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At a PAP Conference over the weekend, PM Lee revealed the timeline for PAP’s leadership succession plans. What was interesting about his announcement, and Lawrence Wong’s speech as the incoming PM? Elsewhere, people were up in arms over the inclusion of Japanese sex toy giant Tenga at Singapore’s largest anime festival, scheduled for the end of November. Why the commotion?

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PM Lee Reveals When Lawrence Wong Will Take Over

• Singapore 'will never let the system go corrupt', says PM Lee 
• Full speech by PM Lee 
• Singapore's next General Election likely to be held in late 2024 at the earliest, analysts say
• PAP activists confident in DPM Wong's leadership, say mandate earned in next GE will be on his own merits
• Lawrence Wong says he's 'ready for next assignment' as PM Lee announces hand over timeline
• [2017] AP still keeps practices from its leftist-linked past, like calling members 'comrades'

Japanese Sex Toy At Anime Festival Stirs up Emotions

• Japanese sex toy giant Tenga to attend S’pore largest anime festival, move draws mixed reactions

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As part of the penalties for the recent outage of DBS’ digital services, MAS will disallow DBS from making new acquisitions for 6 months. Will this really help restore confidence in the bank? Elsewhere, it was first reported that a lucky Swiftie between the age of 13-35 will be selected to watch Taylor Swift in concert alongside Senior Minister of State Mr Tan Kiat How, as part of a youth festival competition. However, the promotion was hastily amended on Friday morning to remove the minister’s presence at the concert. Why the sudden about-turn?

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DBS Not Allowed to Make New Acquisitions

• MAS suspends DBS from new business ventures, reducing branch and ATM networks over disruptions | The Straits Times
• DBS apologises for series of digital disruptions; lays out comprehensive roadmap to improve technology resiliency
• MAS penalties on DBS won’t set the bank back, analysts say
• Singapore Directs DBS (SGX: D05) to Halt Acquisitions on Outage Fallout
• DBS chairman, CEO apologise for service disruption; special committee set up to investigate outage
• The Big Read: With no foolproof way to prevent banking and e-payment outages, what can businesses and consumers do?

Watch Taylor Swift Concert With a Minister?

• Youth festival in Bedok to give away a Taylor Swift concert ticket to winner

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We wade into the complex Israel-Hamas war, and talk about why opinions in Singapore are so charged and divided. Elsewhere, a photo of an Indonesian coffee shop that won an international photography competition was alleged to have been staged, calling into question the ethics of the photographer and the competence of the judges. Who’s wrong?

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The Israel-Hamas Conflict

• Israel-Hamas war updates: Dozens killed in Jabalia camp, Gaza official says | Israel-Palestine conflict
• Israel defence spokesman Daniel Hagari says Israeli military killed top Hamas commander – as it happened
• Singapore, Malaysia voted in support of UN resolution for Israel-Hamas conflict
• Singapore votes in favour of UN resolution to protect civilians, uphold humanitarian obligations in Gaza Strip
• Interactive timeline/history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since 1799
• A look into the long history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• What’s the Israel-Palestine conflict about? A simple guide | Israel-Palestine conflict News
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Controversy Over Staged Indonesian Coffee Shop Photo

• Was Indonesia coffee shop photo ‘staged’? Global competition’s winning entry comes into focus
• The Largest Photography Competition | CEWE Photo Award

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Actresses Xenia Tan and Farah Lola join us in the YLB studio to talk about acting in our horror-comedy podcast series (After) Life Support, their personal spooky encounters at work or on livestreams, plus why visiting a haunted house is a great way to find a significant other.

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A recent consultation paper by iMDA and MAS proposed a framework for banks and telcos to take a share of the responsibility in scam victims’ losses. Why was this surprising to us? Elsewhere, Manchester United player Alejandro Garnacho was caught up in a furore over a gorilla emoji he used in a social media post praising his Cameroonian teammate, André Onana.

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Banks and Telcos to Share Responsibility for Scams

• Consultation Paper on Proposed Shared Responsibility Framework
• Negligent banks, telcos may be held responsible for scam victims’ losses as part of proposed measures
• Financial institutions, telcos accountable to scam victims if found negligent under planned framework | The Straits Times
• [Sep 2023] Consultation paper on equitable sharing of scam losses to be published in October 2023
• [Feb 2022] OCBC should have 'responded faster and more robustly' to first sign of SMS phishing scam: Lawrence Wong
• Singapore banks to allow customers to 'lock up' funds in latest move to guard against scams - CNA
• [Sep 2023] WP's Sylvia Lim calls for banks to reimburse scam victims fully, says it's unjust for victims to bear loss

Man United Players in Gorilla Emoji Debacle

• Alejandro Garnacho could face FA sanction for Onana social media post

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A recent survey found that 2 in 3 Singaporeans go on vacation with the goal of making up for their sleep debt. What does this say about our stress levels? Elsewhere, it was announced that Prince William will try dragon boating when he next visits Singapore in November. What other activities should he try while he’s here?

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Singaporeans Catch Up on Sleep While on Vacation

• Sleep-deprived, 2 in 3 S'poreans planning travel with goal of catching up on shut-eye: Survey
• Only 1 in 4 Singaporeans gets more than 7 hours of sleep each night
• Out of Autopilot and Into Our Best Life: Booking.com Shares its Seven Predictions for Travel in 2024
• [2022] Only 27% of people in S'pore get enough sleep: YouGov survey
• [2021] Singapore is 'most fatigued' country in the world – and we’re tired of it
• [2019] Singapore is the third most sleep deprived after Japan and India, Fitbit’s data indicates
• [2014] Singaporeans among most sleep deprived worldwide

Prince William to Try Dragon Boating

• Prince William in S'pore from Nov. 5 - 8, will visit Jewel Changi Airport & try dragon boating
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• Hidden Third Places: Transforming Singapore’s Carpark Rooftops into Urban Oases
• Every Victor Wembanyama Play from the 2023 NBA Preseason!

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Kyle and Wayne, the creators of the Ghost Maps podcast, join us to talk about all things paranormal. We discuss why people want to believe in ghosts, where the most haunted places in Singapore are, and why you should eat at mamak stalls after visiting a cemetery.

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This past week, Singapore’s competition watchdog pumped the brakes on the Grab-Trans-cab merger, voicing concerns over how Trans-cab taxi drivers’ usage of other ride-hailing platforms would be affected. Would this merger really lessen competition in the industry? Elsewhere, the Foodpanda CEO was shown the door after allegations of leaking confidential information on a potential sale of the company to Grab. We go through the unfortunate sequence of events and Whatsapp messages between him and his partner that led to his release.

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• Burmese ghost Ma Phae Wah features in the latest episode, described by a Spotify listener as a “heavy… but awesome episode”
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Will Grab, Trans-cab Merger Lessen Competition?

• Potential Grab, Trans-cab merger could block entry and expansion of rival ride-hailing platforms: Competition watchdog
• Proposed Acquisition by Grab Rentals Pte. Ltd. of Trans-cab Holdings Ltd. | CCCS
• [Jul 2023] Grab to acquire Trans-cab, Singapore’s third-largest taxi operator - CNA
• [Jul 2023] Analysis: Grab's acquisition of Trans-cab should mean shorter wait for rides; fares unlikely to increase - TODAY
• [April 2023] Strides and Premier to merge, forming Singapore’s second-largest taxi operator
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Foodpanda CEO Replaced After Allegedly Leaking Confidential Information of Grab Sale

• Foodpanda replaces APAC CEO following his alleged leaks of potential sale of platform to Grab
• My Perfect Weekend with foodpanda's Jakob Angele

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• Piers Morgan vs Mohammed Hijab On Palestine and Israel-Hamas War | The Full Debate

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Over the weekend, retailers and consumers had their plans disrupted by a major outage of DBS’ banking services, which was allegedly caused by an issue at a data centre. Why did one bank’s outage have such a big ripple effect on Singapore? This same week, Flash Coffee suddenly shut down all 11 local outlets, leaving its workers with unpaid salaries and CPF. Did they do anything wrong in filing for liquidation?

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DBS Services Down in Major Disruption

•  DBS, Citi restoring banking services following disruptions on Saturday; DBS ATMs all up
• DBS, Citi resume banking services following earlier outage
• DBS outage caused by data centre issue, services to be 'progressively restored' from 7pm
• DBS may see reduced excess capital, reputation risk and higher opex after latest outage: Citi
• 'I Need Help, I'm Legit Starving': DBS Customers Say They Couldn't Pay For Food During Outage
• [May 2023] MAS ups DBS' additional capital requirement to S$1.6 billion after successive disruptions
• [Feb 2022] MAS hits DBS with additional capital requirement of S$930 million after November's digital banking outage - CNA

Flash Coffee Abruptly Quits Singapore

• Flash Coffee shuts down all 11 outlets in Singapore; union helping members with salary-related claims
• Flash Coffee closes all 11 S'pore outlets citing 'liabilities'; ex-staff say salaries had been paid late for months
• Flash Coffee's employees owed salaries, CPF contributions after sudden closure of all Singapore outlets: Union
• [May 2023] Flash Coffee raises US$50M funding - targets profitability in 2024
• [Aug 2022] Flash Coffee is at the heart of a coffee revolution that’s taking Asia by storm | Robb Report Singapore

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A US think tank’s analysis of a 2022 survey hailed Singapore’s high levels of interreligious tolerance and acceptance. Why are these results worth celebrating for Singaporeans? Elsewhere, out of safety concerns, NParks captured and put down a nearly-3m long crocodile that had been spotted on Marina East beach. Some groups asked why the crocodile had to be put down, and not relocated instead. Was there really no other option?

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Singapore’s “Remarkable” Religious Diversity

• Pew study hails Singapore’s ‘remarkable’ religious diversity and high tolerance, acceptance
• S’poreans of all faiths broadly tolerant and accepting of followers of different religions: Poll
• In Singapore, religious diversity and tolerance go hand in hand | Pew Research Center
• Singapore tops Southeast Asia in seeing different religions as compatible with society: Survey

NParks Puts Down Giant Crocodile

• Crocodile spotted on Marina East beach to be put down over public safety concerns
• Estuarine Crocodiles - Animal Encounters - Do's and Don'ts - Gardens, Parks & Nature - National Parks Board (NParks)
• Acres saddened over NParks’ decision to put down crocodile; others say the move was necessary | The Straits Times

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