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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
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🎥 Watch full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@planbmediasg
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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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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


