News 5 Tonight
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- News and Current Affairs Series
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Mediacorp Pte Ltd
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National Archives (Singapore)
Source
- 14/07/2005
Record Date
- 14/07/2005
Broadcast/Release Date
- 00:30:00
Recorded Duration
- English
Recording Language
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2005000200
Accession No.
- Audiovisual
Type
- Digital Betacam
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Synopsis :1. Singapore: The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) board and its chief executive officer, TT Durai, have offered to resign to give the Health Minister a free hand to restore public confidence. (00:04:25)
2. Singapore: Other ministers have also called for more transparency and accountability after thousands canceled their monthly donations to the NKF. Sound bites of Dr Balaji Sadasivan, Senior Minister of State for Health and Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of Community Development, Youth and Sports. (00:04:38)
3. Singapore: The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) board and its chief executive officer, TT Durai, have offered to resign to give the Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan a free hand to restore public confidence. Sound bite of Mr Khaw and TT Durai. (00:07:02)
4. Singapore: Some of the NKF's nine thousand staff bore the brunt of the public backlash against the organisation. Sound bites of Bindu Sunil Ahuja, senior executive at the call centre and Ann Teow, assistant manager of Donor Relations. (00:10:06)
5. Singapore: Part 3 of the NKF charity show managed to raise $6800 dollars - a mere 1% of donations collected in previous shows. (00:12:01)
6. Singapore: Many viewers have been writing to the Channel NewsAsia website asking for greater transparency from charity groups. (00:12:41)
7. United States: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has wrapped up his visit to Washington DC calling it a good and useful visit. Sound bite of PM Lee. (00:17:37)
8. Singapore: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gave his endorsement for President S R Nathan's candidacy for a second term in office. Sound bite of PM Lee . (00:19:01)
9. Britain: Millions of people across Europe joined Britain as it observed two minutes of silence to mourn the victims of the London bombings. Sound bite of Salah Yaqoob, a Birmingham resident. (00:19:41)
10. Philippines: The Philippine President said that street protests will not drive her from office. (00:20:57)
11. Singapore: Spouses who do not know that their partners are Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive are being told of the diagnosis. Sound bite of Dr Balaji Sadasivan, Senior Minister of State for Health. (00:21:20)
12. Singapore: The Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board has been urged to play a more active role as a gatekeeper of people's savings. Sound bite of Dr Ng Eng Hen, Manpower Minister. (00:22:09)
13. Singapore: The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) have suspended its heli-borne exercises after the death of two servicemen last night during a training exercise.(00:23:04)
14. Singapore: 22-year-old Took Leng How said that he went on a drinking binge following the death of eight-year-old Chinese girl, Huang Na, saying he was troubled and confused. (00:23:59)
15. Business: Hong Kong property and investment firm, Guoco Group, made a cash bid for BIL International. (00:27:56)
16. Business: The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has awarded the tender for the business and financial centre (BFC) to the consortium comprising of Keppel Land, Hongkong Land and Cheung Kong. (00:28:26)
17. Business: Here are the market numbers. (00:28:55)
18. Sports: Results of the Champions League. (00:29:10)
19. Sports: Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira is set to sign a five year contract with Juventus. (00:30:46)
20. Sports: Summary of the day's headlines. (00:31:06)