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#814: Pritam & WP Oppose Bill to Validate Decades of Fees & Recruiter Says S’poreans Not “Hungry”
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- Yah Lah But
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- May 8, 2026
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Summary
Parliament retroactively validates fees collected by MND agencies without legal backing since independence. Chee Hong Tat can't provide the total amount. WP votes against a bill for the first time this term. Meanwhile, recruiter Lee Shulin tells CNA that firms are hiring "hungrier" foreigners over locals — TikTok erupts, she doubles down and says S'poreans will "thank her.” 🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas! 𝙇𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙉𝙀𝙍 𝙎𝙐𝙍𝙑𝙀𝙔 𝙒𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪! 𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙔𝙖𝙝 𝙇𝙖𝙝 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙮 https://yahlahbut.short.gy/2026survey It takes just a few minutes, and your responses will directly shape how we make the show, from the topics we cover to how we deliver them. 10 lucky respondents will be randomly selected to receive a YLB sticker pack. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Terence: How We Created Singapore's Most Popular Taiwanese Buffet Haresh: Diary Of A CEO Is Making You Less Successful - Barry's Economics 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! (00:00) We Need Your Help (00:40) Intro (04:00) Pritam & WP Oppose Bill to Validate Decades of Fees (26:48) Recruiter Says S’poreans Not “Hungry” (45:55) One Shiok Comment (49:50) One Shiok Thing 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: Pritam & WP Oppose Bill to Validate Decades of Fees Parliament validates MND fees that should not have been collected as admin charges Chee Hong Tat spars with WP MPs over retroactively validating fees collected by MND's agencies, WP opposes bill Parliament passes new laws to validate fee…