The Straits Times' News In A Minute: Oct 1, 2015

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Today's top news headlines: Two new town councils created, Jover Chew's four accomplices plead guilty, and pupils take PSLE with haze in unhealthy band.

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

*16 town councils have been formed, including two new ones - Jalan Besar and Marsiling-Yew Tee.

*Four salesmen from the now-defunct Sim Lim square mobile shop Mobile Air pleaded guilty to cheating charges today.

*The first day of the Primary School Leaving Examinations went ahead as usual, with the Pollutant Standards Index in the unhealthy range.

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