{"podcast":{"title":"Plan B","slug":"plan-b-6331751","podcast_index_feed_id":6331751,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fed2bfb4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://plan-b.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42652245/f965bf4a055d9e6d.jpg","author":"News Beat","episode_count":701,"summary":"🎙️ Plan B Media — Where conversations that matter come alive. Join us on the Plan B Podcast as we break down the week’s biggest news, ask the hard questions, and spark real talk that goes beyond headlines. Follow our conversations on Instagram, Threads, Facebook and Telegram (@planb.sg) , or dive deeper at www.planb.sg . 🎥 Watch full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@planbmediasg","last_synced_at":"2026-06-21T04:18:41.170466+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plan-b-6331751"},"episode":{"title":"#835 Is China buying up Singapore?","slug":"835-is-china-buying-up-singapore","published_at":"2026-01-15T23:18:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plan-b-6331751/835-is-china-buying-up-singapore","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plan-b-6331751","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/muhddzar6/episodes/835-Is-China-buying-up-Singapore-e3dngec","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fed2bfb4/podcast/play/114065292/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-15%2F416205865-44100-2-b91a53b0dc04a.mp3","summary":"As local businesses in Singapore get squeezed by rising rents, many are shutting their doors, and increasingly, what replaces them are Chinese-owned businesses. In neighbourhoods like Kampong Glam, the surge has sparked concerns over the erosion of local heritage and culture. If this trend continues unchecked, are we looking at an economic takeover similar to what’s happened in places like Jeju and London? (04:33) Review of Ministers’ Salaries (10:00) Rise of Chinese businesses (16:35) US’ interest in Greenland (19:00) Iran Protest","meta_description":"As local businesses in Singapore get squeezed by rising rents, many are shutting their doors, and increasingly, what replaces them are Chinese-owned busin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1626,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/plan-b-6331751/episodes/835-is-china-buying-up-singapore/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plan-b-6331751/835-is-china-buying-up-singapore.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}