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1. Singapore:  Marine Parade constituency launched a pilot scheme, the Marine Parade Leadership Foundation Programme, to identify students who have the potential to be future leaders. The initiative is the brainchild of Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and his team of Members of Parliament (MPs) for Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC) and Macpherson. Sound bite of Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. (01:01:42)

2. Singapore: Five MRT stations along the Circle Line will be opened in about two months' time on 30 May. Some 500 residents and students took part in a simulated emergency exercise. (01:04:00)

3. Singapore: Former Cortina watch employee Jerry Ee, who allegedly stole 386 luxury watches, has been charged in court. (01:05:42)

4. Thailand: Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and five of his ministers easily survived a vote of no-confidence. Each of them gained more than a simple majority vote. (01:07:17)

5. Malaysia: An unexpected resignation in Malaysia from the government of the opposition-controlled state of Penang. Mohd Fairus Khairuddin has quit as Penang's first Deputy Chief Minister but he will remain as state assemblyman. (01:09:25)

6. United States: A couple in Phoenix, Arizona welcomed a set of quintuplets. (01:10:07)

7. Spain: Police in Spain have foiled a plot to smuggle some 20 kilograms of cocaine to Barcelona, in the form of a 42-piece crockery set. (01:13:58)

8. Dubai: Despite the bleak economic outlook, the Middle East remains an attractive market for Singapore businesses. Dubai is one of the many countries in the Middle East for setting up a business. (01:14:33)

9. Business Tonight: A new treatment by scientists at Duke University Medical Centre may open a door of hope for patients suffering from Parkinson's disease. Sound bite of Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, neuroscientist at Duke University Medical Centre.  (01:16:49)

10. Singapore: 200 teams from various schools and organisations took part in the Amazing Flying Machine Competition. (01:18:25)

11. Sports Tonight: World number one Rafael Nadal will meet Andy Roddick in the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open. In the women's draw, Vera Zvonareva seized the advantage against her double partner, Victoria Azarenka, in their semi-final clash.  (01:22:26)

12. Sports Tonight: Formula One looks set to shelve a new winner-takes-all system. This means the traditional points system will likely be used in the Australian Grand Prix. (01:23:43)

13. Sports Tonight: In the S-League, Albirex Niigata beat Home United 1-0. (01:24:26)

14. Sports Tonight: Tan Ting Yew from West Spring Secondary School emerged the champion in the 10-metre Air Pistol Men's Event at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival. (01:24:45)

15. Sports Tonight: Some of Singapore's strongest men muscled their way through the Home Team Strongman Challenge. (01:25:37)

16. Singapore: The television commercial made for the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports is the winner in MediaCorp's Viewers' Choice 2008. (01:26:34)

17. Singapore: Singapore's first all-women Everest team set off on their quest to scale Mount Everest. (01:27:36)