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1. Singapore: The Workers' Party (WP) named its two candidates for the Non-Constituency Member of Parliament or NCMP seats. One of them is Mr Yee Jenn Jong and the other is Mr Gerald Giam. Sound bites of NCMPs Yee Jenn Jong and Gerald Giam. (00:02:41)

2. Singapore: The Housing and Development Board (HDB) said the WP Members of Parliament for Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC), will be able to take over the existing leases of the Aljunied Town Council offices. (00:04:25)

3. Singapore: The Singapore People's Party is preparing for the next general election, with a five-year "Comeback GE2016" master plan. Sound bite of Second Assistant Secretary-General, Singapore People's Party, Benjamin Pwee. (00:05:25)

4. Pakistan: Pakistan's Taliban claimed their first major attack to avenge Osama bin Laden's death. They said they were behind the double suicide bombing on a paramilitary police training centre. (00:06:55)

5. Japan: Japan agreed to set up a fund with taxpayers' money to help Tokyo Electric Power compensate those affected by the Fukushima nuclear crisis. Sound bite of Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Banri Kaieda. (00:07:45)

6. Malaysia: Petronas said it will build a US$20 billion integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex in Johor. (00:08:47)

7. China: Police in China arrested 40 suspects for child-trafficking and rescued at least 22 children in Yunnan. (00:09:11)

8. Singapore: 16 employment agencies have been given until the 27th June  to argue against any price-fixing practices they supposedly engaged in. (00:12:54)

9. Singapore: The blast at a Benoi Road shipyard, which killed two foreign workers, may have been caused by a flash-fire as a result of flammable vapours present in the barge tanks. (00:13:30)

10. Singapore: Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said the recent general election has not just forced politicians to admit they need to connect with the people, it is also forcing the Public Service to review the way it formulates policies. (00:14:12)

11. Singapore: Thanks to relaxed online advertising rules, political parties were allowed to reach voters directly. Sound bites of Deputy Director of Institute of Policy Studies, Arun Mahizhnan and Director of Singapore Internet Research Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Prof Ang Peng Hwa. (00:14:58)

12. Thailand: Thai police arrested a citizen of the United Arab Emirates whose luggage contained endangered animals at Bangkok's international airport.  (00:18:25)

13. Brazil: A runaway bull remained in a boutique for an hour. (00:19:22)

14. Business Tonight: Singapore retail sales grew 0.8% year-on-year in March, versus an 11.8% on-year decline in February. (00:19:52)

15. Business Tonight: Wilmar International booked a fall in first quarter net profit. (00:20:15)

16. Sports Tonight: Tiger Woods pulled out of the Players Championship in Florida. Sound bite of Tiger Woods. (00:24:55)

17. United States: Ashton Kutcher is said to be finalising a deal to replace Charlie Sheen as the star of TV's number one comedy, "Two and a Half Men".(00:25:53)

18. Bolivia: Authorities in Bolivia are preparing paperwork to re-unite a boy and his mother after his attempts to visit her left him stranded in Chile. (00:26:32)

19. Singapore: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew challenged Singapore's trade union movement to keep up with the fast pace of economic transformation. Sound bite of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. (00:27:30)