The ruling People’s Action Party turned 70, and has officially entered its Lawrence Wong era. At its ginormous biennial conference, our new PM formally took over as the party’s Secretary-General. Of course, we had to read between the lines and dissect his speech, as hype builds towards next year’s general election. Is that the oft-mentioned “fear-mongering” about the Opposition we’re hearing? And just how hard is it to recruit new blood? Speaking of which, an inventor-turned Hokkien Mee seller found it hard to recruit cooks, so he ordered a robot from Wuhan and programmed it to fry Hokkien Mee with his own recipe. We give our verdict!

(00:00) Folklory
(00:48) Intro
(05:56) PAP Turns 70
(34:02) Even Hokkien Mee is AI Now
(50:00) One Shiok Comment
(54:16) One Shiok Thing

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PAP Turns 70, Enters its Lawrence Wong Era

• Orderly transitions in political leadership cannot be taken for granted: SM Lee in last speech as PAP chief
• New members of PAP’s top decision-making body announced at party conference
• Tributes pour in for outgoing PAP secretary-general Lee Hsien Loong at party’s awards dinner
• PM Wong surprised by Apt. song choice as he takes the stage
• With high stakes in next general election, PAP can no longer 'afford to stay in the background': PM Wong
• No chance of 'opposition wipe-out' in next GE: PM Lawrence Wong

Even Hokkien Mee is AI Now

• Former engineer opens Hokkien mee stall with food cooked by a robot

One Shiok Comment

• Comment by nyetkatt
• YouTube comments on #591

One Shiok Thing

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