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1)  Singapore: Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he cannot rule out a return to recession. It will depend on how quickly Singapore can overcome Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and how soon tourists regain confidence to travel to Singapore. Sound bite of DPM Lee. (00:02:50)

2)  Singapore: Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke to the media after presenting the Gold Standard Cool Singapore Award at Changi Airport. He said it is important for Singaporeans to take a long term approach to battle SARS instead of just waiting for the World Health Organization (WHO) to remove Singapore from its list of SARS-affected countries. Sound bite of DPM Lee. (00:04:58)

3)  Singapore: SPRING Singapore checked several models of thermal scanners to ensure their effectiveness. Sound bite of the Chairman of SPRING Singapore, Cedric Foo. (00:07:10)

4)  Singapore: Parkway Shenton advised doctors to seek out more symptoms from patients to sift out SARS cases. Sound bite of Executive Director of Parkway Shenton, Dr Goh Jin Hian. (00:08:50)

5)  Singapore: SARS update. (00:10:10)

6)  China: Health officials said the SARS situation in Beijing has been effectively contained. (00:10:50)

7)  China: China suspended the adoption of Chinese babies by foreign parents to curb the spread of SARS. (00:11:40)

8)  Indonesia: Indonesia's military chief ordered troops to hunt down and wipe out separatist rebels in Aceh. (00:12:30)

9)  Business Tonight: The launch of Changi Airport Terminal 3 will be delayed by six months. (00:16:55)

10)  Business Tonight: Tuas Power Station released a suite of electricity packages aimed at smaller and medium sized enterprises. (00:17:30)

11)  Singapore: Vandals attacked 44 cars in Choa Chu Kang. (00:18:30)

12)  Singapore: Artist Sarkasi Said painted a 100 metre long batik piece. (00:20:10)

13)  Singapore: Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) denied that Singapore has contravened the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreement on how SARS cases at the borders are to be treated. (00:22:10)

14)  Sports: In the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Western Conference final, Dallas Mavericks beat San Antonio Spurs 113-110(00:27:15)

15)  Sports: England's football team modeled their off-the-field wardrobe designed by Giorgio Armani. (00:27:46)

16)  Singapore: Second installment of the Matrix Trilogy, Matrix Reloaded, is released in Singapore. Sound bite of the Brand Manager of Golden Village, Audrey Ottevanger. (00:28:23)