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This week, we come face to face with the outspoken and controversial Singapore athlete and SEA Games gold medalist, Soh Rui Yong. Never one to mince words, he reveals what he thinks about comments that he’s arrogant, the origins of his competitive drive, and also explains why he’s offering 700 packets of chicken rice as a prize for his 2.4km Challenge.

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Find Soh Rui Yong here:

• Facebook account
• Instagram account
• Official Website and Blog
• Soh's GoGetFunding campaign
• Commentary: Soh Rui Yong’s 2.4km challenge tapped into our love-hate relationship with the distance | CNA

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• The Master: The Long and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer
• Atlanta Season 1 Official Trailer
• YLB Ep 206

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Recently, an ex-employee of Facebook, Frances Haugen, testified at a US Senate hearing about how there is no accountability within Facebook’s leadership with regards to the harm caused to users of the social media platform. Is Facebook really as evil as it sounds? Also, users found that “Ask Jamie”, the AI chatbot service that answers FAQs on most SG government services websites, will dole out safe sex advice whenever asked about positive COVID-19 tests. The Ministry of Health has since taken down the chatbot on their website, but what caused the glitch in the first place? 

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Whistleblower claims Facebook puts profits before people

• Facebook Whistleblower: What You Need to Know | Time
• 4 takeaways from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's testimony : NPR
• Facebook and WhatsApp outage: Downtime and whistleblower testimony renew focus on dangers of Facebook’s global reach
• Frances Haugen on 60 Minutes: Why the Facebook whistleblower leak is different from its other PR crises - Vox
• Mark Zuckerberg hits back at Facebook whistleblower claims | The Guardian
• The Facebook Files - WSJ
• What the Wall Street Journal Got Wrong - About Facebook
• Telegram founder says over 70 million new users joined during Facebook outage
  
  

Government chatbot  “Jamie” doles out safe sex advice

• MOH temporarily disables Ask Jamie chatbot after 'misaligned replies' - CNA
  
  
  

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• Sengkang residents in awe as hundreds of migratory starlings flock & swirl in a beautiful dance
• Midnight Mass | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Recently in Parliament, Minister Shanmugam pressed opposition MP Raeesah Khan to divulge more details about a claim she had made about the police’s poor management of a case of sexual assault. Khan refused, reasoning that she needed to maintain confidentiality. Who’s right or wrong? Also, a community of wild chickens has appeared in Dover Close, dividing residents’ opinions about wildlife in their estate. What will be the fate of these free-range chickens? 

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Police to interview Raeesah Khan over claims in Parliament

• Shanmugam: Police to interview Raeesah Khan over mishandling of rape report claim after she refuses to divulge info - Mothership
• Shanmugam asks WP's Raeesah Khan for details on allegations of police mishandling rape case - CNA
• Police to speak to Raeesah over alleged rape victim's claims
• Supporting Victims of Sexual Crime - MHA's YouTube channel
• Workers' Party motion on gender equality passed in Parliament with amendment from PAP MP - CNA
• Helping rape victims in Singapore who come forward - The Straits Times

Wild chickens divide the community at Dover Close

• Dover Close residents' split views on wild fowls that moved into the estate during pandemic - Mothership.SG
• Sin Ming estate chickens to be moved to Seletar farm after WFH residents complain they're noisy - Mothership.SG
• All chickens in the world descended from red junglefowl species native to S'pore - Mothership.SG

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• Comment by Lepak-King

• Red Light, Green Light Instagram filter created by dude.sg
• Midnight Mass | Official Trailer | Netflix

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The Active Mobility Advisory Panel, tasked by the SG government with reviewing rules for on-road cycling, has concluded that bicycle registration and licensing of cyclists are not recommended. Why was this done in spite of the increasing number of incidents between motorists and cyclists? Also, a social worker has singled out the Mediacorp talk show ‘Hear U Out’ as “immoral” for exposing their guests’ private family disputes. We discuss whether it’s really “immoral” as he claims.

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SG panel rejects the idea of bicycle registration

• No bicycle registration needed; motorists should keep 1.5m distance when passing cyclists: Panel
• Road users welcome 'fair' proposals for cycling rules but some want tougher measures

Social worker lambasts Mediacorp talk show as “immoral”

• S’pore social worker says shows like ‘Hear U Out’ are ‘immoral’ for exposing people’s private matters
• Chantalle Ng was once hospitalised for a week after her father hit her
• Huang Yiliang's heart 'ripped to shreds' by Chantalle Ng's abuse allegations
  
  

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• Comment thread on YLB subreddit

• Coldplay X BTS - My Universe 
• Take That - Back for Good (Official 4K Video) 

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Singapore’s annual Population in Brief report revealed that total population fell 4.1% to 5.45 million as a result of COVID-19. We discuss the numbers and why it’s alarming for SG’s future. Also, runner Soh Rui Yong is in the news again, but this time for launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise $180,000 to pay for damages and legal fees in his defamation suit vs. fellow runner Ashley Liew. Why are people so incensed by this?

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Singapore population registers record drop

• S'pore total population falls 4.1% due to Covid-19, largest year-on-year drop since data collected in 1970 - Mothership.SG
• How Covid-19 and other trends hit Singapore's population - in 8 charts - The Straits Times
• Debrief: Population decline raises issues around Singapore society, identity - The Straits Times
  
  

Runner Soh Rui Yong crowdfunding $180,000 for legal fees

• Marathoner Soh Rui Yong crowdfunding at least S$180,000 to pay Ashley Liew over defamation suit - Mothership.SG
• Blogpost: $180,000 Crowdfunding Appeal - Help Me Win This Case
  
  

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• This Video Has 36,950,101 Views - YouTube
• Escape The Undertaker | Official Trailer | Netflix

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As quickly as we embarked on a COVID-endemic strategy, Singapore has tightened restrictions on social gatherings once again. It’s not the first time we’ve clamped down to reduce the spread, but why is there so much more frustration this time? In other news, the co-founder of indie bookstore BooksActually, a longstanding bastion of Singapore literature, was accused by several female ex-employees of misconduct in a bombshell exposé published by Rice Media over the weekend. Was the SingLit community complicit in letting this open secret slide?

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Singapore tightens COVID restrictions

• Singapore reports a record 1,939 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths - CNA
• Singapore Returns to Work-From-Home as Covid Cases Surge - Bloomberg
• 'This is poor planning': Covid-19 home recovery patients voice confusion, frustration over what to do - The Straits Times
• Daily Covid-19 cases to hit over 3,000 if unchecked, straining hospitals already under ‘tremendous pressure’: Task force - TODAY
• Covid-19: A mask-off scenario in Singapore only possible in 1-2 years, says expert
• BC's Restart: A plan to bring us back together

BooksActually co-founder accused of misconduct by ex-employees

• Built on uneasy compromises: The young women behind BooksActually speak up
• BooksActually's Kenny Leck apologises for 'causing pain' after female ex-employees allege misconduct - The Straits Times
• Facebook Post by Kenny Leck
• BooksActually saga: Sing Lit Station ends partnership
• NAC says it has no existing partnerships with BooksActually, amid allegations over bookstore’s co-founder Kenny Leck
• LATEST: Joint Letter About BooksActually from Math Paper Press Authors

Our one SHIOK comments

➤ Thread on YLB Ep #210 

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Here are our one SHIOK things!

➤ Zircon Lounge - Strangers

➤ Vienna's Radical Idea? Affordable Housing For All

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And we thought our jobs were tough! This week, we speak to Paul Laurence, a Singaporean who clears unexploded RPGs, landmines and IEDs in war-torn countries for a living. After a long career in the SAF, Paul has worked as a deminer in places such as Afghanistan, South Sudan, Iraq, Somalia and Papau New Guinea. We read about him in an eye-opening feature in Rice Media, and really wanted to know: what does he now think about the stuff we complain about in Singapore?

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The Rice Media feature that got us talking!

• Meet Paul, The Singaporean Who Cleared Taliban Landmines In Afghanistan

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• Dante Chen vs. Trey Baxter: WWE NXT 2.0, Sept. 21, 2021
• This Will NEVER Happen Again || The WORLD RECORD That Will Stand Forever (G.O.A.T Athlete)
• Paralympics: Tokyo 2020 was 'highly successful Games' for Singapore, says chef de mission

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This week, Workers’ Party MP Jamus Lim wades into the argument on whether SG should continue its mask mandate in a FB post, triggering a fierce debate online. We also spoke to MMA fighter Victoria Lee, the teenage sensation who burst onto the scene in 2021 with 2 consecutive victories in ONE Championship. With heavy expectations weighing on the 17-year-old’s shoulders as Angela Lee and Christian Lee’s younger sister, we discuss the pressures of juggling school work and fighting, and what a normal day is like for a family of fighters.

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Opposition MP Jamus Lim questions masks outdoors

• Jamus Lim's FB post
• COVID-19: Remove mask mandate outdoors, says MP Jamus Lim
• Calls grow among experts in Singapore for mandatory vaccination as Covid-19 cases spike
• The Impact of Mask Distribution and Promotion on Mask Uptake and COVID-19 in Bangladesh
• Largest study of masks yet details their importance in fighting Covid-19
• Research - Government trust, perceptions of COVID-19 and behaviour change

We talk to MMA fighter Victoria Lee

• Victoria Lee's next fight for ONE Championship this Fri, 24 Sep
• ONE domination a family affair but Lee siblings focused on their own journeys
• MMA: Victoria Lee, 16, wins by submission on her One Championship debut
• Victoria Lee's IG page

• YLB Subreddit thread for Ep209 (about the SAF general)
• Post from kosherjelly

• Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - Trailer
• 这个那个 (The Caifan Song) | The Ann & Ben Show Ep 3 

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At the end of the year, a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) General, Tan Chee Wee, will be appointed chief executive of the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA). We debate whether a high-ranking military officer really has the competence and knowledge to oversee SG’s pre-school sector. Also, an enrichment centre behind a PR campaign involving clowns loitering around outside primary schools has apologised for the panic caused. What gives?

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SAF General to head SG's early childhood agency

• SAF's first inspector-general to oversee S'pore's pre-school sector from Dec 15
• Ah Boys To CEOs: An Academic’s View Of Singapore’s Military Elite

Clown PR stunt gets backlash from public and police

• 'Viral marketing nonsense': Speech Academy Asia apologises for clown stunt outside primary schools
• Multiple police reports lodged against 'clowns' approaching children at primary schools
• Philips' guerrilla bear stunt backfires in Singapore
  
  

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➤ Super League rage, Ronaldo mania and the fight for the soul of Manchester United

➤ A throng of Internet sleuths are on the Gabby Petito case. Why has it sparked so much interest? (not really a "shiok" thing, reader discretion is advised)

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Since the bombshell news about the closure of Yale-NUS, we’ve not heard directly from actual students about how they’re coping with the loss. So we connected with Ethel Pang, a final-year student at Yale-NUS, to find out what she and her peers have been doing since learning of the school’s imminent closure. Also, she shares her views about Minister Chan Chun Sing’s explanation in parliament about the issue, and gives a glimpse of what Yale-NUS students and faculty are planning for their next steps.

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The Yale-NUS Closure

• Merger of Yale-NUS, USP will mean more affordable, accessible education, says Chan Chun Sing
• Yale-NUS closure: No consultation due to 'sensitive' issues
• Petition · NUS – Reverse the Mergers and #NoMoreTopDown

Here are our one SHIOK things!

• This Is What The Surface Of Venus Sounds Like
• Joe Rogan chatting with Bret Weinstein
• The "Male Gaze" is Why You're Ugly

Till next time, peace!

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