Yah Lah But
The most uncensored conversations about censorable things coming out from the much-censored country of Singapore. Hosted by Haresh & Terence from the comedy house Ministry of Funny.
Episodes
#883: S’pore Hikes Retirement Age To 65 & Ho Ching Praises Iswaran Despite Conviction
S’pore lifts retirement age to 65 on 1 January 2029, a year early. Meanwhile, Ho Ching thanks ex-minister Iswaran for his LNG “foresight”, adding that we all make mistakes.FolkloryWhat do you give the person who has everything? A Folklory! Their memories, their stories, exactly the way they said it, pressed into something you can listen to forever.Ready to give the unforgettable? Get started at: F
#882: Jamus Lim Slams PM Wong’s WP Critique & Are S’poreans Leaving Recycling to Migrant Workers?
The PAP re-elects 14 leaders to its CEC with no new names; ministers Jeffrey Siow and Jasmin Lau miss out. Migrant workers queue at Woodlands Recreation Centre with bags of cans for BCRS refunds.𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟯Catch the all new third season of our edutainment podcast that explores the stories Singapore never taught you in school. This week, we ask what Singapore would have done if Malaysia
#881: Ex-Indonesian Minister Takes On GIC and Temasek & Restaurant Defends Its "War Zone" Post
Ex-Indonesian minister Lutfi accuses GIC and Temasek of pressuring MSCI to downgrade Indonesia; both deny it. Upper Thomson restaurant Woodsmen calls a table a "war zone"; Redditors only find three carrots and a spoon.𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟯Catch the all new third season of our edutainment podcast that explores the stories Singapore never taught you in school. This week, we ask what Sing
#880: Shanmugam Finally Takes a Stand on Haze & GovTech Now Cares About 45-Year-Olds
Shanmugam says SGX is questioning seven listed firms over Indonesia's haze fires. Meanwhile, GovTech lifts FirstDate's cap from 35 to 45, explaining the old limit kept the test pool small.FolkloryWhat do you give the person who has everything? A Folklory! Their memories, their stories, exactly the way they said it, pressed into something you can listen to forever.Ready to give the unforget
#879: Can Grace Fu's Haze Task Force Keep Up? & HDB Defends ‘Pathetic’ Tengah BTO Kitchen
NEA serves notices on seven Indonesian firms as Grace Fu says haze could last weeks. Reno Scout calls a Tengah kitchen “very tiny” and it goes viral; HDB defends itself in a Facebook post.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas!𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟯Catch the
#878: Maxwell Stall Gets Record $7,911 Rent Bid & Diner Says Uncles Harassed Her At People's Park?
Maxwell Food Centre stall draws a record $7,911 monthly bid. Older men at People's Park food court allegedly drink, kiss and tip women; a diner says one mistook her for a hostess.FolkloryWhat do you give the person who has everything? A Folklory! Their memories, their stories, exactly the way they said it, pressed into something you can listen to forever.Ready to give the unforgettable? Get st
#877: Is Grace Fu's Response To S'pore's Haze Strong Enough & Why Is PAP’s Foo Cexiang Wrestling?
Grace Fu offers Indonesia fire-fighting help as PSI nears "very unhealthy". MP Foo Cexiang wrestles at Tanjong Pagar CC, wins with an elbow drop; caption crowns him "MP ELBOW".𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 - 𝗬𝗟𝗕 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻We're staying up for 24 hours, live and non-stop, with 24 guests, on 13 to 14 November at OCBC Square, outside Kallang Wave Mall. We'd love for your bran
#876: Breast Cancer, Muay Thai & Why Do People Ask Such Intrusive Questions? ft. Shermin Shu
In 2025, Muay Thai fighter Shermin Shu was thriving at work, training for her first pro fight and newly engaged to her partner, comedian Jacky Ng, at Hong Kong Disneyland. Then a lump she had brushed off turned out to be breast cancer. Through fear, hurtful comments and chemo, a nurse's reassurance and the Breast Cancer Foundation survivors helped her keep fighting.𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀Breast Cance
#875: Winning S’pore First MMA Gold & Do S’pore’s Athletes Still Fall Through The Cracks? ft. Tiffany Teo
Years before Asian Games gold, Tiffany Teo was the schoolgirl who skipped PE and joined choir because it was a chill CCA. Now the MMA champion and Homeground MMA co-owner on pressure she couldn't shake, a husband-coach who got under her skin on purpose, and why athletes shouldn't need a medal around their neck before anyone backs them.FolkloryWhat do you give the person who has everything?
#874: MOM’s Jasmin Lau On Highest Retrenchments Since 2020 & Punggol’s Tenants Get One More Year
Retrenchment numbers hit the highest since 2020 says MOM’s Jasmin Lau. Punggol East Container Park's four main tenants get a lease to end-2027.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas!𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 - 𝗬𝗟𝗕 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻We're staying up for 24 hou
#873: SG Sports Officials Defend Asian Games Athletes & Man Faces 10 Years in Jail for AI-Photo
Officials say Team S'pore met internal medal projections with 2 golds at the Nagoya Asian Games. Meanwhile, a Myanmar man gets charged for sending a colleague an AI crocodile at Pandan Reservoir.𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 - 𝗬𝗟𝗕 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻We're staying up for 24 hours, live and non-stop, with 24 guests, on 13 to 14 November at OCBC Square, outside Kallang Wave Mall. We'd love for your b
#872: David Neo Says Scrapping PSLE Could Backfire & GovTech Plays Cupid With A Viral New App?
David Neo tells the IPS Forum scrapping PSLE could shift the pressure to Primary 1 admission. GovTech launches FirstDate for public officers, one match at a time, but won't pair colleagues.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas!𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 - 𝗬𝗟𝗕 𝗣
#871: S’pore’s Deepest MRT Tunnel & What About Our Nature Reserves? ft. Alvin Sim
What does it take to build Singapore’s rail network deep underground? Alvin Sim, LTA’s Deputy Director of Tunnelling, started his career as a fresh graduate with no tunnelling experience. Today, his work has taken him through granite, marine clay and some of Singapore’s most complex underground conditions, across projects including the Downtown Line and Thomson-East Coast Line.He takes us behind t
#870: Vivian Balakrishnan Tells UN It’s Too Late On AI & Why Does Primary 1 Involve Property Agents?
Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan, tells the UN General Assembly it's too late to pause AI. P1 registration now includes property agents: alumni priority, parent volunteering and distance rules reward parents with time, money and connections.𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿: 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 | https://www.gevme.com/Tech-Week-2026-visitor-registration/?prom
#869 ft. Gavin Lee - Is This A New Era For S’pore Football?
Recorded on 4 Sep 2026, National coach Gavin Lee opens up on a crazy past year, building belief through culture, his newfound fatherhood and the Jalan Besar crowd that stayed despite losing 3-0, to sing Home.𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿: 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 | https://www.gevme.com/Tech-Week-2026-visitor-registration/?promo=&source=partner_podcast_YahLahBut𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦 2026 𝘣𝘳
#868: Jeffrey Siow Backs Waymo’s Driverless Taxis In S’pore & LTA’s $500 Bus Fines for Loud Music?
Waymo picks Singapore for its first Southeast Asia robotaxi launch by 2028. Meanwhile, bus commuters blasting music or resting feet on seats now face $500 LTA fines.𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿: 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 | https://www.gevme.com/Tech-Week-2026-visitor-registration/?promo=&source=partner_podcast_YahLahBut𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦 2026 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵
#867: Macklemore Row Splits Ed Sheeran’s Tour & Should S’pore Punish Speak Seah For Sleeping?
Macklemore’s “Free Palestine” gets him dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour; every other opener quits. Speaker Seah Kian Peng dozes off mid-Parliament, a clerk wakes him and he apologises nine days later.𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿: 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 | https://www.gevme.com/Tech-Week-2026-visitor-registration/?promo=&source=partner_podcast_YahLahBut𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦 2026 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵
#866: NMP Kenneth Goh Challenges Ministerial Pay Debate & Why Athletes Are Blamed For Losing
Kenneth Goh, current NMP, SMU Assoc. Prof & President of Singapore Aquatics, argues ministers' pay shouldn't be benchmarked against the top 1,000 earners. He compares winning Olympic gold to building a unicorn and defends Joseph Schooling, mocked after his 2016 win.𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿: 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 | https://www.gevme.com/Tech-Week-2026-visitor-registration/?promo=&a
#865: Study Accuses SG Civil Servants Of ‘Informed Trading’ & Soiled Hyrox Athlete Sparks Global Outrage
The Singapore Government is reviewing a Stanford-Columbia paper alleging civil servants bought homes near MRT stations before they were announced. In Beijing, Hyrox's Joanna Wietrzyk soiled herself mid-race, kept competing and won.𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 | https://fcgf.businesschina.org.sg/𝘠𝘢𝘩 𝘓𝘢𝘩 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮 2026 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 24 𝘢𝘯𝘥 25 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦
#864: US Ambassador Defends Trump’s Tariffs & Says S’pore Can Trust The US | Kevin Kim
US Ambassador to ASEAN Kevin Kim defends Trump’s tariffs as a fight for lost American factory jobs and refuses to call ASEAN cooperation "Make ASEAN Great Again." His verdict? It's already great.𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 | https://www.gevme.com/Tech-Week-2026-visitor-registration/?promo=&source=partner_podcast_YahLahBut𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦 2026 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦
#863: Minister’s Pay Rise Long Overdue? & S’pore Creators Cause Offence With A Prank
Parliament’s new $1.8m entry-minister benchmark backed by several MP speeches only left us with more questions. Meanwhile, ‘Excuse Me Singapore’ pranks a dance crew mid-rehearsal at *Scape, angering the dance community and raising questions of ‘consent’.𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳: 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘰 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸 | https://pte-asia.com/yahlahbut𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘰 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥-𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳
#862: Is PM Wong Avoiding SG’s Population Question? & The Real Cost of Clean Energy ft. Sudhir Vadaketh
Jom Media's Co-founder and Editor-In-Chief Sudhir Vadaketh returns to discuss the podcast PM Wong declined to join, plus why Singapore's Western Island reclamation and clean-energy imports are quietly costing coral reefs and neighbouring islanders.𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦 2026𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦 2026 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘐, 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘖𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥
#861: Shanmugam And WP’s Tiong Tangled In Racism Debate? & SMU Survey Says S’pore Feels Dirtier
Shanmugam calls in police over racist comments, WP’s Kenneth Tiong denies his Air India questions are racist. Meanwhile, an SMU survey finds cleanliness satisfaction at 91%, as cleanup volunteers nearly halve since 2023.𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿: 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮Register now at https://pte-asia.com/yahlahbutPassenger Terminal Expo Asia brings the world-renowned Passenger Terminal Expo to Asia for the fi
#860: Ex-Wah!Banana Actor Acquitted & Yishun Water Bottle Fight Turns Ugly ft. Frankyslates
Ex-Wah!Banana actor Lev Panfilov's conviction on four charges is overturned by the Court of Appeal over inconsistencies in the complainant's testimony. Elsewhere, a drink stall owner clashes with customers over a water bottle at Chong Pang Nasi Lemak. Apparently, not for the first time.𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿: 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮Register now at https://pte-asia.com/yahlahbutPassenger Terminal Expo Asia b
#859: Fake AI Photos Of Missing S’poreans In Nepal & LTA Responds to Viral Kneeling Cyclist Clip
Fake AI photos of Singaporeans missing in Nepal's floods spread on TikTok; a husband slams the false image of his wife as disrespectful. At Aljunied Crescent, an elderly cyclist knelt before LTA officers after a bridge fine.Tech Week Singapore 2026Register for your free pass | https://www.gevme.com/Tech-Week-2026-visitor-registration/?promo=&source=partner_podcast_YahLahButTech Week Singapore
#858: An Oscar-worthy SG Film, His Viral NDR Tears & AI's Threat to Animation ft. Ervin Han
Ervin Han's animated feature The Violinist just won the top prize at the Annecy Animation Festival, animation’s version of the Oscars. He walks through the 11-year, nine-country production, why he shot real locations like Esplanade and Victoria Concert Hall instead of inventing fictional ones and clears up what actually happened during his viral tearful moment at PM Wong's National Day Rally.🔔&nbs
#857: AWARE Exposes What S'pore Men Really Think of Women & A Kebaya Dance Sparked A Culture War?
AWARE’s new survey finds 55% of S'porean men believe provocatively-dressed women are partly to blame if harassed. Meanwhile, a China troupe's kebaya dance at Chinatown draws criticism from performer Alvin Oon for being "disrespectful.”🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats
#856: S’pore Singles Targeted By PM Wong’s Policies? & TikTok Sellers Slam Fake AI Ads
Recruiters warn Singapore employers that new childcare leave could punish singles and breed resentment amongst them. Meanwhile, Shopee's AI video describes author Xie Shi Min's novel about abuse "fun", which Xie calls “insulting”.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or i
#855: What PM Wong’s NDR Speech Left Out & Did He Forget Singles? | Red Dot Perspective
At ITE College Central, PM Wong ties childcare leave to family size, raises BTO ceilings to $16,000, tightens social media age checks, lifts the cap on dialect film screenings, and keeps immigration at a "measured, sustainable pace.”🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats o
#854: Taiwan Hits Back at PM Anwar's "One China" Stance & Halimah Yacob Weighs In on Roxy Square
Beijing praises Anwar Ibrahim after he tells Al Jazeera that Taiwan is "part of China, period," and Taipei condemns him. Former president, Halimah Yacob, chimes in on the Roxy Square altercation, saying she now "constantly restrains" herself from patting kids' heads.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors
#853: Roxy Square Head Pat Divides S'pore & You Can Now Drink Till 4am At Clarke Quay
Boat Quay and Clarke Quay get permanent 4am liquor hours, with 92 bars approved. Wanton noodle hawker Yeo, 73, pats a girl's head at Roxy Square; her father shoves him to the ground, then apologises and offers a drink.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas!𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳
#852: S’pore Has “No Time” For Movies? & Getting Coldplay In A S’pore Film | Anthony Chen
Camera d'Or winner Anthony Chen closes his Growing Up trilogy that began with Ilo Ilo and Wet Season, with We Are All Strangers, out August 20th. He convinced his lead actor to drop out of school, features tracks from both Coldplay and BTS in his latest movie, and yet he admits he’s still too embarrassed to tell his kid's schoolmates' parents he directs films.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 t
#851: Grace Fu Says MSE Has No Role in Maju Forest Plans & AI-Slop Film Premieres On National Day?
After 57,000 sign a petition against clearing Maju Forest, Grace Fu goes to social media to say that land use isn't MSE's call. Meanwhile, Trace Project, an AI-made sci-fi film about a Singaporean astronaut and Bersama Majulah, which imagines NDP under a zombie attack, premiere on National Day to backlash.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Ev
#850: PAP’s Janil vs. WP’s Jamus Over O-Level Oral Exam Glitch & CNA Called Out For Misleading Video
MOE clears the O-Level oral exam of errors despite 432 students reporting a different prompt, sparking a Parliament debate between Janil and other MPs. Elsewhere, CNA pulls a clip after creator @sunnysheryl called them out for misrepresenting her as moving to Dubai for “tax-free reasons”.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber hel
#849: Alvin Tan Clashes With WP On Maju Forest & Massive Attack To Blame For Their Own Ban?
Alvin Tan confirms Gillman Barracks and Maju Forest housing will proceed despite pushback. Massive Attack's founders get permanently banned from Singapore after unfurling a Palestinian flag onstage.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas!𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟯Catc
#848: A Russian's Real View On S'pore & What Money Can't Buy Billionaires ft. Max Chernov
He's sat across from billionaires who told him the same secret, every time. From Singapore's former Foreign Affairs Minister, George Yeo, to comedy legend Kumar and many more, Russian YouTuber, Max Chernov, has spoken to them all. He unpacks building a 500,000-subscriber strong following, staying Russian during the war, chasing Donald Trump as a dream guest, and launching The Backstage Circle, a p
#847: French Teen Fined $600 For iJooz Straw Lick & Jeffrey Siow Uses CDC Vouchers On Date Nights?
A French teen films himself licking a straw at an iJooz kiosk, puts it back, and gets fined S$600. Meanwhile, Minister Jeffrey Siow says he personally spends CDC vouchers on date nights with his wife.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas!𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘝𝘗𝘕 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦
#846: Exposing Cambodia’s Scam Industry & Is S’pore’s Money Behind It? | Shibani Mahtani
Investigative journalist, Shibani Mahtani reveals the darker secrets from inside Cambodia's scam compounds, where 200,000 trafficked workers were freed this year. She traces the industry's hierarchy, the Ugandan worker who escaped and the laundered money flowing back through Singapore's banks.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscribe
#845: $1,800/Month Is 'Affordable' For SG Youth? & Outrage As Foragers Endanger Changi Marine Life
President Tharman and David Neo launch the SG Youth Plan: $500 Curiosity Credits for youths in self-help groups, 12 free "third spaces," and 30,000 annual job tasters by 2030. Meanwhile, a group films themselves foraging large amounts of marine life at Changi and NParks calls it unsustainable.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscribe
#844: Biggest Shocks of PM Wong's Cabinet Shake-Up & Seniors Blamed for Botched AI Banner
PM Wong promotes first-term MPs Jeffrey Siow and David Neo to full minister and brings Ng Chee Meng back into Cabinet. Meanwhile, an AI-generated National Day banner in Bedok mixes up Singapore's flag with Indonesia's and the seniors who made it get called out.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to ne
#843: Faishal Ibrahim Resigns Over Harassment Claims & GovTech Layoffs Mean No Jobs Are Safe?
Faishal Ibrahim resigns as MP for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights and Acting Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs after a woman's complaint to PMO and mutual harassment allegations; police found no crime, PAP rules out a by-election. GovTech cuts 93 jobs in its first restructuring phase.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps
#842: Economist on China's Growing Influence Over SG & S'pore's AI Obsession Problem | Donald Low
Economist Donald Low unpacks why the viral "anti-Indian" TikTok videos were designed to provoke Chinese Singaporeans, and revisits the Speak Mandarin Campaign's suppressed-dialect legacy. He also explains why AI's productivity boost may be overstated, and what gets lost when we stop learning.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber
#841: Quitting Banking For Theatre & Why S’pore Isn’t Being Honest About Race | Shaza Ishak
Teater Ekamatra’s Artistic Director, Shaza Ishak, restages Charged, its 2010 play on racism in the SAF, at Funan from 23rd July till 2nd August. Ishak recounts a lawyer who denied racism exists in Singapore, then made his only Indian colleague answer for it in front of the team, plus her academic study which revealed that victims of racism are trained to minimise their own experiences.🔔 Enjoyed th
#840: HDB Clearing Maju Forest Sparks Protest & David Neo Watches Dear You Amidst Backlash
HDB spark petitions amidst proposals to clear parts of Maju forest and to turn Gillman Barracks into a new housing estate. Elsewhere, David Neo joked ministers "have no time to watch movies," then posted a Dear You screening still never addressing the backlash.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to ne
#839: MHA Wants Stricter Driving Penalties & Retiree Uses Zoom Camera To Spy On Neighbours
The Road Traffic Bill more than halves the alcohol limit to roughly 1.5 drinks, adds roadside evidential breathalysers and makes holding a phone while moving an offence. Meanwhile a Tampines retiree spends all day at his HDB window with a Nikon zoom lens, reports litterbugs to NEA and gets kicked in a lift.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. E
#838: Why S’pore Fails Its Men & Gen Z To Blame For SG’s Dead Nightlife? | MenToo Founder
Timbre Group CEO Danny Loong recently started MenToo, encouraging Singaporean men to talk about mental health, loneliness and suicide. As president of the Nighttime Business Association, he's also battling a collapsing nightlife with upcoming plans for some nightlife rebranding.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow
#837: Indranee Says No Further Action For WP & David Neo Is Too Busy To Watch Dear You
Indranee Rajah rules out action against WP's Sylvia Lim and Faisal Manap over COP's Raeesah Khan findings, citing a time bar. Kenneth Tiong presses for Teochew screenings of Dear You; Culture Minister David Neo quips ministers have no time to watch movies.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new gue
#836: PM Wong Wants People Who Disagree With PAP & FIFA Overturns US Red Card Due To Trump
At Young PAP's 40th anniversary, PM Wong says the PAP needs fresh voices to keep governing well, while MOS Alvin Tan launches a new leadership academy. Elsewhere, Trump calls FIFA president Gianni Infantino over Folarin Balogun's World Cup red card, and gets the ban overturned.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow,
#835: LTA Flip-Flops On Circle Line Signs Again & Richest OCBC Clients Use AI Avatars to Bank?
LTA shrinks Circle Line's clockwise labels after commuter backlash, just over a week before the full loop opens. OCBC unveils AI avatars Wendy and Wayne, then vows to hire 600 more human bankers.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas!𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆If you’re looking for
#834: Chinese S’poreans Staying Single Longer & Malaysia Minister's S'pore Joke Coming True?
The General Household Survey found Singapore women are staying single well past their twenties, men into their thirties and singlehood is steepest amongst Chinese residents. Meanwhile, Malaysia's Housing Minister is reviving a 2022 political boast: that S'poreans would one day come to Malaysia to work.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every
#833: Pritam Singh Re-elected as WP Sec-Gen & IMDA Approve 50 More Teochew Screenings of Dear You
Pritam Singh wins the WP's secret cadre vote with a supermajority despite his conviction for misleading Parliament and his removal as Leader of the Opposition. Following the backlash from the Mandarin dubbing of Chinese blockbuster ‘Dear You’, the IMDA approves 50 more screenings in the original Teochew, but is this genuine change or just an inadequate half-measure?🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖
#832: Yeo Whee Jim - The Diagnosis That Changed Ex-Civil Servant & Single-Dad’s Perspective Forever
Yeo Whee Jim won a coveted government scholarship, entered the civil service and lived the Singapore dream. In 2013, he lost his wife to breast cancer, leaving him a single father. An ALS diagnosis arrived in 2023 giving him two to five years left. He has since published a photo book and set up a trust fund at Community Foundation Singapore for underprivileged young caregivers.🔔 Enjoyed this one?
#831: Boo Junfeng - From Pink Dot to Directing NDP & Why 377A’s Repeal Is Not The End
Boo Junfeng was a founding member of Pink Dot in 2009, when attendees feared being professionally marked for just showing up. By 2016, MNC sponsors were banned overnight; 130 local SMEs replaced them. He also creative-directed SG60 NDP, shifting the theme song to the opening and expanding from 30,000 at the Padang to 200,000 at Marina Bay.𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀Pink Dot SG is on 27th June 2026 at Hong Li
#830: London Mayor Inspired by S’pore’s HDB & SM Lee Receives MBS Bomb Hoax
London Mayor Sadiq Khan commits £100m to Singapore-style state-led housing after touring the SkyResidence @ Dawson. Meanwhile, Andie Tan sends a doctored Marina Bay Sands fire photo to SM Lee's Facebook page, referencing a "bomb." He calls it a prank but prosecutors seek jail time.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us g
#829: MOM Reveals Degree Holders are Retrenched Most & SG Dubs Teochew Blockbuster in Mandarin
MOM's Q1 2026 report: retrenchments rise to 3,830 with degree holders being hit hardest of any education group. Higher education and seniority seems to correlate with increased risk. IMDA screens Dear You, China’s Teochew blockbuster, dubbed in Mandarin. Debate about S’Pore’s Speak Mandarin Campaign is reignited.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episo
#828: US Govt. Bans Foreign Access to Anthropic’s Claude AI & SG Men Launch ‘MenToo’ Movement
The US Commerce Department orders Anthropic to suspend Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for foreign nationals; Anthropic disables both worldwide, even for Americans. Elsewhere, the ‘MenToo’ movement is launched in Singapore by 12 men’s groups to discuss male mental health & masculinity.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow
#827: PayNow Fix Creates NSFW Names & Malaysian Apologises for ‘Roti Canai’ on Masterchef
From June 6, the Association of Banks (ABS) masks PayNow names with Xs to fight scams, but the result was obscene names like “FOX SEX POX”. Elsewhere, Jaime Tan (@igumdrop) wins a MasterChef challenge with roti canai but mispronounces it live.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories,
#826: PM Wong Answers Big Questions on AI, Declining TFR & Govt Cracks Down on World Cup Gambling
At a recent Singapore Press Club event, PM Lawrence Wong candidly discussed the threat of AI, declining birth rates, US-China chaos and questions about a cabinet reshuffle. Elsewhere, Singapore is ramping up enforcement against illegal gambling during FIFA World Cup.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors
#825: MHA Blocks Anti-Indian Posts Online & SG Street Artist Stopped by SMRT, Police
Singapore police invoke OCHA (Online Criminal Harms Act) to block 14 China-linked posts targeting Indians on YouTube, Facebook and X. Elsewhere, Marcus Pang, 24, power-washes a mural outside Mountbatten MRT but gets stopped by SMRT and the Police. A lot of people now want to support him though, but is that fair?🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episod
#824: NTUC Calls Out Employers Hiding Retrenchment & US Probe Finds Singapore Guilty
NTUC exposes employers reframing retrenchments as "new opportunities," requiring workers to reapply for roles abroad despite layoffs. Elsewhere, a US Probe finds Singapore guilty of using forced labour, threatening 12.5% tariffs on one-third of SG's exports to the US.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open door
#823: Pritam Singh to Face Workers’ Party Cadres & Circle Line’s Clockwise Signs Causes Confusion
25 WP cadres force a Jun 28 conference to vote on Pritam Singh’s future, saying his party reprimand wasn’t enough. LTA put “clockwise” signs on the Circle Line - commuters were confused, LTA says 3,000 surveys backed the change.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ide
#822: MOS Jasmin Lau's AI Warning to SG Firms & HK Principal Resigns After SAFRA Meltdown
Minister of State Jasmin Lau warns Singapore firms that the Government will take action if they accept AI grants and treat workers unfairly. Elsewhere, A HK school principal swears at SAFRA Jurong security guards over a blocked bus, gets suspended and eventually resigns in tears.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us gro
#821: Koh Poh Koon Resigns as SMS For Family & Free MRT Rides Reduce Crowding By 9% on NEL
Koh Poh Koon steps down as Senior Minister of State for Manpower and Health, calling himself an absent husband, father and son for 11 years. Elsewhere, LTA offers free off-peak NEL rides and crowding drops 9%, but commuters say it's still not enough.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, s
#820: Indranee Defends Leading Baby Policy Without Kids & StanChart CEO Responds to Backlash
Indranee Rajah responds to questions about her leading S'pore's Marriage & Parenthood Reset while being single and childless. Elsewhere, StanChart CEO Bill Winters responds to backlash towards his comment about AI-displacing 'lower-value human capital’.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new gu
#819: Radar Failed Before SQ321 Turbulence & StanChart CEO Calls Staff “Lower-Value Human Capital”
The final report on SQ321’s turbulent disaster from 2024 has been released. It clears crew but cannot rule out radar malfunction that left pilots blind to weather, killing one. Elsewhere, Standard Chartered Bank CEO Bill Winters calls 7,800 cuts in ahead of AI 'replacing lower-value human capital.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subsc
#818: H&M Chooses KL Over S'pore For Asia HQ & Fake PM Wong Zoom Call Led To $4.9mil Scam
H&M cuts 78 Singapore roles and moves its Southeast Asia HQ to Kuala Lumpur. Elsewhere, SPF released footage of a fake Zoom call meeting with PM Lawrence Wong, President Tharman & Minister Indranee, which scammed a victim up at least S$4.9 million.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new gue
#817: DPM Gan Kim Yong’s Economic Plan for Singapore & Starbucks Called Out By MUIS For Pet Ban
The Economic Strategy Review (ESR) releases 32 recommendations as AI reshapes Singapore's economy, led by DPM Gan Kim Yong. Elsewhere, Starbucks Parkland Green banned pets citing halal certification but MUIS confirmed no application received and ordered signs to be removed.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, ope
#816: Prof. Teo You Yenn - The Problem With SG’s Education System & Why Parents Feel Helpless
Prof. Teo You Yenn’s first book "This Is What Inequality Looks Like" sold 43,000 copies, spent 80 weeks on The Straits Times' bestsellers list and drew rebuttals from THREE ministries. She is back with her “Unease," a book built on 92 cross-class interviews that argues inequality traps rich and poor alike through competition, kiasu parenting, and the loss of ethical agency.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Plea
#815: 2 S’poreans Killed By Banned Volcano Hike & Amos Yee Assaulted at Anime Convention
Why did the organisers of the hike up Mount Dukono proceed despite the warnings, resulting in 2 Singaporean hikers dying? Elsewhere, convicted child sex offender Amos Yee shows up at Suntec City's Doujin Market anime convention despite being banned, but gets assaulted by a cosplayer.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us
#814: Pritam & WP Oppose Bill to Validate Decades of Fees & Recruiter Says S’poreans Not “Hungry”
Parliament retroactively validates fees collected by MND agencies without legal backing since independence. Chee Hong Tat can't provide the total amount. WP votes against a bill for the first time this term. Meanwhile, recruiter Lee Shulin tells CNA that firms are hiring "hungrier" foreigners over locals — TikTok erupts, she doubles down and says S'poreans will "thank her.”🔔 Enjoyed this one? Plea
#813: PAP’s Alvin Tan SLAMS WP’s Jamus Lim in Parliament & FREE First Dates from the Govt?
PAP’s Alvin Tan accuses WP’s Jamus Lim of omitting AVS investigation findings on a resident's dead dog case, calling the impression created in Parliament "unwarranted." Elsewhere, GovTech surveys singles on "Firstdate" - a proposed Singpass-verified dating platform with free meals for matched couples.🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every s
#812: WP’s Kenneth Tiong on The “STUPID” Comment & Why He Left Finance for Opposition Politics
Kenneth Tiong, Workers’ Party MP for Serangoon in Aljunied GRC, on why Singapore's opportunity ladders have narrowed since the 1990s, how government grants trap entrepreneurs in bureaucratic hoops & what NS could teach servicemen but doesn't.Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories
#811: Joko Anwar - Exposing What Politicians Won’t Admit By Using Horror
Joko Anwar, one of Indonesia’s hottest filmmakers and director of the critically-acclaimed film “Ghost in the Cell” which has been sold to 86 countries, on sneaking into cinemas as a broke kid in Medan, becoming a journalist to trick filmmakers into talking to him, and why Singaporean films can be successful around the world.Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our l
#810: China Blocks SG-Based Startup’s $2B Meta Deal & Are SIA’s Muslim Meals Halal-Certified?
China just blocked Meta's $2B acquisition of Singapore-based AI Startup, Manus, and bars both co-founders from leaving China. A Threads user asks if SIA heats Muslim meals in the same ovens as pork - SIA confirms “yes” but MUIS says that doesn't make them not halal.Enjoyed this one?Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to
#809: SAF Threatened By Strava Fitness App & AirAsia Fires Back at Chinese Woman Who Scolded Crew
Defence experts renew Strava warnings for the SAF after a French sailor exposed an aircraft carrier at sea. Elsewhere, a Chinese passenger demands Mandarin on an AirAsia Chongqing flight, delays it 90 minutes, gets removed - AirAsia claps back with a Mandarin TikTok.𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴Terence: LeBron and Bronny James create NBA playoff history with first father-son alley-oopHaresh: The Dangerous Freed
#808 - LKY School Dean on Closing the Straits of Malacca & Why The US is NOT in Decline
Prof Joseph Liow, Dean of the LKY School & Chairman of the Middle East Institute at NUS, on why Iran's nationalism makes US regime change impossible, why the Strait of Malacca is Singapore's next geopolitical flashpoint, and what international law cannot protect small states from.Check him out at: https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/our-people/faculty/joseph-liow-chin-yong𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙠𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙮𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳’𝘴
#807: Police Crackdown on Illegal Massage Shops & Elderly Couple Charged for “Free” Meal
The Singapore Police Force ends the licensing exemption for open-concept massage shops after vice spreads across HDB estates. Meanwhile, a daughter recommends a free senior meal stall to her parents - they get charged $7.50, owner insists they never asked.𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙠𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙮𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵? 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘮, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘮 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘵
#806: SNOC Chief Mark Chay’s “Dead-End Sports” Blunder & Can You Walk the Causeway?
SNOC chief Mark Chay called certain school sports "dead-end" - then referred reporters to SNOC, who responded that every sport has "intrinsic value." Meanwhile, a mystery sign on the Malaysian side of the Causeway is stopping people from walking to JB.𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹!It’ll really help us out if you can click the “SUBSCRIBE” BUTTON above, because it’ll help keep Yah Lah But improving and g
#805: School Bullies To Be Caned & Applying Makeup Not Allowed on MRT Trains
MOE is standardising caning and suspension for school bullies across all schools by 2027 along with more funding, but parents and teachers have their doubts. Elsewhere, SMRT's Kindness Express poster tells commuters not to apply lipstick in on trains, and netizens are divided.𝙋𝙧𝙚-𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡 𝘼𝙙: 𝙇𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶? 𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘯
#804: MOM Report Raises Questions on Job “Overqualification” & NS Revamps Medical PES Status
1 in 5 Singapore workers are overqualified for their jobs, and most chose that. But do the reports by MOM and NTUC paint different realities? Elsewhere, NS revamps their medical classification system, but what could be the impact?𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴Terence: Birdhandtoys.asia on InstagramHaresh: Ep. 1: Can Gen Z Take A Joke? | Mark Normand | Human Trials𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!We’re looking for people to join our
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