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1.  Singapore: Singapore will spend $200 million to get business roaring again at the city's shops, hotels and tourists attractions. The target is getting four million tourists to spend $4 billion in the next seven months. Sound bite of Lim Neo Chian, Deputy Chairman of Singapore Tourism Board. (00:03:11)

2.  Singapore: 900 000 applications for 200 000 tickets have been lodged for the National Day Parade (NDP) in the electronic ballot system by 5 pm today. This is more than three times the tickets available and it is only the first day of applications. Sound bites of NDP fans. (00:05:17)

3.  Singapore: Singaporeans are dropping multiple name cards in contact bowls used for contact-tracing in a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak to boost their chances of winning prizes in incentive lucky draws organised by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).  Sound bite of Anthony Yip, General Manager of Raffles City, Joleen Siew, Marketing Manager of Fish & Co and shoppers (00:07:13)

4.  Singapore: Taxi drivers are the latest to join the "Singapore's OK" campaign with an eight point list of dos and don'ts. Sound bite of Seng Han Thong, Advisor to taxi operators' associations, Wee Boon Kim, General-Secretary of Comfort Taxi Operators' Association, John Leong, President of TIBS Taxi Operators' Association and Alan Ho, President of CityCab Operators' Association. (00:09:26)

5.  Singapore: More than 23 000 bottles of Vodka were seized by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority today. (00:11:57)

6.  Business: The Manpower Ministry has been called into the talks between Singapore Airlines and the pilots' unions after no resolution seemed to be forthcoming. (00:16:23)

7.  Business: It has been a day of victory for minority shareholders when Indonesian-born tycoon, Oei Hong Leong, led and won a rebellion in voting down a proposal by NatSteel to pay the 55% dividend in shares rather than in cash (00:16:50)

8.  Business: Singapore shares ignored yesterday's poor economic data and celebrated some upbeat comments overnight by United States Federal Reserve chief, Alan Greenspan. (00:17:21)

9.  Jordan: United States President George W Bush has met with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas in a landmark meeting in Jordan. (00:18:02)

10.  New Zealand: A handy man from New Zealand has shown that you don't have to be a rocket scientist to build a cruise missile in your garage. (00:18:37)

11.  China: China authorities reported no new SARS cases and no SARS deaths but are taking no chances as they crack down on the trade of wild animals especially civet cats. (00:19:18)

12.  Singapore: Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew invited Japan's oldest private university, Waseda, to establish a presence in Singapore while receiving an honorary doctorate from the university. (00:20:03)

13.  Singapore: Close to 700 000 viewers tuned into MediaCorp's Channel 5 new SARS series "True Courage" last night. (00:20:31)

14.  Singapore: An average of 36 000 viewers tuned into the SARS channel each day. (00:21:09)

15.  Sports: American Andre Agassi failed to win his second French Open crown after he was defeated by Argentinean Guillermo Coria in the quarter finals. Sound bite of Andre Agassi.  (00:25:43)

16.  Sports: Albert Costa beat Tommy Robredo in the French Open quarter finals. (00:27:10)

17.  Sports: In the National Basketball Association (NBA) final, San Antonio Spurs will face off with New Jersey Nets for America's premier basketball championship. Sound bite of Byron Scott, New Jersey Nets Coach and Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs player.

18.  Sports: Former England goalkeeper, David Seaman, will play for Manchester City after 13 years at Arsenal.  (00:29:12)

19.  Panama City: Amelia Vega, an 18-year-old student from the Dominican Republic, was crowned Miss Universe.  (00:29:40)