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A week after the coup d’etat by Myanmar’s military on 1 Feb 2021, SG businessman and Razer co-founder Lim Kaling cut his minority shareholding of a Burmese tobacco company. But should all Singaporean companies cut ties? Are there even a lot of such companies? Closer to home, a man scammed over $1m by impersonating Ho Ching. Why Ho Ching? And is it that easy? 

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➤ Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel | Official Trailer

➤ Dua Lipa: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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We talk to Margaret Thomas, founder member & current president of AWARE Singapore, and Jasmine Ng, board member of AWARE & producer of their acclaimed podcast, SAGA, which documents the dramatic events of 2009. We talk about the show and dive deep into feminism in Singapore. We also talk about the recent case of Viswa Sadasivan and his alleged sexual harassment of Sharul Channa and at least one other woman.

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Here are the links we mention in the pod

➤ https://www.aware.org.sg/ 

➤ https://www.reach.gov.sg/ 

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➤ Margaret - SIR Official Trailer

➤ Jasmine - Promising Young Woman Official Trailer

➤ Terence - Residents of the Park

➤ Haresh - T-Pain featuring Marc Rebillet on Twitch

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On 4 Feb, ex-NMP Viswa Sadasivan after he was accused of sexual harassment by Sharul Channa, a famous local comedienne whom he interviewed for his TV show. Since then, at least one other woman has shared a similar experience and AWARE has made a statement too. But what happens now? Elsewhere, a local condo issued a notice forbidding domestic helpers from using the facilities and people are pissed. But is it fair?

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➤ Name A Cockroach After Your Ex

➤ Microsoft Flight Simulator Singapore Add-On

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A viral video of Clementi forest in 2020 shone light on development plans for the Clementi and Dover forests. But do we always have to choose between nature and development? Elsewhere, a petition was started to lobby against MOE tracking the computer habits of all students who have school-issued laptops/ tablets. But should kids have that much freedom online?

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➤ Straw Millionaire in Singapore at Ramen Matsuri (No.1)

➤ Just Keep Thinking Facebook Page

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On 17 Jan 2021, Kristen Gray, a US “digital nomad” living in Bali for the past year, posted a Twitter thread proclaiming her “elevated lifestyle” that went viral and pissed off Indonesians. 10 days later, she and her partner were deported. Why? Back home, a fake message circulating on WhatsApp claimed that 5,000 temp staff will be hired to enforce COVID restrictions during CNY.

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➤ Alice in Borderland | Official Trailer

➤ A Very Fatal Murder Podcast

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On Jan 27, the ISD issued a press release with details on a 16-year-old Singaporean boy who was detained in Dec 2020 for planning terrorist attacks on 2 mosques in SG. How worried should we be? Elsewhere, the Redditors vs Wall Street via GamesStop saga continues to unfold, but what happened? And what happens from here?

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➤ Terence's Fav Wildlife Photographer

➤ Daniel LaBelle on YouTube

If you know anyone who you think needs emotional or mental support, check out the numbers here 

https://www.gov.sg/article/call-these-helplines-if-you-need-emotional-or-psychological-support 

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On Jan 23, a mother posted on the Complaint Singapore Facebook page about how frustrated she was at having to wait 2 hours for her son to book out of camp. The internet was divided, but does she have a point? Elsewhere, the Ministry of Transport issued a statement declaring that ALL bicycles on SG public paths and roads will be required to have brakes. Why? 

Featuring Rishi Budhrani, one of Singapore's top stand up comedians! 

Our live show ➤ https://www.klook.com/en-SG/activity/53489-comedy-show-e-ticket/

Our audio project ➤ Folklory.com

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➤ Khan Academy: Sal Khan : How I Built This with Guy Raz : NPR

➤ The yamseng app by DJBeng

➤ AWARE Saga Podcast

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In Jan 2003, Russell Crowe became famous for “Gladiator”. 18 years later in Jan 2021, he became infamous for getting pissed at a tweet that called "Master and Commander", his other movie, “sleep-inducing”. He said kids have “no focus”, but does Gen Z actually have shorter attention spans? We debate this. And we also review our fav Reddit comments from the past week.

Here's the article about Russell Crowe vs the tweet

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jan/18/when-film-stars-attack-russell-crowes-reaction-to-criticism-could-set-a-trend 

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On 18 Jan, the owner of SMOL eatery, a local F&B establishment, uploaded a CCTV video of a random man who ripped off a pride flag on display and hurled abuse at the staff. People pissed and an outpouring of support came, but is there more to it? With CNY coming up, there are murmurings of tougher COVID measures. Does that make sense?

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New Radicals perform ‘You Get What You Give’

Singaporean music director behind J.Lo's performance at US President Biden's inauguration

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A transgender student recently ranted on Reddit about MOE blocking her hormone therapy. The post went viral, and MOE responded with a post of their own. It got backlash, but was it fair? Elsewhere, the British PM Boris Johnson tasks his UK Chancellor with transforming the UK into the “Singapore of Europe”. Should we be proud or is it just politics?  

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James Harden explodes for triple-double in Nets debut

What Is Clubhouse, The Invite-Only Social Media App?

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