News 5 Tonight
- Television Corporation of Singapore Fonds
Fonds/Collection
- News and Current Affairs Series
Series
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Television Corporation of Singapore
Creator
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National Archives (Singapore)
Source
- 25/08/2000
Record Date
- 25/08/2000
Broadcast/Release Date
- 00:30:00
Recorded Duration
- English
Recording Language
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2000000238
Accession No.
- Audiovisual
Type
- Betacam SP
Format
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Synopsis :1. Singapore: The Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MediaCorp plans to return to civil service. A new Group CEO has been confirmed. (00:01:28)
2. Singapore: Reviews will be made in the penal code for offences of killer litter. (00:03:56)
3. Singapore: Executives will be able to join unions when the Industrial Relations Act is revised. Sound bite of Minister for Manpower Dr Lee Boon Yang. (00:05:52)
4. Singapore: Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) is investigating United Overseas Bank (UOB) Asia for the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of eWorld of Sports.com. (00:07:12)
5. Singapore: Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said it will take the Chinese community another generation to adopt Mandarin as an everyday language at home. Sound bite of Mr. Lee. (00:07:48)
6. Indonesia: The President has formalised the transfer of the governmental task to the Vice President. The Vice President will not be stepping down. (00:11:59)
7. Philippines: Two men have been charged for being an accessory in the kidnap for ransom and for serious illegal detention. (00:14:19)
8. United States: Three aviation experts will be helping in the investigations in the Gulf Air crash over Bahrain. (00:16:56)
9. Singapore: Feedback on the new measures to make flats more affordable indicated that the measures may benefit the higher end of the lower income group instead of those who earn below $1000 a month. (00:21:38)
10. Singapore: Ministry of Environment has identified 296 buildings that are more than 25 years old. Only three out of 88 buildings have sanitation pipes above the water tanks. Operations at Bukit Timah Plaza have resumed. (00:23:13)
11. Singapore: A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed with eMap to provide e-services to town councils to manage their housing estates. (00:25:00)
12. Sports: Results of Cricket World Cup. (00:25:47)
13. Sports: Results of Singapore Cup. (00:27:25)
