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

𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙠𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙮
𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 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.

𝘏𝘪, 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺! 𝘞𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵-𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺, 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵.

🎙️ 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝘿𝙖𝙮 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝘜𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝙇𝙊𝙑𝙀𝙈𝙐𝙈 𝘧𝘰𝘳 10% 𝘰𝘧𝘧. 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘺 30 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 10 𝘔𝘢𝘺.

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(01:19) Welcome And Today's Topic: The Middle East

(02:15) A Busy Schedule When Conflict Erupts

(03:47) From Journalism To International Politics

(05:49) Why Cultural Lenses Shape Geopolitics

(08:56) Why Singapore Must Watch The World

(10:27) Was Trump Caught Off Guard By Hormuz?

(12:44) Power, Strategy And Universal Truths

(15:31) Iranian Nationalism And Why Regime Change Is Unlikely

(21:47) Has Iran Won A Feather In Its Cap?

(24:09) Why The Gulf States Want The Job Finished

(26:51) Why China Stays A Bystander

(31:18) Trump's Unpredictability Towards Allies And Rivals

(34:04) Semiconductors And China's Self-Sufficiency Play

(38:22) International Law In A World Of Power

(41:08) The Ebb And Flow Of Superpower Rivalry

(44:22) US Military Vs China's Untested Forces

(45:31) The Strait Of Malacca Heats Up

(47:21) Indonesia's Archipelagic Doctrine Explained

(52:44) Why Vivian Balakrishnan's "Copy Homework" Line Mattered

(55:06) Is The US Really In Decline?

(58:12) A Brain Drain From The Lab On The Hill

(1:02:00) Is A Multipolar World Better?

(1:05:01) Why China Struggles In Southeast Asia

(1:09:44) One Shiok Thing

(1:16:49) Post-Interview Reflection

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𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀

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𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦
𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

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.

𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙠𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙮
𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 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.

𝘏𝘪, 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺! 𝘞𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵-𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺, 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵.

🎙️ 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝘿𝙖𝙮 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝘜𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝙇𝙊𝙑𝙀𝙈𝙐𝙈 𝘧𝘰𝘳 10% 𝘰𝘧𝘧.
𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘺 30 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 10 𝘔𝘢𝘺.

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(00:00) We Need Your Help
(00:37) Intro
(03:42) Police Crackdown on Illegal Massage Shops
(30:33) Elderly Couple Charged for “Free” Meal
(40:41) One Shiok Comment
(45:00) One Shiok Thing

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!
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𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
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𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:
Police Crackdown on Illegal Massage Shops

• Massage shops in Singapore set for stricter rules
• Singapore Police Force Tightens Massage Establishment Regulatory Regime
• Woman says husband caught STD from Toa Payoh massage shop, MPs say enforcement in place & vigilance needed
• IN FOCUS: Why illicit massage parlours, hard-selling beauty salons are hard to get rid of in HDB estates
• [Dec 2024] ‘Whatever you like’: Dozens of hair salons open in Geylang. Some offer more than just a haircut

Elderly Couple Charged for “Free” Meal

• Elderly couple's daughter upset Bukit Batok stall offering free meals for seniors charged parents, stall says couple didn't ask for free meal

𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦
𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

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.

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𝙋𝙧𝙚-𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡 𝘼𝙙: 𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙠𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙮
𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 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.

𝘏𝘪, 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺! 𝘞𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵-𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺, 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵.
🎙️ 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝘿𝙖𝙮 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝘜𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝙇𝙊𝙑𝙀𝙈𝙐𝙈 𝘧𝘰𝘳 10% 𝘰𝘧𝘧.
𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘺 30 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 10 𝘔𝘢𝘺.

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(00:00) We Need Help
(00:40) Intro
(05:35) SNOC Chief Mark Chay’s “Dead-End Sports” Blunder
(36:00) Can You Walk the Causeway?
(50:30) One Shiok Comment
(52:47) One Shiok Thing

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!
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𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:
SNOC Chief Mark Chay’s “Dead-End Sports” Blunder

• SNOC chief Mark Chay's 'dead-end sports' remarks ignite debate over school competition programme
• Do the National School Games need a refresh?
• History & Objectives – Singapore National Olympic Council
• Post by Delane Lim on Instagram

Can You Walk the Causeway?

• 'No walking' sign put up on M'sia side of Causeway leaves M'sians puzzled & worried
• Is it legal to walk across the Causeway? Newly installed sign reignites discussion
• Cross-border commuters puzzled over new 'No walking' sign on Malaysia side of Causeway

𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦
𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

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 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶? 𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴’ 𝘊𝘌𝘖 𝘛𝘦𝘰 𝘑𝘰𝘰 𝘞𝘢𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘵. 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 | https://yahlahbut.short.gy/Ep792 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘌𝘛𝘍 | https://yahlahbut.short.gy/LGI-GoldETF

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘞𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥. 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

𝘠𝘢𝘩 𝘓𝘢𝘩 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦.

𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧 – 𝙇𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙇𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘸𝘸.𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥. 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴® 𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 (𝘜𝘌𝘕/ 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘕𝘰. 198601745𝘋)

𝙇𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙋𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙀𝙏𝙁 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙙'𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙙𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 (𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙙 (𝙖𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙨)), 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙨. 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨, 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙂𝙓-𝙎𝙏.

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(31:00) Applying Makeup Not Allowed on MRT Trains
(45:24) One Shiok Comment
(49:14) One Shiok Thing

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𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:
School Bullies To Be Caned

• School bullies to face stricter punishments, including suspension and caning
• Caning, suspension among standard disciplinary measures in all schools by 2027 to combat bullying: MOE
• Schools in Singapore to get more funding to tackle bullying
• Parents, teachers back tougher stance on school bullying, but doubts remain over impact

Applying Makeup Not Allowed on MRT Trains

• Debate on personal grooming on Singapore public transport
• SMRT Video About Kindness Express
• Can't even apply lipstick? Poster in trains about personal grooming in public divides netizens
• Conditions of Carriage for Public Buses in Singapore

𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦
𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

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?

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(39:40) NS Revamps Medical PES Status
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(01:02:00) One Shiok Thing

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!
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𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:
MOM Report Raises Questions on Job “Overqualification”

• 1 in 5 S’pore workers are overqualified for their jobs, but most are there by choice: Studies
• Nearly 1 in 5 workers in Singapore 'overqualified' for their jobs; rate below average of high-income nations: MOM
• Press Release from MOM - Overqualification in Singapore
• Occasional Paper on Overqualification in Singapore 2025
• Research Study on Underemployment in Singapore
• Speech on Committee of Supply Debate 2025: The Underemployment Problem by NCMP Leong Mun Wai

NS Revamps Medical PES Status

• Refreshed NS medical classification system will allow 1,200 NSFs to take up previously ineligible roles
• Fact Sheet: Medical Classification System Refresh | Ministry of Defence
• NS pre-enlistees often seek PES status upgrade

𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦
𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

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.

𝙋𝙧𝙚-𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡 𝘼𝙙: 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙡 𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝘿𝙧𝙪𝙜 𝘼𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙚 (𝙉𝘾𝘼𝘿𝘼)
𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘳 𝘈𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘓𝘰𝘩, 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘋𝘳𝘶𝘨 𝘈𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘴
𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘌𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦 #795 | https://yahlahbut.short.gy/ep795
𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘕𝘊𝘈𝘋𝘈 | https://yahlahbut.short.gy/ncada

𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗢𝘂𝘁!

• https://www.jacky.sg/
• https://www.instagram.com/jjacky.sg/

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Jacky: Aaron Chen: Overnight Oats
• Haresh: What does Mach 50 look like at ground level? (LA to NYC)

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!
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𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”
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(00:00) A Message From NCADA
(00:50) Intro
(07:20) Is NAC Choking Buskers in SG?
(33:10) Family Charged $2 for "Outside Drinks" at Restaurant
(44:40) One Shiok Thing

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!
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𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
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𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:
Is NAC Choking Buskers in SG

• Singapore's busking blues: Fewer crowds, tighter rules
• From sunlight to spotlight: A day in the life of street performers in Singapore
• Busking | National Arts Council
• [2023] Live auditions for buskers help ensure fair evaluations & improve performance quality: Edwin Tong

Family Charged $2 for "Outside Drinks" at Restaurant

• Family at Geylang restaurant charged S$2 for 'outside drinks' after children drank from water bottle, restaurant says it's policy

𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦
𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

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.

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶'𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 "𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗶𝘁, 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲?”
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𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟮
Check out the second season of our edutainment podcast that dives into a fascinating array of topics you never knew you needed to know! The full season is now available on streaming platforms and YouTube!

Listen on melisten | Spotify | Apple

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Rishi: Singabrigade on Instagram
• Haresh: I Remade Narnia in 1 Month

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!
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𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”
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(00:00) TELL YOU FIRST S2
(01:20) Intro
(09:40) Gan Kim Yong Tells S’poreans to Use Fans
(33:13) Book Fair Slammed for $150 “Walking Exhibitors”
(52:30) One Shiok Thing

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!
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𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
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𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:
Gan Kim Yong Tells S’poreans to Use Fans

• Use fans instead of air-conditioning, take public transport over driving, DPM Gan urges
• Singapore's public sector to reduce electricity consumption at government facilities amid Middle East crisis
• S'pore announces support measures amid Middle East conflict
• Govt to bring forward Budget measures, provide targeted support to cushion Iran war’s impact: PM Wong
• The Iran oil shock is about to hit

Book Fair Slammed for $150 “Walking Exhibitors”

• Singapore Art Book Fair 2026 cancels open call for $150 ‘Walking Exhibitors’ after criticism
• 'It was inappropriate': Singapore Art Book Fair drops 'Walking Exhibitors' format after backlash
• Singapore Art Book Fair 2026 drops ‘Walking Exhibitor’ open call after backlash

𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦
𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

Forget traditional nursing homes – Singapore’s elder care revolution looks nothing like you’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. 

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙮 𝙋𝘾𝙁 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙡𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚

𝘗𝘊𝘍 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘈𝘗 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦, 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴.

𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 *https://yahlahbut.short.gy/PCFSparkleCare* 𝘰𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘊𝘍 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 6244 4600 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵.

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Haresh: BEEF: Season 2 | Official Trailer | Netflix
• Terence: Singer Jasmine Sokko On Chasing Her Music Dreams: Every Dream Is Equally Worthy | Dear Singapore
• Andy Seet: The Dinosaurs | Official Trailer | Netflix

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!
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𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”
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(00:00) Intro

(01:10) Singapore's Aging Population And Elder Care Needs

(02:28) The Three Types Of Elder Care Services

(04:00) Why Center-Based Care Promotes Aging Well

(05:08) From Senior Activity Centers To Active Aging Centers

(06:39) Moving From Reactive To Preventive Elder Care

(07:29) Evidence-Based Programs And Research

(08:02) Collaboration Among Elder Care Providers

(09:00) The Lovot AI Companion Robot Study
(11:44) How Seniors Formed Emotional Bonds With Lovot

(12:25) Can Talking To A Robot Improve Swallowing Health?

(13:34) Turning Lovot Into A Structured Care Program

(15:23) Andy's Background And Why He Chose Elder Care

(17:54) Overcoming Seniors' Skepticism And Social Isolation

(19:45) The Counter-Strike Gaming Program For Seniors

(23:21) How Elder Care Centers And Workers Have Evolved

(26:10) The Power Of Intergenerational Programs

(29:40) Making Centers Welcoming For All Seniors

(31:00) Growing Awareness Of Aging In Singapore

(32:34) Changing The Stigma Around Elder Care

(34:22) Healthspan Versus Lifespan

(35:42) Are Singaporeans Ready To Talk About Elder Care?

(36:37) What It Means To Be A Caregiver

(37:50) Micro Jobs: Seniors Helping Seniors

(41:22) Building Senior Self-Esteem And Purpose

(44:08) Changing The Perception Of Aging In Singapore

(46:14) What Aging With Dignity Really Means

(47:21) Singapore's Biggest Elder Care Challenges

(48:35) Engaging Male Seniors

(50:57) The Societal Cost Of Neglecting Elder Care

(53:13) How AI Is Shaping Elder Care

(55:11) The Ethics Of AI In Caregiving

(56:38) How This Work Changed Andy's View On Aging

(58:08) Envisioning The Future Of Active Aging Centers

(59:00) Who Can Join An Active Aging Center

(1:01:16) Where To Find PCF Sparkle Care

(1:01:48) One Shiok Thing

(1:07:07) Post-Interview Reflection

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!
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𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
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𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦
𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

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.

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!
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𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Terence: Black Myth: Wukong - Final Trailer | PS5 Games - YouTube
• Haresh: Why Do Some Footballers Just Look So Good?
• Rui Yong: How To Be A Singapore Election SUPERSTAR

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”
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(0:00:00) Ministry Of Funny Is Hiring

(0:01:22) Intro

(0:03:36) MBA In London And RunSoFast Academy

(0:05:21) Still Competing At 35

(0:07:00) Singapore's Results-Driven Sports Culture

(0:10:18) Injuries, Covid, And The Mindset Shift

(0:14:12) The Double Up Challenge: Half And Full Marathon Back To Back

(0:27:26) Arriving At The Bangkok SEA Games

(0:28:12) The Cardiac Scare That Almost Ruled Him Out

(0:30:54) The Viral Clip Of Getting Lapped

(0:34:11) Why He Was Still Proud Of His Race

(0:35:46) Cheering For Competitors Mid-Race

(0:38:41) Grace, Competition, And Mentoring Younger Athletes

(0:41:05) Firing Back At The SNOC Secretary General

(0:45:44) Athletics Vs Swimming: Comparing Medal Potential

(0:50:51) Why Running Is Harder To Medal In

(0:54:26) Singapore Athletics Has Been Quietly Improving

(0:56:00) How SEA Countries Support Their Athletes

(1:00:04) Singapore's Athlete Support Problem

(1:02:02) Talent Pipeline Vs Structural Issues

(1:05:29) President Tharman Calls Him Singapore's Greatest Distance Runner

(1:08:15) All Publicity Is Good Publicity

(1:09:03) Novita Lam's Viral Controversy

(1:15:22) Tan Chuan-Jin's Instagram Deletion Post Goes Viral

(1:17:29) His LinkedIn Philosophy

(1:22:41) What's Next For Soh Rui Yong

(1:26:43) Targeting The 2027 And 2029 SEA Games

(1:27:12) Breaking Sub-31 And His Future PB Goals

(1:30:07) Running As A Lifestyle And The Academy's Impact

(1:35:36) One Shiok Thing

(1:48:13) Post-Interview Reflection

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!
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𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
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𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦
𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

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.

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(00:00) Intro
(00:00:22) Introducing Eileen Chong, WP NCMP

(00:02:09) From Spotlight To Short Runway: Joining WP Before GE2025

(00:03:42) Was Politics Always On Her Radar?

(00:04:52) Scholar, Diplomat, Then Opposition: The Reasoning

(00:07:10) Singapore's Treadmill Culture And The Hidden Wellbeing Cost

(00:09:20) What She Observed In The Diplomatic Corps: Beijing And Seoul

(00:12:25) Does She Even Have Time To Disconnect Now?

(00:13:54) Her Parliament Speech: Time, Presence And Space

(00:16:01) Singapore Exceptionalism: Why Self-Defeating Thinking Holds Us Back

(00:18:33) TFR At 0.87 And What Korea's Reversal Means For S'pore

(00:20:39) How Singapore Is Perceived In Diplomatic Circles

(00:23:35) Why She Pushed For IR Education In Schools

(00:25:02) What Diplomats Actually Do

(00:27:49) S'poreans Spend $1.8B On Tuition: Can The Mindset Change?

(00:32:04) The Culinary School Dream She Never Pursued

(00:33:44) Speaking Up For Small Arts Practitioners In Parliament

(00:35:15) Making The Case For Arts: Beyond Entertainment, Beyond ROI

(00:39:10) Hallyu And What Singapore Can Learn From Korean Soft Power

(00:41:52) 1 In 10 S'poreans Have No Close Friends: Her Response

(00:44:32) Growing Up In Jurong West And West Vs East Singapore

(00:47:05) What's It Really Like Being In WP And Inside Parliament?

(00:50:39) Is There Really A Chinese Faction In WP? And Pritam Singh's Title

(00:53:28) Being An Opposition MP At Official Events: Treated Differently?

(00:55:11) AI In Parliament: Cautious Optimism And The Darker Side

(00:59:31) How She Has Changed And Defining Success As A Millennial NCMP

(01:02:50) What Gives Her Hope About Singapore's Future

(01:03:46) One Shiok Things

(01:11:06) Post-Interview Reflection

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