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1.  Singapore: The Bukit Panjang Light Rail Transit (LRT) service is still out of order after three days. After two false starts, Singapore LRT which operates the trains has given up trying to predict when the service will be up and running. Sound bite of disappointed commuters and Dr Teo Ho Pin, mayor of Northwest Community Development Council (CDC) and Member of Parliament (MP) of Holland- Bukit Panjang Constituency. (00:03:00)

2.  Singapore: Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamed says that Kuala Lumpur intends to further raise the asking price of raw water. Dr Mahathir also claims that Singapore's move to lower its offer shows the Republic is not keen to settle the water issue. Sound bite of Dr Mahathir.  (00:05:17)

3.  Singapore: Singapore's Foreign Ministry believes that Dr Mahathir's comments were a gross misinterpretation of the Republic's position. (00:06:23)

4.  Indonesia: Indonesian Vice President Hamzah Haz has visited Bali. It is his first trip there since the bombings two weeks ago. (00:08:12)

5.  Indonesia: In today's issue of the Jakarta Post, Indonesia's leading daily made a special mention of Singaporeans who helped out in the wake of the Bali bombings and praised Singapore's empathy. (00:08:45)

6.  Indonesia: Indonesian authorities are still waiting for the opportunity to question the alleged leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah group, Abu Bakar Bashir, who is being warded in hospital under police guard since collapsing with breathing difficulties several days ago. (00:09:11)

7.  Philippines: The Philippine authorities have paraded five alleged members of the rebel Abu Sayyaf group, who carried out the recent bomb attacks in the country. A manhunt is underway to arrest other members whom the five have implicated in the recent bombings. (00:09:59)

8.  Business: Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong is pulling out of this week's global trade talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Mexico after succumbing to the flu. Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo will represent the Prime Minister at the summit. (00:14:53)

9.  Business: The Commercial Affairs Department is continuing its investigations into stock trading malpractices by traders from GK Goh. (00:15:30)

10.  Business: Singapore shares closed higher with the Straits Times Index (STI) up 0.5% due to a flow of funds into the region. (00:16:00)

11.  North Korea: North Korea has agreed to resolve international concerns over its nuclear weapons programme through dialogue. This promise came on the last day of inter-Korean talks in Pyongyang. (00:16:40)

12.  US: The Washington sniper has left behind another chilling letter for authorities in which he repeated a demand for ten million dollars made in an earlier letter left near a shooting in Virginia on Saturday. He has now threatened to kill children. (00:17:06)

13.  US: In Chicago, Chinese President Jiang Zemin says that he is hopeful of improving relations with the United States. (00:17:44)

14.  Singapore: MediaWorks actress Irene Gan has been detained by police on suspicion of drink driving. She has since been released on $5 000 bail. (00:18:20)

15.  Singapore: Certificate of entitlement (COE) prices for the second bidding exercise at the end of this month, have fallen across the board. (00:18:44)

16.  Britain: Senior Minister  Lee Kuan Yew is in London to receive an honorary fellowship from the Imperial College. Sound bite of SM Lee and Jonathan Tai, Imperial College student from Singapore. (00:19:04)

17.  Singapore: Surgeons from the National University Hospital (NUH) say that there is a new and better treatment for patients suffering from chronic back pains and have carried out three clinical trials, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. Sound bite of Dr Joseph Thambiah, consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NUH. (00:20:39)

18.  Sports: The Singapore Cricket Club will go ahead with its annual Rugby Sevens tournament next weekend. It reached this decision despite having eight of its team members killed in the Bali bombings. (00:27:09)

19.  Sports: In Champions League football, title holders Real Madrid will have to work hard for a place in the second stage. This is after the Spanish club threw a two goal advantage to draw 2-2 with AEK Athens.  (00:27:44)

20.  Sports: In Group A match, Arsenal crashed to a shock 2-0 defeat at the hands of Auxerre. In Group B, a Michael Owen hat-trick helped Liverpool come from behind to beat Spartak Moscow 3-1.  (00:27:57)

21.  Singapore: The Singapore Chinese Orchestra is staging a performance featuring a fictitious romance between Italian explorer Marco Polo and a Mongolian Princess Blue in ancient Singapore. Sound bite of Craig Schulman, lead actor in Marco Polo & Princess Blue.  (00:28:19)