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1.  BRITAIN'S PRINCE CHARLES AND HIS TWO SONS HAVE SPENT THE FIRST FULL DAY OF THEIR SWISS HOLIDAY ON THE SKI SLOPES. BUT THEIR VACATION HAS ALREADY BEEN TINGED WITH DRAMA. ONE OF THEIR BODYGUARDS FELL ON AN ALPHINE SKI RUN AND SUFFERED A BROKEN THIGH. THE PRINCES' NANNY, TIGGY LEGGE-BOURKE, HAS ALSO BEEN KEEPING A LOW-PROFILE. SHE HAS WARNED THE PRESS SHE'LL TAKE LEGAL ACTION IF THERE IS  ANY SPECULATION ABOUT HER RELATIONSHIP WITH PRINCE CHARLES. DURING A SIMILAR TRIP LAST YEAR, CHARLES WAS PHOTOGRAPHED KISSING THE NANNY AFTER SHE COMPLETED A DIFFICULT RUN. THE PRINCE'S STAFF LATER DISMISSED IT AS AN INNOCENT GESTURE.

2.  THE GOVERNMENT WILL ENSURE CAR PRICES AREN'T ARTIFICIALLY CONTROLLED. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH NEWS 5 ON THE LAND TRANSPORT WHITE PAPER, THE MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS SAID MARKET FORCES SHOULD DETERMINE CAR PRICES. OUT:...TONIGHT AT 10PM. DUR: 2.07

3.  THE SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AT NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY WILL SEND TWO OF THEIR STUDENTS TO INDIANA UNIVERSITY AS PART OF THEIR COURSE WORK. THE STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME IS JUST ONE OF THE TERMS IN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED BETWEEN THE TWO UNIVERSITIES TODAY. ENDS: STAFF EXCHANGE PROGRAMME.

4.  THE US TOBACCO INDUSTRY HAS STRONGLY CRITICISED TO FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ON ITS PROPOSAL TO LIMIT SALES-AND-MARKETING OF CIGARETTES TO MINORS. IT HAS ACCUSED THE FDA OF GOING TOO FAR...AND OF TRYING TO EVENTUALLY BAN CIGARETTES ALTOGETHER. ENDS....HEALTHIER CHILDREN. VT: 0.57SEC

5.  WRITER SALMAN RUSHDIE HAS WON ONE OF BRITAIN'S LEADING LITERARY AWARDS FOR HIS LATEST NOVEL. HE WON THE ANNUAL WHITBREAD PRIZE AND 2,000 POUNDS FOR THE MOOR'S LAST SIGH, A TALE OF AN INDIAN SPICE-DYNASTY. RUSHDIE LAST WON THE AWARD IN 1988 FOR THE SATANIC VERSES. THAT WAS THE NOVEL THAT PROMPTED A DEATH SENTENCE FOR BLASPHEMY FROM IRAN'S LEADER AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI. RUSHDIE IS STILL LIVING IN HIDING.

6.  TAXI COMMUTERS MAY HAVE TO PAY TO USE ROADS THAT COME UNDER THE ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING SCHEME. THIS WAS THE VIEW OF COMFORT GROUP, THE COMPANY WITH THE LARGEST FLEET HERE. IT WAS RESPONDING TO A WHITE PAPER ON LAND TRANSPORT RELEASED YESTERDAY. THE PAPER SPELT OUT WAYS ON HOW TO CREATE A WORLD-CLASS TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN SINGAPORE IN TEN TO 15 YEARS' TIME. AMONG THE PROPOSALS - MANAGING DEMAND FOR THE USE OF ROADS. AND FROM THIS SATURDAY, THE LTA IS LAUNCHING A 24-HOUR TELEPHONE SERVICE PROVIDING THE LATEST INFORMATION ON COE PRICES AND BIDDING RESULTS. THE COST PER-PHONE-CALL IS 30 CENTS A MINUTE AND THE NUMBER TO CALL IS 1900-914 0900

7.  US TELECOMMUNICATIONS GIANT AT AND T HAS ANNOUNCED IT WOULD CUT 40,000 JOBS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. IT'S THE LARGEST CUTBACK IN TWO YEARS....ALL PART OF AT AND T'S PLANS TO SPLIT INTO 3 COMPANIES AND PREPARE ITSELF FOR THE FIERCE COMPETITION EXPECTED IN THE INDUSTRY. OUT: EQUIPMENT AREA. DUR: 29"

8.  THE US SENATE HAS PASSED A BILL TO RE-OPEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE PRESSURE IS NOW ON THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WHERE REPUBLICANS ARE OPPOSED TO ENDING THE 18-DAY PARTIAL SHUTDOWN. OUT: LOANS WERE OVERWHELMING. DUR: 1.24"

9.  OVER IN THE STATE'S CAPITAL, NO ONE WAS BELIEVED IN THE DESERTED CENTURY-OLD GEORGE PATERSON BUILDING WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE YESTERDAY. HUNDREDS OF OFFICE WORKERS IN THE SURROUNDING AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGE AND 5 OTHER BUILDINGS HAD TO BE EVACUATED. THEY WATCHED AS FIRE-FIGHTERS BROUGHT THE BLAZE UNDER CONTROL. ONE FIREMAN SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE BUILDING IN SYDNEY'S FINANCIAL HEART USED TO HOUSE ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S OLDEST NEWS MAGAZINES - THE BULLETIN.

10.  IN AUSTRALIA - WILD WEATHER IN THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES. SUDDEN THUNDERSTORMS HIT SYDNEY, CAUSING FLOODS AND CAR ACCIDENTS, JAMMING HIGHWAYS AND ROADS. CARS WERE ABANDONED AND ROADS WERE CLOSED. ONE OF THE FIRST CASUALTIES OF THE STORM - A JET TRAINER WHICH SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A FENCE AT BANKSTOWN AIRPORT. NO ONE WAS HURT. IN THE COUNTRYSIDE NEAR ORANGE, A MINI TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH A SMALL VILLAGE DESTROYING ONE HOME. THE OWNER AND HIS FAMILY ESCAPED INJURIES.

11.  IN INDONESIA, AT LEAST 8 PEOPLE ARE NOW REPORTED TO'VE BEEN KILLED BY A TIDAL WAVE CAUSED BY THE EARTHQUAKE WHICH HIT SULAWESI ISLAND ON MONDAY. THEY WERE FROM THE VILLAGE OF DAMSOL ON THE WEST COAST OF SULAWESI, NORTH OF PALU. WITH TELEPHONE LINES DOWN, DETAILS ABOUT WHEN THE TIDAL WAVE STRUCK ARE NOT CLEAR. IT'S ALSO NOT KNOWN HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE INJURED.

12.  CHINA HAS LIFTED CONTROLS ON 176 IMPORTED ITEMS. XINHUA NEWS AGENCY SAYS THE MOVE IS PART OF MARKET-OPENING MEASURES TO JOIN THE WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION. AMONG THE ITEMS FOR WHICH IMPORT PERMITS ARE NOT REQUIRED: MOTOR-VEHICLE-CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH ENGINES AIR CONDITIONERS WITHOUT COOLING UNITS AND COPY MACHINES. THE ITEMS FREED FROM IMPORT QUOTAS INCLUDE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, VEGETABLE OILS, PHOTO-SENSITIVE MATERIALS AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS. THE POLICY TO LIFT CONTROLS WAS REVEALED AT LAST YEAR'S APEC FORUM IN OSAKA.

13.  AND, MANILA IS TO IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON VISAS-FOR-FOREIGN-VISITORS TO TRY AND STOP POTENTIAL TERRORISTS FROM ENTERING THE COUNTRY. THE IMMIGRATION COMMISSION SAYS VISAS WILL ONLY BE ISSUED IN THE APPLICANT'S COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES HAVE THE TASK OF SCREENING THE APPLICANT. PHILIPPINE POLICE LAST MONTH ARRESTED 15 FOREIGNERS FROM MUSLIM COUNTRIES. 6 OF THEM, HOLDING PAKISTANI PASSPORTS, WERE SHOWN TO THE MEDIA. THEY HAD APPLIED FOR THEIR VISAS IN BANGKOK. THE SUSPECTS ARE BELIEVED INVOLVED IN SEPARATE PLOTS TO ASSASSINATE POPE JOHN PAUL, AND PRESIDENT FIDEL RAMOS.

14.  1995 WAS A WATERSHED YEAR FOR SINGAPORE'S LOGISTICS INDUSTRY, SAYS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD. MANUFACTURERS SIGNIFICANTLY INTENSIFIED THEIR FOCUS ON LOGISTICS AS A KEY COMPETITIVE TOOL. THEY PLAN TO SPEND OVER 200 MILLION-DOLLARS ON LOGISTICS. THE BOARD EXPECTS THAT FIGURE TO GROW AT LEAST 20 PERCENT THIS YEAR. OUT:...650 MILLION DOLLARS.

15.  AND OVER THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS, A SHOPOWNER LOST OVER 35,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF MERCHANDISE AFTER HIS PREMISES WERE BROKEN INTO. ENDS:....BEEN BROKEN INTO. VT DUR: 41"

16.  IN HEALTH MATTERS TODAY:  THE FOOT - AN OFT-NEGLECTED PART OF THE BODY. BUT DOCTORS SAY IT'S IMPORTANT TO PREVENT IT FROM BECOMING A PATIENT'S ACHILLES HEEL. OUT: TO HEALTH CARE. DUR: 1.48

17.  A 2 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO WAS HURT WHEN A TREE FELL ON HER YESTERDAY, IS NOW IN STABLE CONDITION. BUT RO-ZIANA ROSMAN IS STILL BEING KEPT UNDER OBSERVATION, AS SHE WAS VOMITTING WHEN SHE WAS BROUGHT IN TO ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL. SHE HAD SUFFERED BRUISES TO HER HEAD AND NECK, AND CUTS ON HER UPPER LIMBS. OUT: IN HER FOREHEAD.

18.  THE JURONG BIRD PARK CELEBRATED ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY THIS EVENING BY CONFERRING ITS FIRST-EVER TITLE OF HONORARY LIFE PATRON ON DR GOH KENG SWEE. IT'S IN RECOGNITION OF DR GOH'S CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT TO THE BIRD PARK SINCE ITS OPENING 24 YEARS AGO.

19.  THE NTUC HOPES TO RAISE ITS MEMBERSHIP TO MORE THAN 236-THOUSAND BY YEAR'S END. THE MOVE IS PART OF ITS LATEST RECRUITMENT DRIVE TO BREAK THE MEMBERSHIP RECORD SET IN 1979. OUT: OTHER CELEBRITIES. DUR: 55"

20.  OFFICE PROPERTY RENTALS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO RISE. AND DEMAND'S EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG, ACCORDING TO PROPERTY CONSULTANTS NEWS 5 SPOKE TO. OUT: SHOW MODERATE GROWTH. DUR: 1.30

21.  SENIOR MINISTER LEE KUAN YEW HAS LEFT FOR NEW DELHI ON A THREE-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT. IT'S THE THIRD YEAR IN-A-ROW THAT A SINGAPORE LEADER HAS GONE TO INDIA TO KEEP UP THE CONTACTS. ENDS...ENDS ON FRIDAY. VT: 1.15MIN

22.  AND FINALLY, DOWN UNDER, BUT A LONG WAY UP, PARACHUTISTS CONTINUE TO DROP OUT OF THE SKY IN THE FINAL STAGES OF THE AUSTRALIAN SKY-DIVING COMPETITION. THE COMPETITORS, ALL DOING THEIR BEST TO IMPRESS THE JUDGES, MADE IT LOOK EASY. BUT AT FIVE-THOUSAND METRES, EVEN A SMALL MISTAKE COULD BE FATAL. THE COMPETITION IS JUDGED BY VIDEO CAMERAS MOUNTED ON THE HELMETS OF CAMERA CREWS, WHO FREE-FALL ALONG-SIDE. THE COMPETITORS ARE ALL AIMING FOR A PLACE IN THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM AT THE NEXT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.

23.  SURFING CYBERSPACE IN SEARCH OF A DOCTOR. IT'S MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HEALTH MINISTRY'S HOME-PAGE ON INTERNET, LAUNCHED TODAY. OUT: JUDGEMENT OF A DOCTOR. DUR:1.44

24.  ON TO REGIONAL NEWS NOW. BRITAIN AND THE PHILIPPINES HAVE SIGNED THEIR FIRST DEFENSE ACCORD. THE TEN-YEAR PACT WILL ALLOW BRITISH TROOPS TO HOLD JOINT-EXERCISES WITH FILIPINO SOLDIERS FROM 1997: THE YEAR LONDON HANDS-BACK HONG KONG TO BEIJING. THE AGREEMENT ALSO COVERS JOINT TRAINING, AND PRODUCTION OF DEFENCE-SYSTEMS. PHILIPPINE DEFENSE SECRETARY RENATO DE VILLA SAID SIMILAR DEFENSE AGREEMENT WITH OTHER COUNTRIES WOULD FOLLOW. HE SAID SUCH AGREEMENTS ARE INTENDED TO REPLACE THE LOSS OF U.S MILITARY PROTECTION SINCE ALL U.S. FORCES QUIT THE PHILIPPINES IN 1992.

25.  A 66-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS ROBBED AT KNIFEPOINT IN A LIFT AT BLOCK150, PETIR ROAD YESTERDAY. MADAM TAN SIEW ENG, A CLEANING-LADY WAS LEAVING FOR WORK WHEN THE ROBBERY OCCURRED. POLICE SAY THE MALE CULPRIT, WEARING A SHORT-SLEEVED SHIRT AND SHORT PANTS, ENTERED THE LIFT WITH HER AND BRANDISHED A KNIFE. HE STOLE 1500 DOLLARS AND A GOLD RING, AND THEN FLED TOWARDS BUKIT PANJANG ROAD. POLICE REMIND THE PUBLIC IT'S NOT ADVISABLE TO CARRY LARGE AMOUNTS OF CASH.