# #802: Gan Kim Yong Tells S’poreans to Use Fans & Book Fair Slammed for $150 “Walking Exhibitors” | Rishi Budhrani

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Published: 2026-04-10T08:52:36+00:00
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Rishi Budhrani joins us to explore why DPM Gan Kim Yong rubbed netizens the wrong way when he told S'poreans to use fans instead of aircon as a way to deal with rising costs due to the Middle East war. Elsewhere, Singapore's Art Book Fair tried to make emerging artists pay $150 to walk around like hotdog vendors, but ended up cancelling the idea. 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶'𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 "𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗶𝘁, 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲?” Get your tickets by clicking here ! 𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟮 Check out the second season of our edutainment podcast that dives into a fascinating array of topics you never knew you needed to know! The full season is now available on streaming platforms and YouTube! Listen on melisten | Spotify | Apple 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Rishi: Singabrigade on Instagram Haresh: I Remade Narnia in 1 Month 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀! Drop us an email at contact@ministryoffunny.com ! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat! 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! Subscribe Here (00:00) TELL YOU FIRST S2 (01:20) Intro (09:40) Gan Kim Yong Tells S’poreans to Use Fans (33:13) Book Fair Slammed for $150 “Walking Exhibitors” (52:30) One Shiok Thing 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲! Reddit | Telegram 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 TikTok | Instagram | Facebook 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: Gan Kim Yong Tells S’poreans to Use Fans Use fans instead of air-conditioning, take public transport over driving, DPM Gan urges Singapore's public sector to reduce electricity consumption at government facilities amid Middle East crisis S'pore announces support measures amid Middle East conflict Govt to bring forward Budget measures, provide targeted support to cushion Iran war’s impact: PM Wong The…

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