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1.  Singapore: The National Environment Agency (NEA) announced plans to increase by four times the amount of money for flushing drains to curb the spread of dengue fever. Sound bite of Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for Environment & Water Resources. (00:02:50)

2.  Singapore: The Public Utilities Board (PUB) unveiled a new programme called "Our Waters", aimed at getting people to take ownership of Singapore's water resources. Sound bite of Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for Environment & Water Resources. (00:04:55)

3.  Singapore: Deputy Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), Lim Swee Say, called on employers and older workers to stop the finger pointing and find solutions, in light of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Rally Speech. Sound bites of PM Lee; Poh-Low Aye Lan, senior human resource manager at Tien Wah Press; Stephen Lee, president of the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) and Lim Swee Say. (00:06:35)

4.  China: China declared pork from the Sichuan province safe and Hong Kong has resumed imports. (00:09:00)

5.  Taiwan: Controversy erupted over the collection of aid money for survivors of last year's tsunami disaster, after it was revealed that the island's Red Cross took a cut of the donations. (00:09:50)

6.  Europe: Flash floods swept across large parts of Switzerland, Austria and Germany. (00:11:55)

7.  Singapore: Singapore polytechnics are set to tie up with foreign institutions, which might involve students travelling abroad on short stints. Sound bite of Minister for Education, Tharman Shanmugaratnam. (00:16:10)

8.  Singapore: Seven outstanding students received the inaugural Lee Kuan Yew Award for all-round excellence. (00:17:00)

9.  Singapore: The National Healthy Lifestyle campaign aims to target workers with its theme, "Healthy Work Life, Healthy Living". (00:17:40)

10.  Singapore: A glimpse at Connect Centre, which is manned by inmates of Changi Women's Prison. Sound bite of Peter Ong, managing director of Zone Telecom and Elena Lim, business operations manager of Connect Centre. (00:18:15)

11.  Business: Temasek Holdings declined to comment on media reports that it is doubling its investment in China Construction Bank. (00:24:00)

12.  Business: Kingway Brewery has decided to discontinue talks with Heineken-Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) about increasing its stake in the Chinese beer maker. (00:24:22)

13.  Sports: Newcastle is set to sign Real Madrid midfielder Michael Owen and Milan Baros completes a move to Aston Villa. (00:25:00)

14. Sports: Highlights of the qualifying round of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League. (00:25:45)

15.  Sports: Results of the English Premier League (EPL). (00:28:40)

16.  United Kingdom: Bad weather affected Singapore adventurer Khoo Swee Chiow's bid to swim across the English Channel. (00:29:15)