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Sep 29, 2021 • 31min
#258: Asset Recovery
We talk to a legal debt collector and the various methods he use to retrieve debt or as it is professionally called, 'asset recovery.'
Apart from that, we also have our friends from Woodlands Division of the Singapore Police Force to create more awareness on the most prevalent crimes, SCAMS! To know more about scams, visit www.scamalert.sg and @WoodlandsEastNPC, @WoodlandsWestNPC, @SembawangNPC, @YishunsouthNPC, @YishunnorthNPC.

Sep 29, 2021 • 40min
#257: Owe Money Pay Money
We talk to a legal debt collector and the various methods he use to retrieve debt or as it is professionally called, 'asset recovery.'
Apart from that, we also have our friends from Woodlands Division of the Singapore Police Force to create more awareness on the most prevalent crimes, SCAMS! To know more about scams, visit www.scamalert.sg and @WoodlandsEastNPC, @WoodlandsWestNPC, @SembawangNPC, @YishunsouthNPC, @YishunnorthNPC.

Sep 26, 2021 • 42min
#256: Singapore WWE Wrestler
Sean Tan, the first Singaporean to perform in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), made his debut on Tuesday (Sep 21). Tan scored a victory in less than a minute against fellow performer Trey Baxter in a match on WWE's NXT programme.
Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/wwe-sean-tan-dante-chen-singaporean-wrestler-wins-debut-match-nxt-2194146
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Sep 26, 2021 • 43min
#255: Tuas Explosons Rocked Singapore
The boss of Star Engrg at Tuas spoke at an inquiry into the deaths of three of his industrial workers. Mr Chua Xing Da revealed that he did not fully read a user guide for a mixer machine he bought online before trying to use it. He admitted as well that he assumed its temperature controls operated like those in "an air fryer”
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/tuas-deadly-explosion-company-director-who-bought-machine-online-assumed-heating-controls-like-air-fryer
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Sep 26, 2021 • 37min
#254: The Problem With Home Recovery
We discuss the confusing solution in home recovery for people who contracted Covid 19, but are required to self isolate and recover at home so as not to burden our healthcare infrastructure.
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Sep 22, 2021 • 35min
#253: Charged For Torturing And Killing Frogs
A 19-year-old teenager, who was first hauled to court two months ago, has been further charged with abusing a frog by placing it on a foosball table and directing a ball at “high speed and force” towards it.
https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/youth-charged-over-tiktok-backflip-stunt-rhino-enclosure-faces-new-charge-killing-frog

Sep 22, 2021 • 32min
#252: Cannot Talk About Afghanistan
Taxi and private hire drivers should not talk about or debate the crisis in Afghanistan with their passengers and colleagues. They should also not make posts online or comments regarding the situation that may incite violence or promote ill-will. These directives were part of an advisory to the drivers issued recently by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Singapore Police Force and the Land Transport Authority.
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/taxi-and-private-hire-car-drivers-advised-not-to-debate-afghanistan-crisis-with

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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