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Beacon Current Affairs 2014

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closed-circuit television!collating!

scaled!unconscious

harassing!emotional!

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erupted!scorching heat!

evacuated

ration!allotted!

alternative!staple!

Man gets on MRT tracks, injures himself (pg 2)

❖ An elderly man ended up on the tracks between Tanah Merah and Expo stations last Saturday!

❖ He apparently scaled the railing and walked along the tracks!

❖ Train driver managed to brake in time!

❖ Why do you think the man did this?!

❖ What should you do and should not do to keep yourself safe at MRT stations?

Stand up to cyberbullying (pg6)

❖ Cyberbullying is the act of harassing someone online or via electronic means!

❖ More people from 8-18 are experiencing this problem!

❖ It can cause emotional and mental harm!

❖ Read on to find out more on how to deal with the various types of cyberbullying

Rocked by eruptions (pg9)

❖ Mount Sinabung in Sumatra erupted thrice on Feb 1, killing 14 people!

❖ Volcano had been dormant for 400 years, but became active again in 2010!

❖ How does a volcano eruption occur? Search online to find out more!

❖ What sort of harm can it cause?

Filling stomachs during the war (pg 18)

❖ In 1942, the Japanese invaded Singapore!

❖ 1942 - 1945 was known as the Japanese Occupation!

❖ Food was rationed and there was not enough food for everyone!

❖ People turned to alternative food sources to avoid starving!

❖ Read on to find out what other types of food the people ate during the Japanese Occupation

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