Beacon Current Affairs 2015

Term 3 Week 2

Who are we?

Names in the news Places in the news

Muhammad Iskandar (pg13)Rohingya refugees (pg20)

Various iconic landmarks (pg 8-9)Pakistan (pg 12)

Words in the News

(Pg8-9)landmarksmeaningful

reclaimed landrustic feel

(Pg12)heatstroke

dehydrationchronic shortage

devout

(Pg13)revolver

capital offencedeath penalty

medical attention

(Pg20)refugeesethnicityasylum

asylum seekers

Go south-west (pg 8-9)

Can you name this major landmark of Singapore?

SG Heart Map is offering free guided tours till Aug 10

Read on to find out more about Changi Village and teh Singapore Sports Hub

Killer Heatwave (pg12)

Temperatures up to 45 degrees Celsius killed about 2000 people in Pakistan over the past 2 weeks

This was made worse by lack of water and electricity

Many people were also fasting during this time

Be sure to take care of yourselves during this period as well

Face up to your own mistake (pg 13)

While Muhammad Iskandar was taken to Khoo Teck Puat hospital, he snatched a police officer’s gun and fired three shots

He has been charged with a capital offence under the Arms Offences Act

A Capital Offence is one that is punishable by death

Risking life and limb in search of a home (Pg 20)

Refugees are people who have left their country and cannot return without risking their safety

Rohingya refugees are fleeing Myanmar to escape racial riots

Singapore does not accept refugees because of our small size and limited resources

Welcome back to school and a new term, Beacons!

–Mr Ng