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Yah Lah But
A thrice weekly podcast on conversations Singaporeans are having but not saying out loud – politics, culture, identity. Haresh Tilani and Terence Chia consider every side, never quite agree, and never play it safe. Honest, informed, always worth arguing about. Subscribe so you don’t miss new episodes.
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Episodes
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#468 - Lawrence Wong Dismisses Circuit Breaker Rumour & Debate Rages Over SIA Stewardess Spoon-Feeding Boy
This week, DPM Lawrence Wong took to social media to dismiss rumours that the government is bringing back Circuit Breaker to curb rising COVID cases, as well…
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#467 ft. Soh Rui Yong - Missing the Asian Games, F-Words & Honest Thoughts about Tan Chuan Jin
Soh Rui Yong is BACK and shares his honest thoughts about being axed from the Asian Games and how he coped with it. He talked about his interactions with…
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#466 - A Look Back at 2023’s Most “Triggering” YLB Episodes on Accountability
This is our most “transparent” episode ever! In the spirit of the year end, we’re doing a review of our most “triggering” episodes from 2023 that covered cases…
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#465 ft. Minister Shanmugam - The Israel-Hamas Conflict, Local Politics & Why POFMA is Useful
Minister Shanmugam has been serving as Minister for Law since 2008 and Minister for Home Affairs since 2015. On his YLB debut, he shares his thoughts on the…
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#464 - River Valley High School Homicide Teen Sentenced & Are Country Clubs Relevant in Singapore?
The teen behind the RIver Valley High School death was sentenced to 16 years’ jail, prompting debates online about the term and severity of the punishment. Was…
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#463 - Singapore Tied for World’s Most Expensive City & Void Deck Sealed off to Stop Children Playing Football
Recently, the Economist Intelligence Unit released a report that revealed Singapore to be tied for the world’s most expensive city alongside Zurich. Is this…
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#462 - “Long Island” to Be Reclaimed off East Coast Park & Cai Png Cafe Faces Backlash for Charging by Weight
The SG government announced that it is studying the feasibility of an ambitious new land reclamation project off the East Coast, named “Long Island”, which…
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#461 - MAS Tightens Crypto Regulations & “Squid Game” Contestants Allege Inhumane Filming Conditions
Last week, MAS moved to curb crypto speculation with a tightening of regulations around retail investors. Will this throw a spanner in Singapore’s plans of…
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#460 - Parliament Passes Law for President to Hold International Roles & Private-hire Driver Works 22 Hours to Win Challenge
This past week, Parliament debated and ultimately passed a law that allows the President and Ministers to hold international roles in their private capacity…
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#459 - Shanmugam Takes Issue with ST Op-ed on Israel-Hamas War & MBS Launches $10,000 Taylor Swift Concert Packages
A recent Straits Times op-ed on the Israel-Hamas war, written by retired senior diplomat Bilahari Kausikan, triggered a response from Minister for Home Affairs…
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#458 - Deepavali “Litter-Free” Banner Removed & Social Mixers Help Singaporeans Make Friends
A Deepavali banner that asked revellers to clean up after themselves caused disquiet on social media, prompting the MP in charge of the area to remove the sign…
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#457 - No Symbols of Israel-Hamas War Allowed & Can the President Hold Roles in Foreign Organizations?
The Ministry of Home Affairs reminded the public that displaying or wearing symbols linked to the Israel-Hamas war is an offence punishable with jail time. Why…
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#456 - PM Lee Reveals When Lawrence Wong Will Take Over & Japanese Sex Toy At Anime Festival Stirs up Emotions
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…
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#455 - DBS Not Allowed to Make New Acquisitions & Watch Taylor Swift Concert With a Minister?
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…
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#454 - The Israel-Hamas Conflict & Controversy Over Staged Indonesian Coffee Shop Photo
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…
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#453 ft. Xenia Tan and Farah Lola From (After) Life Support: Halloween Special
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…
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#452 - Banks and Telcos to Share Responsibility for Scams & Man United Players in Gorilla Emoji Debacle
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…
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#451 - Singaporeans Catch Up on Sleep While on Vacation & Prince William to Try Dragon Boating
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?…
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#450 ft. Ghost Maps Podcast - Are Southeast Asian Ghosts the Scariest in the World?
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…
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#449 - Will Grab, Trans-cab Merger Lessen Competition? & Foodpanda CEO Replaced After Allegedly Leaking Confidential Information of Grab Sale
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…
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#448 - DBS Services Down in Major Disruption & Flash Coffee Abruptly Quits Singapore
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…
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#447 - Singapore’s “Remarkable” Religious Diversity & NParks Puts Down Giant Crocodile
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…
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#446 - SethLui.com Addresses Sponsored Review Drama & Arcade Prizes to be Capped at $100
Last week, a bakery owner called out food portal SethLui.com for soliciting payment to be featured in one of their food guides, going as far as to call it a…
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#445 - Parliament Debates Whether Perfume Is a Basic Need & Yeo’s LKY Drink Packets
A debate about whether perfume should be classified a basic necessity or aspirational good took place in Parliament this week, as part of a discussion about…
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#444 - Government Monitoring Business Profiteering & Phallic Flight Route by Singapore Air Force
In light of recent announcement of price increases for water and transport, DPM Lawrence Wong reassured Singaporeans that the Government is monitoring…
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#443 ft. Ming Yue of The Ming Thing - Malaysia’s OG YouTuber Stand Ups in Singapore
One half of Malaysia’s OG YouTubers The Ming Thing, Ming Yue, drops by the YLB studio on his way to performing 2 SOLD OUT stand up comedy shows in Singapore…
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#442 - Huge WW2 Bomb Discovered in Singapore & What Is Our Place in the World?
A WW2 relic was discovered in a construction site in Upper Bukit Timah, leading to a quickly-arranged on-site disposal of the 100kg bomb, and over 4,000…
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#441 - Japanese Tourist Calls Police Over “Overpriced” Crab Dish & NTUSU Presidential Candidate Controversy
Last month, a Japanese tourist made a police report over the price of an Alaskan King Crab dish that she and her group had consumed at Seafood Paradise at…
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#440 ft. Rishi Budhrani - Parliament Rejects Suspension of Iswaran as MP & Hasan Minhaj Backlash for Embellishment
Rishi is back as guest co-host, this time with Haresh while Terence is away. We dive into the latest Parliamentary sitting where MPs voted against the motion…
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#439 ft. Ian Tan - Co-Founder of Ritual Gym, on The Problems of Fitness Trends & His Own Struggles with Physical & Mental Health
Ian Tan and his co-founders at Ritual Gym revolutionised the fitness space in Singapore when they launched their trademark “20-minute workout sessions” back in…
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#438 ft. Shanti Pereira - Singapore Sprint Queen on How Her Journey Will Inspire Others
In the midst of a memorable season filled with broken records, SEA Games gold and being interviewed by Lawrence Wong, Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira…
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#437 - Young Singaporeans “More Ready” for Non-Chinese PM & Plan B Podcast POFMA-ed
A YouGov survey conducted right after the recent Presidential Elections seemed to indicate a generational divide in society’s acceptance of a non-Chinese Prime…
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#436 - Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis Face Backlash & Spanish Football Chief Finally Steps Down
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are facing a firestorm of anger after letters that they had written in support of a fellow “That 70’s Show” cast member facing a…
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#435 ft. RockStarArms Natalie Dau - Running Ultra-marathons Like A Woman
We spoke to ultra-marathon runner, media personality, and now bestselling author Natalie Dau AKA rockstararms talks about waking up at 4am to train everyday…
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#434 - Kinderland and ECDA Address Alleged Child Abuse & Ho Ching Suggests Caning Diners Who Cheat
The past week, a slew of videos and images of alleged child abuse at childcare centres operated by Kinderland were leaked online, prompting outrage among the…
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#433 - Tharman Elected President in Landslide Victory
Our final podcast on the presidential race! Yesterday, Singaporeans gave Tharman a resounding 70.4% of the vote in the election, while Ng Kok Song and Tan Kin…
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#432 - Tharman and Ng Kok Song Spar Over Partisanship & Teacher Becomes OnlyFans Creator
In the last couple of days, Tharman and Ng Kok Song engaged in a back-and-forth through the media about their respective independence from the establishment…
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#431 - Tan Cheng Bock Endorses Tan Kin Lian & Fukushima Wastewater Raises Concerns Among Sushi Lovers
Over the weekend, Tan Cheng Bock, a former presidential candidate in 2011 and founder of the Progress Singapore Party, came forward to endorse his ex-rival Tan…
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#430 ft. Kevin Pereira from Blu AI - Will Generative AI Take Our Jobs?
Weekend timeout from all the election buzz! Our guest this time is Kevin Pereira, MD of Blu Artificial Intelligence from Hong Kong, who’s here to tell us how…
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#429 - Tan Kin Lian’s “Pretty Girls” Posts & Gender-Neutral Toilets at Suntec City
The three-way race in the presidential election officially began when all the candidates and their supporters gathered at the nomination centre on Tuesday…
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#428 ft. Tan Kin Lian - Why He Left the PAP & What He Will Do Differently as President
Another Presidential special! Aspiring Presidential candidate Mr Tan Kin Lian stops by the YLB studio to tell us why he feels confident about his chances, why…
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#427 - $1 Billion Seized in Money Laundering Crackdown & Leong Mun Wai Complains to Speaker of Parliament
This week, the Singapore Police Force arrested a group of foreigners who had amassed approximately S$1 billion worth of assets in the country, as part of one…
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#426 ft. Ng Kok Song - How Will He Unify “Two Singapores” as President & Are Gen-Zs Snowflakes?
Presidential hopeful Mr Ng Kok Song joins us in the YLB studio to talk about why he’s running for President, why he didn’t join politics earlier, and how he’ll…
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#425 - Presidential Election Rallies “Not Encouraged” & Do Singaporeans Support Local Football?
This past weekend, the Elections Department said that rallies are “not encouraged” for the Presidential Election as they may be divisive and incongruent with…
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#424 - OCBC’s Anti-Scam Measures Anger Users & Grab Has Marching Contingent at NDP
This week, OCBC introduced a new anti-scam measure which prevents customers from using their mobile banking app if there are unofficial apps installed on their…
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#423 ft. Jeremiah Chen - Why TikTok Is More Important Than YouTube and Why He’s Called “The Riddler”
Tropic Monsters’ Jeremiah Chen, fresh off directing and producing his first ever sitcom, “Living With An Expat”, stops by the YLB studio to tell us about the…
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#422 - Washington Post Accuses Lianhe Zaobao of Pro-China Slant & CCTVs Now Allowed For HDB Corridors
Recently, American publication Washington Post accused Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao of deferring to “Beijing narratives”. This prompted a rebuke from the Chinese…
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#421 - PM Lee Addresses Corruption, Extramarital Affairs and Iswaran’s Pay in Parliament
Hard to believe, but the latest parliamentary sitting got even more heated than the previous one on the Ridout Road issue. PM Lee delivered a ministerial…
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#420 ft. Irfan Kasban - Gender Identity in Singapore, and Directing Jo Tan in “King”
Irfan Kasban, a transdisciplinary artist whose work spans multiple mediums, platforms and genres, steps into the YLB studio to talk about directing Jo Tan in…
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#419 - Shanmugam and Balakrishnan Could Sue Lee Hsien Yang for Defamation & Tharman Launches Campaign for Presidency
Ministers K Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan have sent lawyers’ letters to Lee Hsien Yang after he doubled down on his comments about the Ridout Road issue…
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#418 - Presidential Hopeful Ng Kok Song Says He’s Not Been Put Up to “Split Votes” & Twitter Changes Their Logo to “X”
On 19 Jul, a third individual announced his plan to run for presidency - Ng Kok Song, the ex-CIO of GIC. There has been lots of chatter online about his…
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#417 - Police Officer Suicide Raises Questions About Workplace Bullying & The 1975 Gets Cancelled in Malaysia
Over the weekend, a police officer’s death sparked a national conversation about workplace bullying and racial discrimination. What happened, and what happens…
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#416 - PAP’s Tan Chuan-Jin & Cheng Li Hui Resign, and Allegations of Improper Conduct Between WP’s Leon Perera & Nicole Seah Surface
It’s been a bombshell few weeks as scandals have poured out. Here is our take… Find us here! YLB Subreddit YLB TikTok YLB IG YLB YouTube Folklory If you’re…
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#415 ft. Jom's Sudhir - Ridout Road, the State of Journalism, and Political Factionalism
We got Jom Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Thomas Vadeketh back onto YLB to talk about the publication’s first year of operations, the challenges facing young…
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#414 - Minister Iswaran Arrested by CPIB & Childcare Centres Will Not Operate on Saturdays
This past week’s news headlines have been dominated by the reveal that Transport Minister S. Iswaran has been arrested by the CPIB, alongside billionaire Ong…
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#413 - Speaker of Parliament Caught Using Vulgarities & Singapore Excels at Quiet Quitting
A Redditor recently discovered that Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan Jin had muttered "f*cking populist" under his breath after a speech by opposition MP Jamus…
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#412 - That “Sia Suay” Moment in Parliament & Tsundere Maid Cafe Event at SMU Cancelled
The fiery nature of the recent Parliament sitting spilled onto social media, with Leader of the House Indranee Rajah compelling Progress Singapore Party’s…
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#411 - YLB in Parliament: Debate on Ridout Road
We finally did it! Yesterday, we showed up and observed the Parliament debate on Ridout Road! Rather than give our usual take on the issue based solely on what…
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#410 - High-Rise Littering: Guilty Until Proven Innocent & Should We Shower at Water Fountains?
From 1st July, a flat owner will be presumed guilty of high-rise littering if he cannot prove within 14 days that he is not responsible for the offence. This…
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#409 ft. Foo Maosheng, NUS Entomologist - Why Cockroaches Need More Love & Singapore’s Undiscovered Insects
We got Entomologist Foo Maosheng in our studio today to talk about the new cockroach species he discovered in Singapore & named after a Pokemon! We covered…