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1.  Singapore: After months of public feedback, the Minister for Health has unveiled the benchmark for means testing. Sound bite of Minister for Health  Khaw Boon Wan. (00:02:49)

2.  Singapore: The Finance Ministry is in talks with the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) on a public document that would shed more light on the various aspects of its investments. Sound bites of Inderjit Singh, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (GRC), and Lim Hwee Hua, Minister of State for Finance. (00:05:15)

3.  Singapore: The report by the Committee of Inquiry set up to investigate Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leader, Mas Selamat Kastari's escape, will not just be closely watched in Singapore but will serve as critical knowledge for other countries too. Sound bites of Assoc Prof Kumar Ramakrishna, Head, Centre of Excellence for National Security, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University (NTU). (00:07:34)

4.  Singapore: Taxi commuters welcomed new regulations which allow passengers to hail cabs from taxi stands in the Central Business District. (00:10:25)

5.  Singapore: Caltex has raised prices for both petrol and diesel, taking prices to one of their highest levels here ever.  (00:12:09)

6.  South Korea/Japan: Parts of South Korea and Japan are choking under storms of toxic yellow dust blowing in all the way from China's Gobi Desert.  (00:15:15)

7.  Japan: A Japanese whaling vessel has been attacked by militant activists again, this time leading to three injured crewmen.  (00:16:59)

8.  Russia: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his predecessor Vladimir Putin celebrated a big election win. (00:17:39)

9.  Japan: A new fire alarm invented in Japan uses "wasabi" or horse radish to warn people of fire through the use of smell. (00:18:15)

10.  Business: Southeast Asian markets took a beating today hurt by steep losses on Wall Street last Friday. (00:21:34)

11.  Business: A bidding war between two of Singapore's most famous corporate families has come to an end. Insurer Great Eastern Holdings said it will sell its shares in Straits Trading Company to Tecity which is controlled by the family of the late Tan Chin Tuan. (00:21:56)

12.  Business: German pharmaceutical company, Bayer Schering Pharma plans to aggressively expand its footprint in the Asia Pacific region. (00:22:18)

13.  Singapore: Singapore's first women Everest team has postponed an attempt to scale Mount Everest this month due to a shortage of funds. Sound bite of Jane Lee, team leader of Singapore Women's Everest Team. (00:22:38)