PM Wong’s comments on China–Japan tensions sparked waves of reaction from Chinese netizens. Meanwhile, two Tiong Bahru blocks narrowly missed qualifying for HIP, prompting public statements from MPs Foo Cexiang and Pritam Singh.

𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧: 𝘿𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝘼𝙨𝙞𝙖 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚
𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳-𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 $150 𝘦𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘝𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘴. 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘵 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢.𝘤𝘰𝘮. 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 6 𝘑𝘢𝘯 2026. 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺.

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Haresh: showtoolsai on IG
• Terence: On the Rise of Anti-Foreigner Sentiment in Japan

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗬𝗮𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝗵 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵!

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𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”
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(00:00) DirectAsia Insurance
(00:45) Intro
(05:10) Backlash for PM Wong’s Comments on China-Japan Tension
(29:06) Tiong Bahru Flats Fail HIP Vote
(39:54) One Shiok Comment
(46:14) One Shiok Thing

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!
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𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀

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• Facebook

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:
Backlash for PM Wong’s Comments on China-Japan Tension

• Barbs, jibes and spin by Chinese netizens over PM Wong’s remarks on Japan-China spat
• Singapore PM Lawrence Wong hopes China, Japan find ways to resolve tensions, put history aside
• Why Japan PM Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks caused such a stir
• Singapore PM hopes China, Japan ‘find ways to resolve’ Taiwan Strait row
• Two hours a night: Japan PM’s sleep schedule prompts concerns about work-life balance

Tiong Bahru Flats Fail HIP Vote

• Two ageing Tiong Bahru HDB blocks fail to get enough votes for HIP by narrow margin
• FB Post by MP Foo Cexiang
• FB Post by LOTO Pritam Singh

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

Now that Singapore’s football team has qualified for the AFC, the big question is whether Gavin Lee should become the Lions’ next permanent head coach. Elsewhere, Miss Mexico takes the Miss Universe 2025 crown amid controversy, walkouts, and spectators booing finalists.

𝙄𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙖
𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘈𝘱𝘱, 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 – 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘈𝘱𝘱 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦.

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗬𝗮𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝗵 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵!

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𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Haresh: The Fourth Trimester by Checkpoint Theatre
• Terence: Physical: Asia | Official Trailer

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”
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(00:00) Operation S.O.S.
(01:00) Intro
(10:06) Should Gavin Lee Be The Next Football Head Coach?
(31:50) Miss Mexico Booed After Miss Universe Win
(52:47) One Shiok Comment
(54:53) One Shiok Thing

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!
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𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
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𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:
Should Gavin Lee Be The Next Football Head Coach?

• Commentary: Let's not get caught up in the moment when choosing Singapore's next football head coach
• Should Gavin Lee be the next permanent Lions coach?
• Snap Insight: Lions’ historic feat shows why Gavin Lee deserves to be Singapore's next football head coach
• Comment: Thanks for the S$2m, Forrest. Now give the job to Gavin

Miss Mexico Booed After Miss Universe Win

• Mexico's Fatima Bosch crowned Miss Universe 2025
• Miss Mexico is crowned Miss Universe in Thailand
• Miss Universe: Mexico's Fatima Bosch, who walked out on organisers, wins pageant
• Miss Singapore ‘shocked’ Miss Mexico won Miss Universe, but says she didn’t deserve to be booed

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

Jacky Ng joins us to unpack the news around Acting MCCY Minister David Neo, who apologised after getting backlash for calling Hong Kong fans and football players “idiots,” while speaking to the SG team in their locker room after the match. Elsewhere, PM Wong gave some spicy thoughts on inequality and what SG is doing to combat it, while being interviewed at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum.

𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧: 𝘿𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝘼𝙨𝙞𝙖 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚
𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳-𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 $150 𝘦𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘝𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘴. 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘵 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢.𝘤𝘰𝘮. 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 6 𝘑𝘢𝘯 2026. 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺. 

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Haresh: Physical Phones by askcatgpt
• Jacky: TO BE HERO X | Official Trailer

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”
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(00:00) DirectAsia Insurance
(00:45) Intro
(09:10) Minister David Neo Apologies for “Idiot” Remark
(35:40) PM Wong’s Toolkit For Wealth Inequality
(52:20) One Shiok Thing

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!
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𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
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𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:
Minister David Neo Apologies for “Idiot” Remark

• David Neo says he 'should have been more respectful' following remarks on Hong Kong football team, fans
• Minister David Neo says he should have been more respectful towards Hong Kong fans
• Singapore minister apologises after calling HK football players, fans 'idiots'
• 'Should have been more respectful': David Neo retracts remarks on Hong Kong football team, fans
• Comment: Thanks for the S$2m, Forrest. Now give the job to Gavin
• Malaysia football association suspends secretary-general amid probe into citizenship of seven foreign-born players

PM Wong’s Toolkit For Wealth Inequality

• Singapore has varied toolkit, beyond taxes, to manage inequality: PM Wong
• [FULL] PM Wong at Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2025

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

Andie Chen joins us to unpack the recent news of a popular school canteen vendor announces closure after receiving complaints from parents and the public on his viral video featuring him interacting with a student. Andie also shares with us the backstory around the annnouncement of his family’s acquisition of Creative Eateries, the local F&B empire, and why he believes in the local F&B Industry. 

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗻

• Creative Eateries
• Andie Chen

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!  This week, we talk about how polygamy used to be a common occurrence in Singapore!?! 

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𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Haresh: Best Of Kipchoge's Bottle Man, Claus-Henning Schulke at the 2022 Berlin WR Marathon
• Andie: Physical: Asia | Official Trailer

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”
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(00:00) TELL YOU FIRST Season 2
(01:20) Intro
(04:30) Viral School Canteen Vendor Closes Stall
(20:56) Andie Chen's $100m Target for His F&B Company
(01:12:38) One Shiok Thing

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!
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𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
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𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:
Viral School Canteen Vendor Closes Stall

• School canteen vendor who went viral on TikTok for chiding pupil shutters stall after complaint
• Primary school boy calmly told off by canteen stall owner, 27, for throwing cash on counter

Andie Chen's $100m Target for His F&B Company

• Andie Chen and his brothers buy Singapore F&B group Creative Eateries for 7-figure sum, admit working together is 'quite nasty'
• F&B group Creative Eateries acquired by investment firm Asia White Knight, sets S$100m revenue target within 5 years
• Veg.Eng (@veg.eng) on TikTok

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

Dr Mathew Mathews joins us to unpack Singapore’s latest race and religion survey by IPS, from national identity trends to why many still rank religious and ethnic identity above being Singaporean. He’s the Head of the Social Lab & Principal Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, National University of Singapore, so he definitely knows what he’s talking about. We explore sensitivities around discussing race and religion, as well as public backlash to some of his past studies.

𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗣𝗦 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿

Religious Identity and Practice Among Singaporeans

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆
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𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Terence: The real story behind Apple's chip bump | The Vergecast
• Haresh: Shohei Ohtani Hits 3 Home Runs, Throws 10 Strikeouts in NLCS Game 4
• Mathew: Carrot Cake (made with carrot juice pulp)

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”
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(00:00) Folklory Christmas SALE
(01:12) Intro
(06:11) Research on Race and Religion
(09:13) Insights on Social Systems and Religion
(15:23) Challenges and Responsibilities of Research
(20:13) Analysis of Survey Results
(21:26) Identity and Religion Trends
(23:18) Recent Survey and Its Impact
(25:37) Revivalism in World Religions
(26:20) Online Engagement with Religion
(27:23) Religious Harmony in Singapore
(29:42) Secularization Thesis and Its Impacts
(32:52) Religious Diversity in Singapore
(36:11) Public Perception of Ethnic Policies
(41:43) Role of Religion During Economic Uncertainty
(43:56) Young Singaporeans and Digital Religion
(49:53) Public Discourse on Race and Religion
(52:17) Religions Role in Civil Society
(53:38) Religion and Political Manipulation
(57:00) One Shiok Thing
(01:05:23) Post-Interview Review

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

Sebastian Tan, aka Broadway Beng, deep dives into his life as a performer - from the hard start to his career, going on 13-month tour around the UK as a lead actor on the West End play, Miss Saigon to dealing with fame, burnout, and his creative reinvention as Broadway Beng. He also shares more about his upcoming show called Divorce Party, which makes him nervous because it’s so….daring.

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆

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𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟲𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺!
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• Terence: What No One Tells You About Bears in Japan
• Haresh: Playdate - Official Trailer
• Sebastian: The Boys - Official Trailer

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”
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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

After being fined $30,000 for abetting obstruction of justice, property tycoon Ong Beng Seng has kept his Singapore PR status - receiving only a warning from ICA. Elsewhere, an Indian tourist in Singapore goes viral after confronting McDonald’s staff over a “non-veg” burger.

(00:00) TELL YOU FIRST Season 2
(01:20) Intro
(05:05) Ong Beng Seng Keeps PR Status Despite Conviction
(28:19) Indian Tourist Has Meltdown in McDonalds
(43:00) One Shiok Comment
(46:14) One Shiok Thing

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! This week, we talk about the NKF scandal, when Singapore was rocked by peanuts, a gold tap and a $600,000 salary!!

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𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Terence: I Skied Down Mount Everest (world first, no oxygen)
• Haresh: WHY DINOSAURS? Official Trailer

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!
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𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!
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𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
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𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:
Ong Beng Seng Keeps PR Status Despite Conviction

• Ong Beng Seng retains PR status, gets ICA warning letter after conviction for abetting in obstruction of justice
• [Aug 2025] ICA to review Ong Beng Seng’s PR status after he was fined for abetting in obstruction of justice
• Ong Beng Seng fined $30k in case linked to ex-minister Iswaran after judge cites judicial mercy
• Situations Where Permanent Residency or Work Passes are Revoked when a Criminal Offence is Committed in Singapore
• Malaysian property tycoon gets to keep PR status in S’pore

Indian Tourist Has Meltdown in McDonalds

• 'I'm from India, how can you?': Woman confronts McDonald’s staff in Singapore after being served non-veg burger

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

Minister of Law Edwin Tong took issue with Pritam Singh’s “court of public opinion” remark during a recent episode of the The Assembly by CNA. Elsewhere, Bill Gates’ recent memo on climate change has stirred up a bunch of controversy from scientists, but love from climate change skeptics.

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𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Terence: Singapore Writers Festival
• Haresh: How To Make A CPU

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”
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(00:00) Folklory
(01:11) Intro
(07:48) Edwin Tong Slams Pritam Singh’s Remark on CNA
(37:15) Backlash for Bill Gates’ Climate Memo
(53:16) One Shiok Comment
(55:05) One Shiok Thing

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!
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𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
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𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:
Edwin Tong Slams Pritam Singh’s Remark on CNA

• Pritam Singh’s comments on court of public opinion are outrageous, wrong, unacceptable: Edwin Tong
• Remarks not aimed at judicial system: Pritam Singh responds to Edwin Tong & gives context
• Pritam Singh talks politics on The Assembly, in his first national TV interview
• Pritam Singh's appeal: Defence argues trial judge 'ignored' crucial evidence in convicting WP chief
• Lawrence Wong: If PAP lost Tampines GRC, it means WP’s calculated appeal to Malay-Muslim voters effective, but S'pore left divided

Backlash for Bill Gates’ Climate Memo

• A new approach for the world’s climate strategy | Bill Gates
• I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t
• Scientists criticize ‘straw man’ arguments in Bill Gates climate memo

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

Workers’ Party NCMP Andre Low joins us to discuss his first months in Parliament, the Online Safety Bill debate, and how the opposition approaches trust and accountability in Singapore. He also opens up about the viral leak of his private Telegram messages during the election, how he handled it, and what he’s learned about privacy, responsibility, and public service.

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𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Terence: The Best Interview Ever
• Haresh: MinuteEarth
• Andre: Google’s Notebook LLM

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”
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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

NHB officially recommended that 38 Oxley Road, Lee Kuan Yew’s former home, be gazetted as a national monument, which sparked a rebuke by Lee Hsien Yang. Elsewhere, Leader of the House Indranee Rajah sparred with Pritam Singh in Parliament about his usage of the term “gatecrash” with regards to the Noor Deros-Faisal Manap saga.

𝙄𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙖
𝘛𝘸𝘰-𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘈𝘱𝘱 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵, 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘵, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳.
𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘸𝘰-𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦. 

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Haresh: Comet Browser: a Personal AI Assistant
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𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”
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(00:00) Operation S.O.P.
(01:23) Intro
(06:40) 38 Oxley Rd to Become National Monument
(38:26) Pritam vs Indranee on Noor Deros “Gatecrash”
(58:10) One Shiok Comment
(01:03:14) One Shiok Thing

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!
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𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
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𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:
38 Oxley Rd to Become National Monument

• 38 Oxley Road site set to be gazetted as national monument, for possible use as heritage
• All options to be considered for 38 Oxley Road; site to be converted into public space if acquired
• 15 years of conflict: The Oxley Rd saga, summarised from start to now
• Oxley Road site: The journey to planned preservation as a national monument
• 38 Oxley Road site has ‘strong national significance’ and great historic merit, says advisory board
• Singapore’s 38 Oxley Road: will latest move to gazette site end Lee family feud?
• PAP govt has chosen to trample on Lee Kuan Yew’s wish to have his house demolished: Lee Hsien Yang

Pritam vs Indranee on Noor Deros “Gatecrash”

• Pritam Singh clarifies previous comments claiming Noor Deros 'gatecrashed' event attended by Faisal Manap
• 'Better' if Pritam Singh & Faisal Manap had clarified much sooner: Goh Pei Ming on previous claims that Noor Deros 'gatecrashed' WP event

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