3. Names in the news
Places in the news
Chong Tze Chien (pg19)
Riau Province (pg12)
Words in the News
(pg2-3)!
bursary!
threshold!
eligible!
affordable
(pg12)!
surpassed!
hazardous!
blanketed
(pg18)!
dry spell!
monsoon!
moderate!
gallon
(pg10)!
playwright!
percolate!
scenario!
niche
4. How the budget will affect you (pg2)
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This year’s budget 2014 was
announced on Feb 21!
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More money will be spent subsidising
health-care costs of older
Singaporeans!
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Children studying in ITE, polytechnic
and University stand a higher chance
of being awarded a bursary!
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Siblings in kindergarten may benefit
from the Kindergarten Fee Assistance
Scheme (KiFAS) as well!
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Read on to find out more and how
your parents may be affected as well
5. Big Spell gets big turnout (pg8)
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Record turnout for recent
“Spelling Bee” competition!
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Do you know what words like
“delicatessan” and
“chartreuse” mean?!
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Read on to find out what
words our participants had to
spell (trust me - you will be
amazed and astounded!)
6. Record haze levels (pg 12)
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Dumai city in Riau province
experienced record levels of
haze !
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Air Pollution Index (API)
reached 500 (last year’s was
460)!
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Anything above 300 is
considered hazardous!
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Read on to find out what
causes the haze
7. Rain, rain, don’t go away (pg19)
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Have you head the song “Rain, rain, go
away?”!
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Singapore has been experiencing a dry
spell for a month now!
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This lack of rain is due to the dry phase
of the north-east monsoon setting in
earlier than usual (what is monsoon?)!
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PUB is pumping 30 million gallons of
Newater a day to main water levels in
reservoirs!
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How have you been affected by the hot
weather and the lack of rain? Share
your experiences in the blog!
8. Unearthing the Writer Within (pg 19)
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Playwright Chong Tze Chien
needs only a week to write a play!
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Coming up with the ideas and
concept, however, can take
anywhere from 6 months to a
year!
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In fact, he hated writing in school!
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Read on to find out more about
how he became a playwright and
the challenges he faces