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1. Singapore: A new law will come into effect providing a legislative framework that allows Singapore citizens to appoint trusted persons to make decisions on their behalf should they be mentally incapable of doing so. The Mental Capacity Act was passed in Parliament in 2008. Sound bite of Richard Magnus, chairman of Public Guardian Board. (00:32:22)

2. Singapore: 50% of the sneak preview tickets to check out Singapore's first casino and theme park have been snapped up. Tickets for Universal Studios are sold out for four of the eight-day preview period. (00:34:36)

3. Singapore: Singapore's H1N1 flu alert level has been lowered from yellow to green. This comes nearly 10 months after the alert was first raised. (00:36:17)

4. United States: China has lashed out at the United States, after the White House announced a date for President Barack Obama to meet the Dalai Lama. Beijing said it is firmly opposed to the meeting. (00:38:10)

5. Thailand: Thailand's anti-government movement has set a date for its planned 'million man march'. On February 20, they will converge on Bangkok to demand fresh elections. (00:40:14)

6. Thailand: The Thai government is deploying thousands of troops nationwide to try and pre-empt any trouble. (00:40:54)

7. Malaysia: Malaysia's opposition coalition has been dealt another blow. A legislator in Penang state has resigned. Zahrain Mohd Hashim said he will sit as an independent Member of Parliament. (00:42:06)

8. United States: Former United States President Bill Clinton is recovering from a procedure to clear a blocked artery in his heart. (00:42:36)

9. Australia: Melbourne was hit by flash floods after severe storms. It happened during the evening rush hour and parts of the city received around 40 millimetres of rain. (00:43:04)

10. Italy: Rome is seeing its heaviest snowfall in a quarter century. (00:43:28)

11. Singapore: A man involved in Singapore's first illegal organ transplant case has had his sentence halved. Whang Sung Lin will now serve four months in prison. (00:47:18)

12. Singapore: More Singaporeans are turning to caterers during Lunar New Year. (00:47:54)

13. Singapore: The Singapore Management University (SMU) has set a record for a uniquely Singaporean tradition. 896 students and staff tossed the country's longest yu sheng, measuring 160 metres. (00:49:31)

14. Singapore: MediaCorp's Channel NewsAsia has bagged two honours at the regional Phoenix Awards, both in the TV trailer category. (00:49:54)

15. Business Tonight: Singapore's ports handled 18% more containers in January, compared with the same month in 2009.  (00:50:18)

16. Business Tonight: Singapore retail sales fell 5% on-year in December as consumers bought fewer cars.(00:50:40)

17. England: Finlay Lomax was paralysed after a stroke. Ming Ming, his pet duck who could not walk, started walking and that encouraged Finlay to walk too. (00:51:20)

18. Sports Tonight: StarHub launched a new 24-hour sports channel, SuperSports Arena.(00:55:29)

19. Britain: The fashion world is mourning the death of Alexander McQueen.  (00:57:01)

20. Singapore:  Annual River Hongbao spectacle at the Marina Bay floating platform. (00:59:29)