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1)  Singapore: Singapore Airlines (SIA) introduces its new ticketing time limit system. (00:02:55)

2)  Singapore: The Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board announces that it has reviewed the Home Protection Scheme so that claims may be made from the date of cover rather than from legal ownership of the home. (00:04:55)

3)  Singapore: Minister of Transport, Yeo Cheow Tong, addresses the performance of the Bukit Panjang Light Rapid Transit (LRT) system. Sound bite of Mr. Yeo. (00:06:47)

4)  South Korea: 26 North Korean asylum seekers arrive in Seoul, ending a month long dispute between South Korea and China. (00:08:45)

5)  Hong Kong: Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa unveils a new cabinet, (00:09:15)

6)  Malaysia: The United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) insists that Prime Minister (PM) Mahathir Mohamad is staying on in his party posts. (00:09:50)

7)  Malaysia: Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) is set to confirm Abdul Hadi Awang as its new leader. (00:10:20)

8)  Business: Minister for Transport, Yeo Cheow Tong, announces that he is prepared to give foreign shipping lines their own dedicated container terminals on Singapore's shores. (00:14:13)

9)  Business: SembCorp Industries offers to privatise 63%-owned SembCorp Marine. (00:14:58)

10)  Singapore: Local and Fortune 500 companies take up space at the Technopolis, a new info-communications and media hub at One North development at Buona Vista. Sound bite of the architect of Technopolis, Dr. Kisho Kurokawa. (00:16:08)

11)  Singapore: The National Arts Council (NAC) sees 50 000 tickets being snapped up for the 77 performances at the Singapore Arts Festival. Sound bite of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NAC, Choo Thiam Siew, and Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Singapore Arts Festival, Professor Bernard Tan. (00:18:32)

12)  Singapore: President S. R. Nathan visits the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Tengah Air Base. (00:20:20)

13)  Singapore: The documentary "48 on AIDS" wins the top prize in the Asian Television Technical and Creative Awards 2002. Sound bite of cinematographer, Mohd Sharif Bangi. (00:20:51)

14)  World Cup 2002: South Korea trains for the semi final match against Germany. (00:25:45)

15)  Sports: Singapore's football team fails to be selected to participate in the Asian Games 2002 in Busan. Sound bite of the Assistant Director of Goal 2010 from the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), P. N. Sivaji, and Secretary General of Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC), Chris Chan. (00:28:00)