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Ministry of Funny
The most uncensored conversations about censorable things coming out from the much-censored country of Singapore. Hosted by Haresh & Terence from the comedy house Ministry of Funny.
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Dec 12, 2025 โข 1h 11min
#752: Head Coach Gavin Lee on What Football Means to S'poreans & The One Moment He Cried in HK
Gavin Lee, the newly instated Singapore national team head coach, returns to YLB to discuss his appointment, the experience clinching a spot at the Asian Cup after beating Hong Kong, and the structural challenges facing the FAS, following recent results and growing public scrutiny.๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฆ!FAS on Instagram ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ค๐ง: ๐ฟ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ผ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐๐ด๐ช๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ด๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ, ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐น๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ-๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ, ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐บ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ $150 ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด. ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฏ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ 6 ๐๐ข๐ฏ 2026. ๐๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ญ๐บ.(00:00) DirectAsia Insurance(00:45) Intro(02:51) Journey to Head Coach(06:15) Asian Cup Aspiration(08:46) Coaching Reflections(13:22) Experiencing Success(23:08) Team Cohesion and Morale(24:31) The Press Conference and Reflections(28:17) Media Impact and Expectations(33:10) Asian Cup - What Are Our Chances?(42:22) Asian Cup Preparation(47:00) Continuous Learning in Coaching(51:47) Building a Legacy(54:49) Upcoming Matches(58:00) One Shiok Thing(01:04:04) Post-Interview Reflection๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ดTerence: Jasmine Sokko ๆฅๆด - Black Lotus / Spirited AwayHaresh: The Pitt | Official TrailerGavin: Fancam of SG-HK Match๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ โ "๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐โGet a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!Subscribe Here๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ!Reddit | Telegram๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐TikTok | Instagram | Facebook๐๐ช๐ค๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ @๐ด๐ฉ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ช๐น๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ

Dec 10, 2025 โข 49min
#751: HDB Resident Satisfaction Drops in 13 Areas & Backlash Against Stanchart Marathon
HDBโs latest survey shows resident satisfaction falling in 13 of 17 areas, including cleanliness, noise and privacy. Elsewhere, the Standard Chartered Marathon drew criticism over safety and congestion, prompting responses from organisers.(00:00) Operation S.O.S.(01:36) Intro(06:44) HDB Resident Satisfaction Drops in 13 Areas(26:27) Backlash Against Stanchart Marathon(41:02) One Shiok Comment(42:46) One Shiok Thing๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ธ๐ฐ-๐๐ต๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐น๐ต๐ณ๐ข ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต๐ด๐๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต, ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ช๐ต, ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ง ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ. ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ธ๐ฐ-๐๐ต๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ.๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ดHaresh: We asked more than 40 people to track their coffee consumption for a week. Here is what we found.Terence: Weapons | Official Trailer๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ โ "๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐โGet a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!Subscribe Here๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ!Reddit | Telegram๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐TikTok | Instagram | Facebook๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ:HDB Resident Satisfaction Drops in 13 AreasResidentsโ satisfaction down in 13 out of 17 areas of HDB living, including cleanliness, noise, privacyHDB | Sample Household Survey 2023/24: Family Bonds Remained Strong, With More Living Nearer to Each OtherThe HDB SurveyBacklash Against Stanchart MarathonStandard Chartered marathon organisers address allegations of 'safety lapses', say 'robust medical procedures in place'Stanchart Marathon hit by congestion issues'Runaway' groom: Meet the man who opted for a marathon 'bachelor party'Singaporeโs only full marathon still draws crowds, but what will it take to become world-class?๐๐ช๐ค๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ @๐ด๐ฉ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ช๐น๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ

Dec 8, 2025 โข 47min
#750: Are Chinese Singaporean Men โUglyโ? Viral Sketch Sparks Heated Debate | Yah Lah But Live!
Dax (Dex), an operations lead at an education-tech startup in the UK, shares his insights as a Singaporean in London. The conversation dives into the viral debate over the attractiveness of Chinese Singaporean men, highlighting perceptions shaped by beauty standards and cultural identity. Dax discusses his work empowering graduates from underprivileged backgrounds, drawing contrasts between career expectations in Singapore and the UK. He emphasizes the importance of alternative education, community-building, and the challenges of adapting to life abroad.

Dec 5, 2025 โข 43min
#749: Pritam Singh Loses Appeal Against Conviction & MRT Delay Sparks Calls for Better Comms
The podcast dives into the High Court's ruling that upheld Pritam Singh's conviction for misleading a parliamentary committee, sparking political discussions. The hosts analyze the implications of this verdict on Singh and the Workers' Party, debating public perception and potential fallout. Additionally, an East-West Line MRT delay raises concerns about communication failures, prompting suggestions for better passenger alerts. Finally, they share interesting personal anecdotes and a touching story about a rare flower discovery.

Dec 3, 2025 โข 38min
#748: 3 in 5 Employers Planning Hiring Freeze in 2026 & Dad Slams CCTV of Son Allegedly Stealing
A recent survey reveals that nearly three in five employers are gearing up for a hiring freeze in 2026, with concerns over wage growth and market stability. Meanwhile, a shop in Haji Lane captures controversy as CCTV footage of a minor allegedly stealing a camera prompts a father to demand its removal. The hosts also dive into the complexities of retail theft and the challenges facing shop owners in protecting their businesses amidst rising concerns.

Dec 1, 2025 โข 57min
#747: Trump Envoy Credits USA for Singapore โMiracleโ & Sports Hub Rebranded as โThe Kallangโ
A diplomatic stir arises as the Trump-appointed ambassador claims the US played a role in Singapore's 'miracle', prompting debates about intentions and media coverage. Meanwhile, the Singapore Sports Hub undergoes a transformation, rebranding to The Kallang, which sparks discussions on historical significance and community concerns over changes. The hosts navigate the complexities of naming, tourism navigation, and balancing modern upgrades with the area's casual charm, all while keeping listeners entertained with engaging local commentary.

Nov 28, 2025 โข 43min
#746: SG Workers Want Free Lunches, Cheap Transport & Metal Nets Installed to Block Pickleball
In this discussion, Singapore workers express a strong desire for free lunches and flexible work arrangements, raising questions about the representative nature of recent surveys. The hosts debate how perks vary by industry, particularly in tech where free meals are common. Additionally, they tackle the installation of metal nets at a pickleball court following noise complaints, highlighting community divisions and safety concerns. Their insights reveal a larger conversation about evolving employee expectations and urban public space dynamics.

Nov 26, 2025 โข 51min
#745: Backlash for PM Wongโs Comments on China-Japan Tension & Tiong Bahru Flats Fail HIP Vote
PM Wongโs remarks on China-Japan tensions ignited a fierce debate among netizens, highlighting the fragile political landscape. Haresh shares insights from his recent trip to Japan, noting a decrease in Chinese tourists amidst rising tensions. The discussion also touches on generational perspectives on wartime memory and the controversy surrounding Japan's comments on Taiwan. On the domestic front, residents of Tiong Bahru expressed diverse opinions on the narrowly missed HIP vote, revealing concerns about disruption and personal experiences.

Nov 24, 2025 โข 1h
#744: Should Gavin Lee Be The Next Football Head Coach & Miss Mexico Booed After Miss Universe Win
The podcast dives into the heated debate on whether Gavin Lee should become Singapore's next football head coach after the team's recent success. Hosts discuss his coaching style, background, and the risks involved in such a decision. The conversation then shifts to the controversial Miss Universe event, where Miss Mexico faced boos amid allegations of voting rigging. They explore the implications of booing in competitions and the broader significance of beauty pageants in today's society.

Nov 21, 2025 โข 1h 2min
#743: Minister David Neo Apologizes for โIdiotโ Remark & PM Wongโs Toolkit For Wealth Inequality
Jacky Ng, a talented comedian known for his engaging performances and fresh comedic style, joins the discussion. He delves into the recent controversy surrounding Minister David Neoโs remarks about Hong Kong fans, exploring the implications of such comments. They also dissect PM Wong's insights on wealth inequality, emphasizing Singapore's multifaceted approach. Jacky shares his unique experiences performing stand-up in hawker centers and promotes his upcoming comedy shows, all while keeping the conversation lively and relatable.


