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1.  Singapore: Health Minister Lim Hng Kiang said that between 7 and 11 children below the age of five died from viral infection every year on average. In the first nine months of this year, there were six deaths linked to viral infections but four of these happened in the past one month and were linked to the hand, foot and mouth disease. Health Minister Lim Hng Kiang urged parents to understand the government's precautionary measure to close pre-schools. Sound bite of Mr. Lim. (00:02:13)

2.  Singapore: The public service division urged all ministries to grant time off or allow flexible working arrangements to be made for affected parents. The Singapore National Employers Federation has also asked co-workers to help affected employees that have to take urgent leave. Sound bite of Stephen Lee, President of Singapore National Employers Federation.(00:04:47)

3.  Singapore: Parents had to make alternative arrangements with the sudden closure of childcare centres. Some even brought their children to work. Sound bite of Liane Christie, Director of Production Management, Discovery Channel.(00:05:58)

4.  Singapore: NTUC Childcare and operators such as Juniorland Childcare Centre will be refunding childcare fees for the period that the childcare centres will remain closed but other operators say they won't be doing that as they still have to pay operational costs. Sound bites of Lim Geok Hwee, Chief Executive Officer of NTUC Childcare Co-operative; Lena Kwek, Supervisor of Junior Playworld; Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, Senior Parliamentary Secretary of Ministry of Community Development & Sports.(00:07:30)

5.  Singapore: Most enrichment centres have been quick to respond to the government's call for such places to be shut down for the time being. Most of them have cancelled classes for children under five for about a week. Sound bites of Philip Wee, General Manager of IKEA Singapore, and opinions of parents. (00:08:58)

6.  Singapore: All programmes in libraries islandwide involving children under five have been cancelled with immediate effect. This included storytelling sessions and art and craft lessons.(00:10:33)

7.  Singapore: More than 80 people fell ill after attending a dinner function at the Shangri-La hotel. Nearly 250 people have attended the information technology (IT) -related event at the ballroom. Sound bites of Dr Ng Sok Boey of BL Medical Associates and Dexter Chia, Director of Marketing of Shangri-La Hotel.(00:11:14)

8.  Singapore: Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the Singapore economy is doing well and it is conceivable that economic growth may exceed 8.5% this year. Sound bite of DPM Lee. (00:12:53)

9.  Indonesia: As the Indonesian government penned down its second budget in 11 months, hundreds of people staged protests against the economic strategies and demanded that hefty fuel price hikes be revoked. Sound bite of Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri.(00:14:02)

10.  Philippines: Philippine forces recovered 12 hostages from the clutches of the Abu Sayyaf. All 12 are members of the Christian evangelist group.  (00:20:13)

11.  Malaysia: Malaysian Foreign Minister called on Malaysians to read the second part of Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew's memoirs. He said it will help Malaysians understand Singapore's thinking and actions and the system underlining their present and future relations. (00:20:48)

12.  Singapore: A fourteen-year-old teenager faced seven charges of maid abuse in the juvenile court. He was alleged to have committed the offences on his 26-year-old maid. (00:24:45)

13.  Singapore: The Central Narcotics Bureau made their largest Yaba seizure this year. Almost 5,000 Yaba tablets were found in the platform shoes of a Thai woman. (00:25:26)

14.  Australia: The 27th Olympic Games ended after 16 days of competition in Sydney. More than 10,000 athletes from 200 countries competed for 300 gold medals in 31 sports and produced much drama on and off the field of play.(00:26:04)