The Straits Times' News In A Minute: April 24, 2015

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

*The Police Tactical Unit will soon get a new weapon to help them tackle public order incidents such as riots.

*Singapore will know in a few days how it fared in a technical assessment of Botanic Gardens' bid for Unesco's World Heritage status.

*Singapore has been ranked the 24th happiest country in the world for 2012-2014, according to the World Happiness Report 2015.

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