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1.IN HONGKONG, MORE THAN 200 VIETNAMESE BOAT-PEOPLE HAVE STAGED A ROOFTOP DEMONSTRATION AT A DETENTION CAMP. THIS COMES A DAY AFTER A MASS BREAKOUT BY SOME 200 BOAT PEOPLE. OUT:..TO CHINA. DUR: 0.36

2.THIS YEAR'S AIR NEW ZEALAND NETBALL SUPER LEAGUE SEES SIX TEAMS COMPETING FOR THE TITLE. AMONG THEM, 1995 CHAMPIONS NIKE WITH THEIR LINE-UP OF NATIONAL PLAYERS. OUT: WINNING 45-30. DUR: 1.06

3.ON TO BOWLING. THE TOP THREE SPOTS IN THIS YEAR'S SINGAPORE OPEN, FOR BOTH THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CATEGORIES, WENT TO FOREIGN ENTRIES. OUT: BECKEL'S 167. DUR: 1.33

4.IN THE S-LEAGUE COMPETITION, TITLE FAVOURITES, GEYLANG UNITED SUFFERED A 2-NIL DEFEAT BY TAMPINES ROVERS. THE MATCH WAS PLAYED AT TAMPINES STADIUM. OUT: THE 90TH MINUTE. IN THE OTHER TWO MATCHES PLAYED TONIGHT, SAF FC TROUNCED SEMBAWANG RANGERS 6-2 AT JURONG STADIUM.  AND OVER AT WOODLANDS STADIUM, POLICE HANDED WOODLANDS WELLINTON A 4-1 THRASHING.

5.TOWN COUNCILS ARE CHECKING AREAS AROUND COFFEESHOPS TO SEE IF SAFETY FEATURES ARE NEEDED TO PROTECT RESIDENTS FROM POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS. THE CHECKS ARE IN RESPONSE TO A FATAL ACCIDENT AT A COFFEESHOP IN UBI AVENUE-ONE LAST SUNDAY. A CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A TABLE ON THE SIDEWALK KILLING A BOY WHO WAS HAVING DINNER THERE. OUT: CHARGED IN COURT. DUR: 44"

6.BANKERS AND BUSINESSMEN HAVE STRESSED THE NEED FOR REGIONAL CENTRAL BANKS TO WORK TOGETHER TO TIGHTEN REGULATIONS AND PROMOTE REGIONAL STABILITY. THEY WERE SPEAKING TO NEWS-5 LAST NIGHT AT THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF THE M.A.S, SINGAPORE'S CENTRAL BANK. OUT: FOR THE REGION. DUR: 58"

7.INDIA SAYS IT CAN BENEFIT FROM SINGAPORE'S EXPERIENCE IN ACQUIRING DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND FORMULATING MILITARY-TRAINING COURSES. THE POINT WAS MADE BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE INDIAN ARMED FORCES CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE, ADMIRAL V.S. SHEK-HAWAT IN AN INTERVIEW WITH NEWS-5. OUT:...THAT VERY MUCH. DUR: 1.01

8.TWO OF ENGLAND'S MOST FAMOUS SOCCER CLUBS, MANCHESTER UNITED AND LIVERPOOL, ARE NOW BATTLING IT OUT IN THE FA CUP FINAL AT LONDON'S WEMBLEY STADIUM. FRESH FROM THEIR PREMIERSHIP WIN LAST WEEK, MAN UTD ARE CHASING THEIR NINTH FA CUP TITLE. AND IF THE RED DEVILS WIN, THEY WILL CREATE HISTORY BY BECOMING THE FIRST TEAM TO HAVE WON THE COVETED DOUBLE TWICE -- THEIR FIRST, ACHIEVED IN 1994. PERENNIAL RIVALS LIVERPOOL THOUGH, WILL BE OUT TO DENY UNITED THEIR CHANCE AT GLORY, HAVING THEMSELVES WON THE FA CUP 6 TIMES. MANCHESTER UNITED STARTED THE GAME WITH A FLURRY OF ATTACK BUT WAS LET DOWN BY ANDY COLE'S POOR FINISHING. THEN IN THE 5TH MINUTE DAVID BEKHAM'S STIFF SHOT WAS SAVED BY LIVERPOOL'S DAVID JAMES. LIVERPOOL ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO GO AHEAD WHEN STAN COLLYMORE STABBED HIS SHOT JUST WIDE IN THE 15TH MINUTE. BUT AT HALF-TIME THE SCORE REMAINED NIL-NIL

9.THAI PRIME MINISTER BANHARN SILPA-ARCHA AND HIS 9 CABINET COLLEAGUES HAVE SURVIVED A NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE, AFTER A 3-DAY CENSURE-DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT. BUT THE POLITICAL STORM HAS NOT ABATED YET. THE OPPOSITION, WHO HAD LAUNCHED THE MOTION, REMAINS DISSATISFIED OVER THE DEBATE, WHILE A GOVERNMENT COALITION PARTNER MAY WITHDRAW ITS SUPPORT. OUR CORRESPONDENT GERALDINE GOH REPORTS. OUT:...NEWS 5, BANGKOK. DUR: 1.07

10.THE U.S SAYS IT WILL NOT IMPOSE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON CHINA FOR SELLING NUCLEAR-RELATED TECHNOLOGY TO PAKISTAN. THE DECISION CAME AFTER CHINA CLAIMED IT HAD NO KNOWLEDGE THAT RING-MAGNETS, WHICH CAN ENRICH URANIUM, HAD BEEN SOLD TO PAKISTAN BY A CHINESE COMPANY. OUT:..RETURNED TO NORMAL. DUR: 49"

11.IN INDIA, THE HINDU NATIONALIST BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY HAS STAKED ITS CLAIM TO POWER. A PARTY DELEGATION, LED BY ITS LEADER LAL ADVANI, IS NOW MEETING THE PRESIDENT. ENDS...FORMING THE NEW GOVT. VT: 1.04

12.SINGAPORE TELECOM'S MONOPOLY, AS A PROVIDER FOR TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES, WILL NOW END 2 YEARS EARLIER - ON THE 1ST OF APRIL, IN THE YEAR 2000. COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER MAH BOW TAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT WILL COMPENSATE SINGAPORE TELECOMS 1.5 BILLION DOLLARS FOR POSSIBLE LOSSES IN EARNINGS, AS A RESULT OF THE REVISION TO THE DEADLINE. OUT: GIVEN IS FAIR. DUR: 1.28

13.SINGAPORE'S ECONOMY GREW 10.7 PERCENT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR. FOLLOWING THIS STRONG PERFORMANCE, THE PRIME MINISTER HAS CALLED ON ALL SINGAPOREANS TO STRIVE FOR FURTHER ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. AND SAID THEY MUST WORK TOGETHER AS PART OF A LARGER SINGAPORE FAMILY. OUT: SHOULD TREASURE IT. DUR: 3.36

14.THE GOVERNMENT HAS ACCEPTED THE WAGE INCREASE GUIDELINES OF THE NATIONAL WAGES COUNCIL. THE LABOUR MINISTRY, IN A STATEMENT, ALSO URGED WORKERS TO TAKE TRAINING MORE SERIOUSLY TO IMPROVE THEIR LONG-TERM EMPLOY ABILITY. OUT:..IS FOUR PERCENT. DUR: 47"