Yah Lah But

#629 - GE2025 Electoral Boundaries Shake-Up & Lady Gaga and Singapore Write a Bad Romance

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Singapore’s Electoral Boundaries Review Committee has released its long-awaited report, remaking constituencies ahead of the imminent GE2025. With m...

#628 - Tan See Leng’s Cantonese Catchphrase & Should Thaipusam be a Public Holiday?

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last week in Parliament, Minister of Manpower Dr Tan See Leng chided PSP’s Leong Mun Wai with a viral Cantonese movie quote that is dividing public ...

#627 - Yah Lah BUT Live! PMAs To Require Medical Certification & $2,000 Dating Bounty

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We return with our first YLB Live show of 2025! In this episode, we talk about the government tightening rules on Personal Mobility Aids (PMAs), by in...

#626 - Lapses Revealed in NRIC Unmasking Issue & SCDF Hiring Foreigners?

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The NRIC unmasking saga is far from over - after a thorough investigation, a 36-page report reveals how a “confluence of shortcomings” led to the ...

#625 - Turbocharging Inflation: GST Debate Heats Up & Pickleball Noise Wars

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A heated GST debate erupted this week as Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh accused the government of “turbocharging inflation” with the timing...

#624 - Fewer Jobs for Fresh Grads in SG & Flying With a Corpse for 4 Hours

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The latest Graduate Employment Survey shows that fewer fresh graduates in Singapore are landing full-time jobs within six months of graduation, despit...

#623 - Montfort Bullying Incident Sparks Outrage & Grants to Save Coffee Shop Toilets?

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Montfort Secondary School bullying incident has shocked Singapore, with a viral video showing students attacking a fellow classmate. Despite the s...

#622 - Total Defence Exercise Leads to Food Poisoning & Pregnant Hawker Forced to Stand

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A Total Defence food resilience exercise took a wrong turn when 20 students fell ill after eating ready-to-eat meals catered by SATS, a major food sup...

#621 - Budget 2025: Sweet Enough? & Dalmatian Flies SQ Business Class

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Budget 2025 is here, and PM Lawrence Wong delivered what many are calling an "election budget" - packed with CDC vouchers, SG60 bonuses, and support f...

#620- - Pritam Singh Found Guilty & Singapore’s Incels Speak Out

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pritam Singh, Singapore’s Leader of the Opposition, has been convicted of lying to Parliament’s Committee of Privileges, marking a historic first ...

#619 - Fatherhood, Flexi-Work, and Finances: Starting a Family in the Modern Age

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for a heartfelt episode of Yah Lah BUT that starts on the grassy patch of Crawford Heights, then transitions to a scenic ride along the Kallan...

#618 - Iswaran’s Home Detention Sparks Debate & Coldplay’s Singapore Music Video

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Former Transport Minister S Iswaran has been moved to home detention just four months into his 12-month jail term, sparking a wave of online backlash....

#617 - Singapore’s New Racial Harmony Law & Are Singaporeans More Accepting?

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Singapore’s Parliament just passed the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Bill, marking a major legal shift in how race-related issues are handled. From ...

#616 - Singapore’s F&B Crisis & Is Punggol Our Silicon Valley?

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Singapore’s F&B industry is in trouble—over 3,000 food and beverage businesses shut down in 2024, the highest number in nearly 20 years. Are s...

#615 - Trump Blames Diversity for Air Crash & Vigilantes on SG Roads?

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump wastes no time in blaming diversity policies for a deadly air crash, doubling down on claims that hiring standards have fallen. His contr...

#614 ft. Tan Suee Chieh - Why I Spoke up On the Income-Allianz Deal

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, we chat with Mr. Tan Suee Chieh, former CEO of NTUC Income and NTUC Enterprise. Suee Chieh was a key voice raising concerns about the...

#613 - Trump’s Inauguration & Hwa Chong Student’s $1,690 Dior Sneakers

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump is officially back as the 47th President of the United States, and his inauguration speech felt more like a Game of Thrones coronation th...

#612 - Pritam Singh’s GE2025 Strategy & Pakistan Airlines’ PR Disaster

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a recent speech, Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh made a bold call for one-third opposition representation in Parliament and for unity amongst...

#611 - GE2025 Survey Drops & PAP Flag Reaches Everest

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As GE2025 looms, a Blackbox Research survey reveals Singaporeans’ biggest concerns—cost of living and jobs, not political scandals. What does this...

#610 - Zuckerberg Flip-Flops on Meta’s Fact-Checking & Singapore’s Corporate Jargon Decoded

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Meta makes waves as CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces the end of third-party fact-checking in the US, shifting responsibility to users through ...

#609 - Scammers Target ICA’s Online Service & SM Lee Warns Against Nativism

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We dive into the ICA’s suspension of its online address change system after 80 unauthorized attempts exploited a glaring loophole. How is this conne...

#608 - NRIC Unmasking Saga Laid Open in Parliament & Political Showdown in Bukit Gombak

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we unpack the exchanges in Parliament about the recent case of unintentional NRIC unmasking by ACRA. Minister Josephine Teo and Minister In...

#607 ft. Hawker Faye Sai - Blame Singaporeans for the End of Hawker Culture?

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This past November, the topic of saving hawker culture was fiercely debated in Parliament, and while we discussed it in YLB 588, we wanted to hear dir...

#606 - Do Singaporeans Speak Bad English? & Expats Now Doing Food Delivery

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A recent study revealed that Singapore’s adult literacy proficiency is below the OECD average. This raises concerns about the competitiveness and em...

#605 - Does Class Size Matter? & Is It Ever OK to Hit a Child?

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In an interview with ST to mark the start of the school year, Minister of Education Chan Chun Sing made the point that the quality of teachers is a fa...

#604 ft. Andie Chen - SingPost Fires its Top Management & Music Festival at Sentosa Angers Attendees

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In our last episode for 2024, we’re talking about major screw-ups. SingPost dramatically fired its CEO and two other top executives recently. The pl...

#603 - Government Apologises for NRIC Debacle & Apparently Gain City Is Influential?

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You’ve been waiting for this one. Just when we thought 2024 would close out quietly, a national regulator makes a rare, alarming blunder, then the g...

#602 ft. Yip Pin Xiu - On the Mind Games Needed to Sustain Her 7 Gold Medal Streak

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s fair to say that Yip Pin Xiu has had a good 2024. Singapore’s most decorated paralympian extended her streak with another two gold medals in ...

#601 ft. Adele Chan - How to Be Present During the Festive Season

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our sponsor - OPPOThis episode is brought to you by OPPO!FOMO keeps us connected to our phones 24/7. But what happens on our phones is often way less ...

#600 - Yah Lah BUT Live! The Very Best of 2024

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve made it to episode 600! And what better way to celebrate it than to record it live in front of an audience of 60+ YLB fans, right on the cusp ...

#599 - CEO of US Health Insurer Murdered & Local Cosplayer Offers Unusual Services

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode we’re talking about Luigi Mangione, whose alleged murder of the CEO of UnitedHealth on a sidewalk in New York has captured global atten...

#598 - Hard to Find Candidates for GE2025 & Swiss Air Crew Film Passengers Having Sex

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The GE2025 hype train has left the station, and you know we love us some political punditry. So today we’re discussing a CNA report on how political...

#597 ft. Jacky Ng - MSF Tells Parents: Don’t be Naked with Your Kids & NUH is getting Robot Nurses

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We know Singaporeans are an obedient lot, but will we heed the latest guidelines from the Ministry of Social and Family Development? They’ve just is...

#596 - Fight at Vivocity Lift Goes Viral & Astons Raises Prices by 19%?

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

At Yah Lah BUT, we’re big on looking at issues from multiple angles, and we’ve got a good example this episode! A TikTok video showing a fight at ...

#595 - StanChart Marathon Runner Dies & Geylang’s Dodgy Hair Salons

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re into the last month of the year and we start with the sad news that a participant of this year’s Standard Chartered Marathon passed away aft...

#594 - HSA Can Bust You for Vaping & Yet Another Case of Blackface

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There’s no smoke without fire…or in this case, vapes? Apparently, plainclothes Health Sciences Authority (HSA) officers have the power to enter an...

#593 ft. Selena Tan - Dim Sum Dollies Do SG60 & The Challenges of Theatre in Singapore

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

SG60 is just round the corner, and Singapore’s beloved cabaret troupe Dim Sum Dollies are back to celebrate it! In this episode, we speak to foundin...

#592 - PAP Turns 70, Enters its Lawrence Wong Era & Even Hokkien Mee is AI Now

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The ruling People’s Action Party turned 70, and has officially entered its Lawrence Wong era. At its ginormous biennial conference, our new PM forma...

#591 - Student Eco-activist Charged for Deflating Tyres & Singapore’s Toilet Mascot Returns

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode is all about sending messages and changing behaviours. An NUS student thought it was a good idea to deflate the tyres of several car...

#590 - Resorts World Sentosa Underperforming? & HSBC Senior Managers Scramble to Keep Their Jobs

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a saying in gambling: the house always wins. Unless, it seems, you’re Resorts World Sentosa. Due to unsatisfactory tourism metrics, author...

#589 - Big Tech Employees Now Getting Smaller Perks & MFA Officer Guilty of Child Neglect

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Big Tech used to be all about big employee perks: flexible hours, free food, travel opportunities, in-office naps and massages, all to attract top tal...

#588 - How to Save Our Hawkers & First Astronaut from Singapore?

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In Parliament this week, an epic 5-hour debate about how to save our hawker culture took place. PSP’s Leong Mun Wai and Hazel Poa put forth a slew o...

#587 - Is the Government Going Easy on Traffic Offenders & The End of School Canteen Stalls?

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a surprising move, the Ministry of Home Affairs is proposing a slew of legal amendments that will lessen the punishment for road traffic offences, ...

#586 - Lawrence Wong’s Wide-Ranging Press Conference & Australia Considers Under-16 Ban for Social Media

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

People are calling the 2024 US Presidential Election the ‘Podcast Election’ for the role that long-form, unfiltered conversations played in shapin...

#585 ft. Rishi Budhrani - A Singaporean POV on Trump’s Victory & The Least Satisfying Places to Live in Singapore

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It happened. Trump is once again the US president-elect, and suddenly everyone’s an expert. Including us! Well, not really. We can’t claim to know...

#584 ft. Caitanya Tan - IMDA Bans Film on Censorship & Private-Hire Driver’s Savage Warning to Passengers

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Singaporean film about censorship, has been banned in Singapore by film censors. You can’t make this stuff up. We speak with actor and guest host ...

#583 ft. Bertha Henson - Singapore Healthcare is Too Complex; Journalism Has Fallen Off the Cliff and Drowned

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The weather’s been hot lately, but our studio got even hotter this week when veteran journalist and political commentator Bertha Henson dropped by w...

#582 ft. Munah Bagharib & Jerrold Chong - Turning the Singapore Zoo into an Animated Zombie Apocalypse

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine the Singapore zoo being attacked by Zombies. Now imagine talking animals trying to survive it! That's our adult-themed animated TV series call...

#581 - The 38 Oxley Road Saga Continues & Videographers Ruin an Influencer’s Wedding Proposal

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

38 Oxley Road is the house that just won’t fall. This episode we look at the latest exchange between Lee Hsien Yang and the Singapore government ove...

#580 - Grab Reverts to 5-Day Office Week & Singapore Ranks 3rd Worldwide in Burnout

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is the pandemic honeymoon truly over? Singapore tech giant Grab is ending hybrid work for its employees and summoning everyone back to HQ, continuing ...

#579 - Lee Hsien Yang: Political Refugee? & Trump ‘Works’ at McDonald’s

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Somehow, NINE years after Mr Lee Kuan Yew left us, we’re still talking about his former house at 38 Oxley Road. This time it’s because his daughte...

#578 - The Pritam Trial Discussion You’ve Been Waiting For & Vice-Principal Gets Busted for Extramarital Affair

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You held your breath waiting for us to discuss Pritam. Now you can exhale! With the trial of the year well underway, we take stock of all the revelati...

#577 - Government Blocks NTUC Income-Allianz Deal At The Last Minute & Simu Liu Calls Out Cultural Appropriation of Bubble Tea

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We all thought it was a done deal, but the Singapore Government has swooped in to block the sale of a majority stake of local insurer NTUC Income, to ...

#576 ft. Jun Vinh & Mark Wee - We Made Singapore's FIRST Adult Animated Series!

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We never thought we'd be able to make a show that involved this much gore and dark comedy, but we just did! It's called "Zombie Safari" & it's Sin...

#575 - Spanish Couple Detained for Protesting Singaporean Ownership of Valencia FC & PM Wong Flies Scoot

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode we ask: when is a protest, a protest? A Spanish couple on their honeymoon here are providing a fascinating test case. They held up signs ...

#574 ft. Munah Bagharib - School Bullies Tore a Girl’s Eardrum & Invent Your Own Major at SMU

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re horrified that a secondary one girl was beaten up by her own schoolmates at a HDB block near their school, resulting in a ruptured eardrum. We...

#573 - That Photo of Iswaran in Prison Garb & Qantas Makes Passengers Watch R-Rated Movie

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Oh Iswaran, we wish we knew how to quit you. Just when we thought we’d packed the former Transport Minister off to prison and closed that chapter, d...

#572 - Iswaran Apologises, Begins Jail Term & Taoism-themed Labubu Dolls?

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It seems we’re not done talking about former Transport Minister Iswaran yet! Just before entering prison, he announced he will not be appealing his ...

#571 - Iswaran Gets 12 Months’ Jail & Food Court ‘Steals’ Artist’s Work?

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The verdict is out! We break down former Transport Minister Iswaran’s jail sentence, and ask the tough questions. Who really won and lost? What else...

#570 - Dyson’s Shock Layoffs & Singapore’s $70 Million Kampung

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In news that both sucks and blows, Dyson has become the latest tech company in Singapore to do a sudden round of retrenchments, giving the relevant un...

#569 ft. Rishi Budhrani - MRT Disruption: Whose Fault? & How to Scam a Scammer

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rishi steps up to the plate of guest host, bringing the Sindhi presence back onto the podcast! This week, we talk about the elephant in the room, the ...

#568 ft. Tristen & Dom - Iswaran Pleads Guilty to Reduced Charges & YouTuber IShowSpeed Zips Through Singapore

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just 2 days removed from F1, the trial of S Iswaran coincidentally begins…with a twist! The prosecution has amended charges of corruption against th...

#567 ft. Tristen & Dom - Condo Guard Throws Bubble Tea at Delivery Rider & Woman Blocks Car with her Body

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is it Bad Behaviour Week in Singapore? A condominium guard threw an order of bubble tea at a delivery rider who did not have the unit number, and a wo...

#566 ft. Sergeant Gina - Why I Volunteered to Experience a Natural Disaster

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We were thrilled to have Sergeant Gina, a paramedic who is also an Emergency Medical Service section commander, in the YLB studio. Dive into her inspi...

#565 ft. Jo Tan - Taking Higher Mother Tongue Just Because You Can? & Are Micro-Weddings the Next Big Idea?

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From 2026, MOE is making it easier for students to qualify for Higher Mother Tongue classes. But why is studying your language at a more difficult lev...

#564 - Man Wears Blackface to Sell Car & Yishun Bird Feeder Goes too Far (introducing Tristen & Dom!)

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What, another case of blackface in Singapore? We discuss a car dealership’s recent promo video that features a staff member in dark makeup. It direc...

#563 ft. Jack Sim AKA Mr. Toilet - Why Coffeeshop Toilets Are Always Dirty & What’s Wrong With Our Education System

31 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our latest guest Jack Sim brings a touch of good ol’ toilet humour onto YLB! As the founder of the World Toilet Organization that initiated the Unit...

#562 - PM Wong Runs With BMT Recruits & Toast Box Raises Prices on Kaya Toast Again

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

PM Wong made a rare visit on Tuesday morning to the Basic Military Training Centre on Pulau Tekong, and even completed a 1.8km run alongside a group o...

#561 - More Parental Leave Leads to Gender Discrimination at Work? & Can You “Chope” Queue Positions?

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With Haresh finally back from his well-deserved babymoon in Bali, we resume our regular format! We address the big announcement from last week’s Nat...

#560 ft. Sing Tien Foo - Kiasunomics: The Hidden Science Behind Singaporean Behaviours

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

(00:00) Tell You First(00:48) Intro(01:49) Discussion on Book - Kiasunomics 3(02:00) Impact of BTO on Marriages and Divorces(07:42) Discussion on Econ...

#559 ft. Lionel Lee - Why Singapore Needs More Bus Drivers Earning $5K

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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#558 ft. Kishore Mahbubani - Why the Future Belongs to Asia & How the West Is Weakening the UN

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Veteran diplomat Kishore Mahbubani stops by the YLB studio to talk about his recently-launched memoir, Living in the Asian Century, which covers his s...

#557 ft. Mark Tan - Rice Media: Building a “Creative Disneyland” and Cultural Powerhouse

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, Mark Tan, the founder of Rice Media, stops by the Yah Lah BUT studio to talk about what inspired him to start the alternative publica...

#556 - Olympics Women’s Boxing Sparks Gender Debate & National Day Decoration Defaced with Naughty Word

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has been at the centre of a gender controversy at the Paris Olympics, with some accusing her of actually being a man compe...

#555 - Mobile Guardian App Hack Causes Distress & Holland Road Estates Burgled by Crime Syndicate

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Ministry of Education disclosed that device management app Mobile Guardian, which is installed on most personal learning devices, was recently hac...

#554 ft. Tan Kin Lian - Income-Allianz Deal: Is NTUC Income’s Social Mission Still Relevant?

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With the recent spotlight on the Income-Allianz deal, we wanted to get a better understanding of Income’s original social mission and why people are...

#553 - Property Agent Issued POFMA Over Criticism of Housing Policy & AI-generated Government Ad Draws Ridicule

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A property agent has been POFMAed for a video that made false claims  about the HDB’s Ethnic Integration Policy. We analysed the video and the POFM...

#552 - Olympic “Last Supper” Riles Up Conservatives & Lim Tean Rants About Child on NDP Poster

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics has outraged conservatives around the world, with an apparent depiction of da Vinci’s  “Last Supp...

#551 ft. Ho Kwon Ping - Singaporeans’ Colonial Mentality, the Insidiousness of Meritocracy, & Why Businesses Must Stand For Something

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Get ready for an unfiltered conversation as Ho Kwon Ping, Founder and Executive Chairman of Banyan Group, drops by the YLB studio. He's here to unveil...

#550 - Grab and Trans-Cab Deal Falls Through & RI Student Dresses as Delivery Rider for Racial Harmony Day

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Grab officially ended its pursuit of a buyout of Trans-Cab after Singapore's competition watchdog announced that it believed the deal would result in ...

#549 - Should Income Insurance Be Sold To Foreign Company? & Japanese Gymnast Withdraws From Olympics for Drinking and Smoking

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Allianz’s plans to buy a majority stake in Singapore’s Income Insurance have sparked concerns among some Singaporeans, with prominent figures like...

#548 - Biden Exits US Presidential Race & Toilet Slippers Sold As Luxury Items

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The tumultuous US presidential election took another strange turn this weekend, as incumbent US president Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the ...

#547 ft. Sean Bai of Burnley F.C. - How a Singaporean Diplomat Made It to the Champions League and the Premier League

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this year, Sean Bai, a born and bred Singaporean, was appointed the Chief of Staff (Football) at Burnley Football Club. How exactly did a born...

#546 - How Trump Assassination Attempt Changes The Election & Why Are Malaysians Naming Their Children “Skibidi”?

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This past weekend, footage of the shocking assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump sent shockwaves around the world. Some have decla...

#545 - Quah Ting Wen Excluded From Olympics & Barcelona Tourists Squirted With Water Guns

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Singapore’s Olympics swim team came under intense scrutiny when veteran Quah Ting Wen was unexpectedly replaced in the women’s 4x100m medley relay...

#544 - “Distasteful” Warplane Designs on Tampines Block & Parents Defend Bringing 4-Year-Old up Everest Base Camp

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Tampines resident urged authorities to remove a "warplane" design that was painted onto the side of a block, citing that it was “terribly distaste...

#543 ft. Bilahari Kausikan - Is World War 3 Imminent? & What Will A Second Trump Term Mean For Us?

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Former Singapore diplomat Bilahari Kausikan stops by the YLB studio to share his candid views about the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, and to ...

#542 - Yah Lah BUT Mentioned in Parliament & Who Are “Friends of the PAP”?

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We usually talk about the news, but did not expect to BE the news, which is what happened this week! Our Yah Lah BUT episode with Leong Mun Wai was re...

#541 - Politicians Graded on LGBTQ Stance & NUS Students Get Wednesday Me-Time

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recently, Protect Singapore released a scorecard grading politicians based on their LGBTQ stance. Some were disappointed that this occurred right befo...

#540 ft. Caitanya Tan - Why Singapore Women Stay Single & Singaporean Accent is Cringe?

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this Haresh-less episode, we end the patriarchy with guest host Caitanya Tan @caitofalltraits, as we deep dive into the recent debate about why mor...

#539 ft. Jacky Ng - Oil Spill Stains Singapore & Does Creativity Exist in Schools?

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In light of Haresh’s absence, we have comedian Jacky onboard as this week’s guest host! We talk about last weekend’s big news: the oil spill cau...

#538 - Yah Lah BUT Live! BTO System Leads to More Divorces in Singapore

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

2 years after our last SOLD OUT live show, we’re finally back with another YLB LIVE recording! 40 YLB listeners spent Saturday night with us at Monk...

#537 - Singapore Airlines Offers US$10K to Passengers in Turbulence Incident & Circles.Life Porn Ad Draws Flak

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Singapore Airlines announced that it would compensate passengers who suffered “minor injuries” in the SQ321 turbulence incident US$10K ...

#536 - Singles to Blame for Lack of Babies in SG & Kid’s Poster Banned From Sports Hub Football Match

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Department of Statistics report recently found that more women remaining single is one of the contributing factors for Singapore’s baby drought. H...

#535 - LTA Officer’s Death Sparks Outrage Against Teen & Singaporean Students Reconsider US Universities

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, an 18-year-old involved in a motorcycle chase that killed a Land Transport Authority (LTA) officer tried to absolve himself of blame in his...

#534 - Science Centre Cancels Talk About Sex and Gender & Crystal Jade Offers Char Siew For Cantonese Insul

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this week, Science Centre Singapore cancelled a ticketed event organised to discuss the differences between sex and gender, after an outcry fr...

#533 - Ukrainian President Zelensky Calls Out China & New Raffles Statue Sparks Debate About Colonialism

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This past weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise appearance at the Shangri-La Dialogue, where he called on Asian countries to...

#532 - Migrant Worker in Loan Shark Case Leaves Singapore & SIA Passengers Lament New Safety Measures

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, PM Wong waded into the case of the migrant worker who was fired for his involvement in a loan shark harassment case, when he wrote a letter...

#531 - Hawker Prices Increasing at Slower Rate & NTU Student Activists “Protest” New Lab Initiative

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A recent study by the Singapore Department of Statistics found that hawker food prices rose by 6.1% in 2023, the highest increase since 2008. The stud...

#530 - Singapore Airlines’ Handling of Turbulence Incident & Kate Middleton Portrait Draws Ridicule

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One passenger died and many others were badly injured after a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore encountered severe turbulence, forcin...