In The Straits Times' News In A Minute today, we look at:
*All new agriculture land will be tendered on 20-year lease instead of the previously announced block of 10 years to allow farmers investing in automation ample time to reap returns, said the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority.
*Tighter regulations for lifts are set to kick in as early as next month, as authorities address the issue of lift safety in the wake of a series of lift accidents.
*A man who caused the deaths of a couple on a motorcycle while driving his friend's minibus was jailed for eight weeks and banned from driving for five years on Thursday.