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

*Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has accepted the resignation of Madam Halimah Yacob from her political posts as speaker of parliament and MP for Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC so that she can contest in the upcoming presidential election.

*58-year-old Hashim Hamzah who is charged with armed robbery of a Western Union branch was taken to the scene of the alleged crime at Ubi Avenue 1 on Monday.

*Singapore's conservation efforts received the stamp of approval from top primate expert Jane Goodall, who said these are steps in the right direction.