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1)  Singapore: Prime Minister (PM) Goh Chok Tong brought up the topic of the relaxation of the use of the National Flag in the National Day Rally Speech and citizens interviewed gave their opinions regarding its use as a fashion item. (00:03:12)

2)  Singapore: Football fans gave their opinions regarding the relaxation of the use of the National Flag. Sound bite of General Secretary of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), John Koh. (00:05:56)

3)  Singapore: Property consultants warned that the Central Provident Fund (CPF) rate cuts might discourage Singaporeans from investing in properties and could cause them to downgrade their flats. Sound bites of Associate Director of Chesterton International, Nicholas Mak; Chief Executive of dollarDEX, Chris Firth; Managing Director of Colliers International, Dennis Yeo.  (00:06:44)

4)  Singapore: The trial of the murder of Angie Ng and her daughter Crystal Poh at Bukit Merah continues. Police cordoned off the office to investigate. (00:09:21)

5)  Singapore Minute: Xu Jin Ying, a Singapore Permanent Resident (PR) and her four-month-old son, were found dead at Teck Whye Lane. Police is treating the case as murder-suicide. (00:10:55)

6)  Singapore Minute: New computer virus Nachi affects local companies. (00:11:23)

7)  Singapore Minute: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) affects about 65 000 smokers. (00:12:03)

8)  Singapore: A16-year-old student composed a song for the Fabric of the Nation patchwork project. (00:12:38)

9)  Baghdad: Explosion at the headquarters of the United Nations (UN) killed three and injured dozens.(00:17:07)

10)  Indonesia: Police confirmed the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) as culprits of the JW Marriot Hotel bombing. Malaysian Dr Azahari, suspected of assembling the Bali bombs, also built the bomb used in the Marriot Hotel bombing. (00:17:20)

11)  Philippines: Australian network released footage of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) members training in the jungle. (00:19:21)

12)  North Korea: North Korea reversed its decision to pull out of the World University Games in Daegu, South Korea. (00:19:38)

13)  World Minute: The Bush administration's plan for training of ships to stop is a signal to North Korea to halt its nuclear weapons plans. (00:20:13)

14)  World Minute: Former Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan has been captured by coalition forces. (00:20:38)

15)  World Minute: Tokyo residents bid for lots in cemeteries in the central part of the city.  (00:21:11)

16)  United States: A chapel in Vermont allows people to bring their dogs. (00:21:40)

17)  Business Tonight: NagaCorp, a Cambodian casino business, launched its initial public offering (IPO) in Singapore. (00:22:57)

18)  Business Tonight: China's Suzhou Industrial Park is expecting total foreign investments of US$7 billion. (00:23:33)

19)  Sports: David Beckham was jeered by Spanish fans while playing for Real Madrid football club. (00:28:17)

20)  Sports: Singapore Lions football team took on the Japan Olympic team for a friendly at the Jalan Besar Stadium. (00:29:20)