Yah Lah But
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#329 - Man jailed in Felicia Teo case & fake Esplanade concert tickets on Carousell
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The long-running missing person case of Felicia Teo that started in 2007 has finally reached a resolution; one of the men, initially accused of her mu...
#328 - Vogue magazine gets warning for breaching content guidelines & OnlyFans creator Titus Low sentenced to jail
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vogue Singapore, a fashion magazine, was slapped with a stern warning for breaching local content guidelines, and has had its permit shortened from on...
#327 - Singapore Airlines stops forcing pregnant flight attendants to quit & half of Singaporean singles not dating
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Aaaaand we're back! In a reversal of a long-criticised policy, Singapore Airlines’ flight attendants will no longer be forced to quit after giving b...
#326 - Queen Elizabeth II dies & SAF sets up Lazada store
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, has died at the age of 96. While tributes and condolences from world leaders pour in, we dis...
#325 - Shopee draws flak for pulling job offers & Prima Deli leaves customer cheesed off
03 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shopee is in the news for pulling job offers for positions at its Singapore HQ, including one for a Chinese engineer who had already relocated here wi...
#324 - Joseph Schooling confesses to taking drugs & Chan Chun Sing asks school alumni to help ease teachers’ workload
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a shocking announcement, Singapore’s sporting icon Joseph Schooling confessed to consuming cannabis while overseas training for the SEA Games. We...
#323 - Minister Vivian Balakrishnan talks global politics & SQ passengers shamed for rushing for bags
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a wide-ranging interview with The Straits Times, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan detailed the global challenges that Singapore will be facing ...
#322 - Singapore to go mask-free indoors & St Andrew’s student threatens teacher
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID-19 multi-ministry task force announced that from 29th August, people in Singapore will no longer be required to wear a mask except on public...
#321 - Ministers clear up confusion about 377A repeal & TikTok’s ability to monitor users’ keystrokes exposed
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After the bombshell announcement at NDR 2022 that Section 377A will be repealed, Ministers K Shanmugam, Lawrence Wong and Edwin Tong all sat down for ...
#320 - Singapore repeals Section 377A & Finland PM faces backlash for party videos
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the National Day Rally 2022, PM Lee Hsien Loong announced that Section 377A will finally be repealed, which ends the criminalisation of gay sex. At...
#319 - A mother on how she dealt with her 6-year-old daughter’s cancer
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We had the privilege of speaking to Lavaniyah Ganapathy, an inspiring mother whose daughter was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia at ...
#318 - Did Tommy Koh really say SG is snobbish & Naomi Neo backlash over prank video
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a recent CNA podcast, Singapore's ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh called Singapore a "very snobbish and hierarchical society". We break down his comm...
#317 - Orchard Towers nightlife outlets to be shut & NDP crying man sparks discussion
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Singapore police announced that licences for club and bar operators in Orchard Towers will not be renewed beyond May 2023 due to concerns about la...
#316 - Writer Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh on why he feels sad for LKY & how he’s creating a sustainable media company in Jom
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a long time coming, but we finally managed to get writer/commentator and now Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh onto YLB to tell us ab...
#315 - Government takes back Sports Hub & Cyclist sues PUB after fall
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Get your own Folklory at www.Folklory.com! On Monday, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong detailed the rationale behind terminating t...
#314 - Will Smith posts apology video & Bishan seafood stall to charge GST and service charge
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
And after our short COVID holiday, we are back! And so is Will Smith, who got us to “take a minute, just sit right there” to watch his apology vid...
#313 - Comedian Rishi Budhrani on hosting NDP, his physical transformation & the anti-repeal town hall
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We get honest (and humbling) thoughts from Rishi about the behind-the-scenes of NDP 2022 and being hand picked as one of the 4 hosts. We also chat abo...
#312 - Government audit finds lapses at MHA and MCI & NDP K-pop aunties segment draws flak
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An annual audit of government agencies conducted by the Auditor-General's Office found lapses in the procurement processes of the Ministry of Communic...
#311 - HCI counsellor rapped over anti-LGBTQ content & viral TikTok flower prank backfires
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, a Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) school counsellor was suspended from conducting further sex-ed lessons after making a presentation containing...
#310 - The Woke Salaryman on why you should give your kids nothing, how to earn more money, and why SG is awesome
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Woke Salaryman is Singapore’s top personal finance webcomic, and in this episode, we got to pick the brains of the founders, Goh Wei Choon and H...
#309 - Grab cuts grace waiting time for bookings & government solicits feedback on proposal for online safety in SG
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On 18th July, Grab will officially cut the grace waiting time for ride-hailing bookings from 5min to 3min.This announcement stirred a lot of unhappine...
#308 - Woman and son in road rage video doxxed & NUS censors protest during graduation ceremony
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
And we’re back from the fresh COVID wave! The woman at the center of the viral road rage incident at Tuas Second Link has called for the harassment ...
#307 - Jamus Lim and Alvin Tan debate over response to rising cost of living & government dismisses rent control for coffee shops
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In parliament, Opposition MP Jamus Lim suggested some government actions, like letting the currency appreciate, to counter the rising cost of living i...
#306 - $40 million Yishun coffeeshop promises not to raise prices & Cathay busker Jeff Ng gets cancelled by ex-girlfriend
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The chairman of Chang Cheng Group, the new owner of the Yishun coffeeshop which was recently sold for $40 million, has promised not to raise coffee an...
#305 - Shanmugam defends SG policies on BBC’s HardTalk & Rachel Wong’s defamation case
02 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
K Shanmugam recently jousted with British journalist and presenter Stephen Sackur on a 24-minute BBC podcast interview for the programme HardTalk. Whi...
#304 - Lawrence Wong unveils Forward Singapore exercise & Tour De Singapore cycling race announced
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a recent speech, DPM Lawrence Wong unveiled the ‘Forward Singapore’ roadmap to review and refresh the country’s social compact by engaging Si...
#303 - US Supreme Court overturns abortion rights & insurance agent takes back balloon from toddler
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Over the weekend, the US Supreme Court overturned the historic 1973 Roe v Wade ruling that recognised a woman's constitutional right to an abortion. T...
#302 - Investing, the current economy & what is Grab doing to help us? Feat. Wenbin Wong, head of GrabFin Singapore
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the economy continues to shock everyone, it’s getting increasingly confusing to figure out what to do about our personal finances. So we speak to...
#301 - Singaporeans’ attitudes toward 377A shift & uproar over restaurant’s $50 fee for birthday cake
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just in time for Pride Month, a recent study on Singaporeans’ attitudes towards same-sex relationships by market research firm Ipsos found that 44% ...
#300 - The jumbo ASK-ME-ANYTHING episode where we answer your MALA-HOT questions
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On our 300th episode, we want to thank everyone by answering the hottest questions as chosen by YOU! Do we believe in ghosts? How does Haresh prepare ...
#299 - Ex-police officer alleges pregnancy discrimination & SIA and Scoot customers can pay to reduce carbon footprint via SAF credits
11 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A viral Facebook post from an ex-police officer alleged pregnancy discrimination at her former workplace, which prompted the Singapore Police Force to...
#298 - Lawrence Wong promoted to Deputy PM & divorced couple to split $1 million wedding red packet
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week, PM Lee announced several Cabinet changes, the most prominent being Lawrence Wong’s promotion to Deputy Prime Minister. While this...
#297 - Johnny Depp wins defamation case against Amber Heard & SG woman goes on vengeful Dior spree
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny Depp emerged victorious in the defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard. We discuss the trial and the verdict, and ask what the futur...
#296 - NUH junior doctor video sparks discussions & Japanese man spends $21,600 to be a dog
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A graduate from the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine was filmed in an interview sharing how physically and mentally draining his current job as a j...
#295 - Gillman Barracks F&B tenants asked to re-tender or leave & Simu Liu stirs debate about Henry Golding’s casting in CRA
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) announced that Gillman Barracks would be getting a $2 million facelift to rejuvenate the locale. However, several c...
#294 - MOM mandates monthly rest day for migrant domestic workers & Ms Puiyi wears see-through top in London Museum
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Minister of State for Manpower Gan Siow Huang announced that the Ministry of Manpower will be implementing a mandatory rest day every month for migran...
#293 - Joseph Schooling calls for national dialogue on NS & Pink Dot called out for lack of inclusivity
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off winning 2 gold medals at the SEA Games, Joseph Schooling called for a national dialogue on expectations of athletes serving their National S...
#292 - Elon Musk puts Twitter bid on hold & companies luring workers back to office with food and parties
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the purchase of Twitter would not go ahead unless he was given further assurances on the extent of fake/spam accounts o...
#291 - Singapore Catholic order member convicted of sex crime & young passenger scalded by boiling tea on Qatar Airways flight
14 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In early May, a man who was part of a Catholic religious order that established a school in Singapore was convicted of sex crimes with two teenage boy...
#290 - Should Singaporean women do NS & Elon Musk wants to reverse Twitter ban on Donald Trump
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The age-old debate of women donning green as SAF conscripts came up in Parliament via the new MPs Carrie Tan and Poh Li-San. Defense Minister Ng Eng H...
#289 - Gov.sg Hari Raya Ad pulled after backlash & Goh Chok Tong’s scarecrow photo ruffles feathers
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What a long weekend full of kerfuffles! The Ministry of Communications and Information removed its Hari Raya ad after it faced criticism for its suppo...
#288 - Names of trainee lawyers who cheated revealed & ex-Grab driver acquitted of sexual assault
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a stunning reversal, a High Court Judge publicly released the names of 6 trainee lawyers who had been caught cheating in the Bar exam. Is the punis...
#287 - Most workers still prefer flexible work arrangements & Netflix to display ads
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
According to a recent IPS working paper, a majority of workers prefer to continue flexible work arrangements going forward, even as Singapore lifts it...
#286 - Singaporean draws flak for singing worship song on flight & clinic assistant kicks stroller
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A recent video featuring a Singaporean man, Jonathan Neo, singing a Christian worship song in the middle of a flight has gone viral, with critics and ...
#285 - F&B industry faces manpower shortage & boy urinates into bottle at food court
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In line with Singapore’s nightlife industry opening up, we go through an opinion piece about the F&B industry’s woes in increasing productivit...
#284 - Lawrence Wong primed as next PM & Elon Musk tries to buy Twitter
16 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the bombshell announcement that caught everyone by surprise, right before the long weekend: Lawrence Wong has been anointed the leader of t...
#283 - Viral video of accident sparks debate about cyclists again & PAP ex-candidate Ivan Lim gets name cleared
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Another viral CCTV video showing a collision between an errant cyclist and an unsuspecting pedestrian has once again renewed calls for greater regulat...
#282 - PM Lee warns US about Russia-Ukraine war & Penthouse model Pui Yi’s sexy photos enrage Vietnamese
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a dialogue with The Wall Street Journal editorial board in early April, PM Lee warned that the US should not define the war in Ukraine as a battle ...
#281 - S’poreans more open to non-Chinese PM & life-sized LKY wax figure appears on eBay
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
According to a study conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) and CNA, Singaporeans have become more open to having a non-Chinese prime mini...
#280 - Dr Janil Puthucheary dissects our appearance in “Regardless of Race”, his political awakening, and Will Smith’s slap
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It was a real pleasure this week to have Dr Janil Puthucheary, Chairman of OnePeople.sg and Senior Minister of State at MCI, swing by the YLB studio f...
#279 - Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at Oscars & Omega x Swatch collaboration causes chaos in SG
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The slap that was heard around the world! By now, everyone has heard or has aired an opinion about whether Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at ...
#278 - POFMA issued to Wake Up SG over KKH allegations & wedding ang bao rates spark discussion
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Late on Sunday night, the government issued a POFMA direction correction to Wake Up Singapore regarding the alleged story of a miscarriage that occure...
#277 - Singapore eases COVID restrictions & Tung Lok shames customer for ducking bill
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, PM Lee announced the easing of COVID restrictions in Singapore, most notably the limit on group sizes and the mask mandate outdoors. We d...
#276 - Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas sparks fierce debate & Russia replaces McDonald’s
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lia Thomas, a transgender collegiate athlete from the US, sparked fierce debates this past week when she competed in and won several women’s events ...
#275 - Kanye West’s IG suspended for using racial slur on Trevor Noah & otters go on killing spree in Yio Chu Kang
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Kim-Kanye-Pete controversy took a dark turn when Kanye West used a racial slur to attack Trevor Noah, which led to the suspension of his IG accoun...
#274 - M’sia politicians drag Singapore into Umno debate & Naomi Osaka rattled by heckler at Indian Wells
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the run up to the Johor state elections last weekend, Malaysian politicians went back and forth about whether Singapore would have been more or les...
#273 - Can Singapore work with honour-based MC system & Chelsea football club faces sanctions because of Russian owner
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As we move beyond the pandemic, can the no-MC-needed sick leave policy that many employers have been practising still continue into the future? Also, ...
#272 - Uniqlo defends decision to stay in Russia & Gojek driver clashes with dog owner about cancellation of ride
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Against the overwhelming trend of corporations pulling out of or cutting business ties with Russia, Uniqlo doubled down on its decision to keep its al...
#271 - Minister Josephine Teo defends SPH Media Trust & MP Shawn Huang cries about SG science and tech
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last Friday, Minister Josephine Teo defended the government’s stance of financially supporting SPH Media Trust to the tune of $900 million over 5 ye...
#270 - Minister Shanmugam comments on 377A & MP Ang Wei Neng suggests expiry date for degrees
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In parliament, Minister Shanmugam commented on the courts’ recent judgement in the constitutional challenge to Section 377A, and reinforced that the...
#269 - “Just Saying” producer Dew Francis reveals his motivation behind the talk show, how COVID changed him for good, and why he hates Single’s Inferno
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak to local creative Dew Francis of “Just Saying” fame, and discover what it takes to produce and star on Singapore’s mos...
#268 - What the Russia/Ukraine war means for Singaporeans & SG postpones resumption of team sports
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the past few days, the news cycle has been dominated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. What is going on, how are people around the world respondin...
#267 - Actress/writer Malene Waters talks about serial killers, Excel spreadsheets and Twitter beef
26 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the launch of our MARS TV series, we have one of the stars from the show as a guest; today, actress/writer Malene Waters touches down on ...
#266 - Ong Ye Kung pens letter to healthcare workers & SG influencer names and shames online trolls
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung sent a letter to public healthcare workers to boost their morale and encourage resilience in the face of the Om...
#265 - GST hikes, wealth taxes & more from Budget 2022, with Reggie from The Financial Coconut
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last Friday, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong delivered his first-ever budget proposal, with the theme “charting our new way forward together". We tal...
#264 - Healing The Divide’s Iris Koh raises almost $100K for legal fees & runner Soh Rui Yong excluded from SEA Games
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Iris Koh, the founder of anti-vaccine group, Healing the Divide, raised over S$96,000 in one week to foot her legal fees in court hearings. Are there ...
#263 - Actress Vikneswary Se discusses her love of love, dancing and phonetics
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hold up! Another star of our MARS TV series enters YLB’s orbit! This time, Vikneswary Se brings her deep philosophical thoughts about love and relat...
#262 - Singaporeans in Ukraine advised to evacuate & WSJ writer gets backlash about wearing shoes indoors
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Sunday night, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised Singaporeans in Ukraine to leave the country as soon as possible, given the threat of an immi...
#261 - Raeesah Khan gets fined but WP leadership could face criminal charges & leaked screenshots show staff making lewd comments
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Committee of Privileges released a bombshell report that recommended a $35,000 fine for Raeesah Khan, but more importantly, also referred WP’s P...
#260 - US-born Chinese athlete Eileen Gu wins Olympic gold & NTUC Fairprice accused of fowl play with chicken weight
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
American-born Chinese athlete Eileen Gu was crowned the new golden girl of China athletics after she won gold at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. But...
#259 - Joe Rogan apologises for using N-word & SG women targeted in “leaked photo” scam
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Rogan came under fire recently for his choice of guests on his podcast, and now a clip of him using the N-word repeatedly on his show has surfaced...
#258 - Experts call for easing of SG’s COVID restrictions & NYT’s “Singapore Chicken Curry” recipe causes outrage
05 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With our high vaccination and booster rates, experts say that Singapore has a window of opportunity to ease some Covid-19 measures, especially since t...
#257 - US warns against travel to SG & BMT exercise mats raise online furore
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised against travel to a dozen countries because of high rates of coronavirus in...
#256 - Actor-musician-funnyman James Kumar talks about MARS, Forrest Gump and why he loved CB
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Star of our MARS TV series, James Kumar drops by YLB to talk about how he started his career as a director but ended up in front of the camera, how Fo...
#255 - SG extends F1 race another SEVEN years & Dee Kosh says he’s not a pedophile
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, it was revealed that Singapore has renewed the contract to host the F1 race by another whopping 7 years, which is the longest extension s...
#254 - Unvaxxed allowed to worship in groups of 5 & Peter Dinklage calls out Disney for “Snow White” remake
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It was recently announced that concessions would be made for unvaccinated worshippers to attend private worship in small groups of 5. This was due to ...
#253 - Our first-ever LIVE podcast, where we talked through YOUR favourite Yah Lah But episodes in 2021!
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our first ever LIVE podcast recording, which was recorded as part of Funny Fridays at the National Gallery! And for this momentous occasion...
#252 - President Halimah calls out employers for penalizing workers taking COVID leave & SG crowned “Most Instagrammable Place In The World”
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
President Halimah Yacob posted on Facebook on 8th Jan about the recent case of a pest control technician who was jailed for potentially exposing the p...
#251 - Should OCBC be held responsible for phishing scams & Razer gets called out for misleading N95 mask claims
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In December 2021, around 469 OCBC customers were conned of a total of $8.5 million by an SMS phishing scam, leaving many bewildered victims stripped o...
#250 - Another ASK-ME-ANYTHING episode where we answer your BURNING questions
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our 250th episode, and to commemorate the occasion we’ll answer the deepest and most exciting questions, as chosen by YOU! How we deal with r...
#249 - WHO now says boosters are not a viable strategy & Bentley driver tries to run down security officer
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
WHO experts warned that repeating booster shots of the COVID vaccines is not a viable strategy going forward against emerging variants. In Singapore t...
#248 - Djokovic wins Australian visa battle & Soh Rui Yong is beaten at 2.4km challenge
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So after a protracted back and forth between Australian authorities and his legal team about his medical exemption from vaccination, tennis superstar ...
#247 - Police combing through CCTV footage of Clarke Quay NYE revelers & actress Jacelyn Tay talks sex with her son
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
HELLO 2022! We can’t think of a better way to welcome the new year than by defying COVID restrictions, which is what a few hundred revelers did on N...
#246 - A look back at 2021: Singapore’s Top 10 Trending News topics
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
So this is 2021! In a look back at this crazy year, we deep dive into the Top 10 Trending News as collated by Google Trends. Some of these topics migh...
#245 - Tennis player Peng Shuai retracts sexual assault allegations in Zaobao interview & Loh Kean Yew is SG’s first badminton world champion
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we discuss tennis and badminton, and how SG has made waves in both racquet sports in the last couple of days. First, the mysterious case of Peng...
#244 - Photos of escaped Changi lions’ treatment provokes discussion & Ms Universe 2021 made to meow by host Steve Harvey
18 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
2 lions broke free of their enclosures at Changi Airport this week and had to be tranquilized by a team from Mandai Wildlife Group. While they are cur...
#243 - Pritam Singh testifies to Committee of Privileges & New Zealand to ban smoking for future generations
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh finally gave his side of the story in the Raeesah Khan saga to the Committee of Privileges, in a 9-hour grilling...
#242 - Straw poll reveals SGeans “not confident” of their skills & Better.com CEO faces backlash for firing workers over Zoom
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At a panel discussion on future skills featuring an appearance by Minister Chan Chun Sing, a straw poll showed that a majority of the attendees were o...
#241 - Former MP Yaw Shin Leong says WP asked him to “stay silent” & will MOE allow teachers to be ”sugar babies”?
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In another twist in the Raeesah Khan saga, former MP Yaw Shin Leong came out on Facebook to dispute Pritam Singh’s account of events surrounding his...
#240 - Raeesah Khan’s testimony opens can of worms for WP leaders & Grab’s share price tumbles after going public
05 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday evening, an interim report featuring Raeesah Khan’s testimony was released by the Committee of Privileges, and it painted the Workers’ P...
#239 - Workers’ Party MP Raeesah Khan resigns & Singapore crowned world’s second most expensive city
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Workers’ Party MP Raeesah Khan abruptly resigned from her position as an MP and from the party on Tuesday afternoon, just hours before she was due t...
#238 - Are the vaccines effective against Omicron & MrBeast’s viral Squid Game video sparks discussion
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the past week, a new variant of COVID was identified in South Africa, and it was named the Omicron variant. The CEO of Moderna has said that the cu...
#237 - Actor and entrepreneur Andie Chen talks about acting, fatherhood and the future of the metaverse
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Actor, father, entrepreneur, and now metaverse evangelist Andie Chen tells us about relocating during a pandemic, the differences between Singapore an...
#236 - Lawrence Wong discusses identity politics and tribalism & SG Army gets rid of 5BX
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a speech about “identity” at the Institute of Policy Studies, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong acknowledged the struggles of marginalised groups ...
#235 - Violent COVID protests erupt across Europe & Pew survey reveals: what do SGeans find meaningful in life?
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Protests broke out across Europe over the past weekend, as Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Denmark all saw demonstrations agains...
#234 - SG obesity rate balloons in 2020 & transgender actress named ‘Amanda Man‘ in latest Jack Neo movie
20 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Based on MOH's latest National Population Health Survey, which collected data from over 6,000 Singaporeans and PRs aged between 18 to 74, SG’s obesi...
#233 - SG extending F1 contract & Shanmugam calls Amos Yee‘s supporters “hypocrites”
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Minister of Transport S Iswaran recently revealed that SG is in talks to continue hosting the F1 night race next year. Having only discussed this topi...
#232 - Kaws art showcase stopped by court order & Kendall Jenner’s dress at BFF’s wedding ignites debate
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A court injunction was served at the VIP preview of a new Kaws showcase at Marina Bay that featured a 42-metre-long inflatable created by the artist. ...
#231 - SG allows “soft” music in F&B outlets & YouTube removes “Dislike” numbers
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SG has finally allowed F&B outlets to play background music, albeit only “soft recorded music”. This comes alongside the easing of several oth...
#230 - Impending execution of M’sian drug trafficker draws international attention & anti-vaxx group‘s videos removed from YouTube
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This past week, the impending execution of a convicted Malaysian drug trafficker who allegedly has “severe mental disabilities" drew criticism from ...