• Mediacorp Pte Ltd Fonds

    Fonds/Collection

  • Mediacorp TV Sub-fonds

    Sub-fonds

  • News and Current Affairs Series

    Series

  • 12/10/2009

    Record Date

  • 12/10/2009

    Broadcast/Release Date

  • 00:30:00

    Recorded Duration

  • English

    Recording Language

  • 2009010668

    Accession No.

  • Audiovisual

    Type

  • Digital Betacam

    Format

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  • Synopsis :

    1.  Singapore: The Singapore economy expanded for the first time in five quarters. Sound bites of Robert Prior-Wandesforde, senior Asian economist, HSBC; Inderjit Singh, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (GRC); Song Seng Wun, chief executive officer (CEO) & regional economist, CIMB-GK Research and Singaporeans' reactions. (00:02:16)

    2.  Singapore: The government wants Singaporeans' feedback on a proposed regulatory framework for the real estate industry. Sound bites of Eugene Lim, associate director of ERA Asia Pacific and Jeff Foo, president of Institute of Estate Agents. (00:05:02)

    3.  Singapore: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that countries must cooperate more closely to effectively tackle transnational crime and terrorism. Sound bite of PM Lee. (00:07:07)

    4.  North Korea: North Korea has fired five short-range missiles off its east coast. (00:09:05)

    5.  China: China has sentenced six people to death over July's ethnic riots in Xinjiang. (00:09:29)

    6.  United States: American Elinor Ostrom has become the first woman to win the Nobel Economics Prize, which she shares with Oliver Williamson. (00:09:56)

    7.  Taiwan: A motorcyclist in Taiwan returned three bags containing US$235,000 to the police, winning high praise from the public. (00:10:18)

    8.  Singapore: The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is developing a new road map to boost Singapore's tourism growth by 2020. Sound bites of Dennis Foo, co-chair of Lifestyle Taskforce and CEO of St James Power Station, Aw Kah Peng, CEO of STB and Loh Lik Peng, co-chair of Business Taskforce and Director of KMC Holdings. (00:14:13)

    9.  Singapore: More than $20,000 has been raised to help fund the re-building of Kampung Siglap Mosque which was badly burnt due to arson. (00:16:10)

    10.  Singapore: The Deepavali Bazaar in Little India is in full swing. (00:16:43)

    11.  Business: Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) said it has paid $17.57 million for a 33% stake in Singapore Airshow & Events (SAE). (00:17:18)

    12.  Business: A class action lawsuit has been filed against the new owners of the former Sijori resort club on Sentosa. (00:17:43)

    13.  Business: Here are the market numbers. (00:18:05)

    14.  China: Joint studies from China and the US showed that qigong can help cancer patients live longer. Sound bites of Qiu Jia Ming, a cancer survivor, Dr Gao Yong, doctor at Shanghai East Hospital and Yuan Zheng Ping, founder of Shanghai Cancer Rehabilitation Club. (00:18:26)

    15.  Sports: Results of the President's Cup golf tournament. (00:24:14)

    16.  Sports: Results of the Table Tennis World Cup. (00:25:00)

    17.  Sports: Results of the S-League. (00:25:15)

    18.  Sports: Feature on Japan's first box cart race. (00:25:26)

    19.  United States: Feature on an international stunt school in Seattle. Sound bite of David Boushey, founder of the International Stunt School. (00:26:01)

    20.  Singapore: There will be a humanitarian charity special called Project Hope which is seeking to raise money for those affected by recent disasters in Asia. (00:27:55)

    21.  United States: The late Michael Jackson's newest song, 'This is it', has made its worldwide debut. Sound bite of a Michael Jackson fan. (00:28:25)

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