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#533 - Ukrainian President Zelensky Calls Out China & New Raffles Statue Sparks Debate About Colonialism

Episode 538 Published 1 year, 10 months ago
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This past weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise appearance at the Shangri-La Dialogue, where he called on Asian countries to join an upcoming Swiss-led peace summit to discuss the terms needed to end the war. While he was applauded by many and even hailed for his “leadership” by Minister of Defence Ng Eng Hen, online commenters criticised the move to host him here. Why the mixed reception? Meanwhile, a new Raffles statue at Fort Canning ignited debate about attitudes towards our colonial past, with even Tommy Koh, Gwee Li Sui and Neil Humphreys wading into the discussion. Is this another case of wokeness gone too far?

(00:00) A message from Folklory
(00:51) Intro
(07:32) Ukrainian President Zelensky Calls Out China
(32:07) New Raffles Statue Sparks Debate About Colonialism
(48:31) One Shiok Comment
(52:40) One Shiok Thing 

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Ukrainian President Zelensky Calls Out China

New Raffles Statue Sparks Debate About Colonialism

One Shiok Comment


One Shiok Thing

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