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1)  Singapore: Minister for Home Affairs, Mr. Wong Kan Seng, says that further arrests following the 21 Singaporeans taken into custody for their links to the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) cannot be ruled out, as investigations are still ongoing. Deputy Prime Minister Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam urges Singaporeans to remain calm. Sound bite of Mr. Wong and DPM Dr Tony Tan. (00:02:45)

2)  Malaysia: Malaysian authorities monitor the activities of 8 militant suspects. (00:06:03)

3)  Singapore: Singapore looks to attract one million foreign patients per year by 2012 after recommendations released by the Economic Review Committee (ERC)'s Healthcare Services Working Group on how to turn Singapore into a healthcare hub. Sound bite of the Chairman for the Healthcare Services Working Group, Dr Loo Choon Yong. (00:08:02)

4)  Singapore: The Economic Review Committee (ERC)'s Healthcare Services Working Group recommends that healthcare subsidies be made portable across the public and private healthcare sectors. Sound bite of the Chairman for the Healthcare Services Working Group, Dr. Loo Choon Yong. (00:10:43)

5)  Business: The Economic Review Committee (ERC)'s sub committees working on the financial and legal sectors, release their respective recommendations. (00:15:45)

6)  Korea: North and South Korea hold a ground breaking ceremony to reconnect rail and road links. (00:17:36)

7)  Japan: Japanese President Junichiro Koizumi expressed regrets that Japan failed to resolve the North Korean abductions. (00:18:48)

8)  Iraq: Russia says there is no need for a new resolution on Iraq. (00:19:25)

9)  South Africa: Sesame Street introduces its latest character, Kami, who is HIV positive, to the show. (00:20:00)

10)  Singapore: Long service principals are set to get a chance to go on sabbaticals from next year. Sound bite of the Minister for Education and the Second Minister for Defence, Rear Admiral Teo Chee Hean; Superintendent of Cluster Schools (East), Gan Chin Huat; Principal of Unity Secondary School, Satia Nathan; Principal of North View Primary, Fuziah Muhamad Taha. (00:20:49)

11)  Singapore: 64 year old grandmother, Mdm Teng Ah Eng, was robbed of her gold chain and pendant at knife point at Toa Payoh Lorong 1. (00:22:42)

12)  Sports: Singapore bodybuilders gear up for the Asian Games in Busan. Sound bite of the President of the Singapore Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation, Paul Chua, and body builders, Simon Chua and Ibrahim Sihat. (00:27:15)

13)  Sports: In the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Cup 1st Round, Victoria Zizkov beat Scottish Rangers 2-0. (00:28:47)