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1.  Singapore: The interim board of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) called in the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) to investigate what it described as "certain matters of grave concern" in the way the NKF was run. Sound bites of Dr. Ernest Kan, vice-president of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Minister for Health Khaw Boon Wan; Lee Kim Siang, chairman of the Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society. (00:02:50)

2.  Indonesia:  Rain cleared the haze in Sumatra. (00:07:38)

3.  Malaysia: Former Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Anwar Ibrahim won liable damages from Khalid Jafri, author of the book "50 Reasons Why Anwar Ibrahim Cannot Become Prime Minister", which accused him of sexual misconduct. (00:08:56)

4.  China: China and Russia launched their first ever joint war games. (00:09:33)

5.  Singapore: Two sharks went on a seven-hour road trip from the Underwater World in Singapore to Malaysia. Sound bite of Dr Jeffrey Mahon, curatorial director of the Underwater World Singapore. (00:09:55)

6.  Singapore: Foo Kia Loang, a former partner at jewellers Loang & Noi, was prosecuted for failing to register his business for the Goods & Services Tax (GST). (00:15:05)

7.  Singapore: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said it will not add to its existing financial package for occupants of the Hock Kee House. Sound bite of Lee Bok Ngam, LTA's director of Rail. (00:16:10)

8.  Singapore: The plight of lower income workers are set to be the highlight of the Prime Minister's National Day Rally Speech and political watchers await the announcement of asset enhancement schemes. Sound bites of Halimah Yacob, assistant secretary-general of National Trades Union Congress (NTUC); Dr Teo Ho Pin, Member of Parliament (MP) and mayor for North West Community Development Council (CDC). (00:17:35)

9.  Brunei: Brunei's Minister for Trade and Foreign Affairs, Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, visited Singapore at the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs, Brigadier-General George Yeo. (00:19:10)

10.  Singapore: A group of students from Hougang Secondary School dived into the topic of extreme support for the video competition called "From the Young Director's Chair", organized by Channel NewsAsia (CNA). (00:19:37)

11.  Business: The defence lawyers for the China Aviation Oil scandal asked for more time to prepare their case. (00:23:40)

12.  Business: Reports out of China revealed that DBS Bank is planning to buy into Guangdong Development Bank. (00:24:00)

13.  Sports: Highlights of the Asian World Cup qualifiers between Uzbekistan /Kuwait, and Bahrain /North Korea. (00:24:38)

14. Sports: Highlights and results of the international friendly between England/ Denmark, France/ Cote d'Ivoire and Germany/Netherlands. (00:26:40)

15.  Sports: The Singapore Open Golf Tournament is returning after three years due to sponsorship problems. (00:28:55)