#691: Kpod Vapes to be Listed as Illegal Drug & Astronomer CEO Resigns After Coldplay Controversy

Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung announced that MOH is working with MOH to list etomidate as an illegal drug after one-third of vapes seized were found to contain it. Is this the best solution? Elsewhere, Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigns after getting caught cheating with his HR Head, Kristin Cabot, on camera at a Coldplay Concert in Boston. We unpack the ethics, memes, and whether Coldplay is really to blame. 

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(11:22) Kpod Vapes to be Listed as Illegal Drug
(38:26) Astronomer CEO Resigns After Coldplay Controversy
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Kpod Vapes to be Listed as Illegal Drug

• Singapore working to list etomidate as illegal drug; one-third of vapes seized found to contain it
• What we can do to fight the insidious threat of ‘zombie vapes’
• Over 2,500 vaping reports in first half of 2025; HSA to launch online reporting form
• Alleged Kpod peddler filmed trying to flee raid in Bishan charged with 6 offences
• 2 weeks’ jail for man caught smuggling over 1,800 vapes and pods into Singapore

Astronomer CEO Resigns After Coldplay Controversy

• Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigns after Coldplay 'kiss cam' controversy
• Chris Martin branded 'messy' as he makes more drama after Astronomer CEO affair scandal

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