This document provides a summary of key terms, people and places in the news from Beacon Current Affairs Term 1 Week 9. It discusses several news stories, including a caregiver's grant that provides training to help take care of loved ones, unusual safety advice from PUB about recreational activities in reservoirs, how the Singapore government budget is prepared and what it covers, and the challenges faced by the founder of a catering business that employs people with disabilities. The document encourages sharing experiences caring for others and knowledge about Singapore's reservoirs. It looks forward to responses on the current affairs blog.
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This is a presentation by FARRMS Marketing and Outreach Coordinator Sue B. Balcom. Please contact FARRMS at 701-486-3569 if you wish to have Sue present at your local conference.
Upasana Child Rights trust is a Not-for-profit NGO operating in and around Bangalore, India towards welfare of children and helping the government implement child protection laws and schemes
The Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation (JCMF)
works to educate children and adults worldwide about
water safety through the utilization of drowning prevention
campaigns and early childhood water safety training. Learn
about project opportunities for your club using JCMF’s Josh
the Otter book, activities, and classroom resources.
News Bites is a monthly scan covering issues and trends surfaced in various local mainstream media sources that would be of relevance to the Malay/Muslim community. It is produced by the Research and Design Department (R&D) of Yayasan MENDAKI.
The key highlights for this month are:
• Active Ageing Centres (AACs) will work with community partners and healthcare clusters, and sets aside $800 million to help seniors age well at home and in their communities. (ST, 16 Nov)
• 97 primary school students received bursaries of $500 each, distributed under the Education Trust Fund (ETF) at the Merchant Elementary School Bursary Award organised by Yayasan MENDAKI. (BH, 20 Nov)
• Pre-school enrolment for children from lower-income families remain lower than national average. (ST, 17 Nov)
RPD Bites is a monthly scan covering issues and trends surfaced in various local mainstream media sources that would be of relevance to the Malay/Muslim community. It is compiled by the Research and Planning Department (RPD) of Yayasan MENDAKI.
The key highlights for this month are:
• Singapore's economy is expected to rise by 6% or more this year, according to the government's most recent prediction.
• Following the cabinet reshuffle on May 15, seven of the 15 ministries will be led by new ministers.
• Restrictions should be eased if the Covid-19 situation improves and the number of community cases lowers further.
News Bites is a monthly scan covering issues and trends surfaced in various local mainstream media sources that would be of relevance to the Malay/Muslim community. It is produced by the Research and Design Department (R&D) of Yayasan MENDAKI.
The key highlights for this month are:
• Active Ageing Centres (AACs) will work with community partners and healthcare clusters, and sets aside $800 million to help seniors age well at home and in their communities. (ST, 16 Nov)
• 97 primary school students received bursaries of $500 each, distributed under the Education Trust Fund (ETF) at the Merchant Elementary School Bursary Award organised by Yayasan MENDAKI. (BH, 20 Nov)
• Pre-school enrolment for children from lower-income families remain lower than national average. (ST, 17 Nov)
RPD Bites is a monthly scan covering issues and trends surfaced in various local mainstream media sources that would be of relevance to the Malay/Muslim community. It is compiled by the Research and Planning Department (RPD) of Yayasan MENDAKI.
The key highlights for this month are:
• Singapore's economy is expected to rise by 6% or more this year, according to the government's most recent prediction.
• Following the cabinet reshuffle on May 15, seven of the 15 ministries will be led by new ministers.
• Restrictions should be eased if the Covid-19 situation improves and the number of community cases lowers further.
News Bites is a monthly scan covering issues and trends surfaced in various local mainstream media sources that would be of relevance to the Malay/Muslim community. It is produced by the Research and Design Department (R&D) of Yayasan MENDAKI.
The key highlights for Sep 2023 are:
• $1.1b Cost-of-Living Package consisting of payment up to $200 for 2.5m Singaporeans, extra $200 CDC vouchers, U-Save, S&CC rebates will be handed out to Singaporean household to help with the rising cost of living. (ST, 28 Sep)
• Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales rose just 0.4 per cent year on year, cooling from the 2.3 per cent growth recorded in June. (ST, 05 Sep)
• Government, unions, employer groups start work on guidelines on flexible work arrangements. (ST, 08 Sep)
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RPD Bites is a monthly scan covering issues and trends surfaced in various local mainstream media sources that would be of relevance to the Malay/Muslim community.
It is compiled by the Research and Planning Department (RPD) of Yayasan MENDAKI.
The key highlights for this month are:
1. Singapore's economy rebounded in the third quarter, but the outlook next year remains uncertain.
2. The Tripartite Workgroup on Lower Wage Workers was set up to study how to raise the wages of low-income workers and push productivity growth.
3. M3 Focus Area 4 (FA 4) was launched on 11 Oct 2020. It aims to prepare the Malay/Muslim workforce amid changing economic landscape through provision of job opportunities,
skills enhancements and career advisories.
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MENDAKI Bites is a monthly scan covering issues and trends surfaced in various local mainstream media sources that would be of relevance to the Malay/Muslim community. It is produced by the Research and Design Department (R&D) of Yayasan MENDAKI.
The key highlights for this month are:
• $1.5b package to help S'poreans cope with inflation; $100 utilities credit for every household
• More retrenched S'pore residents able to land jobs within six months: MOM Q1 report; Job vacancies hit new high for Q1 as firms backfill roles, hire to meet demand
• Early academic gaps between students too significant for comfort and must be closed: Tharman
News Bites is a monthly scan covering issues and trends surfaced in various local mainstream media sources that would be of relevance to the Malay/Muslim community. It is produced by the Research and Planning Department (RPD) of Yayasan MENDAKI.
The key highlights for this month are:
• The Singapore Budget will continue to provide support for sectors that face difficulties amid the Covid-19 pandemic and help Singaporeans manage concerns over the cost of living.
• Lower-income groups will benefit the most from the comprehensive set of measures laid out in the Budget to help everyone cope with the cost of living.
• National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and MENDAKI sign Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to help Malay-Muslim workers boost skills and employability.
3. Names in the news Places in the news
Tharman Shamugaratnam (pg8)
Lim Sin Sin (pg20)
Econ Careskill Training Centre (pg2)
Laksania outlets (pg20)
Words in the News
(pg2)
grant
Alzheimer’s
disease
dementia
(Pg3)
enthusiast
wary
suspended
reservoir
(Pg6-9)
expenditure
estimated
economic
development
(pg20)
founder
financial
catering
variety
4. Learn to care for loved ones
(pg2)
A caregiver’s grant was set up
8 years ago to help people
take care of their loved ones
People applying for the grant
get a $200 subsidy to take up
a training course every year
You can learn skills like basic
feeding and bathing, and fall
prevention
When was the last time you
helped to take care of
someone, and how? Do share!
5. Unusual advice from PUB (pg3)
Water-sport enthusiasts at Bedok
Reservoir have been warned to be
wary of being bitten by fish and
turtles
Water activities there have been
suspended since 17 December
Do not release animals into the
reservoirs
Be careful when visiting
Do you know how many reservoirs
there are in Singapore and where
they are located?
Hint: visit pub.gov.sg
6. Breaking down the budget
(pg 6-7)
Every year, the government
prepares the Singapore
Budget, which runs from
April 1 to March 31
It shows how the
government plans to use its
funds for the year
Read on to find out how the
budget is approved
7. The Budget and what it means
to you (pg 8-9)
The budget has a little something for everyone
You will not have to pay money to take your
national examinations (from PSLE to A-levels)
An extra $150 in your edusave accounts
Needy pupils will also get transport subsidies
How else will the budget impact you and your
family?
8. Food for thought (pg20)
Ms Lim Sin Sin is the
founder of Laksania
It is a food business which
fires people with mental or
physical disabilities
First started a a tiny kitchen
in Institute of Mental
Health (IMH) in 2008
Read on to find out about
the challenges she faced,
and how she overcame them
9. “Look forward to hearing from all of you on the
current affairs blog”
–Mr Ng