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1)  Singapore: Chia Teck Leng, former finance manager of Asia Pacific Breweries (APB), faces 14 new charges in a multi-million dollar fraud scandal which is Singapore's largest embezzlement case. The case will be heard in the High Court. APB's auditors confirmed that Chia has put $53 million back to the bank account before he was arrested.  (00:01:44)

2)  Singapore: Bukit Panjang Light Rail Transit (LRT) will operate for shorter hours over 20 Sundays in order for improvement works to be carried out. Train services on Sunday mornings and nights will be replaced by special bus services plying along the LRT route. (00:03:35)

3)  Singapore: Voting for the next president of the Air Line Pilots Association Singapore (ALPA-S) begins today. Results will be out on 19 December to see if Captain Mok Hin Choon or Captain Syed Abdul Kader wins the vote. (00:05:35)

4)  Singapore minute: Housing and Development Board (HDB) will launch Built-to-Order premium flats at Duxton from second quarter of next year. (00:06:21)

5)  Singapore minute: An elderly cleaner was conned of $320 at Tiong Bahru market yesterday. (00:06:53)

6)  World: Pirated copies of Microsoft's new generation operating system Longhorn is out in the market in Malaysia even before Microsoft announce its official launch. (00:07:28)

7)  Hong Kong: Use of two-way radio or walkie-talkie is popular in Hong Kong after the telecommunications authority opened the frequency bands to the public in February. (00:12:28)

8)  World minute: Nearly 40 people were killed in Russia after a suicide bomb attack on a train near Chechnya in the morning rush hour. (00:14:44)

9)  World minute: At least seven people were hurt during a riot at a detention centre in Western Australia. Reports said the riot began after prison officers turned away a group of school girls who wanted to visit the camp. (00:15:08)

10)  Business tonight: Singapore Press Holdings is not considering a merger or acquisition with rival MediaCorp following market talk on consolidation in the media industry. This is after the government conceded the local TV market maybe too small to accommodate two players. (00:15:55)

11)  Business Tonight: Gas supply from Indonesia to Singapore is fully restored. SembCorp Gas said customers should now receive the full allotment of gas. (00:16:17)

12)  Business Tonight: Challenger plans to have more stores and expand into Malaysia after reporting that net profit doubled in the first half to nearly S$2million. (00:16:36)

13)  Singapore: MediaCorp walked away with seven top prizes at the Asian Television Awards last night. Channel 5 won five awards including the prestigious Terrestrial Channel of the Year while TV 12 won two awards. (00:17:16)

14)  Singapore: The 22nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games officially kicked off for the first time in Hanoi, Vietnam. East Timor made its first appearance at the Games. 298 athletes from Singapore are taking part in 23 events. Singapore won three medals, a Gold in waterpolo and a Silver each in archery and gymnastics. (00:25:05)

15)  England: A man in England transformed his 1981 Mini Cooper, dubbed the Ferrari, to look like a leopard. 00:27:52)