The Straits Times' News In A Minute: Oct 20, 2015

Today's top news headlines: Maid gives birth to dead baby and hides body in employer's house, man on trial for alleged murder of his ex-lawyer's wife, and Singapore signs UN pact to eliminate racial discrimination.

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Oct 20, 2015, 08:01 PM

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

*A 33-year-old maid has been arrested after she gave birth to a dead baby boy and kept the body in a drawer at her employer's house.

*The trial of 70-year-old Govindasamy Nallaiah, who allegedly murdered his ex-lawyer's wife four years ago, started today.

*Singapore has signed an international agreement committing to eliminate racial discrimination.

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