#542 - Yah Lah BUT Mentioned in Parliament & Who Are “Friends of the PAP”?

We usually talk about the news, but did not expect to BE the news, which is what happened this week! Our Yah Lah BUT episode with Leong Mun Wai was referenced during this week’s parliamentary sitting by the Speaker of Parliament, Seah Kian Peng. What exactly was Mr Leong’s “act of contempt” on our podcast, and what did we think of the entire fiasco? Elsewhere, the “Friends of the PAP” group of influencers who were unveiled at a PAP event have come under scrutiny. Is there anything inherently wrong with being a buddy to politicians?

(00:00) Tell You First
(02:27) Intro
(05:48) Yah Lah BUT Mentioned in Parliament
(40:02) Who Are “Friends of the PAP”?
(57:03) One Shiok Comment
(59:20) One Shiok Thing

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Yah Lah BUT Mentioned in Parliament

• Leong Mun Wai's comment about being called last to speak in parliament cast aspersions on Speaker's impartiality: Seah Kian Peng
• Leong Mun Wai retracts statement made in podcast after Speaker sought clarification
• YLB episode with Leong Mun Wai - Why Governments Cannot Lead All the Way & Why Gen Z Will Be Successful | #YLB 527

Who Are “Friends of the PAP”?

• Influencers, cause champions, businessmen: The new Friends of the PAP
• PAP to set up climate action, mental health groups to address issues that ‘cut across’ demographics: PM Wong
• Is ‘Friends of the PAP’ Just a Different Way of Saying ‘Sponsored Content’?
• As pan-national movement, PAP must 'keep faith' with older members & connect with young S'poreans: Desmond Lee
• [2021] Seah Kian Peng discovers Kamala is 'alamak' spelt backwards, deletes 'not appropriate' post subsequently

One Shiok Comment

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One Shiok Thing

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