April 8, 2009 Wednesday
Updated

PRIMARY school pupils stuggling with the English language will receive help in the form of Reading in Sync with Experience (RISE), a reading programme launched by the Singapore Indian Development Association on Wednesday.

The programme aims to improve the skills of 320 students whose abilities are below their reading age and was launched as part of SINDA's Response Plan to the Recession, channeling about $1 million into skills upgrading, family support and education.

 
Victims ate seafood items

MOST of those who came down with food poisoning after Indian rojak at Geylang Serai had sampled either the prawn fritters or cuttlefish, or both.

That was what Dr Helen Oh, a senior consultant dealing with infectious diseases at Changi General Hospital, established after staff spoke to the 77 patients treated there.

No longer illegitimate

A BABY here, about a year old now, will no longer need to go through life branded as illegitimate.

More infected with HFMD

CHILDCARE centres and kindergartens are stepping up the cleaning of classrooms as the number of children coming down with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) continues to climb.

   
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