News 5 Tonight
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- News and Current Affairs Series
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Mediacorp Pte Ltd
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National Archives (Singapore)
Source
- 11/09/2010
Record Date
- 11/09/2010
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- 00:30:00
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- English
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2010007703
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- Audiovisual
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- MOV IMX30
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Synopsis :1. United States: The ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks is underway. The remembrance ceremonies kicked off with a moment's silence. (00:03:21)
2. United States: The anniversary came amidst rising global tensions over a Florida pastor's threat to burn the Koran but Pastor Terry Jones has announced he will never burn the Koran. Sound bites of Christian preacher K. A. Paul and President Barack Obama. (00:04:11)
3. Australia: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has named her cabinet four days after returning to power with a tiny majority backed by independent Members of Parliament (MPs). (00:06:42)
4. Singapore: Recent changes concerning the HDB resale market have spooked some sellers. Some of them appear to be more willing to negotiate lower cash premiums to sell off their flats but many analysts agree there will be a limit as to how low the cash premiums will drop. Sound bites of Eugene Lim, associate director of ERA Asia-Pacific and Donald Yeo, head of marketing at HSR International Realtors. (00:07:19)
5. Singapore: At a dialogue between young people in Singapore and Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, the subject of foreign talent took centre-stage. Many shared their views on embracing new citizens in the country. Sound bite of DPM Teo . (00:09:39)
6. Singapore: Dealers say small car sales are slowing on the back of latest increases in certificate of entitlement (COE) premiums. Sales of big cars appear to be steady. (00:15:27)
7. Singapore: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has reached out to some 1,000 Jurong East residents to inform them about the upcoming disruption of train services between Jurong East and Bukit Batok MRT stations. (00:17:00)
8. China: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has extended an invitation to officials from China's Hubei Province to Singapore for training. At a meeting with Hubei Deputy Party Secretary Yang Song, PM Lee said he has seen how keen the people of Hubei are to work with Singapore. (00:18:19)
9. China: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said the stress of his wife's illness is harder on him than the stress he faced for years in politics. He spoke of his wife in an interview that is carried in the online version of the New York Times and the International Herald Tribune. (00:18:48)
10. Malaysia: Singapore's ministers made a trip across the Causeway to visit the Sultan of Johor. They were invited to attend his Hari Raya Open House. (00:19:52)
11. Singapore: The National Solidarity Party (NSP) plans to field some 30 candidates in the next general election, to be held before February 2012. This is an increase from the 12 candidates NSP fielded in the last elections. Sound bites of Goh Meng Seng, Secretary-General, National Solidarity Party and Zulkifli Baharudin, former nominated Member of Parliament. (00:20:23)
12. Singapore: A record-setting attempt at an event that aims to equip people with life-saving skills at VivoCity. Almost a thousand people performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) simultaneously. (00:21:59)
13 Sports Tonight: Defending champion Kim Clijsters is through to the women's final in the US Open. (00:27:00)
14. Sports Tonight: Troubled striker Wayne Rooney has been left out of Manchester United's squad for their visit to his former club Everton. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has reportedly said he left Rooney out to spare him the expected hostile reception at Goodison Park. In the English Premier League, Everton and Manchester United had a draw of 3-3. (00:27:50)
15. Italy: In Italy's Tuscany region, beauty specialists claimed the famed Morellino wine does wonders for the skin. (00:28:25)