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1.  Indonesia: There were several explosions on the resort island of Bali. Three people were killed and several injuries reported. (00:02:51)

2.  Indonesia: There were scattered protests as higher fuel prices took effect with protesters out in ten cities across Indonesia. Sound bite of Chatib Basri, economist at University of Indonesia. (00:04:10)

3.  Singapore: International experts who are here to assess Singapore's anti-dengue measures concluded that the dengue outbreak is finally on the decline. Sound bites of Dr Paul Reiter, professor of entomology at the Pasteur Institute in France and Dr Duane Gubler, director of the Asia-Pacific Institute of Tropical Medicine & Infectious Diseases. (00:06:30)

4.  Singapore: Members of the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) may get better help now that another charity is looking after them. The Society of Moral Charities stepped in after the SAVH lost its annual funding from the National Council of Social Service. Sound bites of Nurashikin Samsuri, former member of SAVH; Lee Kim Siang, chairman of Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society and Satyaprakash, executive director of Disability Information & Referral Centre. (00:09:24)

5.  Taiwan: Taiwan is bracing for the arrival of Typhoon Long Wang. (00:15:51)

6.  United States: Wild fires in the US state of California are being brought under control. Sound bite of California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. (00:16:22)

7.  Outer Space: The world's third space tourist is on his way to the International Space Station along with a two-man crew aboard a Russian space ship. (00:17:13)

8.  Singapore: First term Member of Parliament (MP), Gan Kim Yong, was sworn in today as Minister of State for Education and Manpower. (00:18:03)

9.  Singapore: Some residents of Geylang Serai are looking forward to returning to the area after they were affected by the Selective En Bloc Redevelopment Scheme in 2003. (00:18:39)

10.  Singapore: Feature on how a restaurant's 10% service charge may not necessarily go directly to the staff and how this affects staff morale. Sound bites of Fairus Hakim, captain at Hard Rock Café; Mark Chan, general manager at Hard Rock Café and Wong Bun Huge, president of Restaurants Association of Singapore. (00:19:19)

11.  Sports: Results of the Thailand Open tennis tournament. (00:25:43)

12.  Sports: Results of the Dunhill Links Golf Championship. (00:26:08)

13.  Sports: Nanyang Technological University staff, students and alumni plan to break two records - the longest distance run and most number of participants in a relay run. Sound bites of runners Adrian Mok and Sumiko Tan. (00:27:00)

14.  Singapore: Kampong Glam has joined Geylang Serai in the annual Hari Raya Light-Up making festive celebrations a week and a half longer than last year's.  (00:28:35)

15.  World: A reminder of the day's headlines. (00:29:13)