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The most uncensored conversations and interviews from the much-censored country of Singapore. Hosted by Haresh & Terence from the comedy house Ministry of Funny.
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YLB #125 - Backlash against Dover Forest development & does MOE want …
A viral video of Clementi forest in 2020 shone light on development plans for the Clementi and Dover forests. But do we always ha…
YLB #122 - A mother gets pissed at SAF for making her wait & ALL bicy…
On Jan 23, a mother posted on the Complaint Singapore Facebook page about how frustrated she was at having to wait 2 hours for he…
YLB #111 - MP Shanmugam is unhappy with UN’s decision on cannabis & Y…
On 2 Dec 2020, the UN reclassified Cannabis and no longer considers it a risky narcotic. But MP Shan was unhappy and said it’s be…
YLB #110 - Singapore becomes the 1st country to approve lab-grown mea…
Food tech startup Eat Just got the go-ahead to sell their lab-grown meat in Singapore, which will be a world’s FIRST. But would y…
Recent Episodes
#347 ft. Rishi Budhrani - Uni grads’ pay double that of ITE & mother bans child from eating birthday cake in school
Dec. 5, 2022
Mother bans child from eating birthday cake in school 'You sound like such a fun mum': Netizens riled up over mum who forbids child from eating birthday cakes in preschool | asiaone Find Rishi here! Instagram TikTok Esquire …
#346 - Temasek to review “disappointing” FTX investment & Will Smith polarises opinion
Dec. 3, 2022
In parliament, DPM Lawrence Wong revealed that Temasek will launch an internal review into its FTX investment, and also characterised the loss as “disappointing”. Was that statement enough to ease the public pressure on the …
#346 - Temasek to review “disappointing” FTX investment & Will Smith polarises opinion
Dec. 2, 2022
In parliament, DPM Lawrence Wong revealed that Temasek will launch an internal review into its FTX investment, and also characterised the loss as “disappointing”. Was that statement enough to ease the public pressure on the …
#345 - Pritam Singh lifts party whip on 377A & Balenciaga’s bondage bears scandal
Nov. 30, 2022
At this week’s parliamentary debate on the repeal of Section 377A, the Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh lifted the party whip to allow Workers' Party MPs to vote freely on their conscience regarding the touchy subject. …
#344 - Covid protests spread across China & Shanmugam deadlifts 125kg at event
Nov. 28, 2022
Chinese citizens are taking to the streets in major cities across the country, in an unprecedented protest against the government’s Covid-zero policy and prolonged lockdowns. We discuss the significance of these protests, an…
Singaporeans want $6K a month to retire “in style” & Haidilao offers performance-based discount for PSLE students
Nov. 25, 2022
An OCBC report revealed that young Singaporeans want to retire “in style”, which translates to $6K in expenses a month. We dissect the results and other surprising statistics about Singaporeans’ relationship with money. Else…
About the Hosts
Haresh Tilani
Co-host, Co-creator, Co-Crazy Person
HARESH TILANI is a Singaporean writer, director, actor and co-founder of Ministry of Funny, one of Singapore's top comedy brands. He was talent-scouted for the starring role in HBO's first comedy in Asia, "SeNT", as Lead Actor and Associate Producer. In 2018, Haresh co-created, co-wrote and starred in “She’s a Terrorist and I love Her”, a comedy TV pilot which won HOOQ’s Asia-wide Filmmakers Guild 2018 and has been nominated for "Best Original Program by a Streamer/ OTT" and “Best Comedy Program” at the Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019. The show was commissioned for a full 8-episode series which was launched Asia-wide in Jan 2020 and quickly became HOOQ's most watched series in Singapore.
Terence Chia
Co-host, Co-creator, Co-Crazy Person
Terence Chia is a Singaporean filmmaker who is known for his work under Ministry of Funny, one of Singapore’s top comedy brands. His series pilot for HOOQ's Filmmakers Guild 2018, "She's A Terrorist And I Love Her", was the winner of the competition, and will be released as a 8-episode TV series in 2020, with Terence as writer-director. He was also Associate Producer on "SeNT", HBO's first comedy TV series in Asia. In the commercial realm, Terence has directed work for clients such as Google, Uber and Kao Corporation.