Beacon Current Affairs 2015

Term 1 Week 9

Who am I?

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

warysuspendedreservoir

(Pg6-9)expenditure

estimatedeconomic

development

(pg20)founderfinancialcateringvariety

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!

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

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

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?

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

“Look forward to hearing from all of you on the current affairs blog”

–Mr Ng