HOUGANG BY ELECTION

Worker’s Party candidate Png Eng Huat has won the recent by election in the Hougang SMC. This was after former Hougang MP Yaw Shin Leong, who was elected to the seat in last year’s general election, was expelled from the party in February after rumors of him having external martial affair with a colleague. Even after the incident made by Mr Yaw from the Worker’s Party, Hougang Voters still trust in the Worker’s Party partially due to Low Thia Khiang presence in the Hougang ward for 20 years after he left Hougang and contested for Aljunied GRC in the last general election
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Hougang By Election done by MARCUS ANG

Worker’s Party candidate Png Eng Huat has won the recent by election in the Hougang SMC. This was after former Hougang MP Yaw Shin Leong, who was elected to the seat in last year’s general election, was expelled from the party in February after rumors of him having external martial affair with a colleague. Even after the incident made by Mr Yaw from the Worker’s Party, Hougang Voters still trust in the Worker’s Party partially due to Low Thia Khiang  presence in the Hougang ward for 20 years after he left Hougang and contested for Aljunied GRC in the last general election

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HDB flat at Bishan Street 11 catches fire, no one injured

A fire broke out in a Housing Board flat on the second level of Block 501 at Bishan Street 11 on Saturday morning.Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers were alerted to the incident and despatched a fire engine, fire bike, 2 red rhinos and a supporting vehicle to the scene.According to the SCDF, the fire was confined to the bedroom but the rest of the unit was affected by heat and smoke. Due to the thick smoke at the corridor, officers also had to conduct a forced entry into the adjacent unit to ensure that no one was trapped.No one was injured. The SCDF is investigating the cause of the fire.This article appeal to me because I had experience the same incident before.The smoke was blew up to my unit and fortunately no one was injured but it has affected 3 household including my unit. The question I have for the writer is that did the fire affected the UOB bank's operation as it is located below the unit and did it also affected the customers in the bank.I think that to avoid any losses causes by the unexpected incidents we should buy an insurance so that if it did affected our unit we would not have to pay a large amount of money for renovation.

By:Ryna(23)

Fast food 'can be life-threatening'

While warnings about eating fast food are common, a study has shown just how much these guilty pleasures can be life threatening to Singaporeans.The study which specifically tracks chinese-singaporeans who eats more than 4 times a week has shown that it can increase their risk of dying by heart disease by 80 per cent and those who frequent fast food restaurants are 30 per cent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.The reason why this article interests me is because it is surprising to think that by eating these foods that makes us feel good we can increase our chances of dying by the various diseases that come with it.Just by this study alone I would advise everyone to avoid eating fast-food and go for more healthier food such as salad that is both delicious and nutritious.
-Ethan

Casino Control Act

Casino Control Act was recently disclosed by a minister in the Prime Minister's Office.The Casino Control act is said to prevent high frequency gamblers who are in financial distress from even entering the casinos in Singapore by running a background check on every person who visits the casinos more than five times per month to see if these people have any financial distress and if they have,their visits to the casinos will be capped.These new article appeal to me because I am very glad that the Government are trying to make efforts to curb the gambling addiction of these gamblers but I feel that it is doing more worse than good.These high frequency gamblers may not be able to enter Singapore's casinos but they can still go on gambling ships such as Leisure World to satisfy their addiction and this definitely does not boost our economy.I sincerely hope that the Government would review this act and try to make the right adjustments to it.

-Ethan

News Article 4

Title: Gardens by the bay gets spruced up for big day

Summary

‘Gardens by the bay’ is a $1 billion superpark which houses over a quarter of a million rare plants. The park comprises of 3 gardens; Bay South, Bay East and Bay Central. There will be free daily shuttles from the Marina Bay train station to the Gardens by the bay. The shuttles operate from 9am to 9pm at 10-minute intervals. Most of the attractions will be free. Ticketed areas include the aerial walkway and two cooled conservatories. On a leisurely stroll, you will encounter birds, and bears - in the form of plant sculptures. And there are mini heritage gardens to reflect on Singapore's multi-racial composition with hints of Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian influences. If you are tired of walking, you can always hop on a garden cruiser to get around, which will cost between S$3 to S$5.

Why did this article appeal to me?

It was because there had been news about the Gardens of the bay very frequently. Hence I was really interested to know more about it. Apart from it, the pictures that were posted online were so spectacular. Therefore I was attracted to this article by its title.

Question for the writer

The economy is not at its high end now, but why is the government willing to send such a large sum of money building this gardens by the bay?

If I were in charge

I would really reconsider about building the gardens by the bay as the economy is still not very stable now. $1 billion isn’t a small sum of money there must be a thorough plan before everything can be carry out.

By: Koh Yi Xin (11)
 

Real reason behind Singapore’s obsession with tuition

Reports from the departments of statistic reported that Singapore spent $840 million a year on both tuition centres and private tuition and the numbers have increased 5 times over the past decade. Parents send their kids to tuition even though some of them do not need it. This article caught my attention because Singapore's education today is really stressful and being a student myself i understand the feeling of being sent to tutition even though i do not need it. It is good that the parentsa are worried about their kid's school work, however i believe that they should also know their child's strength and weak points so they won't have to sent kids to tuition when they do no need it. If the child's week is filled with school and tuition, when is he suppose to relax and play? Study is important but i believe it is even more important that the child is given a break. (derrick)