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Feb 16, 2022 • 27min
#349: Wearable Aircon
ST Engineering has created a new wearable aircon product to reduce "heat stress" for workers in Singapore who are exposed to the hot and humid weather.
Read more: https://mothership.sg/2022/02/wearable-aircon/
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Feb 16, 2022 • 42min
#348: Social Gambling To Be Legalised
Social gambling among family and friends may soon be legalised in Singapore under new laws proposed in Parliament on Monday.
Read more: https://www.malaymail.com/amp/news/life/2022/02/15/social-gambling-to-be-legalised-in-singapore-with-regulation-body-to-be-set/2041712
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Feb 16, 2022 • 31min
#347: Russia Ukraine Conflict
On Tuesday, Russia said it planned “to partially pull back troops” from where it had built up some 130,000 at the Ukrainian border, a move that comes after the United States warned last week that an “invasion could begin at any time.”
Read more: https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/22917719/russia-ukraine-invasion-border-crisis-nato-explained
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Feb 13, 2022 • 34min
#346: Kurt Zouma Slaps His Cat
West Ham ace Kurt Zouma has been filmed booting his cat like a football across his kitchen floor. The Premier League star, 27, was also seen slapping his pet’s face.
Read more: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/17576996/kurt-zouma-cat-kick-slap-video/
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Feb 13, 2022 • 47min
#345: Girl Abuses Local Nurse In Livestream
A Singapore TikToker broadcast her verbally abusing a nurse live after she felt that the service fell short. More than 400 people tuned in to witness TikTok user Marydelusion insult the unidentified nurse she said was not giving her appropriate care amid the current shortage of health care workers.
Read more: https://coconuts.co/singapore/news/whack-your-mothers-face-singapore-patient-goes-off-on-nurse-video/
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Feb 13, 2022 • 33min
#343: COP Updates
The Committee of Privileges (COP) looking into former Member of Parliament Raeesah Khan’s conduct, in relation to a lie she said in the House last August, has set out its recommendations and full report on Thursday (Feb 10).
Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/committee-privileges-report-whatsapp-workers-party-raeesah-khan-pritam-singh-2492951
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Feb 9, 2022 • 34min
#343: North Korean Leader 'Suffered' For His People
North Korea's Korean Central Television (KCTV) has released a video about the country's leader, touching on his health issues, without going into specific details.
Read more: https://mothership.sg/2022/02/kim-jong-un-health-update/
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Feb 9, 2022 • 30min
#342: NTY's Singaporean Chicken Curry
The New York Times’ (NYT) watered down version of “Singaporean Chicken Curry” elicited a rather spicy reaction from Singaporeans. Many compared it to longkang (drainage) water and one even called it “covid” curry, probably due to the pale colour of the gravy.
Read more: https://planb.sg/nyts-longkang-water-curry-unites-singaporeans-in-uproar/
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Feb 9, 2022 • 29min
#341: 103 Year Old Woman Dies After 4th Jab
The Ministry of Health (MOH) is conducting a "thorough investigation" of a 103-year-old woman who was erroneously given fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine, it said on Friday (Feb 4).
Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/moh-conducting-investigation-103-year-old-woman-erroneously-given-4th-dose-covid-19-vaccine-2479831
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Feb 6, 2022 • 40min
#340: Capital Gains Tax
Is it time to impose a capital gains tax here in Singapore?
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