Episode Details

This week, authorities ordered the Israel Embassy in Singapore to take down a social media post that compared mentions of Israel and Palestine in the Quran. Ministers Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan also issued strongly-worded statements in separate interviews explaining the severity of the issue. We look into their statements to understand why they felt these moves were necessary. Elsewhere, former transport minister S. Iswaran was slapped with 8 new charges that allege he had obtained, as a public servant, valuable items worth nearly $19,000. It’s a long list of wines, whiskies, golf clubs, and a titanium Brompton bicycle that costs almost $8,000! We look deeper into the list to try and understand the rationale behind accepting these gifts.

(00:00) On this episode...
(00:20) A message from Folklory
(01:37) Intro
(07:42) Singapore Orders Takedown of Israel Embassy Post
(29:59) Iswaran Slapped With Additional Charges
(58:33) One Shiok Comment
(01:03:49) One Shiok Thing

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Singapore Orders Takedown of Israel Embassy Post

• Israel embassy’s post on Palestine ‘unacceptable’, risks undermining harmony in S’pore: Shanmugam
• Vivian Balakrishnan meets Netanyahu, tells Israeli leaders military actions in Gaza have 'gone too far'
• FB Post by Masagos Zulkifli
• Govt tells Israeli embassy to remove Facebook post that was an 'astonishing attempt to rewrite history', says Shanmugam
• Singapore Orders Israeli Embassy to Delete ‘Inappropriate’ Social Post About ‘Palestine’ | TIME

Iswaran Slapped With Additional Charges

• Whisky, golf clubs, Brompton bike: What Iswaran is accused of obtaining in his 8 new charges
• Iswaran's case: A timeline of events from graft probe, resignation and new charges
• CPIB Statement: Additional Charges for S Iswaran
• Who is Lum Kok Seng, the man named in Iswaran’s new charges?
• [Jul 2023] Iswaran’s Cycling Video
• Brompton T Line Bicycle website

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