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Join us on the Plan B Podcast as we break down the week’s biggest news, ask the hard questions, and spark real talk that goes beyond headlines.
Follow our conversations on Instagram, Threads, Facebook and Telegram (@planb.sg) , or dive deeper at www.planb.sg
.
🎥 Watch full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@planbmediasg
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May 1, 2022 • 26min
#404: Deepfake Porn Video Victim
We speak to a victim of a deepfake porn blackmail scam.
Apr 27, 2022 • 16min
#403: More Employees Prefer To Come Back To Office Or WFH?
A sizeable proportion of employees here prefer to retain flexible work arrangements rather than work from the office or from home on most days, a study by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) has found.
Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/work-home-pandemic-ips-survey-return-office-workplace-2645741
Apr 27, 2022 • 14min
#402: 17 Year Old Walloped By Hawker
For flipping his tray.
Read more: https://mothership.sg/2022/04/sengkang-tray-hawker-fight-hospital/
Apr 27, 2022 • 17min
#401: $50,000 Spent Maintaining Pretzel Stall
A food stall selling pretzels at Geylang Serai Ramadan Bazaar claimed to have channeled more than S$50,000 into her stall in just two weeks.
https://mothership.sg/2022/04/geylang-serai-bazaar-stall-rent/
Apr 24, 2022 • 27min
#400: Old Enough A Japanese Hit
Old Enough! is an iconic Japanese show which started in the late 80s that features children running errands alone. This very basic formula has seen worldwide success.
Read more: https://mothership.sg/2022/04/old-enough-netflix/
Apr 24, 2022 • 19min
#399: Rohingya Refugees Escape In Malaysia
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has said it is “shocked and deeply saddened” by the deaths of six Rohingya, including two children, who died on Wednesday in an escape this week from a temporary immigration detention centre in northern Malaysia.
Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/22/un-refugee-agency-shocked-at-rohingya-deaths-in-malaysia-escape
Apr 24, 2022 • 23min
#398: Altercation Outside Of Clinic
The clip shows a dramatic altercation between two women, including a receptionist from Everhealth Medical and Everhealth Family Clinic. The clinic has since issued a statement on Facebook apologising for the receptionist’s behaviour.
Read more: https://mustsharenews.com/bukit-batok-clinic-apologises/amp/
Apr 20, 2022 • 20min
#397: Peeing In A Bottle
On Apr. 16, a picture of a woman assisting a young boy as he peed into a bottle at a food court was uploaded onto community Facebook page COMPLAINT SINGAPORE.
Read more: https://mothership.sg/2022/04/boy-pee-bottle-tiong-bahru-food-court/
Apr 20, 2022 • 19min
#396: Church On A Plane
A viral video showing a Singaporean man and other missionaries singing worship songs mid-flight on a plane has gone viral across Tiktok and Twitter. The Singaporean man has been identified as Jonathan Neo, who claimed on his now-private Instagram reels that he was given permission to sing by the flight crew.
Read more: https://nextshark.com/singaporean-man-worship-songs-plane/
Apr 20, 2022 • 18min
#395: 6 Law Graduates Cheat In Exams
Five law graduates have had their applications for admission to the Bar delayed by six months and one other for a year because all six were caught cheating in their Bar exams.
Read more: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/culture-cheating-judge-delays-bar-admission-6-law-graduates-caught-cheating-exams-1875451
