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#799: WP's Eileen Chong on Leaving MFA for the Opposition & the Hidden Cost of Singaporeβs Success
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- Yah Lah But
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- Apr 3, 2026
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- 4495
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Summary
From MFA diplomat to Workers' Party NCMP in five months, Eileen Chong is asking Parliament the questions most leave untouched - about Singapore's loneliness epidemic, arts funding gaps, AI's real costs, and the price of one generation's relentless success. π’π»π² π¦π΅πΆπΌπΈ π§π΅πΆπ»π΄ Terence: Full interview: Anthropic CEO responds to Trump order, Pentagon clash Haresh: The Boys β Final Season Trailer Eileen: Reasons to be Cheerful πͺπΌπΏπΈ ππΆππ΅ ππ! Weβre looking for people to join our team! Click on the links below to find out more about the roles. If youβre interested, send your CV & cover letter to [email protected]! Creative Producer Folklory Growth Hacking Internship π¦ππ―ππ°πΏπΆπ―π² ππΌ πΌππΏ ππ²π²πΈπΉπ π»π²πππΉπ²πππ²πΏ β "π¬πΌππΏ ππΆπππΉπ² ππΆπβ Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! Subscribe Here (00:00) Intro (00:00:22) Introducing Eileen Chong, WP NCMP (00:02:09) From Spotlight To Short Runway: Joining WP Before GE2025 (00:03:42) Was Politics Always On Her Radar? (00:04:52) Scholar, Diplomat, Then Opposition: The Reasoning (00:07:10) Singapore's Treadmill Culture And The Hidden Wellbeing Cost (00:09:20) What She Observed In The Diplomatic Corps: Beijing And Seoul (00:12:25) Does She Even Have Time To Disconnect Now? (00:13:54) Her Parliament Speech: Time, Presence And Space (00:16:01) Singapore Exceptionalism: Why Self-Defeating Thinking Holds Us Back (00:18:33) TFR At 0.87 And What Korea's Reversal Means For S'pore (00:20:39) How Singapore Is Perceived In Diplomatic Circles (00:23:35) Why She Pushed For IR Education In Schools (00:25:02) What Diplomats Actually Do (00:27:49) S'poreans Spend $1.8B On Tuition: Can The Mindset Change? (00:32:04) The Culinary School Dream She Never Pursued (00:33:44) Speaking Up For Smβ¦