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Back to Episodes#487 - Janil Puthucheary Tells LGBTQ Youths to “Stay” & Should Migrant Workers Get Free Coldplay Tickets?
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Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information and for Health Dr Janil Puthucheary said that young LGBTQ people should “stand up for what you believe in” in Singapore instead of leaving the country, in response to a question from Pink Dot SG spokesperson Clement Tan at a conference. Why was this response not particularly well-received by online commentators? Elsewhere, some migrant workers were treated by a soup kitchen to free Coldplay concert tickets, which caused a few doubters to question the point of the action. Why the hate?
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anil Puthucheary Tells LGBTQ Youths to “Stay”
- ‘Stay... stand up for what you believe in’: Janil Puthucheary tells LGBTQ youths thinking of leaving Singapore
- Program for IPS Event - Singapore Youth Perspectives 2024
- Women aged 21 to 49 more likely than male peers to accept being single, married without children: IPS poll
- Youths in Singapore more likely to report higher levels of social isolation and loneliness: IPS poll
- Video of Q&A by Clement Tan with Dr Janil
Should Migrant Workers Get Free Coldplay Tickets?
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Edited and mixed by Tristen Yeak