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1.  Singapore: Anthony Ler has been sentenced to hang for abetting the murder of his wife Annie Leong. The 15-year-old boy who actually carried out the stabbing was also convicted of murder but was spared the death penalty due to his age. He will be detained indefinitely at the President's pleasure. Sound bite of Edwin Seah, the boy's defense counsel. (00:03:05)
2.  Singapore: Despite the emphasis on family life, there were fewer marriages in Singapore last year than the year before. But according to government's statistics, the number of divorces was also down. Sound bite of sociologist Dr Paulin Tay Straughan, National University of Singapore. (00:05:35)
3.  Singapore: Prime Minister (PM) Goh Chok Tong challenges volunteer groups to rethink their strategy to keep up with the changing profile of volunteers in order to attract and retain more of them. Sound bite of PM Goh. (00:07:19)
4.  Singapore: The National Wages Council (NWC) has completed its deliberations and will release its guidelines on Saturday. The Manpower Ministry says that since the last NWC recommendation, the global environment has changed dramatically following the September 11 attacks.  (00:08:18)
5.  Singapore: Senior Minister of State for Transport and Information, Communications and the Arts, Khaw Boon Wan, says that Asian broadcasters face a variety of challenges and amongst them - the need to tailor their programmes to suit their audiences and to tap Asian perspectives and talent. Sound bite of Mr Khaw and Nikolaus Ong, Business Development Manager of Pandora Interactive Studio. (00:08:45)
6.  Singapore: MediaCorp came in tops in News, Drama and Comedy at the Asian Television Awards. Sound bite of Glenda Chong, presenter of Asia Tonight and World Tonight, Tan Soo See, producer of World Business Tonight, Gurmit Singh, best comedy performance actor, and Melvin Yong, presenter and business editor, World Business Tonight. (00:10:36)
7.  Business: It was an impressive day for the Straits Times Index (STI) with the bulls out in full force after Wall Street's overnight rally. (00:15:44)
8.  Business: Keppel Land says that it has sold almost all of its units in two projects over the weekend. (00:16:27)
9.  Business: There will be three more weekly flights by Singapore Airlines (SIA) to Tokyo from mid April whilst cutting back on flights to other parts of Japan. (00:17:09)
10.  Business: At the opening of DHL's new parcel delivery centre, Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo said that civilian businesses should learn from the military when managing their post and shipping, especially after the September 11 attacks. Sound bite of Mr Yeo. (00:17:38)
11.  Germany: After more than a week of deliberations, Afghan factions have signed a landmark deal on the future of Afghanistan. (00:18:54)
12.  Israel: Tension mounts in the Middle East after a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a hotel in central Jerusalem.  Three people were wounded. Meanwhile, the Israeli military campaign against the Palestinian authority intensifies.  (00:19:33)
13.  Indonesia: More than 1600 Indonesian illegal immigrants, who rioted at a detention centre in Malaysia, were deported within hours. (00:20:19)
14.  Sri Lanka: Voting has closed in Sri Lanka's parliamentary polls amidst reports of sporadic violence and allegations of ballot rigging. (00:20:53)
15.  Sports: In UEFA Champions League football, Arsenal beat Juventus 3-1. (00:24:32)
16.  Sports: Other results from the UEFA Champions League. (00:25:15)
17.  Sports: In NBA basketball, Utah Jazz beat Charlotte Hornets 104-100. (00:25:32)
18.  Sports: Other results from the NBA. (00:26:15)
19.  Singapore: The Institute of Technical Education is looking for students with discipline and curiosity to take up its new two year course to train process technicians in the pharmaceutical industry.   (00:26:54)
20.  Singapore: The Singapore Red Cross Society says that the Blood Bank is running low and is launching a month long programme to encourage more donors.  (00:27:28)
21.  Singapore: Some 160 children and teenagers from the Gracehaven Children's Home are raising funds whilst picking up some IT skills at a Christmas workshop.  (00:28:02)
22.  Singapore: The answer of today's quiz - Taprobane, Serendip and Ceylon are all the former names of Sri Lanka. (00:28:40)