• Mediacorp Pte Ltd Fonds

    Fonds/Collection

  • Mediacorp TV Sub-fonds

    Sub-fonds

  • News and Current Affairs Series

    Series

  • 18/01/2006

    Record Date

  • 18/01/2006

    Broadcast/Release Date

  • 00:30:00

    Recorded Duration

  • English

    Recording Language

  • 2008000955

    Accession No.

  • Audiovisual

    Type

  • Digital Betacam

    Format

  • Access permitted

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  • Synopsis :

    1.  Singapore: Singapore is preparing to have exercises which simulate a bird flu outbreak to prepare Singaporeans in the event of an actual outbreak. (00:02:47)

    2.  Singapore: The world's first diagnostic kit for bird flu and other flu viruses is out. (00:04:27)

    3.  Singapore: Singapore has pledged S$1 million to fight bird flu in the ASEAN region. Sound bite of Senior Minister of State for Health, Dr Balaji Sadasivan. (00:06:37)

    4.  Japan: Tokyo stock exchange is forced to close early due to fears of a crashed system. (00:07:28)

    5.  Thailand: Two Thai fishermen have been sentenced to death for raping and killing a British woman. (00:09:20)

    6.  North Korea: The leader visited China on invitation to discuss the six-party talks. (00:10:56)

    7.  Singapore: Prices of certificates of entitlement (COEs) for most cars have dropped. (00:14:47)

    8.  Singapore: Singapore's first Centre of Excellence for Sports has been set up to cater to students in the East zone. Sound bite of Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam. (00:15:47)

    9.  Singapore: University of Warwick has signed up with two universities in Singapore to offer its programme. (00:17:34)

    10.  India: Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong is in India to discuss Singapore's engagement in India's special economic zone (SEZ). (00:18:10)

    11.  Singapore: Singapore's blood bank is in shortage of blood supplies and has made an appeal for blood donations. (00:18:52)

    12.  Singapore: A small refrigerator fell three storeys and injured an elderly woman. (00:19:33)

    13.  Singapore: Prices of eggs have increased due to strong demand and low supply. (00:20:50)

    14.  Singapore: Republic Polytechnic (RP) has succeeded in cultivating lobsters in captivity and they taste as good as lobsters reared naturally. (00:21:22)

    15.  Singapore: The movie "I Not Stupid 2" is coming up. (00:22:28)

    16.  Business: Far East Organisation has placed the highest bid for the tender site at Somerset. (00:26:27)

    17.  Business: Two former managers of Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) were fined for fraud. (00:26:49)

    18.  Sports: Results of the Australian Open. (00:27:27)

    19.  Sports: Results of the Liebherr Slovenian Open. (00:28:31)

    20.  France: A sculpture "Football Globe Germany" has been unveiled in Paris. (00:28:53)

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