The winning rental bid for a HDB Clinic in Tampines of $52k/ month sparked outrage and responses from both Minister Ong Ye Kung & Ho Ching, the wife of ex-PM Lee Hsien Loong. Meanwhile, Minister of State Gan Siow Huang declined to shake a man’s hand during a visit to a cultural festival, and the Internet lost it.

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(00:00) Words of Wisdom
(00:50) Intro
(07:10) Outrage at $52,000 rent for HDB Clinic
(38:07) Gan Siow Huang’s Handshake Blunder
(53:37) One Shiok Comment
(01:02:52) One Shiok Thing

One Shiok Thing

• Haresh: Trainwreck: Poop Cruise
• Terence: Silent Hill f

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Outrage at $52,000 rent for HDB Clinic

• Ong Ye Kung ‘dismayed’ at $52k bid to rent Tampines HDB clinic
• 'Not trying to squeeze patients': Company that bid S$52,000 for Tampines clinic rental explains business model
• FB Post by Ho Ching
• LinkedIn Post by Dr Hisham Badaruddin
• [May 2025] MOH, HDB to trial tender approach evaluating both price and quality for Bidadari clinic
• [Apr 2025] Me & My Money: Former govt scholar invests in healthcare business to provide better patient service

Gan Siow Huang’s Handshake Blunder

• Gan Siow Huang apologises over handshaking incident at Cantonese cultural festival
• I was 'overwhelmed': Gan Siow Huang apologises for delayed handshake at Cantonese culture festival
• [Apr 2018] S'pore's 1st-ever female Cabinet minister lasted just 2 months because of a handshake

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Edited and mixed by Tristen Yeak