The Straits Times' News In A Minute: Aug 30, 2016

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500 mosquito traps placed at Sims Drive construction site; Sheng Siong kidnapping suspect goes on trial; Singapore could see more smoke from Riau fires in next few days.

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

* Since 39 workers at a Sims Drive construction site contracted the Zika virus, main contractor Woh Hup has installed about 500 mosquito traps around the workers' dormitories and throughout the Sims Urban Oasis condominium's construction site.

* Sales executive Lee Sze Yong, who allegedly hatched the plan to kidnap the mother of Sheng Siong supermarket boss Lim Hock Chee in 2014, went on trial on Tuesday.

* More smoke from forest fires in Riau province could head towards Singapore and Malaysia in the next few days due to a change in wind direction.

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