The Straits Times' News In A Minute: May 25, 2016

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Local lightning photo gets international & PM Lee's recognition; manatee is first animal icon for River Safari; man jailed five years for sexually abusing mentally disabled teen.

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

* Local architecture and landscape photographer Darren Soh's composite image of lightning activity in Sembawang, has earned him an interview with British broadcaster BBC.

* Singapore's River Safari, Asia's only river-themed wildlife park, has unveiled its first animal icon: Canola the manatee.

* Koon Kok Wai, a former Voluntary Special Constabulary officer, was sentenced to five years' jail for sexually assaulting a mentally disabled teenager.

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