOURNALIST IN CRITICAL CONDITION ON LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS WITH TWO OTHERS INJURED. THE PHOTOGRAPHER, MUSTAQ ALI IS BELIEVED TO BE CLINICALLY DEAD. THE BOMB WAS DELIVERED TO THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION'S LOCAL BUREAU BY A WOMAN BELIEVED TO BE DRESSED IN THE TRADITIONAL FULLY ROBED BLACK OUTFIT. IT WAS ADDRESSED TO YUSUF JAMEEL, THE BBC'S CORRESPONDENT. NO GROUP HAS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACK, BUT JAMEEL, HAS RECEIVED THREATS FROM BOTH KASHMIRI MUSLIM MILITANT GROUPS AND THE INDIAN SECURITY FORCES IN THE PAST. LEADERS OF THE KASHMIRI MUSLIM SEPARATIST MOVEMENT CONDEMNED THE ATTACK ALONG WITH MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD.

16.  ASEAN ECONOMIC MINISTERS HAVE MET REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN THEIR FIRST EVER DIALOGUE TODAY. THEY HAVE COME UP WITH CONCRETE STEPS TO PUSH THE PRIVATE SECTOR INTO THE FOREFRONT OF ASEAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION.

17.  NATO WARPLANES HAVE BOMBED BOSNIAN SERB POSITIONS EVEN AS A CRUCIAL PREPARATORY ROUND OF PEACE TALKS ARE UNDERWAY IN GENEVA. NATO PLANES USING NIGHT VISION IN THIS LATEST ROUND OF ATTACKS TARGETTED BRIDGES AND MAJOR ROADS....TO STOP THE RE-SUPPLY OF BOSNIAN SERB UNITS. OUT: ITS AIR STRIKES. DUR: 43"

18. THE PRIME MINISTER AND MRS GOH CHOK TONG WILL VISIT CANADA NEXT WEEK, AT THE INVITATION OF PRIME MINISTER JEAN CHRETIEN. THE 4 DAY VISIT WILL BE THE FIRST OFFICIAL ONE, BY A SINGAPORE PRIME MINISTER TO CANADA. PRIME MINISTER GOH  CHOK TONG WILL ARRIVE IN TORONTO ON MONDAY, WHERE HE WILL MEET ONTARIO'S PREMIER MICHAEL HARRIS AND ADDRESS CANADIAN BUSINESSMEN AND BANKERS AT A LUNCH HOSTED BY MR HARRIS. ONTARIO'S MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM, WILLIAM SAUNDERSON...WILL ALSO CHAIR A MEETING FOR PM GOH AND CANADIAN BUSINESS LEADERS. PM GOH WILL BE IN OTTAWA ON WEDNESDAY. HE'LL HAVE A MEETING AND A WORKING LUNCH WITH PRIME MINISTER CHRETIEN. PM GOH LEAVES FOR A PRIVATE VISIT TO WILLIAMSTOWN ON THURSDAY. HE WILL BE CONFERRED AN HONORARY DOCTORATE DEGREE BY HIS ALMA MATER WILLIAMS COLLEGE. DURING PM GOH'S ABSENCE, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER BRIGADIER-GENERAL LEE HSIEN LOONG WILL BE THE ACTING PRIME MINISTER.

19.  SEVERAL EVENTS WILL BE HELD DURING THE WILLIAMS COLLEGE'S CONVOCATION. AMONG THEM, A PANEL DISCUSSION ON SINGAPORE ORGANISED BY WILLIAMS COLLEGE ACADEMIC, GEORGE CRANE NEXT FRIDAY. THE SINGAPORE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WILL BE ATTENDING. SECRETARY-GENERAL, DR CHEE SOON JUAN WHO WILL REPRESENT THE SDP SAYS BY ATTENDING THE FORUM, THE PARTY HOPES TO ENLIGHTEN ANYONE WHO MAY WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SINGAPORE. ACCORDING TO THE COLLEGE, PRIME MINISTER GOH CHOK TONG AND TWO OTHER RECIPIENTS OF THE HONORARY DEGREE WILL TAKE PART IN A SEPARATE PANEL DISCUSSION ON DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS EARLIER IN THE DAY. PM GOH WILL ALSO GIVE A NEWS CONFERENCE THE NEXT DAY BEFORE THE CONVOCATION CEREMONY. HE'S ALSO EXPECTED TO GIVE A LUNCHEON SPEECH WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A PANEL DISCUSSION ON SINGAPORE WITH FACULTY MEMBERS AND STUDENTS.