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1. Singapore: A mother of a seven-year-old boy, Magdalene Chua, was jailed for ten months after she was found guilty of goods and services tax (GST) fraud. (00:05:11)

2.  Singapore: The Shooting Association ceased all activities at its 50-metre pistol range at Choa Chu Kang and launched an investigation after an incident last week involving a stray bullet. Sound bites of Laurence Wee, facilities manager of Shooting Association, and Paul Leong, recreational shooter. (00:06:48)

3.  Singapore: Two days after a Singaporean boy was killed by a volcanic eruption, a school expedition from Kranji Secondary School arrived at another Indonesian volcano. Sound bite of Zainal Abidin Zainuddin, teacher at Kranji Secondary School and parent Wong Wang Yong. (00:08:38)

4.  Singapore Minute: There have been two accidents involving SBS Transit buses less than ten hours apart. (00:09:49)

5.  Singapore: A revolutionary new treatment pioneered here in Singapore for myopia involves reprogramming the brain to see better. Sound bites of eye patient Johnny Tng and Assoc Prof Donald Tan of Singapore National Eye Centre. (00:10:31)

6.  Australia: A massive manhunt is underway in Western Australia after five dangerous convicts escaped from a courthouse in Perth. (00:16:59)

7.  China: Senior Minister (SM) Lee Kuan Yew is in Suzhou Industrial Park to commemorate the tenth anniversary of its founding. He expressed that Singapore is honored to have played a part in China's growth and transformation. Sound bite of SM Lee. (00:18:03)

8.  World Minute: In Washington, thousands paid their last respects to former US President Ronald Reagan. (00:19:37)

9.  World Minute: Police in Thailand arrested an Australian man, Emil Chang, for a gruesome murder in which the victim was forced to drink acid at gunpoint. (00:20:03)

10.  World Minute: Hong Kong's celebrity crocodile "Gucci" has finally been caught after eluding authorities for months. (00:20:28)

11.  Business: NTUC Choice Homes Co-operative and Chip Eng Leong Enterprise are launching the freehold Riveria Residences Condominium located at Upper East Coast. (00:21:09)

12.  Business: Tuan Sing is selling the remaining 18 units at its Adam Park Condominium at $740 000 and above. This is much cheaper than when it was first launched in 2001. (00:21:48)

13.  Business: Singapore shares ended slightly higher today led by blue chips. (00:22:23)

14.  Singapore: MediaCorp Raintree Pictures hit the jackpot with the new Jack Neo film "The Best Bet" which had the most lucrative opening day ever for a local movie.  (00:22:52)

15.  Sport:: French striker Thierry Henry said that England has a high chance of winning the Euro 2004 crown ahead of their opening group match-up. (00:27:17)

16.  Sport: Portuguese police are looking out for suspected soccer hooligans as English fans arrive in Portugal. (00:27:51)

17.  Sport: Group D of the Euro 2004 tournament is the group of "death" with Germany, Netherlands, Latvia and the Czech Republic. Sound bite of Netherlands midfielder Rafael Van Der Vaart. (00:28:14)

18.  Sport: The Stella Artois Championships continues to be a tournament of upsets when Guillermo Coria was defeated by Taiwanese Lu Yen-Hsun whilst Tim Henman was surprisingly ousted by Slovak Karol Beck.   (00:29:48)

19.  Sport: The Olympic torch returns to India for the first time in 40 years. (00:30:25)

20.  Sport: The world record for walking on your hands belongs to Nikolai Novikov after he "walked" down 32 flights of stairs. (00:30:46)

21.  Singapore: The Monster Truck is making its debut in Singapore and will star in the Police Week carnival. (00:31:21)