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1. Singapore: Malaysia and Singapore officially sealed the Points of Agreement on Malayan railway land in Singapore. This herald a new era in bilateral cooperation that includes the development of a rapid transit system and iconic wellness projects in southern Malaysia. Sound bites of Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia), Nor Mohamed Yakcop and Foreign Affairs & Law Minister K Shanmugam. (00:03:12)

2. Singapore: The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said it expects a smooth transition when the Woodlands Train Checkpoint begins operation this Friday. Sound bites of director, Operations Division of ICA, Bhopinder Singh and group director of Land Transport Authority, Colin Lim. (00: 06:34)

3. Singapore: The Land Transport Authority said improvements have been made to 17 bus services in the last three months. (00:08:28)

4. Singapore: The Singapore government will commit $400 million to spearhead research and development in urban sustainability. This was announced at the Urban Sustainability Research and Development Congress in Singapore. Sound bite of Minister of State for Manpower & National Development, Brigadier-General Tan Chuan-Jin. (00:10:08)

5. Cambodia: A United Nations backed tribunal opened its first hearing in the landmark trial of four former top leaders of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime. (00:15:25)

6. Australia: Tobacco giant Philip Morris is threatening to sue the Australian government over its plan to introduce plain cigarette packaging. Sound bite of Australian Health Minister Nicola Roxon. (00:16:00)

7. France: Organisers of the 2012 Singapore Air Show scored $3 million worth of contracts in France. Sound bite of president & chief executive officer, ST Engineering, Tan Pheng Hock. (00:17:05)

8. Singapore: The case of two staff members at the Nightingale Nursing Home mistreating a patient has led one TODAY reader to file a police report on the matter. (00:19:05)

9. Singapore: Analysts say buyers of shoebox apartments may have difficulty selling them in future. (00:19:26)

10. Singapore: MediaCorp will be launching a $5 million Content Innovation Fund to search for the best creative entertainment ideas and concepts across all its media platforms. (00:20:20)

11. Business Tonight: The Singapore Exchange launched a Sustainability Reporting Guide for Singapore-listed companies. (00:24:07)

12. Business Tonight: Some $1.7 billion of collective sales were transacted in the first six months this year. (00:24:24)

13. Sports Tonight: Results of the Wimbledon. (00:24:44)

14. Sports Tonight: Fans of Argentina's River Plate clashed with police after the illustrious club was relegated to the second division for the first time in its 110-year history. (00:25:25)

15. Sports Tonight: The Singapore Sports School announced a new elite programme that aims to help student-athletes break into the top-100 world rankings in about four years' time. (00:26:39)

16. Sports Tonight: Manchester United star Nani said he is not threatened by the arrival of winger Ashley Young from Aston Villa. (00:27:19)