# #834: Chinese S’poreans Staying Single Longer & Malaysia Minister's S'pore Joke Coming True?

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Podcast: [Yah Lah But](https://stenobird.com/podcast/yah-lah-but-1019349)
Published: 2026-07-01T08:58:00+00:00
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The General Household Survey found Singapore women are staying single well past their twenties, men into their thirties and singlehood is steepest amongst Chinese residents. Meanwhile, Malaysia's Housing Minister is reviving a 2022 political boast: that S'poreans would one day come to Malaysia to work. 🔔 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! 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 If you’re looking for a meaningful gift, we’d love to help you create a personal podcast for a loved one. Get started at Folklory.com 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Haresh: Phoebe Bridgers - Lost Boys Terence: Hikikomori In Singapore: What Happens When Teens Shut Out The World? 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: Chinese S’poreans Staying Single Longer More young Singapore residents aged 25 to 34 staying single, especially among Chinese More young Singapore residents staying single as family sizes shrink General Household Survey 2025 Malaysia Minister's S'pore Joke Coming True? M'sia minister says more S'poreans working in M'sia gradually becoming reality [2022] ‘No offence', says M'sian politician who claimed S'poreans would find jobs in M'sia if opposition wins election 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) Intro (06:26) Chinese S’poreans Staying Single Longer (29:10) Malaysia Minister's S'pore Joke Coming True? (37:40) One Shiok Comment (40:00) One Shiok Thing 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹…

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