The Straits Times' News In A Minute: July 2, 2014

In today's The Straits Times News In A Minute video, we look at how the Philippines has barred two maid agencies here from recruiting Filipinos after a report that maids here were being treated like commodities. -- PHOTO: SCREENGRAB
In today's The Straits Times News In A Minute video, we look at how the Philippines has barred two maid agencies here from recruiting Filipinos after a report that maids here were being treated like commodities. -- PHOTO: SCREENGRAB

In today's The Straits Times News In A Minute video, we look at:

*If the annual value of your home is above $21,000, you can apply for additional help with the increased MediShield Life premiums.

*The Philippines has barred two maid agencies here from recruiting Filipinos after a report that maids here were being treated like commodities.

*The Straits Times hamsters have a 100 per cent hit rate of correctly predicting the full time result of all four World Cup matches they were assigned.

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