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1.   Singapore: Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said the managing director of Singapore's central bank, Mr Heng Swee Keat, has the potential to be a Minister and a core member of the fourth-generation People's Action Party (PAP) team. (00:03:35)

2.   Singapore: Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong spoke at a dialogue session at Singapore Polytechnic. He outlined seven strategies to secure Singapore's future. Sound bite of SM Goh. (00:04:18)

3.   Singapore: More Cabinet Ministers have come out in support of the PAP's youngest candidate, Tin Pei Ling. Sound bites of Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan and Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lui Tuck Yew. (00:05:26)

4.   Singapore: Home prices moderated further in the first quarter of this year. Housing and Development Board (HDB) figures show that public resale flats recorded the slowest pace of growth in two years. Sound bites of Mohd Ismail, chief executive officer (CEO) of PropNex and a director of Dennis Wee Group. (00:07:54)

5.   Japan: Latest developments on the ongoing nuclear crisis, three weeks after Japan's earthquake and tsunami. (00:10:36)

6.   Japan: Prime Minister Naoto Kan said there is no clear timeframe for stabilising the nuclear plant but he is convinced it can be done and is ready for a long-drawn battle. Sound bites of Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano and Japan Self Defence Force Lieutenant Mikihiro Furusawa. (00:11:17)

7.   Singapore: A man, Martin Tan Chye Guan, believed to be Singapore's worst serial molester has been sentenced to 10 years' jail and 21strokes of the cane. (00:17:03)

8.   Malaysia: Malaysia's police chief said experts have confirmed that a sex tape supposedly featuring opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim with a prostitute, is authentic and not doctored. Sound bite of Malaysian police chief Ismail Omar. (00:17:48)

9.   Indonesia: Indonesian police are investigating the alleged killing of a local politician, Irzen Octa, by debt collectors from Citibank because of a dispute over his credit card bill. (00:19:16)

10.   Business Tonight: Multi-lateral talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership have made good progress in Singapore. (00:19:57)

11.   Business Tonight: International food company Danone will invest some $70 million over the next five years, in a specialised research and development (R&D) centre in Singapore. (00:20:14)

12.   Singapore: Preview of the programme, "A Political Forum on Singapore's Future", organised by Channel NewsAsia. Sound bites of Dr Vincent Wijeysingha, Assistant Treasurer of Singapore Democratic Party, Lina Chiam, Second Vice-Chairperson of Singapore People's Party, Gerald Giam, Assistant Webmaster & council member of Workers' Party and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. (00:20:47)

13.   Sports Tonight: India and Pakistan will clash in the finals of the Cricket World Cup. (00:27:08)