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Nov 17, 2021 • 32min
#299: COP 26
The Singapore Government will go back and review its climate change target after top level talks concluded late on Saturday (Nov 13) at COP26. The Glasgow Climate Pact was finally agreed to after negotiations stretched more than 24 hours past the deadline in Glasgow.
Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/cop26-singapore-climate-change-target-grace-fu-2312456
Nov 14, 2021 • 33min
#298: Bus Accidents
Three people were taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital after a bus crashed into a taxi bay near Yishun MRT station on Saturday afternoon (Nov 6), said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). It received a call for assistance on Yishun Avenue 2 at about 1pm.
Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/yishun-mrt-station-shelter-collapse-bus-hits-taxi-stand-2295446
Nov 14, 2021 • 28min
#297: Covid Stuff
We give some Covid updates and react to new measures in place.
Nov 14, 2021 • 40min
#296: The Death Sentence
The Court of Appeal on Monday (May 27) dismissed two appeals by a Malaysian man who has been on death row for nine years for importing drugs into Singapore. Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, 31, was convicted and sentenced to death in November 2010 for importing 42.72g of heroin a year before.
Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/apex-court-dismisses-appeals-malaysian-man-death-row-9-years-importing-drugs-881246
Nov 10, 2021 • 11min
#295: Mental Health, Students, Teachers And Parents, Part 3
We sat down with Sun Xueling, Minister of State at Ministries of Social and Family Development and Education of Singapore, Dr Jared Ng, Senior Consultant, Dept of Emergency & Crisis Care, Institute of Mental Health and Rachel Chew from Mental Health Collective to speak about problems surrounding the mental health of students, teachers and parents during this endemic.
Nov 10, 2021 • 36min
#294: Mental Health, Students, Teachers And Parents, Part 2
We sat down with Sun Xueling, Minister of State at Ministries of Social and Family Development and Education of Singapore, Dr Jared Ng, Senior Consultant, Dept of Emergency & Crisis Care, Institute of Mental Health and Rachel Chew from Mental Health Collective to speak about problems surrounding the mental health of students, teachers and parents during this endemic.
Nov 10, 2021 • 29min
#293: Mental Health, Students, Teachers And Parents, Part 1
We sat down with Sun Xueling, Minister of State at Ministries of Social and Family Development and Education of Singapore, Dr Jared Ng, Senior Consultant, Dept of Emergency & Crisis Care, Institute of Mental Health and Rachel Chew from Mental Health Collective to speak about problems surrounding the mental health of students, teachers and parents during this endemic.
Nov 7, 2021 • 36min
#292: Of Rants And Plans
An intellectual analysis of Covid and more fuckery. We attempt this discussion since we are already not travelling this December. That sucks.
Nov 7, 2021 • 41min
#291: Censorship In Singapore
A publication has been banned from distribution in Singapore due to “offensive images that denigrate religions”, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said on Monday (Nov 1).
Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/red-lines-book-cartoons-banned-offensive-religions-imda-charlie-hebdo-2283596
Nov 7, 2021 • 28min
#290: Lying In Parliament
Member of Parliament Raeesah Khan (WP-Sengkang) on Monday (Nov 1) admitted to lying in Parliament about details of a rape case that she alleged was mishandled by the police, saying she did not accompany a victim to the police station as she had claimed.
Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/raeesah-khan-lying-about-accompanying-rape-victim-apologises-police-mishandling-allegations-2282856
