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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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#408 - Race to Find Missing Titanic Sub & Singapore’s Olympic Esports Week Causes Uproar
The entire world has been riveted by the search and rescue effort for the missing Titanic submersible, but some have already started questioning the apparent…
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#407 - Ho Ching Says President Is Not a Check on Government & Man Knocks on Strangers’ Doors for TikTok Video
Last week, Ho Ching, PM Lee’s wife, ignited online debate after posting a lengthy Facebook post about the role of the President in Singapore’s political…
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#406 ft. Rishi Budhrani - “Chilling” Effect of Jocelyn Chia Backlash & Harvey Norman Ossia’s Founder George Goh Runs for President
With Haresh away this week, comedian Rishi Budhrani steps in to be the supersub once again! And the timing couldn’t have been better, as we talk about the…
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#405 ft. Soh Rui Yong - Marathoner Soh Rui Yong Reflects on SEA Games Win and THAT Viral Act of Sportsmanship
[NOTE: This podcast was recorded 2 weeks ago, on 30 May 2023] Marathoner Soh Rui Yong, fresh from his men’s 10,000m medal win and viral show of sportsmanship…
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#404 - Singapore-Born Comedian Faces Backlash Over MH370 Joke & Tharman Runs for President
This week, Singapore-born comedian Jocelyn Chia incurred the wrath of furious Malaysians after posting a video of her stand-up comedy performance, in which she…
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#403 - Daniel Goh Expelled From Workers’ Party & MP Sun Xueling Shares Vulgar Email From Resident
This past week, ex-NMCP Daniel Goh announced his expulsion from the Workers’ Party. While it was not unexpected, we discuss what this move means for public…
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#402 - Stricter Enforcement of Tray Returns in June & Migrant Worker Wins $18,888 in Squid Game in Singapore
From 1st June, tray and crockery return will be more strictly enforced by enforcement officers in Singapore. What changes are expected, and will it make a…
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#401 - President Halimah Rules Out Re-election & NS Allowance Increased
This week, President Halimah Yacob announced that she will not stand for re-election in the 2023 Presidential Election. What does this mean for the…
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#400 - SIA Brings Back In-Flight Dining Perks & the Sad State of Singapore Football
On the back of announcing record annual profits, Singapore Airlines is reintroducing elements of its in-flight dining experience, such as appetisers for…
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#399 - PM Lee Orders Review of Ridout Road Bungalows & Influencer’s Ice Cream “Hack” Draws Flak
This past week, a COVID-stricken PM Lee ordered an independent review of the Ridout Road situation to address the allegations that have arisen over the matter…
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#398 - Chan Chun Sing urges RI Students to “Uplift” Others & Protected Area Signs Get Makeover
Education Minister Chan Chun Sing spoke to students and staff at Raffles Institution’s bicentennial lecture this week, and emphasised that RI has a duty to…
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#397 - Ministers Shanmugam and Vivian Revealed as Renters of Huge Colonial Bungalows & Blackpink Fans Disappointed by Concert
Last Friday evening, the Singapore Land Authority responded to a series of blogposts from opposition politician Kenneth Jeyaratnam that questioned how…
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#396 - Singapore Wins SEA Games e-sport Gold & Hijab-Wearing Worker Sells Pork at Pasar Malam
Singapore won its first SEA Games e-sport gold medal, but the win was mired in controversy. We break down the spat between the Singapore and Indonesian teams…
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#395 - Leong Mun Wai Asks for $1 Million for MPs & Edwin Tong Defends Live Auditions for Buskers
This week, NCMP Leong Mun Wai proposed that the government set aside $1 million for a parliamentary research department, among other proposals for more…
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#394 - Prince Harry Attends King’s Coronation & Chickens at National Gallery Ruffles Feathers
King Charles’ coronation, a historic moment for the British monarchy, was the talk of the town this past weekend, but much of the attention was directed at…
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#393 - Breaking Down Lawrence Wong’s May Day Rally & Condo Bans Food Delivery Riders
IN DPM Lawrence Wong’s May Day Rally, he spoke about how Singapore can prevail in a changing world, and also touched on the hot topic of rising housing prices…
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#392 - GP Tutor Brooke Lim Caught Plagiarising & Netflix Angers Egypt with Cleopatra Documentary
This past week, popular GP tutor Brooke Lim was revealed by an anonymous TikTok account to have plagiarised others’ content for a blogpost she wrote. This has…
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#391 - Fewest Nominated MP Candidates in 2 Decades & LGBT Party at Capitol Theatre Cancelled
Last week, only 30 names were put up for consideration for Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) positions, the lowest number since 2001. Why are so few people…
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#390 - Charles & Keith Girl Comes Clean & Engineer Ordered to Return Company Bonus After Quitting
This past week, the Charles & Keith girl had to post a video refuting the claims that she’s been less than honest about her family’s financial background. Why…
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#389 ft Jo Tan - Performer Jo Tan on Finding a Happy Place After Leaving Radio
Performer and writer Jo Tan comes by our studio to spill the beans about her brief stint as a DJ on SPH’s Kiss92 FM radio station. Why did she jump into it…
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#388 - Son of Ex-Changi Airport Group Chairman Jailed for Lying & Grab Raises Platform Fees
Son of Ex-Changi Airport Group Chairman Jailed for Lying Karl Liew, son of ex-Changi Airport Group chairman, gets jail for lying to judge in Parti Liyani's…
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#387 - Dee Kosh’s Tell-All Video & 12-Year-Old Steals Bus for Joyride
Dee Kosh finally released a 51-minute tell-all video in which he finally talks about his conviction for sexual offences. Reactions on social media have mostly…
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#386 - Dalai Lama’s “Suck My Tongue” Video & SG Livestreamer Stopped by Korean Police for Showing Boobs
The Dalai Lama is facing a huge backlash after a video of him kissing a child on the lips and telling him to “suck my tongue” at a public event went viral. Was…
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#385 ft. Soh Rui Yong - Marathoner Soh Rui Yong is Back and Why Sports Don’t Work in Singapore
Marathoner Soh Rui Yong is back to represent Singapore at the upcoming Sea Games again! He talks about how he stayed motivated in the past few years, the…
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#384 - Trump’s Criminal Charges Polarise America & Singaporeans Do the Right Thing With Trays
This week, Donald Trump was indicted in a Manhattan court with 34 felony charges in a historic move that has polarised the nation. We discuss the ramifications…
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#383 - Singaporeans Want English Test for New Citizens & HOOQ Liquidation AMA
A recent CNA poll revealed that 80% of 500 Singapore-born citizens surveyed were in favour of an English test being part of the country’s citizenship…
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#382 - Indonesia Loses U-20 FIFA World Cup Hosting Rights & Minister Sim Ahn Disrupts Live Performance
On Wednesday, FIFA stripped Indonesia of their hosting rights of this year's Under-20 World Cup, after a series of protests against Israel’s participation in…
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#381 - Pork Sold at Ramadan Bazaar & Amsterdam Tells Rowdy Tourists to “Stay Away”
This past week, the organisers of a Ramadan bazaar in Woodlands had to step in to stop the sale of pork at some of its stalls. Is it really that big of a deal…
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#380 - Our Silence Ends Now: Our TV show “She’s A Terrorist” & Laid-off Employee Steals Snacks From Office Pantry
This past week, jobs portal Indeed announced that they would be cutting 120 employees from their Singapore office. One of their laid off employees then filmed…
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#379 - Singaporean TikTok CEO Grilled by US Congress & Is Coke Healthier Than Milo?
This week, the CEO of TikTok, Shou Zi Chew, testified before US lawmakers, putting himself in the line of fire over the platform’s content moderation, data…
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#378 - Debating Greenwashing After Shoe Recycling Fiasco & $18K Rent at Geylang Serai Bazaar
This week in Parliament, Minister Edwin Tong answered questions about the Dow/SportsSG shoe recycling fiasco that was brought to light by a recent Reuters…
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#377 - 7 in 10 Singapore Residents in Good Shape Post-pandemic & Samsung Phone’s Fake Moon Shots
A government survey revealed that more than 70% of Singapore residents felt that their overall quality of life was the same or better in post-pandemic 2023…
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#376 - Where is the Cheapest Place to Dine Out in Singapore & Does Malaysia Deserve Michelle Yeoh?
Researchers from the Institute of Policy Studies revealed that they surveyed over 800 food establishments across Singapore to study whether food prices have…
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#375 - Silicon Valley Bank Collapse & Paralympian in Dispute with Cafe Over Guide Dog
Last weekend, the seismic collapse of Silicon Valley Bank threatened to spread as a “contagion” through the US financial system and send it into a tailspin. We…
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#374 - Surprises in COVID-19 White Paper & Pokemon Cockroach Discovered in Singapore
Two days ago, DPM Lawrence Wong released the COVID-19 White Paper as Singapore’s report card on how it handled the pandemic. Was this report just a case of…
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#373 - Big Changes to A-Level Scoring & Red Tampines HDB Scares Residents
Minister of Education Chan Chun Sing recently announced major changes to A-Level exam scoring for Junior College students in Singapore; for example, the…
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#372 - Lee Hsien Yang Under Investigation for Perjury & Singapore Airlines’ Paper Boxes Criticized
Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean revealed in Parliament that Lee Hsien Yang and his wife Lee Suet Fern are under investigation by the police for lying under oath…
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#371 - Pritam Singh Suggests English Test for New Citizens & Model Adriana Lima’s FIFA Role Criticised
This week in Parliament, Opposition MP Pritam Singh advocated for an English test as part of the application process for citizenship or PR in Singapore. This…
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#370 - Dow and SportSG in Shoe Recycling Fiasco & HK Socialite Abby Choi’s Gruesome Murder
In the last few days, petrochemicals giant Dow Inc. and SportSG were caught flat-footed by an investigative piece by Reuters which uncovered that a sneaker…
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#369 - 2 Self-Radicalised Teenagers Detained Under ISA & Yakult and Vitagen’s Culture War
Two boys aged 15 and 16 were detained under the Internal Security Act after their online revealed their extensive self-radicalisation. This follows the case of…
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#368 - Roald Dahl Books Censored & Grab Launches “Quiet Ride” Option
Critics slammed Puffin, the British publisher of Roald Dahl’s books for removing colourful language and rewriting lines from beloved works such as Charlie And…
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#367 ft. Reggie From The Financial Coconut - Was Budget 2023 a Worthy V-Day Gift to Singapore?
This week, DPM Lawrence Wong delivered Budget 2023, having promised that it would be his “Valentine's Day present” to help Singaporeans cope with inflation…
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#366 - Budget 2023: What Stood Out & Civil Servants Use ChatGPT to Write Speeches?
Minister Lawrence Wong delivered his love letter to Singaporeans, the Budget 2023 on Valentines’ Day. We make sense of all the announcements, and discuss…
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#365 - Tin Pei Ling’s Grab Gig Raises Conflict of Interest Concerns & Calvin Cheng Shames Cash-Only Businesses
Recently, MP Tin Pei Ling announced that she would be joining Grab Singapore as its director of public affairs and policy. Concerns about conflict of interest…
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#364 - Parliament Debates Public Housing & LKY’s 100th Birth Anniversary
The past 2 days of Parliament featured a heated debate about public housing, with PSP’s Leong Mun Wai putting forth 2 radical proposals that were ultimately…
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#363 ft. Dr. Jason Leong - Comedian Dr Jason Leong on Anwar as Malaysia PM, Tin Pei Ling x Grab & why Singapore politics is boring
After surviving the pandemic, Malaysian stand-up comedian Dr Jason Leong finally makes it to the YLB studio in person! We talk about the new Malaysian…
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#362 - Youtuber MrBeast cures blindness & Friendzoned man sues woman
A few days ago, Youtube star MrBeast released a video that featured him paying for 1,000 cataract surgeries to help blind people see again. The video has gone…
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#361 - Matt Walsh praises Singapore’s strict laws & employer gets police warning for fighting with helper
Conservative commentator Matt Walsh ignited debate when he responded to an innocent tweet praising Jewel Changi Airport by attributing its beauty to…
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#360 ft. Andie Chen - The pros and cons of car-sharing in SG & CNY pole dancing for migrant workers divides the internet
It’s the return of our regular guest co-host, Andie Chen! While Terence is away, we chat about the surge of car-sharing companies in Singapore since COVID…
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#359 - Teen goes viral over “luxury” Charles & Keith bag & Logan Paul’s Cryptozoo scandal
Last week, a 17-year-old girl went viral when she called out commenters who mocked her for fawning over a “luxury” Charles & Keith bag which she received as a…
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#358 ft. J.D. Chua - Singapore’s first creature feature Circle Line, breaking into Hollywood and spreading love
The director of Singapore’s first ever creature feature Circle Line, JD Chua, stops by to tell us why he’s optimistic about the local film industry, professes…
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#357 - SPH Media inflated circulation numbers & Chooby Pizza customer complaint goes viral
SPH Media shockingly revealed that an internal review found that staff had inflated circulation numbers of their publications during a period from 2020 to…
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#356 - Singapore kids not physically active enough & Jay Chou angers Malaysians
A report by the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore (NUS) found that more than half of local children do not hit the…
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#355 - UFC President Dana White slaps wife & Potong Pasir family discover HDB flat’s morbid past
Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White was caught on camera striking his wife in a club on New Year’s Eve. What are (if any) the repercussions for…
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#354 - China threatens retaliation for ’unacceptable’ Covid-19 curbs & gay teachers coming out in class
Hope you had a new year! After China recently eased Covid restrictions internally, many residents eagerly booked trips overseas. However, multiple countries…
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#353 - A look back at 2022: Singapore’s Top 10 Trending Searches - Part 2
Part 2 of our countdown of the most searched terms in Singapore for 2022! The #1 term is a puzzling one! To avoid spoilers, don’t check out the links in the…
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#352 - A look back at 2022: Singapore’s Top 10 Trending Searches - Part 1
It’s almost becomes an annual tradition: the YLB end-of-year countdown of the most searched terms in Singapore for the year! We’re doing it in 2 parts this…
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#351 - HDB investigates vacant BTO flats & Salt Bae invades pitch at World Cup
HDB announced that it will investigate and take action against homeowners who flout the Minimum Occupation Period rule for their BTO flats. This comes after…
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#350 - YLB Reacts Part 2: More From Our First Episodes of Yah Lah But!
We continue our discussion and look back to the formative period in Yah Lah But’s history - the first 5 episodes! Find us here! YLB Subreddit YLB TikTok YLB IG…
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#349 - YLB Reacts Part 1: Our First Episodes of Yah Lah But!
Even with Haresh away getting married, the YLB goodness doesn’t stop! Today, in the spirit of end of year festivities, we look back at and react to our early…