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1.THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECHURE AT NUS IS GIVING THE DISABLED SPECIAL FOCUS IN A NEW DESIGN COURSE THAT STARTED EARLIER THIS YEAR. FOURTH YEAR STUDENTS CAN NOW OPT TO STUDY DIFFERENT DESIGN IDEAS TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY IN BUILDING. BUT BEFORE THEY DO THAT GERALDINE CHEONG FINDS OUT THEY FIRST HAVE TO COME TO GRIPS WITH THE PROBLEMS OF THE HANDICAPPED. ENDS: THE BUILDING CODE. DUR: 1.20"

2.COMMONWEALTH LEADERS HAVE SUSPENDED NIGERIA FROM MEMBERSHIP OF THE ORGANISATION. THEY SAID NIGERIA HAS SERIOUSLY VIOLATED THE GROUP'S PRINCIPLES WITH ITS EXECUTION OF NINE MINORITY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS, LATE YESTERDAY. THE COMMONWEALTH LEADERS ALSO VOTED TO EXPEL NIGERIA AT A LATER DATE IF IT CANNOT PROVE ANY PROGRESS TOWARDS DEMOCRACY AND THE FULFILLMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. THE STATEMENT WAS RELEASED AS THE LEADERS BEGAN THEIR RETREAT IN MILLBROOK, NEW ZEALAND. OUT:..NEWS 5 IN MILLBROOK. DUR: 1.50"

3.WORLD LEADERS, POLITICIANS AND HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS HAVE REACTED TO NIGERIA'S EXECUTION OF NINE HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS WITH SHOCK AND REVULSION. SEVERAL COUNTRIES HAVE ANNOUNCED MEASURES AGAINST THE LEIGOSS GOVERNMENT. END: ...THESE EXECUTIONS. DUR: 1.14" ENDS:....AT MID-DAY. DUR: 54"

4.IN SRI LANKA, TWO SUICIDE BOMBERS HAVE BLOWN THEMSELVES UP IN THE HEART OF COLOMBO'S TOURIST DISTRICT. 15 PEOPLE WERE KILLED. ALTOGETHER 59 PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. OUT: STRONGHOLD IN JAFFNA. DUR: 38"

5.SOUTH KOREA HAS PUT ON HOLD A MEETING BETWEEN PRESIDENT KIM YOUNG-SAM AND JAPAN'S PRIME MINISTER TOMIICHI MURAYAMA. THE MEETING WAS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE AT THE APEC SUMMIT IN OSAKA NEXT WEEK. YONHAP NEWS TODAY SAID THE MEETING CAN'T TAKE PLACE UNTIL TOKYO DOES SOMETHING ABOUT REMARKS MADE BY JAPANESE MINISTER TAKAMI ETO. LAST MONTH, MR ETO SAID JAPAN HAD DONE GOOD THINGS DURING ITS COLONIAL RULE LIKE BUILD UNIVERSITIES AND PORT FACILITIES. HE LATER APOLOGISED BUT SOUTH KOREANS SAY IT ISN'T ENOUGH. SOURCES SAY SEOUL WANTS MR ETO TO EITHER RESIGN OR BE SACKED.

6.ISREAL'S POLICE MINISTER SAYS: INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE ASSASSINATION OF PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN HAVE UNCOVERED A CONSPIRACY BY JEWISH EXTREMISTS. MR MOSHE SHAHAL SAID RIGHT-WINGERS WERE ALSO PLOTTING TO ATTACK PALESTINIAN TARGETS AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ISREALI REDEPLOYMENT IN THE WEST BANK. MR SHAHAL ALSO REVEALED THAT THERE WERE IN FACT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO KILL PRIME MINISTER RABIN - BOTH BY ASSASSIN YIGAL AMIR AND OTHERS. SO FAR SIX SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH LAST SATURDAY'S ASSASSINATION.

7.SINGAPORE'S DELEGATION TO THE 7TH APEC MINISTERIAL MEETING IN OSAKA NEXT WEEK WILL BE JOINTLY LED BY FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND LAW MINISTER, PROFESSOR S. JAYAKUMAR AND THE TRADE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER YEO CHEOW TONG. TO BE HELD ON THE 16TH AND 17TH THE FOCUS OF THE MEETING IS THE ACTION AGENDA WHICH WILL FORM THE BLUEPRINT IN IMPLEMENTING THE BOGOR DECLARATION. THE MINISTERS WILL FINALISE IT FOR THE LEADERS TO ADOPT DURING THE APEC LEADERS' MEETING ON THE 19TH.

8.AFTER THE APEC MEETING, TRADE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER YEO CHEOW TONG WILL VISIT TOKYO AND VANCOUVER FOR TWO DAYS EACH. IN TOKYO, HE'LL PROMOTE INVESTMENT MEET KEY INDUSTRIALISTS AND VISIT MANUFACTURING AND RESEARCH FACILITIES. IN VANCOUVER, HE'LL ATTEND A MINISTERIAL MEETING AT THE INVITATION OF CANADA'S MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE, ROY MACLAREN.

9.FINALLY, THE RUGBY NATIONAL LEAGUE....POLICE SPORTS ASSOCIATION REMAINED UNBEATEN WHEN THEY THRASHED BLACKS 41-3 AT THE POLICE ACADEMY TODAY. OUT: POLICE 41 BLACKS 3. DUR: 57"

10.A STUDY FUNDED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH HAS FOUND THAT ALMOST A QUARTER OF THOSE AGED 60 AND ABOVE HAVE DIFFICULTIES MAKING ENDS MEET. AND THE STUDY'S PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, THINKS THE ACTUAL NUMBER COULD BE HIGHER. OUT:...UP FOR RETIREMENT. DUR: 1.43

11.AT THE WORLD OPEN SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS IN NICOSIA, CHAMPION JANSHER KHAN IS TO MEET ENGLAND'S SEVENTH SEED DEL HARRIS IN THE FINAL. KHAN DISMISSED AUSTRALIA'S EIGHTH SEED ANTHONY HILL 15-7, 15-12, 15-6 IN A 40 MINUTE SEMI-FINAL. THE WIN MOVES HIM TO WITHIN ONE MATCH OF THE ALL-TIME RECORD OF TITLES. KHAN CURRENTLY JOINTLY HOLDS THE RECORD OF SIX WINS WITH PAKISTANI COMPATRIOT JAHANGIR KHAN.

12.HDB RESIDENTS IN MOUNTBATTEN HAVE GIVEN A STRONG ENDORSEMENT FOR ESTATE RENEWAL. THE PRECINCT IS PART OF A PILOT PROJECT TO INTRODUCE THE CONCEPT OF ESTATE RENEWAL TO SMALLER ESTATES. OUT: SUITABLE FOR REDEVELOPMENT.

13.REDUCING WASTE CAN HELP LOCAL SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES SAVE UP TO 100,000 DOLLARS, SAYS THE SINGAPORE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION. AND, AS HASEENAH KOYAKUTTY REPORTS FROM A WORKSHOP HELD FOR THE HEADS OF SMES SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS CAN BE REAPED WITHOUT INTRODUCING NEW EQUIPMENT OR HIRING CONSULTANTS. OUT:....BUYERS DEMAND IT. DUR: 1.21

14.A GREEN CHRISTMAS IS WHAT ONE HOTEL IS AIMING FOR THIS YEAR. NOT BY USING THE TRADITIONAL HOLLY OR MISTLETOE. BUT BY RE-USING EVERYDAY PRODUCTS. OUT: STAFF'S FREE TIME. DUR: 1.06"

15.A RECORD AMOUNT HAS BEEN RAISED FOR THE COMMUNITY CHEST THROUGH THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS LIGHT-UP - MORE THAN 600,000 DOLLARS. AND WITH THE TRAIL OF LIGHTS BEING THE LONGEST IN SINGAPORE HISTORY, CHRISTMAS MAY WELL BE THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS. OUT: WITH THE STPB.

16.WE BEGIN WITH GOLF....THE THIRD ROUND OF THE EPSON SINGAPORE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP HAS BEEN SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF BAD WEATHER. THE U.S. 400,000 DOLLAR EVENT IS BEING PLAYED AT THE BUKIT COURSE OF THE SINGAPORE ISLAND COUNTRY CLUB. OUT: COMMENCE SOON AFTER. DUR: 50"

17.BAD WEATHER HIT THE SAILORS AS WELL. OVER AT THE CHANGI SAILING CLUB REGATTA TODAY, TWO RACES HAD TO BE CALLED OFF BECAUSE OF POOR WIND CONDITIONS. FIVE RACES WILL BE RUN TOMORROW FOR THE DINGHY AND OPTIMIST CLASS BOATS, WITH TWO RACES FOR THE KEELBOATS. MORE THAN 50 SAILORS INCLUDING THE SEA GAMES BOUND NATIONAL SQUAD ARE TAKING PART IN THE TWO DAY CHAMPIONSHIPS.

18.SINGAPORE LAW FIRMS SHOULD BE CORPORATISED TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH BETTER ACCESS TO THE LAW. AND TO AVOID LOSING CLIENTS THEY MUST GLOBALISE THEIR SERVICES ESPECIALLY IN THE AREAS OF TAXATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND SHIPPING. THESE CALLS WERE MADE TODAY BY SPEAKERS AT THE 1995 LAW ACADEMY CONFERENCE. OUT: JUDGES AND ACADEMICS.