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SINGAPORE - Rosyth School and Hwa Chong Institution emerged champions of this year's National Chinese Challenge, which saw a record number of participants. In its eighth year, the competition attracted about 5,045 students from 172 schools, up 40 per cent from last year's participation. The National Chinese Challenge is an annual event to promote the Chinese culture and cultivate an interest in learning Chinese among students. Participants can also showcase their language abilities and interact with other Chinese language learners. The event is organised by Singapore Press Holdings' (SPH) Chinese Media Group and Nanyang Girls' High School. It is Hwa Chong Institution's first time clinching the top position in the secondary category, while Rosyth School's last win in the primary category was in 2016, said SPH in a statement on Saturday (April 17). Fifteen-year-old Andrew Timothy Siauw from Hwa Chong Institution said: "We have been preparing for the competition on top of school … [Read more...] about Rosyth School and Hwa Chong Institution win National Chinese Challenge

A principal at an elementary school in New York is behind bars after he was accused of sexually abusing several boys at the school. “Kirk Ashton was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, sexual abuse and sexual conduct. He was the principal at Northwood Elementary for 17 years,” KCRG reported Friday. A tipster’s call to the New York State Child Abuse Hotline on March 26 set off the investigation in which one alleged victim and eight others were identified. Their ages range from eight to 12, the article read. “Ashton was arrested at a restaurant and brought to Greece Town Court Wednesday night to be arraigned. He is being held in the Monroe County Jail on $500,000 bail or $2.5 million bond,” WHAM reported . WROC anchor Adam Chodak shared video footage of officers escorting Ashton from the court: Here's Northwood principal Kirk Ashton being walked out of Greece Town Court moments ago after being arraigned on sexual abuse charges: pic.twitter.com/V21nD9h0U0 … [Read more...] about New York Elementary School Principal Accused of Sexually Abusing Nine Male Students

Kindly Share This Story: By Yetunde Arebi Toyin, at barely 16, was pregnant and proudly announcing her great news to all who cared to listen.  Tall, dark, well bosomed with all the right womanly curves, appeared to have grown up before her time when I met her and her family. We had just moved to the area and her mother ran the neighbourhood retail shop right in front of their house. One could not but notice the family. Her mother, a very polite, slightly heavy figured woman made it her duty to exchange pleasantries with all the neighbours as they drove or walked past their shop. All the children took after their mother, tall, dark complexioned and blessed with her good looks. However, Toyin’s father, though dark skinned too, was the opposite of his household. Short, smallish, with a monstrous temper. He went off the handle often and ‘does not send’ when his temper possesses him. He does not care for the neighbours’ approval of his actions and many decent people … [Read more...] about As he laid his bed

Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) is seeking a political comeback. McCrory jumped into the Senate race in North Carolina on Wednesday, joining another Republican, former Rep. Mark Walker Bradley (Mark) Mark Walker Former Gov. Pat McCrory enters GOP Senate race in North Carolina Lara Trump leads GOP field in North Carolina Senate race, poll shows Former North Carolina governor set to launch Senate bid MORE , in the contest to replace retiring Sen. Richard Burr Richard Mauze Burr A proposal to tackle congressional inside trading: Invest in the US Former Gov. Pat McCrory enters GOP Senate race in North Carolina Lara Trump leads GOP field in North Carolina Senate race, poll shows MORE (R). Several other Republicans are also weighing bids for Burr’s seat, including Rep. Ted Budd Theodore (Ted) Paul Budd Former Gov. Pat McCrory enters GOP Senate race in North Carolina 14 Republicans vote against resolution condemning … [Read more...] about Former Gov. Pat McCrory enters GOP Senate race in North Carolina

Sunday reporter and Sri Lankan Kiwi Jehan Casinader has spent his career telling stories usually relegated to the margins by mainstream media. He shares with Katie Kenny why covering the Christchurch terror attack is personal, and why, even though he's tired, "now is not the time for a cup of tea and a lie down". Sunday 's Jehan Casinader was about to leave TVNZ's office for the day when his boss asked if he'd heard about the shooting in Christchurch. "No," Casinader replied. He had just finished editing a story about the Pike River mine explosion. It had been a long week. But after hearing several people had been killed at a mosque, Casinader didn't waste time in booking flights. Then a contact sent him a link to what appeared to be a video of the massacre. Standing in the middle of the newsroom with his arm outstretched, the 29-year-old showed his editors the first few minutes of the livestream. As they watched the small screen resting on his palm, he noticed his hands … [Read more...] about Award-winning journalist Jehan Casinader on covering Christchurch terror attack

BOSTON (CBS) – Massachusetts is designating four days at its mass COVID vaccination sites for educators only in the upcoming weeks. Childcare workers and K-12 teachers and school staff become eligible to sign up for their COVID vaccine at all sites in the state on Thursday. Teachers can already sign up for CVS appointments through the federal pharmacy program. READ MORE: 2 Million People Now Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 In Massachusetts Starting Friday, the state is launching a new preregistration form that will allow teachers and other eligible residents to sign up for appointments as they become available. The following days will have appointments designated for educators only at the state’s mass vaccination sites: Saturday, March 27 Saturday, April 3 Saturday, April 10 Sunday, April 11 Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders said “about 25,000 appointments would be available exclusively for educators at the seven mass vax sites.” … [Read more...] about 4 Days Reserved For Teachers Only At Massachusetts Mass Vaccination Sites

Paul Pierce #34 of the Boston Celtics attempts a shot in the second half against Chris Bosh #1 of the Miami Heat in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs on June 5, 2012. J. Meric/Getty Images/AFP NBA stars Chris Bosh and Paul Pierce, WNBA great Lauren Jackson and Villanova coach Jay Wright are among the 14 finalists announced Tuesday for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021. Those four are among the nine first-time finalists up for election, along with five previous finalists. The Class of 2021 will be unveiled on May 16 and the enshrinement ceremony is scheduled for September. Bosh was an 11-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion. Pierce made 10 All-Star teams and was a Finals MVP; Jackson was a seven-time WNBA All-Star and three-time MVP. Wright led Villanova to two NCAA men’s basketball national championships. The other first-time finalists are: Rick Adelman, the ninth-winningest coach in NBA history; five-time … [Read more...] about Paul Pierce, Chris Bosh headline 2021 Hall of Fame finalists

Font size: A - | A + 1 Our paywall policy: The Slovak Spectator has decided to make all the articles on the special measures, statistics and basic information about the coronavirus available to everyone. If you appreciate our work and would like to support good journalism, please buy our subscription . We believe this is an issue where accurate and fact-based information is important for people to cope. As the situation surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic develops positively in Slovakia, the cabinet is relaxing the anti-coronavirus measures. Based on the Covid automat alert system, Slovakia will switch to the dark red tier as of Monday, April 19, enabling the reopening of non-essential shops, galleries and museums, zoos, and libraries. People can also travel to the countryside between districts for individual recreation. Regulations for wearing face masks and respirators have eased, too. “I am very happy that thanks to the … [Read more...] about Can I go shopping after 20:00 or travel to the Tatras? (Q&A)

SINGAPORE - Tan Siew Ling has an uncanny ability to remember dates, reeling off with conviction days and months of events that she considers important. She reckons it is because she is blind. Referring to books or notes to jolt the memory is not an easy option. "I cannot just pick up something and read, I need someone to read it for me and I don't have people around to help me all that often so I have to remember things," she says. The 33-year-old lost her sight when she was 11. Her life was made even more difficult when she also lost her hearing two years ago. Her optic and hearing nerves were damaged by tumours in the brain because of a genetic disorder known as Neurofibromatosis Type 2. Thankfully, she refuses to let her condition dampen her optimism, and is determined to take it on the chin. She works as an executive assistant in the CEO office at SG Enable, an agency dedicated to enabling people with disabilities. We are talking with the help of an interpreter … [Read more...] about She lost her sight and her hearing but she never lost hope and optimism

I grew up in South Korea, where mask-wearing was an accepted norm. Individuals would don face coverings for a myriad of reasons: when they were feeling sick; when they didn’t have enough time to put on makeup; when the air was so cold it chapped their skin; and when high-speed winds kicked up dense dust storms in the deserts of China and Mongolia that wrought havoc on neighboring countries. "I grew up in South Korea, where mask-wearing was an accepted norm." Source: Angelina Bambina/Shutterstock When I immigrated to the United States, I brought a cotton mask with me, and on a crisp fall day, I decided to wear it to my elementary school. The mask immediately drew the attention of my concerned classmates and teacher, who asked if I was feeling OK. I stopped wearing it. Back then, I never would have expected that mask-wearing was to become mandatory. Then, at the beginning of the pandemic, industrious home sewers churned out fabric masks with rapid alacrity. Then … [Read more...] about Lose the Virus, Keep the Mask