2015 current affairs term 2 week 9
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Beacon Current Affairs 2015
Term 2 Week 9
Who am I?
Names in the news Places in the news
Land Transport Authority (LTA) (Pg6)National Environment Agency (NEA)
(Pg2)China / Thailand / Malaysia (pg12)
Words in the News
(Pg2)decade
exterminatingoptimisticinsecticide
(Pg6)tweaks
commuter flowmock-ups
(Pg12)entertain
leanerabuse
amusement
(Pg13)spot-on
inadvertentlywell-meaningexacerbated
Roach-infested flat gets a cleaning (pg 2)
A couple in Eunos Crescent filled their flat with tons of garbage, which has become a breeding ground for cockroaches for over a decade
They would crawl into the neighbours’ houses
Grassroots, HDB and NEA have sent representatives to help clean up the flat
Making bus rides smoother (pg 6)
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is studying on how to improve the design of their buses
Read on to find out more about how they are going about it?
What would you like to see improved in buses? Would you like music to be played? Share in the blog!
Diving pigs the rage in China (pg 12)
Businessmen in China are making pigs dive off platforms
This is to draw tourists and sell pork
They claim it makes the meat healthier, leaner and tastier
Animal lovers see it as a form of abuse
What do you think?
How should we help Nepal? (pg13)
Did you know that a second earthquake struck Nepal?
Some people are sending canned fish, which the Nepalese do not eat
Instead, they are jamming up the delivery channels, preventing other aid from getting through
When we are helping people, we also need to make sure we are helping them in the correct way.
Here’s to the end of the SA1 examinations, Beacons!
–Mr Ng