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1)  Singapore: The bodies of Iranian conjoined twins, Ladan and Laleh Bijani, were received in Iran by family, friends and a military band. Groups of twins from Iran prayed for Ladan and Laleh during the operation. Adoptive father of the twins plans to lodge a complaint against Raffles Hospital. (00:02:56)

2)  Singapore: Singapore's economic performance in the second half of the year is expected to improve after the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) crisis and residents gave their opinions about it. Sound bite of Jannie Tay, President of the Singapore Retailers Association. (00:06:21)

3)  Singapore Minute: Andrea De Cruz's liver transplant surgeon insisted that Slim 10 pills were the cause of her liver failure. (00:08:34)

4)  Singapore Minute: Media Development Authority (MDA) plans to supports Raintree Pictures with $10 million over the next five years. (00:09:02)

5)  Singapore: Residents are unhappy with the short extension given for the collection of the National Day Parade (NDP) tickets. (00:09:33)

6)  Hong Kong: A double-decked bus plunged down a steep slope after a collision, killing 21. (00:14:36)

7)  World Minute: 50,000 people protested against Hong Kong's anti subversion laws. (00:16:48)

8)  World Minute: United States officers have been charged for assault on a civilian, after being caught on security cameras. (00:17:25)

9)  World Minute: United States citizens take part in a lottery. (00:18:03)

10)  ASEAN: Ambassadors from Vietnam and Cambodia took part in a friendly arm wrestling match as diplomats from ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries participate in the ASEAN at Play sports event. (00:18:43)

11)  Business Tonight: Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) lowers the target for the Singapore Dollar appreciation. (00:20:41)

12)  Business Tonight: JTC Corporation had to forgo $237 million in revenue from the rental rebate for the full year. (00:21:33)

13)  Business Tonight: Metro Holdings has offered a Japanese company Toshin to purchase office/retail space in Ngee Ann City worth $538 million. (00:21:52)

14)  Singapore: MediaCorp defended its Channel 8 viewership ratings for the choice of ratings agency and the different definition of primetime. Sound bite of Kenneth Tan, Executive Vice President (Group Communications) of MediaCorp. (00:22:50)

15)  Sports: China-born Singapore badminton player Xiao Luxi trains ahead of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. (00:27:45)

16)  China: A Chinese man Yu is building a helicopter out of spare parts to fly to the Hubei Province in search of the mythical half-man, half-ape creature of Shennongjia.(00:29:17)