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This document provides a summary of various news articles from Beacon Current Affairs 2014. It discusses potential trials for public bike sharing in Singapore, issues with passing high costs of hiring maids to the maids themselves, cultural festivals happening in other countries, the origins of street names in Singapore providing history and culture, and different wedding customs in diverse cultures and religions. The document encourages readers to learn more about current events by reading the associated news articles and participating in discussion on the Current Affairs Blog.
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- 2. Who am I?
- 3. Names in the news Places in the news Zao Jing (pg9) Phillipines, Japan, Beijing (pg9) Words in the News (pg2)! feasible! trial! complement! affordable (Pg6)! slash (fees)! rock-bottom! bulk! glut (Pg16)! indicator! throwback! landmarks! monikers (pg18-19)! statistics! melting-pot! ethnic group! religion
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- 5. Passing on the costs to maids (pg6) ❖ Agents are making it cheaper to hire maids (as low as $300 today, compared to $1600 half a year ago)! ❖ However, the maids suffer as a result! ❖ Bulk of the costs are passed on to the maid! ❖ The maid has to pay a larger fee to the agent (more than $4000)! ❖ Many go without wages for months while they pay off what they owe! ❖ Imagine if you had to work for 8 months without receiving a salary! ❖ Think twice before you go around hiring the cheapest maid you can find
- 6. News from the region (pg9) ❖ The Parada ng Lechon festival was held in the Phillipines on June 24! ❖ 100 roasted pigs were dressed in colourful outfits for the festival! ❖ Also read about the Chinese radio presenter who has published her own Tamil book! ❖ And how the Japanese love their rice.
- 7. What’s in a street name? (pg16) ❖ Our road names are a daily indicator of Singapore’s history and culture! ❖ Many of them are named after early settler, landmarks or early uses! ❖ Did you know that Geylang Serai was once known as Geylang Kelapa as there were many coconut trees?! ❖ Read on to find out more about the origins and meaning of our various street names
- 8. Colourful weddings (pg18) ❖ Have you ever attended the weddings of people from other cultures?! ❖ Do you know how to conduct yourself at one?! ❖ Read on for more examples of common wedding customs
- 9. -Mr Ng Look forward to hearing from all of you on the Current Affairs Blog :)