Names in the news Places in the news
Various good samaritans (pg13) Malaysia, China, India (pg 12)
Words in the News
(Pg2)chronic disease
programmeunveiledinitiative
(Pg5)survey
free-to-air channelsocial mediarespondents
(Pg12)funnelling
political problemsstaple fooddominating
(Pg13)homeless
passers-bygenerositymotivates
BUS DRIVERS GET HEALTH TIPS (pg 2)
Bus drivers face long hours - up to 10 hours a day, 6 days a week
Mature workforce - 60% of bus captains are 40 or older
They are getting free health checks and tips
Healthier food will also be served at the canteen
The young media user (pg5)
Here are the findings from MDA’s first ever survey on 1200 kids aged 0-14 on their media usage
77% have gone online
4.7 hours spent on media daily
2.7 hours spent gaming daily
About half use social media
Most start using social media from 7-10 years
Where do you fall under?
News from the region (Pg 12)
Water shortages in China
Some farmers are banned from growing wheat to conserve water
China is promoting potatoes as a staple to replace grain
Also in the news - Mr Najib Razak sacked his ministers, and India is expanding its navy
Sharing acts of generosity (pg 13)
Stories of acts of kindness have been shared online thousands of times
Marsiling students gave a homeless man clothes, money and chatted with him
Passers-by used their hands to lift a trailer with a man trapped underneath
Mr Syed and his wife helped a pregnant woman to hospital
Let’s all do more kind acts