Yah Lah But

US Ambassador to ASEAN Kevin Kim defends Trump’s tariffs as a fight for lost American factory jobs and refuses to call ASEAN cooperation "Make ASEAN Great Again." His verdict? It's already great.

𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 | https://www.gevme.com/Tech-Week-2026-visitor-registration/?promo=&source=partner_podcast_YahLahBut

𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦 2026 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘐, 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘖𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘉𝘢𝘺 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘯 29 𝘢𝘯𝘥 30 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 2026.

𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴-𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘣𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯.

🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 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!

𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀

U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN Kevin Kim

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Haresh: Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter
• Terence: Christopher Nolan Receives the Stephen Hawking Medal
• Kevin Kim: Roy Keane Goes Through All His Red Cards! | Stick to Football

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe

Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!

(00:00) Intro

(03:36) How Kevin Kim Got His Start at the State Department

(07:36) Growing Up in Texas and Getting Drawn to Politics

(08:55) What's Stayed Consistent Across US Administrations

(12:18) Explaining Trump's Tariff Policy

(16:24) Singapore's Tariff Tensions With the US

(20:01) NATO, Defense Spending, and Playing the Long Game

(24:00) Brokering the Thailand-Cambodia Peace Deal

(27:06) The Long-Term US Vision for Asean

(31:16) Biggest Challenges Ahead for Asean

(31:28) Tech Week Singapore

(33:21) Does the US Still Understand Southeast Asia?

(38:10) How His Role Overlaps With Bilateral Ambassadors

(40:02) Managing 11 Different Countries at Once

(43:16) Can Southeast Asia Still Depend on the US?

(45:07) US Troop Numbers and Defense Deals in Asia

(47:20) The American Approach to AI in Southeast Asia

(50:03) Should Asean Diversify Away From American Tech?

(52:13) Wrapping Up With Kevin Kim

(52:56) One Shiok Thing

(57:04) Post-Interview Reflections

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀

ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut

ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut

ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀

ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/

ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!

Drop us an email at [email protected]! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat!

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗶𝗸𝗼𝗻 𝗭𝗥 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗜𝗞𝗞𝗢𝗥 𝗭 𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀 | https://www.nikon.com.sg

𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦 | https://www.instagram.com/shure/

𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Parliament’s new $1.8m entry-minister benchmark backed by several MP speeches only left us with more questions. Meanwhile, ‘Excuse Me Singapore’ pranks a dance crew mid-rehearsal at *Scape, angering the dance community and raising questions of ‘consent’.

𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳: 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘰 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢

𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸 | https://pte-asia.com/yahlahbut

𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘰 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥-𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 125+ 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 150+ 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘈𝘛𝘈, 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘪𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘐𝘯𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘈𝘪𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘙𝘜𝘗.

𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 23 𝘵𝘰 24 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 2026, 𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘉𝘢𝘺 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴

🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 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!

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Haresh: You Can See Everything | A24
• Terence: This is my Bedroom…. | Man Made

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:

Minister’s Pay Rise Long Overdue?

• Singapore ministerial pay benchmarks and government response | The Straits Times
• Ministerial salaries to increase by up to 9% to S$1.2m | CNA
• Pritam Singh agrees with one-off 9% wage raise for ministers | AsiaOne

S’pore Creators Cause Offence With A Prank

• 'Inappropriate and rude': Content creators get flak for pranking dancers at *Scape | AsiaOne

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe

Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!

(00:00) Intro

(02:37) Minister’s Pay Rise Long Overdue?

(58:30) S’pore Creators Cause Offence With A Prank

(01:15:07) One Shiok Comment

(01:16:30) One Shiok Thing

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀

ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut

ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut

ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀

ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/

ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!

Drop us an email at [email protected]! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat!

Shot on Nikon ZR with NIKKOR Z lenses  | https://www.nikon.com.sg

𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦

𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jom Media's Co-founder and Editor-In-Chief Sudhir Vadaketh returns to discuss the podcast PM Wong declined to join, plus why Singapore's Western Island reclamation and clean-energy imports are quietly costing coral reefs and neighbouring islanders.

𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦 2026

𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦 2026 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘐, 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘖𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘉𝘢𝘺 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘯 29 𝘢𝘯𝘥 30 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 2026.

𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴-𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘣𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯.

𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 | https://www.gevme.com/Tech-Week-2026-visitor-registration/?promo=&source=partner_podcast_YahLahBut

🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 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!

𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀

Jom Media Website

The Neighbourhood Boy | Jom

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Haresh: How to Speak | Patrick Winston
• Terence: Roger Federer vs. Andy Roddick Full Match | Exhibition | 2026 US Open
• Sudhir Vadaketh: Olivia Rodrigo has The Cure for sadness | Switched On Pop

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe

Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!

(00:00) Intro

(03:37) A Busy Year: Jomfest and Launching The Neighbourhood Boy

(05:23) The Idea Behind a Podcast on Singapore's Next PM

(09:12) Finding a Balanced Range of Interviewees

(10:15) Convincing Jean to Put Herself Into the Story

(14:23) Sticking With Scripted Podcasts; Next Up, Race and Migration

(16:04) Listener Feedback and the Limits of Access

(17:59) Would Lawrence Return, and Has He Become "PM Material"?

(19:27) Breaking Down Lawrence Wong's Financial Times Interview

(21:26) The Lawrence Wong Sudhir Knew From Grad School

(22:57) NDP's Rhetoric on the New Western Island

(25:09) Orang Laut, NDP, and the Cost of the Western Island

(28:35) Housing Needs and Singapore's Unanswered Population Question

(33:17) Other Land We're Not Considering, Including the SAF's

(35:34) The Hidden Cost of Singapore's Clean Energy Push

(38:08) Regional Responsibility and a 200-Year-Old Habit of Looking Away

(42:12) Is Singapore's Green, Garden City Reputation Deserved?

(44:21) Can Singapore Really Balance Growth and Nature?

(45:06) Breaking Singapore's Addiction to Population-Driven Growth

(46:24) Cutting Consumption and Learning From Finland's Circular Economy

(49:13) Shifting the Growth Mindset and Wealth Inequality's Role

(52:06) Where Does the Moral Obligation to Others Come From?

(57:02) Where to Find Jom and Support Independent Media

(58:37) One Shiok Thing

(1:04:53) Post-Interview Reflections

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀

ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut

ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut

ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀

ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/

ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!

Drop us an email at [email protected]! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat!

Shot on Nikon ZR with NIKKOR Z lenses  | https://www.nikon.com.sg

𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦

𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shanmugam calls in police over racist comments, WP’s Kenneth Tiong denies his Air India questions are racist. Meanwhile, an SMU survey finds cleanliness satisfaction at 91%, as cleanup volunteers nearly halve since 2023.

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿: 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮

Register now at https://pte-asia.com/yahlahbut

• Passenger Terminal Expo Asia brings the world-renowned Passenger Terminal Expo to Asia for the first time, with 125+ exhibitors and 150+ speakers including IATA, King Salman International Airport, InJourney Airports and ARUP.
• Happening 23 to 24 September 2026, at Marina Bay Sands.

🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 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!

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Haresh: Lovett or Leave It | Crooked Media
• Terence: @discohue | BAYBEATS

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:

Shanmugam And WP’s Tiong Tangled In Racism Debate?

• SIA-Air India Deal; WP MP Kenneth Tiong | CNA
• PM Wong urges Singaporeans to reject hateful online comments | The Straits Times
• Transcript of Media Doorstop by Mr K Shanmugam | Ministry of Home Affairs

SMU Survey Says S’pore Feels Dirtier

• Public Cleanliness Satisfaction Survey 2023
• Public cleanliness satisfaction falls to 91%: SMU survey | CNA
• Singapore residents believe keeping Singapore clean is everyone’s responsibility | SMU Newsroom

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe

Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!

(00:00) Intro

(09:50) Shanmugam And WP’s Tiong Tangled In Racism Debate?

(38:00) SMU Survey Says S’pore Feels Dirtier

(57:30) One Shiok Comment

(01:01:00) One Shiok Thing

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀

ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut

ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut

ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀

ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/

ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!

Drop us an email at [email protected]! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat!

Shot on Nikon ZR with NIKKOR Z lenses  | https://www.nikon.com.sg

𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦

𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ex-Wah!Banana actor Lev Panfilov's conviction on four charges is overturned by the Court of Appeal over inconsistencies in the complainant's testimony. Elsewhere, a drink stall owner clashes with customers over a water bottle at Chong Pang Nasi Lemak. Apparently, not for the first time.

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿: 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮

Register now at https://pte-asia.com/yahlahbut

• Passenger Terminal Expo Asia brings the world-renowned Passenger Terminal Expo to Asia for the first time, with 125+ exhibitors and 150+ speakers including IATA, King Salman International Airport, InJourney Airports and ARUP.
• Happening 23 to 24 September 2026, at Marina Bay Sands.

🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 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!

𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀

@frankyslates | Instagram

inside the fishbowl | frankyslates | Substack

franky (@frankyslates) | TikTok

Real-life murder trial series mentioned by Franky: The Jury: Murder Trial

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Franky: Derrida's "Odyssey": Hospitality, Borders, and the Meaning of 'Xenia' | Acid Horizon
• Terence: Behind the Cameras of NDP2026 | Every Camera is a Decision

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:

Ex-Wah!Banana Actor Acquitted

• Court of Appeal acquits ex-Wah!Banana actor | CNA
• S’pore-based TikToker Lev Panfilov cleared | SG Law Watch
• S'pore-based TikToker Lev Panfilov cleared | The Straits Times

Yishun Water Bottle Fight Turns Ugly

• Coffee shop dispute over water bottle in Chong Pang | Stomp
• Customers & Yishun drink stall owner argue | Mothership

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe

Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!

(00:00) Intro

(06:30) Ex-Wah!Banana Actor Acquitted

(42:55) Yishun Water Bottle Fight Turns Ugly

(01:10:10) One Shiok Thing

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀

ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut

ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut

ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀

ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/

ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!

Drop us an email at [email protected]! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat!

Shot on Nikon ZR with NIKKOR Z lenses  | https://www.nikon.com.sg

𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦

𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fake AI photos of Singaporeans missing in Nepal's floods spread on TikTok; a husband slams the false image of his wife as disrespectful. At Aljunied Crescent, an elderly cyclist knelt before LTA officers after a bridge fine.

Tech Week Singapore 2026

Register for your free pass | https://www.gevme.com/Tech-Week-2026-visitor-registration/?promo=&source=partner_podcast_YahLahBut

• Tech Week Singapore 2026 combines five leading technology events, covering AI, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, DevOps and data centres, all under one roof at Marina Bay Sands on 29 and 30 September 2026.
• One free pass gives access to all five shows along with hands-on experiences including a data centre testbed tour, a full scale Live Data Centre and a live vehicle cybersecurity hackathon.

🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 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!

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Haresh: I cofounded Burning Man. The festival has lost its soul
• Terence: Night Diaries: EP. 01 Signs | M. Night Shyamalan

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:

Fake AI Photos Of Missing S’poreans In Nepal

• Nepal floods: AI images of missing S’poreans | The Straits Times
• Nepal-Tibet disaster: Singapore to send police officers | CNA
• Nepal floods: AI images may hinder rescue ops | AsiaOne

LTA Responds to Viral Kneeling Cyclist Clip

• Elderly cyclist seen kneeling before LTA | AsiaOne
• LTA says officers could have been ‘more sensitive’ | The Straits Times
• Elderly cyclist incident: LTA officers' empathy questioned | Stomp

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe

Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!

(00:00) Intro

(08:00) Fake AI Photos Of Missing S’poreans In Nepal

(35:50) LTA Responds to Viral Kneeling Cyclist Clip

(55:44) One Shiok Comment

(58:20) One Shiok Thing

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀

ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut

ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut

ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀

ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/

ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!

Drop us an email at [email protected]! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat!

Shot on Nikon ZR with NIKKOR Z lenses  | https://www.nikon.com.sg

𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦

𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ervin Han's animated feature The Violinist just won the top prize at the Annecy Animation Festival, animation’s version of the Oscars. He walks through the 11-year, nine-country production, why he shot real locations like Esplanade and Victoria Concert Hall instead of inventing fictional ones and clears up what actually happened during his viral tearful moment at PM Wong's National Day Rally.

🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 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!

𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀

Violinist Movie | Instagram

Downstairs | TV Series

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Haresh: Last One Laughing UK Season 2 | Official Trailer
• Terence: How to lose your entire community… Matti Haapoja's love song to AI
• Ervin Han: Millennium Actress | Trailer

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe

Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!

(00:00) Intro

(02:01) Introducing Ervin Han: Director of The Violinist

(03:13) Setting the Record Straight on That Viral NDR Crying Moment

(05:29) An Underdog Story, Just Like Lawrence Wong's

(06:06) Where It All Began: The Violin Short Film for SG50

(08:30) From Short Film to Feature: Filling a Gap in Singapore's Animation Industry

(09:45) Choosing the Riskiest Subject: The Japanese Occupation

(10:17) Ten Years in the Making: Research, Financing, and a Pandemic

(12:25) Storyboards Over Script: How the Story Kept Evolving

(13:39) A Film Made Across Nine Countries

(14:07) Why a Violin? The Instrument Closest to the Human Voice

(16:28) Working with European Co-Producers Without Losing Creative Control

(18:14) A Love Letter to Modern Singapore's Landmarks

(19:12) No Room for Imagination: Grounding Every Frame in Research

(20:51) Real Locations, Real Respect: Esplanade and Victoria Concert Hall

(23:08) Taking Creative Liberties with History (Boat Quay's Not-So-Clean Water)

(24:29) The Star-Studded Voice Cast

(25:06) Believing In a Project You Assume Will Never Get Made

(27:19) Tailoring the Pitch: What Works Locally vs. In Europe

(33:26) Debunking the Myth That Local Stories Can't Go Global

(36:20) What AI Means for Singapore's Media Industry

(39:06) Efficiency vs Integrity in the Age of AI

(42:16) Would It Be Okay to AI-Generate a Film "In the Style of" The Violinist?

(44:08) The Value of Art Is How Much You're Prepared to Risk

(46:12) The Race to the Bottom: AI, Budgets, and Losing Margins

(51:37) From Civil Servant to Filmmaker: Ervin's Unconventional Path

(54:02) Discovering Miyazaki and Falling in Love with Animation

(55:12) The Early Days of the MDA and Singapore's Media Industry

(57:07) Making His First Film at 51

(1:00:04) The Risks They Took (and the Ones They Didn't)

(1:02:04) What He Really Felt Winning the Award: It Wasn't About Him

(1:07:55) The Violinist's Journey Ahead: Release Dates and Festivals

(1:09:28) Where to Watch and Follow The Violinist

(1:10:56) One Shiok Thing

(1:17:03) Post-Interview Reflections

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀

ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut

ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut

ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀

ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/

ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!

Drop us an email at [email protected]! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat!

Shot on Nikon ZR with NIKKOR Z lenses  | https://www.nikon.com.sg

𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦

𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AWARE’s new survey finds 55% of S'porean men believe provocatively-dressed women are partly to blame if harassed. Meanwhile, a China troupe's kebaya dance at Chinatown draws criticism from performer Alvin Oon for being "disrespectful.”

🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 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!

𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀

AWARE Full Report

AWARE Report: Answers to Each Survey Question

Choo’s Masquerade Party

Dream Academy's Comedy Dinner returns as a full buffet experience, starring Vernetta Lopez and Sebastian Tan, written and directed by Selena Tan, at Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore. For a limited time only, tickets are 1 for 1!

Get your tickets now | https://dreamacademy.bigtix.io/booking/saleslink/1FOR1FLASHSALES

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Haresh: wonderlust | YouTube Channel
• Terence: The full-length interview with Yuval Noah Harari | The Economist

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:

AWARE Exposes What S'pore Men Really Think of Women

• A new AWARE survey complicates what we think we know about modern Singaporean men | PEAK Singapore
• Gender attitudes and victim blaming survey | STOMP
• New Research by AWARE, Unpacking the Weight of Masculinity in Singapore

A Kebaya Dance Sparked A Culture War?

• Changsha dance troupe’s Chinatown kebaya performance sparks backlash over cultural portrayal
• Is dancing in sarong kebayas offensive? - SETHLUI.com

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe

Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!

(00:00) Intro

(06:00) AWARE Exposes What S'pore Men Really Think of Women

(41:10) A Kebaya Dance Sparked A Culture War?

(01:05:00) One Shiok Comment

(01:08:03) One Shiok Thing

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀

ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut

ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut

ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀

ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/

ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!

Drop us an email at [email protected]! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat!

Shot on Nikon ZR with NIKKOR Z lenses  | https://www.nikon.com.sg

𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦

𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recruiters warn Singapore employers that new childcare leave could punish singles and breed resentment amongst them. Meanwhile, Shopee's AI video describes author Xie Shi Min's novel about abuse "fun", which Xie calls “insulting”.

🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 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!

𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳: 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘝𝘗𝘕

𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘝𝘗𝘕 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 20,000+ 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴

140+ 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 10 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘳𝘺 𝘝𝘗𝘕 𝘗𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 $1 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵

𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩. 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 | http://protonvpn.com/yahlahbut

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Haresh: Neighbours for 23 years...until today (@gina_khazali)
• Terence: Ali G: Who I Iz? | Official Trailer

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:

S’pore Singles Targeted By PM Wong’s Policies?

• Don’t turn parent-friendly policies into single-unfriendly work practices

TikTok Sellers Slam Fake AI Ads

• 'Just plain insulting': Sellers on Shopee and TikTok call out auto-generated AI ads that mislead customers

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe

Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!

(00:00) Intro

(08:52) S’pore Singles Targeted By PM Wong’s Policies?

(40:30) TikTok Sellers Slam Fake AI Ads

(01:04:52) One Shiok Comment

(01:09:20) One Shiok Thing

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀

ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut

ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut

ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀

ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/

ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!

Drop us an email at [email protected]! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat!

Shot on Nikon ZR with NIKKOR Z lenses  | https://www.nikon.com.sg

𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦

𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At ITE College Central, PM Wong ties childcare leave to family size, raises BTO ceilings to $16,000, tightens social media age checks, lifts the cap on dialect film screenings, and keeps immigration at a "measured, sustainable pace.”

🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 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!

𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀

@reddotperspective | Youtube

Reach Kian Boon: [email protected]

Folklory

What do you give the person who has everything? A Folklory! Their memories, their stories, exactly the way they said it, pressed into something you can listen to forever.

Ready to give the unforgettable? Get started at: Folklory.com

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Haresh: Aura Investments. Art Patronage in the 21st Century.
• Terence: Singapore striker Ikhsan Fandi scores his first goal for third-tier Japanese side Thespa Gunma : r/singapore
• Kian Boon: volunteer.gov.sg

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:

• National Day Rally 2026 | Prime Minister's Office Singapore
• NDR 2026 highlights: More childcare leave, BTO income ceiling raised
• NDR 2026 gives S’poreans reasons to be confident in the future despite external uncertainty

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe

Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!

(00:00) Intro

(07:05) Setting the Scene: Watching the National Day Rally

(08:09) First Impressions of PM Wong's Speech

(08:46) Land Reclamation and Singapore's "Optionality"

(10:42) PM Wong's Central Contradiction

(12:16) Terrance's Take: Childcare Changes Bolder Than Expected

(13:54) PM Wong's Delivery and Stage Presence

(16:15) Ken's Counterpoint: A Structural Shift, Not Just Incremental

(19:16) Was This Rally Missing Its "Big Bang" Moment?

(20:09) Who Actually Benefits: DINKs vs Parents

(22:08) Singles vs Parents: A New Workplace Tension

(24:34) Public Reaction to the Childcare Leave Changes

(25:41) Employers, Cost, and Who Really Benefits

(29:39) Can Government Policy Shift Singapore's Work Culture?

(30:14) The Government's "Hardware vs Software" Problem

(35:58) The Parenthood Committee and Its Reception

(38:16) Can the Government Do More to Ease Parents' Minds?

(39:31) AI, Job Displacement, and the Fear of Commitment

(41:57) Should the Government Be More Transparent?

(43:08) Will This Move the Needle for Younger Singaporeans?

(44:30) The Growing Divide Between Young and Old Singaporeans

(47:20) Cost of Living: The Elephant in the Room

(47:51) The Environmental Cost of Land Reclamation

(49:47) Reclamation Engineering and the Cross Island Tunnel

(51:46) Singapore's Role as a Global Trade Hub

(54:21) The Big Immigration Announcement

(56:37) Singapore's Brand Premium and Confidence

(1:02:26) Memorable Citizen Shoutouts

(1:03:02) The Valedictorian's Story and AI's Threat to Translation Work

(1:04:00) Animation, Film, and Industries Facing AI Disruption

(1:05:05) What About the "Median" Singaporean?

(1:09:12) Final Takeaways: The Contradictions to Watch

(1:09:32) What Was Missing: Social Media Regulation for Teens

(1:10:42) Techno-Optimist vs Techno-Paternalist: Singapore's AI Balancing Act

(1:13:28) Why Watching the Rally Live Still Matters

(1:15:06) One Shiok Thing

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀

ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut

ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut

ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀

ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/

ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!

Drop us an email at [email protected]! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat!

Shot on Nikon ZR with NIKKOR Z lenses  | https://www.nikon.com.sg

𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦

𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.