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Mini CT Quiz: Is this poster a Singapore Government communication material?
Urban Birds SG, posted a poem on Valentineโs Day, translated to Malay, Tamil and Chinese, to remind the public that feeding pigeons is a punishable offence.
Most of you got it correct! The poster by Urban Birds SG is not a government communication material. Hereโs one from the Animal & Veterinary Service (AVS) and the National Environment Agency (NEA).
๐*Report card for the 2025 Q1 CT Quiz (Valentineโs Day edition)* Total no. of CT participation: 257 ๐คฉ No. of CTs who scored๐ฏ%: 198 ๐ฌ Term with the least accuracy: Proximity Housing Grant (55% accuracy) Thank you for making this Valentineโs Day (edition of the CT Quiz) even more special! ๐ฅฐ Your support means a lot, and as a token of love โค๏ธ, you get 5 CT points! You get 2 more points if you got all questions correct! Suggestions and feedback are welcomed (probably as much as chocolates๐ซ and flowers ๐), and you can share them on www.sgtranslatetogether.gov.song/forum (Login via Singpass required, only for registered CTs).
*Upcoming Events* Translation in Action: Experiencing the Multicultural Societies in Singapore organised by NTUโs Master of Arts in Translation and Interpretation ๐๏ธ 28 Feb 2025 - 30 Apr 2025 ๐ Various ๐ NTU, Seminar Room 6, 01-04, Singapore 639818 ๐ https://soh.school/mti-series ๐ผ MDDI Information Service Scholarships ๐ now open for application! 2 scholarships available: 1๏ธโฃ MDDI Information Service Scholarship 2๏ธโฃ MDDI Information Service (Translation) Scholarship ๐๏ธ Register by 15 March 2025 ๐ https://www.mddi.gov.sg/join-us/scholarship/overview ๐ผ Singapore Writers Festival 2025 Open Call โ๐ผ submission deadline extended! Themed โShape of Things to Comeโ in celebration of SG60, SWF 2025 will focus on ๐ธ๐ฌ Singaporeโs identity and heritage as a nation, and how we see ourselves moving ahead in tandem with future trends and technological advances. ๐๏ธ Submit by 28 February, 6 PM ๐ www.singaporewritersfestival.com/open-call
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) ๐ will sound an โImportant Messageโ signal through the ๐Public Warning System network of sirens at 6.20 PM today. Please do not be alarmed.
่ๅนดๅคงๅ! Wishing you lots of good luck this Chinese New Year! May the Year of the Snake ๐ ่-round you with prosperity๐๐and happinesssssโจ, and bring you good fortune๐งง๐งง!
CT Judy shared her recent volunteering experience where she supported to do onsite interpretation at the Together, for Better roadshow. Share tips๐ก, photos ๐คณ or takeaways from the roadshow with other CTs on the SG Translate Together forum [https://forum.sgtranslatetogether.gov.sg]
Together with Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, at the Together, for Better roadshow in Ang Mo Kio Central on 18 January. CTs supporting the roadshow doing onsite interpretation that day welcomed an unexpected visitor, a memory that will stay for a loong time. More senior ๐ด๐ผ๐ต๐ฝ visitors are expected for the roadshow at Boon Keng MRT next week. If you have 3 hours to spare on 25 or 26 January, sign up for a slot at https://go.gov.sg/c1togetherforbetter