The Straits Times' News In A Minute: Oct 18, 2016

Today's top news headlines: Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes released at Braddell Heights, the glass rotunda at National Museum will reopen in December and a new stamp set featuring major festivals will go on sale from Oct 19.

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Oct 18, 2016, 07:35 PM

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

* About 3,000 male Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were released at Braddell Heights estate in a field study aimed at reducing the population of the disease-transmitting mosquito species.

* The National Museum of Singapore's glass rotunda will reopen on Dec 10 after a two-year-long revamp with two new permanent art installations themed around natural history.

* A new set of stamps featuring Chinese New Year, Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Deepavali and Christmas will go on sale from tomorrow.

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