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1.  Singapore: Senior Minister (SM) Lee Kuan Yew believes that Singapore needs 200 students each year with an in-depth knowledge of the Chinese language, history and culture. He feels that the current system does not produce such students and it will become a problem when there is a need to engage China in the future. Sound bite of SM Lee. (00:05:02)

2.  Singapore: A boy got his hand stuck in the escalator at the Dhoby Ghaut Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station. (00:08:29)

3.  Singapore: Uniformed men have begun patrolling MRT stations, trains and bus interchanges but commuters have not noticed their presence. Sound bites of Lawrence Mun, guard, Premier Security Co-Operative and passengers.   (00:09:48)

4.  Indonesia: A new survey shows that Indonesia's former security minister, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is in the lead with 40 percent support in Indonesia's first ever direct presidential election. (00:11:50)

5.  World Minute: An 11-year-old Japanese girl slashed her classmate to death in school. (00:13:37)

6.  World Minute: Mobile phone users in Britain are being ripped off by spam short messaging service (SMS) that promise prizes such as holidays or flight vouchers if they call a number. (00:14:01)

7.  Singapore: Education Ministry is giving students extra points for Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) if they take part in sports. (00:18:31)

8.  Singapore: Eminent artist Liu Kang dies of kidney failure at the age of 93.  (00:19:08)

9.  Singapore Minute: Lieutenant Brandon Loo Kwang Han, the air force pilot who died during training in Arizona, has been laid to rest with full military honors. (00:20:10)

10.  Singapore Minute: Robbers struck at a Chinese medical hall on Compassvale Street and made off with a hundred thousand dollars worth of herbs. (00:20:44)

11.  Business: United Overseas Land has appointed ING (Singapore) as its financial advisor to identify and evaluate all options to unlock shareholder value to counter a takeover bid from Temasek Holdings. (00:21:14)

12.  Business: Life Insurance Association has issued a new set of market conduct standards to prevent ethically questionable activities such as "churning". (00:21:49)

13.  Business: Singapore shares ended flat again today ahead of the market holiday given the uncertainty over oil prices. (00:22:17)

14.  Sports: English Premier League (EPL) club Liverpool could be getting a new manager after Rafael Benitez rejected an offer to continue coaching Spanish side, Valencia. (00:27:02)

15.  Sports: Chelsea ended the year-long, non-stop speculation by sacking manager Claudio Ranieri. (00:27:36)

16.  Sports: In international soccer, England is set to face Japan in just a few hours for a warm-up game ahead of the European Championship. (00:28:15)

17.  Sport: In National Basketball Association (NBA) action, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated Minnesota Timberwolves 96-90 in the Western Conference finals. (00:28:46)

18.  Sport: In the French Open, Jennifer Capriati is currently leading Serena Williams in the quarter final match. Earlier, Paola Suarez reached her first ever Grand Slam semi-final by beating Russian golden girl, Maria Sharapova. (00:29:14)

19.  Singapore: Do any of the Singapore Idol judges have what it takes to be the next Simon Cowell? (00:29:40)