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YLB #121 - The pride flag controversy at SMOL eatery & tighter COVID rules for CNY?
Episode 126
On 18 Jan, the owner of SMOL eatery, a local F&B establishment, uploaded a CCTV video of a random man who ripped off a pride flag on display and hurl…
5 years, 2 months ago
YLB #120 - MOE gets backlash after rant by transgender student & Boris Johnson wants UK to be “like Singapore”
Episode 125
A transgender student recently ranted on Reddit about MOE blocking her hormone therapy. The post went viral, and MOE responded with a post of their o…
5 years, 2 months ago
YLB #119 - Trump’s social media ban & Uncle Roger gets backlash about China
Episode 124
President Trump’s ban from Big Tech platforms has been lauded by loads of people, but is it a good thing? Closer to home, Malaysian comedian Uncle Ro…
5 years, 2 months ago
YLB Week in History #1: 2017 Australian Open & the birth of Wikipedia
Episode 123
It’s our new “3rd EPISODE”, where we look at 2 interesting things that happened this week in any past year. Today, it’s the epic tennis final between…
5 years, 2 months ago
YLB #118 - Backlash against TraceTogether’s data use & PM Lee listed on Carousell for $5m
Episode 122
On 4 Jan 2021, the Govt revealed that data from the TraceTogether app could be used by the police for investigation of crimes, which prompted a LOT o…
5 years, 3 months ago
YLB #117 - Rioters run wild on Capitol Hill & the 3 women accused of whitewashing Mahjong
Episode 121
Trump supporters went apeshit and stormed Capitol Hill to protest the 2020 US Election results, but why is that being referred to as a catastrophe of…
5 years, 3 months ago
YLB #116 - KL-Singapore High Speed Rail gets #Cancelled & Man Utd’s Cavani gets banned for a “racial slur”
Episode 120
On 1 Jan 2021, the plans for the KL-SG HSR was scrapped after SG & M’sia couldn’t agree on a way forward. But after all the work since 2013, why did …
5 years, 3 months ago
YLB #115 - News in 2020 we wanted to talk about but DIDN’T
Episode 119
2020 has been _______ . We’ll leave that to you to fill up. Amidst the craziness, that are stories we didn’t cover on YLB for whatever reason. From U…
5 years, 3 months ago
YLB #114 - Ah Boys to Men actor and other celebs flout COVID Rules & the influencers selling “pre-loved” pillows
Episode 118
Maxi Lim, the Ah Boys to Men actor, is being investigated for flouting COVID19 rules at his recent wedding, while Sonia Chew and 12 other local celeb…
5 years, 3 months ago
YLB #113 - Singapore moves into Phase 3 & hotel staycations cause 7-hour queues
Episode 117
On 14 Dec 2020, Singapore stopped again to watch PM Lee announce Phase 3 starting on 28 Dec 2020. But why that date, and what does it mean for Singap…
5 years, 3 months ago