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Yah Lah But

Ministry of Funnyโ€ขwww.yahlahbut.com
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.
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#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. ๐Ÿ”” Enjoyed this one? Please ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—˜ 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! ๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™ ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ...

May 29, 2026โ€ข1 hr 10 minโ€ขEp. 827

#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. ๐Ÿ”” Enjoyed this one? Please ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—˜ 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! ๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™ ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฌ ๏ฟฝ...

May 25, 2026โ€ข51 minโ€ขEp. 826

#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 capitalโ€™. ๐Ÿ”” Enjoyed this one? Please ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—˜ 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! ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€! Weโ€™re looking for people to join...

May 22, 2026โ€ข53 minโ€ขEp. 825

#819: Radar Failed Before SQ321 Turbulence & StanChart CEO Calls Staff โ€œLower-Value Human Capitalโ€

The final report on SQ321โ€™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. ๐Ÿ”” Enjoyed this one? Please ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—˜ 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! ๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™ ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ง๏ฟฝ...

May 20, 2026โ€ข53 minโ€ขEp. 824

#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. ๐Ÿ”” Enjoyed this one? Please ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—˜ 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! ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ธ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€...

May 18, 2026โ€ข58 minโ€ขEp. 823

#817: DPM Gan Kim Yongโ€™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. ๐Ÿ”” Enjoyed this one? Please ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—˜ 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! ๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™ ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ...

May 15, 2026โ€ข59 minโ€ขEp. 822

#816: Prof. Teo You Yenn - The Problem With SGโ€™s Education System & Why Parents Feel Helpless

Prof. Teo You Yennโ€™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 โ€œUnease," 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. ๐Ÿ”” Enjoyed this one? Please ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—˜ to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps...

May 13, 2026โ€ข1 hr 48 minโ€ขEp. 821

#815: 2 Sโ€™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. ๐Ÿ”” Enjoyed this one? Please ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—˜ 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! ๐™‡๐™„๐™Ž๐™๐™€๐™‰๐™€๐™ ๐™Ž๐™๐™๐™‘๐™€๐™”...

May 11, 2026โ€ข1 hr 5 minโ€ขEp. 820

#814: Pritam & WP Oppose Bill to Validate Decades of Fees & Recruiter Says Sโ€™poreans Not โ€œHungryโ€

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 โ€” TikTok erupts, she doubles down and says S'poreans will "thank her.โ€ ๐Ÿ”” Enjoyed this one? Please ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—˜ to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps...

May 08, 2026โ€ข56 minโ€ขEp. 819

#813: PAPโ€™s Alvin Tan SLAMS WPโ€™s Jamus Lim in Parliament & FREE First Dates from the Govt?

PAPโ€™s Alvin Tan accuses WPโ€™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. ๐Ÿ”” Enjoyed this one? Please ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—˜ 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! ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜„...

May 06, 2026โ€ข59 minโ€ขEp. 818

#812: WPโ€™s Kenneth Tiong on The โ€œSTUPIDโ€ Comment & Why He Left Finance for Opposition Politics

Kenneth Tiong, Workersโ€™ 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 ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—˜ 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! ๐™‡๐™„๐™Ž๐™๐™€๐™‰๐™€๐™ ๐™Ž๐™๐™๐™‘๐™€๐™” ๐™’๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ง ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™ฎ๏ฟฝ...

May 04, 2026โ€ข1 hr 28 minโ€ขEp. 817

#811: Joko Anwar - Exposing What Politicians Wonโ€™t Admit By Using Horror

Joko Anwar, one of Indonesiaโ€™s hottest filmmakers and director of the critically-acclaimed film โ€œGhost in the Cellโ€ 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 ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—˜ to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats...

May 01, 2026โ€ข1 hr 14 minโ€ขEp. 816

#810: China Blocks SG-Based Startupโ€™s $2B Meta Deal & Are SIAโ€™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 โ€œyesโ€ but MUIS says that doesn't make them not halal. Enjoyed this one? Please ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—˜ 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! ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€! Weโ€™re looking for people t...

Apr 29, 2026โ€ข51 minโ€ขEp. 815

#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. ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด Terence: LeBron and Bronny James create NBA playoff history with first father-son alley-oop Haresh: The Dangerous Freedom of Your 20s ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€! Weโ€™re looking for people to join our team! Cl...

Apr 27, 2026โ€ข48 minโ€ขEp. 814

#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-yong ๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™ ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ต? ๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ'๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜บ ๏ฟฝ...

Apr 24, 2026โ€ข1 hr 20 minโ€ขEp. 813

#807: Police Crackdown on Illegal Massage Shops & Elderly Couple Charged for โ€œFreeโ€ 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. ๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™ ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ต? ๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ'๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต. ๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต...

Apr 22, 2026โ€ข52 minโ€ขEp. 812

#806: SNOC Chief Mark Chayโ€™s โ€œDead-End Sportsโ€ 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. ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น! Itโ€™ll really help us out if you can click the โ€œSUBSCRIBEโ€ BUTTON above, because itโ€™ll help keep Yah Lah But improving and get more interesting guests on. Thanks so much! ๐™‹๐™ง๐™š-๐™ง๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก ๐˜ผ๐™™: ๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™ ...

Apr 20, 2026โ€ข59 minโ€ขEp. 811

#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. ๐™‹๐™ง๐™š-๐™ง๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก ๐˜ผ๐™™: ๐™‡๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™‚๐™ก๐™ค๐™—๐™–๐™ก ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™จ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ? ๐˜๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ. ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๏ฟฝ...

Apr 17, 2026โ€ข55 minโ€ขEp. 810

#804: MOM Report Raises Questions on Job โ€œOverqualificationโ€ & 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? ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด Terence: Birdhandtoys.asia on Instagram Haresh: Ep. 1: Can Gen Z Take A Joke? | Mark Normand | Human Trials ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€! Weโ€™re looking for people to join our team! Click on the links below to find out more about the roles. If you...

Apr 15, 2026โ€ข1 hr 8 minโ€ขEp. 809

#803: Is NAC Choking Buskers in SG & Family Charged $2 for "Outside Drinks" at Restaurant | Jacky Ng

Jacky Ng joins Haresh to discuss how the busking profession is being squeezed by NAC's balloting system, unpredictable weather, and disappearing foot traffic. Elsewhere, a family got charged $2 at a Geylang Restaurant because their kids drank from a water bottle. ๐™‹๐™ง๐™š-๐™ง๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก ๐˜ผ๐™™: ๐™‰๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ž๐™ก ๐˜ผ๐™œ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐˜ฟ๐™ง๐™ช๐™œ ๐˜ผ๐™—๐™ช๐™จ๐™š (๐™‰๐˜พ๐˜ผ๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ) ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜‹๐˜ณ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ฉ, ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต ...

Apr 13, 2026โ€ข51 minโ€ขEp. 808

#802: Gan Kim Yong Tells Sโ€™poreans to Use Fans & Book Fair Slammed for $150 โ€œWalking Exhibitorsโ€ | Rishi Budhrani

Rishi Budhrani joins us to explore why DPM Gan Kim Yong rubbed netizens the wrong way when he told S'poreans to use fans instead of aircon as a way to deal with rising costs due to the Middle East war. Elsewhere, Singapore's Art Book Fair tried to make emerging artists pay $150 to walk around like hotdog vendors, but ended up cancelling the idea. ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ'๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ "๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ?โ€ Get your tickets by clicking here ! ๐—ง๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ฆ๏ฟฝ...

Apr 10, 2026โ€ข1 hr 3 minโ€ขEp. 807

#801: Are We Doing Enough for Our Ageing Parents? ft. Andy Seet

Forget traditional nursing homes โ€“ Singaporeโ€™s elder care revolution looks nothing like youโ€™d expect. As the population ages rapidly, PCF Sparkle Care COO Andy Seet explores innovative solutions, from robot companions and esports tournaments to micro-jobs designed to combat loneliness while rethinking preventive health and community-driven care. ๐™๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ค๐™™๐™š ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™—๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™—๐™ฎ ๐™‹๐˜พ๐™ ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ง๐™ ๐™ก๐™š ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐˜—๐˜Š๐˜ ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๏ฟฝ...

Apr 08, 2026โ€ข1 hr 12 minโ€ขEp. 806

#800: Soh Rui Yong on Tan Chuan Jinโ€™s Instagram "Deletion" & Mark Chayโ€™s SEA Games Comments

Singapore's fastest distance runner is back! Soh Rui Yong joins us for the fifth time and is at his candid best as he talks about the SEA Games, Tan Chuan-Jin's Instagram deletion, the local sports system that fails our athletes and how all his personal best came after turning 30. ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€! Weโ€™re looking for people to join our team! Click on the links below to find out more about the roles. If youโ€™re interested, send your CV & cover letter to contact@ministryoffunny.com ! Creat...

Apr 06, 2026โ€ข1 hr 55 minโ€ขEp. 805

#799: WP's Eileen Chong on Leaving MFA for the Opposition & the Hidden Cost of Singaporeโ€™s Success

From MFA diplomat to Workers' Party NCMP in five months, Eileen Chong is asking Parliament the questions most leave untouched - about Singapore's loneliness epidemic, arts funding gaps, AI's real costs, and the price of one generation's relentless success. ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด Terence: Full interview: Anthropic CEO responds to Trump order, Pentagon clash Haresh: The Boys โ€“ Final Season Trailer Eileen: Reasons to be Cheerful ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€! Weโ€™re looking for people to join our tea...

Apr 03, 2026โ€ข1 hr 15 minโ€ขEp. 804

#798: The Problem with Singapore's Leaders & Why Scrapping The Gifted Program Was a Mistake

We sit down with Crystal Lim-Lange - leadership consultant, ex-investment banker, former GEP kid, who shares with us her thoughts on how Singapore leaders can't apologize, why the Gifted Programme was special needs not elitism, and what our education system gets fundamentally wrong. ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ง: ๐™‡๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐˜ผ๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ (๐™‡๐™๐˜ผ) ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜“๐˜›๐˜ˆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ...

Apr 01, 2026โ€ข1 hr 28 minโ€ขEp. 803

#797: How to Talk to Someone Who's Suicidal (Without Making It Worse) ft Charlene Heng

In Singapore, there is an average of one suicide death per day โ€“ and yet most of us still donโ€™t know how to talk about it. Charlene Heng, Deputy Director at SOS Academy, Samaritans of Singapore, gets real about suicide in Singapore โ€“ the stats, the stigma, and why asking the suicide question doesn't make things worse. Whether you're worried about a friend or struggling yourself, we hope you find this helpful. ๐™๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ค๐™™๐™š ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™—๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™—๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™ค...

Mar 30, 2026โ€ข1 hr 1 minโ€ขEp. 802

#796: What The World Gets Wrong About Iran & the Middle East | Prof. Syed Farid Alatas

Prof. Syed Farid Alatas, an NUS sociologist, decolonisation scholar, and a man with family currently living under the Iran-Israel war, explains why the Middle East conflict is really about colonial power, US hegemony, and what Singapore's silence reveals about our own captive minds that have been โ€œcolonizedโ€. ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ'๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ: Prof Syed Farid on Facebook Prof Syed Farid on LinkedIn Books by Prof Syed Farid ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด Terence: A Scientist's View of War Ha...

Mar 27, 2026โ€ข1 hr 35 minโ€ขEp. 801

#795 ft. Dr Adrian Loh โ€“ What Teens Believe About Cannabis & Why Parents Should Be Concerned

Singapore's youth are exposed to drug-related content more often than parents may think. Psychiatrist Dr. Adrian Loh, council member of NCADA, on why attitudes are shifting, why "you do you" is a public health risk, what parents consistently get wrong, and whether a drug-free Singapore is still achievable. ๐™๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ค๐™™๐™š ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™—๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™—๐™ฎ ๐™‰๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ž๐™ก ๐˜ผ๐™œ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐˜ฟ๐™ง๐™ช๐™œ ๐˜ผ๐™—๐™ช๐™จ๐™š (๐™‰๐˜พ๐˜ผ๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ) ๐˜•๐˜Š๐˜ˆ๐˜‹๐˜ˆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ...

Mar 25, 2026โ€ข1 hr 12 minโ€ขEp. 800

#794: Tan See Leng Warns Singapore to Save Power & Why Canโ€™t Food Influencers be Nice?

Tan See Leng tells S'poreans to save energy as Middle East tensions threaten fuel supply - stockpiles are months deep but the government is signalling contingencies. Meanwhile, Kampong Glam's viral teh tarik sign has F&B operators asking if online reviewers have lost the plot entirely. Sponsor: Lion Global Investors Gold has always been valuable โ€“ now it's finally accessible. We sit down with MariBank CEO Natalia Goh to explore what happens when gold goes digital in Yah Lah But Ep787. Catch ...

Mar 23, 2026โ€ข55 minโ€ขEp. 799

#793: Han Hui Hui POFMA'd After Getting 3 Kids Back & Sneaky Sushii's Apology Falls Flat

Han Hui Hui's three children are taken to hospital by MSF, she livestreams from the hospital, gets POFMA'd the day after getting them back, and Ho Ching weighs in. Plus, YouTuber Sneaky Sushii apologises after getting called out for plagiarising a Bulgarian creator's entire video. ๐—ง๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—™๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ Check out the second season of our edutainment podcast that dives into a fascinating array of topics you never knew you needed to know! This week, we talk about the hardy Sams...

Mar 20, 2026โ€ข1 hr 4 minโ€ขEp. 798
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