SG has finally allowed F&B outlets to play background music, albeit only “soft recorded music”. This comes alongside the easing of several other measures that signifies SG’s move towards living with COVID, so we discuss what the next couple of weeks will look like. Elsewhere, YouTube announced that after extensive testing, it will be making private the numbers of “Dislikes” from all videos going forward. Supposedly, this is for the benefit of creators, but is it really?

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SG allows “soft” music in F&B outlets

• Singapore prepares to rock softly as Covid music ban partially relaxed - CNN

YouTube removes “Dislike” numbers

• YouTube is making dislike counts private for everyone  - The Verge

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This past week, the impending execution of a convicted Malaysian drug trafficker who allegedly has “severe mental disabilities" drew criticism from activists, international NGOs and even billionaire Richard Branson. Nagaenthran Dharmalingam’s execution has since been delayed as he tested positive for COVID-19 in prison, but why the sudden international scrutiny on his death sentence? Also, Healing The Divide, an anti-vaxx group based in Singapore, was deemed to have violated YouTube’s policies and had its videos removed from the platform. We discuss if this is the best way to combat the medical misinformation being peddled to the anti-vaxx or vaccine-hesitant people in SG. 

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Impending execution of M’sian drug trafficker draws international attention

• Execution of Malaysian drug trafficker stayed after he gets COVID-19 - CNA

Anti-vaxx group's videos removed from YouTube

• 'Healing The Divide' Founder Says They're Intelligent Vaxxers, Mulls Legal Action Over Defamatory Comments

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To recognise their “courage and invaluable work”, the Ministry of Health will be awarding 100,000 public healthcare workers $4,000 each. We discuss what this gesture means, and if it’s enough to stem the tide of healthcare workers leaving the industry in 2021. Elsewhere, an F45 fitness studio faced backlash for posting a “Happy Deepavali” greeting video featuring 2 of their members making racially insensitive gestures. How could this have happened, after the racial issues we’ve been facing in the past year?

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Healthcare workers to receive $4K reward

• 100,000 public healthcare workers involved in Covid-19 fight to get $4,000 each - The Straits Times

F45 studio posts racially insensitive video

• F45 fitness studio in Serangoon Garden apologises for ‘racially insensitive’ Deepavali video - TODAY
  

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Eeeeeyakkkkk! There was a lot of buzz recently when WWE unveiled their first ever Singaporean wrestler, Dante Chen. But what does it really take to make it to the pinnacle of the wrestling business? We speak to the pioneer of the local wrestling scene, Andruew Tang AKA “The Statement”, and find out how Singapore Pro Wrestling has coped with the hiatus on live events, and how he intends to bring more Singaporean talent to the next level.

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There was a bombshell revelation in Parliament on Monday, as Workers’ Party MP Raeesah Khan admitted that her past account of accompanying a sexual assault victim to the police station had been fabricated. What’s next for the youngest ever MP? Also, Elon Musk promises to sell billions of dollars of Tesla stock to fund a UN campaign if it can really help end world hunger. 

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Opposition MP Raeesah Khan admits to lying in Parliament

• Raeesah Khan admits to lying about accompanying rape victim to police station, apologises for allegations

Elon Musk ends world hunger

• Elon Musk Willing to Sell Tesla Stock to ‘Solve World Hunger’ | Complex

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It's a short one today, folks! Singapore-born footballing talent Harry Birtwhistle, 17 years old, has been offered a professional contract to play with the Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Premier League, but has been disallowed from skipping his National Service obligations or even renouncing his SG citizenship to pursue the opportunity. Is this a fair move by MINDEF? How will this decision factor into young SG athletes’ futures as they chase their dreams?

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Local football prodigy offered Premier League contract but unable to skip NS obligations

• 1st S'pore-born footballer to sign for EPL club applied to renounce S'pore citizenship to 'evade NS': Mindef

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National Development Minister Desmond Lee unveiled the new PLH model under HDB, which aims to keep public housing in prime locations “affordable, accessible and inclusive for Singaporeans”. What difference will it make for the average SGean? Also, to the chagrin of a few other local authors, Wang Lei, the getai singer, was selected to speak on “dying trades” as part of the Singapore Writer’s Festival. Why the anger?

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HDB’s new Prime Location Public Housing

• MND announces stricter ownership criteria for HDB flats in prime locations, including 10-year minimum occupancy period

Writers slam Wang Lei as choice of speaker

• Authors angry foul-mouthed entertainer Wang Lei invited as S'pore Writers Festival guest speaker

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Over the weekend, it was revealed that local and foreign delegates at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum (NEF) to be held from 16th-19th November would be allowed to dine together in groups of up to 5 at pre-designated restaurants in the city, in spite of the current curbs that limit dining-in to a maximum of 2 people until 21st November. Double standards? Elitism? Why are so many people furious? In the same weekend, Xiaxue broke the internet by dropping a feature-film-length interview with Sylvia Chan. How are people reacting to this shocking new chapter in the NOC saga?

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Special dine-in rules for Bloomberg Forum

• Participants at Bloomberg forum must be vaccinated, undergo daily testing

Xiaxue interviews Sylvia from NOC

• Sylvia Chan’s 2-hour interview with Xiaxue summarised in point form

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On the movie set of “Rust”, in which Alec Baldwin is acting and a producer, a prop gun in the actor’s hands misfired and killed their cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Does Hollywood have a problem with safety? Also, the courts rejected a man’s guilty plea after he had live-streamed his tense and allegedly xenophobic row with a bus driver. Why did they do so?

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Alec Baldwin’s prop gun misfires on Hollywood set and kills cinematographer

• What is a prop gun and how do they work on movie sets? Here's what we know about Alec Baldwin incident

No guilty plea for man behind livestreamed row with bus driver

• Court rejects guilty plea of man who live-streamed row with bus driver, after lawyer disputes ‘essence’ of harassment charge

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The liberalisation of the SG energy market that began in 2018 was supposed to herald a bright new future for consumers. However, 3 electricity retailers have suddenly thrown in the towel in the past week, leaving their customers back at square one. Was there anything that could have been done differently? And NOC is back in the news again, with a fresh set of allegations by staff and ex-staff, this time with screenshots and evidence neatly categorized in a dedicated blogpost. We discuss what surprised us in this round of allegations.

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SG electricity retailers suddenly shut down

• Lights out for some electricity retailers in Singapore: Why and what it means for consumers

Another NOC exposé reveals even worse allegation

• Calls to cancel NOC's Sylvia Chan grow after fresh allegations of workplace abuse surface 
  

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