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Sep 22, 2021 • 24min
#251: Scary Clown Advertisement
Singapore’s police force on Monday said it was investigating a series of incidents where individuals dressed as clowns were reported to have loitered outside primary schools and approached children, as part of an apparent publicity stunt.
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3149443/singapore-reminds-children-stranger-danger-amid-reports

Sep 19, 2021 • 46min
#250: Fastest Gurkha To Challenge Sub 7 Mins 2.4km
On Tuesday (14 Sep), Soh shared on Facebook that Subas Gurung, the fastest 2.4km Gurkha runner, accepted his invitation to participate in the Pocari Sweat Singapore’s run.
Read more: https://mustsharenews.com/gurkha-soh-rui-yong-challenge/
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Sep 19, 2021 • 41min
#249: TOC Disables Website And Socials
The Online Citizen (TOC), a platform that writes about politics in Singapore, had its website license suspended earlier in the week on Sep. 14, by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA).
Read more: https://mothership.sg/2021/09/the-online-citizen-taken-offline/
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Sep 19, 2021 • 47min
#248: Apology For Illiterate Comment
Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said on Wednesday (Sept 15) that he has called Mr Leong Mun Wai, the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP), to apologise for “private comments to a colleague” in Parliament on Tuesday.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/vivian-balakrishnan-apologises-leong-mun-wai-after-illiterate-comment-parliament-goes
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Sep 15, 2021 • 23min
#247: Wakeboard Daredevil Charged After Stunt At War Memorial
On Monday (13 Sep), the 24-year-old Singaporean, Stephen Kovalkov, was charged for willfully interfering with a national monument.
Source: https://mustsharenews.com/wakeboards-war-memorial-park/

Sep 15, 2021 • 37min
#246: Law Against Foreign Interference Tabled In Parliament
A proposed law to prevent, detect and disrupt the use of hostile information campaigns and local proxies by foreign entities intending to interfere in domestic politics was introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in Parliament on Monday (Sep 13).
Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/foreign-interference-law-take-down-social-media-2173756

Sep 15, 2021 • 23min
#245: RSAF Fighters Scrambled After PDRM Helicopter Invaded Airspace
F-16 fighter jets from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) were scrambled in response to a potential air threat on Saturday morning (Sept 11).
Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/rsaf-f16-fighter-jets-scrambled-on-saturday-in-response-to-potential-air-threat

Sep 12, 2021 • 36min
#244: Most Tired Country In The World
Yes, we officially top that list. We discuss why are we so tired and whether things will change for the better
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Sep 12, 2021 • 33min
#243: Migrant Workers Injured In Lorry Accident
Another accident happened that had multiple migrant workers nursing injuries as the lorry that they were travelling in got into an accident. When will companies start using mini buses to transport these workers?
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Sep 12, 2021 • 32min
#242: Talk Nicely To Rich People!
So said the two directors of a jewellery company to an aux officer, when they lighted up cigarettes and was issued a summon for smoking outside of the designated point. They were fined.
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