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Beacon Current
Affairs 2014
Who am I?
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
How the budget will affect you (pg2)
❖

This year’s budget 2014 was
announced on Feb 21!

❖

More money will be spent subsidising
health-care costs of older
Singaporeans!

❖

Children studying in ITE, polytechnic
and University stand a higher chance
of being awarded a bursary!

❖

Siblings in kindergarten may benefit
from the Kindergarten Fee Assistance
Scheme (KiFAS) as well!

❖

Read on to find out more and how
your parents may be affected as well
Big Spell gets big turnout (pg8)
❖

Record turnout for recent
“Spelling Bee” competition!

❖

Do you know what words like
“delicatessan” and
“chartreuse” mean?!

❖

Read on to find out what
words our participants had to
spell (trust me - you will be
amazed and astounded!)
Record haze levels (pg 12)
❖

Dumai city in Riau province
experienced record levels of
haze !

❖

Air Pollution Index (API)
reached 500 (last year’s was
460)!

❖

Anything above 300 is
considered hazardous!

❖

Read on to find out what
causes the haze
Rain, rain, don’t go away (pg19)
❖

Have you head the song “Rain, rain, go
away?”!

❖

Singapore has been experiencing a dry
spell for a month now!

❖

This lack of rain is due to the dry phase
of the north-east monsoon setting in
earlier than usual (what is monsoon?)!

❖

PUB is pumping 30 million gallons of
Newater a day to main water levels in
reservoirs!

❖

How have you been affected by the hot
weather and the lack of rain? Share
your experiences in the blog!
Unearthing the Writer Within (pg 19)
❖

Playwright Chong Tze Chien
needs only a week to write a play!

❖

Coming up with the ideas and
concept, however, can take
anywhere from 6 months to a
year!

❖

In fact, he hated writing in school!

❖

Read on to find out more about
how he became a playwright and
the challenges he faces

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2014 t1 w9 current affairs

  • 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) ❖ This year’s budget 2014 was announced on Feb 21! ❖ More money will be spent subsidising health-care costs of older Singaporeans! ❖ Children studying in ITE, polytechnic and University stand a higher chance of being awarded a bursary! ❖ Siblings in kindergarten may benefit from the Kindergarten Fee Assistance Scheme (KiFAS) as well! ❖ Read on to find out more and how your parents may be affected as well
  • 5. Big Spell gets big turnout (pg8) ❖ Record turnout for recent “Spelling Bee” competition! ❖ Do you know what words like “delicatessan” and “chartreuse” mean?! ❖ 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) ❖ Dumai city in Riau province experienced record levels of haze ! ❖ Air Pollution Index (API) reached 500 (last year’s was 460)! ❖ Anything above 300 is considered hazardous! ❖ Read on to find out what causes the haze
  • 7. Rain, rain, don’t go away (pg19) ❖ Have you head the song “Rain, rain, go away?”! ❖ Singapore has been experiencing a dry spell for a month now! ❖ This lack of rain is due to the dry phase of the north-east monsoon setting in earlier than usual (what is monsoon?)! ❖ PUB is pumping 30 million gallons of Newater a day to main water levels in reservoirs! ❖ 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) ❖ Playwright Chong Tze Chien needs only a week to write a play! ❖ Coming up with the ideas and concept, however, can take anywhere from 6 months to a year! ❖ In fact, he hated writing in school! ❖ Read on to find out more about how he became a playwright and the challenges he faces