The Straits Times' News In A Minute: March 10, 2017

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Today's top news headlines: Government to cut seller's stamp duty and relax TDSR rules, couple jailed for maid abuse and parts of Aljunied Road to be converted into heritage walk.

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

* The Government has relaxed some residential property measures relating to the seller's stamp duty as well as the total debt servicing ratio framework.

* A former regional IT manager and his wife who abused their maid were on Friday sentenced to two years and four months', and two months' jail respectively.

* Parts of Upper Aljunied Road will be pedestrianised and a new 700m Bidadari Heritage Walk will be created for the Bidadari housing estate.

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