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Join us on the Plan B Podcast as we break down the week’s biggest news, ask the hard questions, and spark real talk that goes beyond headlines.
Follow our conversations on Instagram, Threads, Facebook and Telegram (@planb.sg) , or dive deeper at www.planb.sg
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🎥 Watch full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@planbmediasg
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Apr 14, 2022 • 29min
#391: Gentrification Of The Ramadhan Bazaar
We talk about commentaries surrounding the various bazaar that were opened during the fasting period.

Apr 14, 2022 • 19min
#390: Earning $8500 A Month Doing Food Deliveries
According to a handwritten record of daily takings by one food delivery rider in Singapore, it appears that working 31 days consecutively can allow one to make S$8,511.64.
Read more: https://mothership.sg/2022/04/singapore-food-delivery-earn-8k/

Apr 14, 2022 • 22min
#389: Islamophobia
After consuming alcohol, a man looked down at a group of people having a barbecue by the pool two floors down from his condominium unit and threw a wine bottle towards them.
Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/man-threw-bottle-spottiswoode-condominium-man-died-andrew-gosling-admits-crimes-2518996

Apr 10, 2022 • 24min
#388: Bahasa Indonesia Should Be ASEAN's Main Language
The proposal by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to make Malay the lingua franca of Asean has been shot down by an Indonesian minister, saying that it should be Bahasa Indonesia (BI) as it is the largest language spoken in Southeast Asia.
Read more: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2022/04/05/bahasa-indonesia-not-malay-should-be-aseans-main-language-says-minister/

Apr 10, 2022 • 19min
#387: Singaporean Couple Investigated For Autopilot Tesla Drive
Malaysia police are investigating after a Singaporean couple filmed themselves driving their Tesla hands-free on autopilot to Penang during a multi-day road trip.
https://mothership.sg/2022/04/hands-free-tesla-malaysia-police-investigate/

Apr 10, 2022 • 27min
#386: Schools Merge Due To Declining Birthrates
The names of three pairs of primary schools and five pairs of secondary schools to be merged over the next three years have been finalised, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced on Wednesday (April 6).
Read more: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/primary-secondary-school-mergers-1866906

Apr 7, 2022 • 27min
#385: Najib Razak Calls Out Foreigners Pumping Ron 95
Former Malaysia prime minister Najib Razak took to Facebook on April 3, 2022 - two days after the land borders between Singapore and Malaysia reopened, to call out foreign cars pumping cheap petrol in his country.
Read more: https://mothership.sg/2022/04/singapore-ron95-malaysia-petrol-clampdown/

Apr 7, 2022 • 24min
#384: Public Defender's Office
The Ministry of Law aims to establish a Public Defender’s Office (PDO) by the end of this year, announced Law Minister K Shanmugam on Monday (Apr 4).
Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/public-defenders-office-provide-criminal-legal-aid-k-shanmugam-2606361

Apr 7, 2022 • 38min
#383: Racism Is An Important Problem
A growing number of people think that racism remains an important problem even while the overwhelming majority believe everyone in Singapore can become rich or successful regardless of their race, according to a survey on race relations conducted by CNA and the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS).
Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/racism-discrimination-singapore-survey-ips-2601276

Apr 3, 2022 • 20min
#382: Death
We talk about death. A very unlikely topic of discussion for a very likely fate.


