#533 - Ukrainian President Zelensky Calls Out China & New Raffles Statue Sparks Debate About Colonialism

This past weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise appearance at the Shangri-La Dialogue, where he called on Asian countries to join an upcoming Swiss-led peace summit to discuss the terms needed to end the war. While he was applauded by many and even hailed for his “leadership” by Minister of Defence Ng Eng Hen, online commenters criticised the move to host him here. Why the mixed reception? Meanwhile, a new Raffles statue at Fort Canning ignited debate about attitudes towards our colonial past, with even Tommy Koh, Gwee Li Sui and Neil Humphreys wading into the discussion. Is this another case of wokeness gone too far?

(00:00) A message from Folklory
(00:51) Intro
(07:32) Ukrainian President Zelensky Calls Out China
(32:07) New Raffles Statue Sparks Debate About Colonialism
(48:31) One Shiok Comment
(52:40) One Shiok Thing 

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Ukrainian President Zelensky Calls Out China

• Ukraine’s Zelensky arrives in Singapore, in hopes of rallying support from Asian countries
• Watch: Zelenskyy accuses China of pressuring other countries not to attend upcoming Ukraine peace talks
• Singapore and Ukraine sign air deal during President Zelensky’s visit
• US defense chief hails security partnerships in Asia in face of Russia, China threats

New Raffles Statue Sparks Debate About Colonialism

• ‘Colonialism is not neutral’: Third public statue of Sir Stamford Raffles ignites online debate
• 'The Coloniser' is the perfect female villain wrestler for S'pore Pro Wrestling

One Shiok Comment

• Comment by butthenhor
• Reddit post from kuang89

One Shiok Thing

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