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1)  Singapore: Senior Minister (SM) Lee Kuan Yew is confident that Singaporeans have the strength to overcome the problems after the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) crisis and foreign investors know that they have a strong and capable government in Singapore for the next 10 or 15 years. Sound bite of SM Lee. (00:02:46)

2)  Singapore: Coroner's death report of 25 year-old teacher Neo Shiea Chee, who died after being run over by a train at Ang Mo Kio Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Station, has been revealed. Sound bite of Pauline Wong, Principal of Holy Innocents' High School. (00:04:53)

3)  Singapore: The two four-month-old conjoined twins from South Korea are recovering well after surgery. Surgeons from Raffles Hospital gave a press conference about the surgery. (00:06:55)

4)  Singapore Minute: Two men were arrested after plotting to splash paint at a door of a flat in Clementi. (00:08:51)

5)  Singapore Minute: MediaCorp received completed patches from the Fabric of a Nation patchwork project. (00:09:08)

6)  Singapore: A limited edition National Day Parade (NDP) book is released. (00:09:40)

7)  Singapore: National Day Parade (NDP) 2003 quiz. (00:10:33)

8)  Singapore: Malaysia's High Commissioner N.Parameswaran called Singaporeans cocky at a press club lunch in regards to the talks of the sale of water between Singapore and Malaysia. (00:15:14)

9)  Iraq: Uday and Qusay Hussein, sons of Saddam Hussein, were killed during a six hour gun battle with US army forces. Iraqis take to the streets to celebrate. (00:18:24)

10)  World Minute: Key suspect in the Bali bombings admitted to setting off one of the blasts, killing 200 people, as part of a jihad against the United States of America (USA). (00:20:30)

11)  World Minute: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is prepared to send a delegation to Myanmar to get military forces to release Aung San Suu Kyi. (00:20:53)

12)  World Minute: Vietnam braces for typhoon Imbudo. (00:21:24)

13)  World Minute: Fire broke out at the Eiffel Tower. (00:21:46)

14)  Business Tonight: Ultra Fund unit trust allows people to invest without being charged administration fees. (00:22:12)

15)  Business Tonight: StarHub allows internet users to surf wirelessly at hotspots in Germany & Great Britain. (00:22:50)

16)  Business Tonight: Raffles Holdings reported strong earnings despite the SARS outbreak. (00:22:50)

17)  Singapore: The premiere of MediaCorp's latest movie "Home Run" was attended by Minister of Environment Lim Swee Say. (00:23:12)

18)  Sports: Manchester United beat Celtic Football Club 4-0. (00:28:00)

19)  Sports: English Premier League football club Liverpool arrived in Bangkok, Thailand, for a friendly football match with the national team. (00:28:56)

20)  Sports: Beautiful Boxer, a movie about Thailand boxer Nong Toom, is under production. (00:29:24)