Listen "#743: Minister David Neo Apologies for “Idiot” Remark & PM Wong’s Toolkit For Wealth Inequality"
Episode Synopsis
Jacky Ng joins us to unpack the news around Acting MCCY Minister David Neo, who apologised after getting backlash for calling Hong Kong fans and football players “idiots,” while speaking to the SG team in their locker room after the match. Elsewhere, PM Wong gave some spicy thoughts on inequality and what SG is doing to combat it, while being interviewed at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum.𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧: 𝘿𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝘼𝙨𝙞𝙖 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳-𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 $150 𝘦𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘝𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘴. 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘵 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢.𝘤𝘰𝘮. 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 6 𝘑𝘢𝘯 2026. 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴Haresh: Physical Phones by askcatgptJacky: TO BE HERO X | Official Trailer𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 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) DirectAsia Insurance(00:45) Intro(09:10) Minister David Neo Apologies for “Idiot” Remark(35:40) PM Wong’s Toolkit For Wealth Inequality(52:20) One Shiok Thing𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!Reddit | Telegram𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀TikTok | Instagram | Facebook𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:Minister David Neo Apologies for “Idiot” RemarkDavid Neo says he 'should have been more respectful' following remarks on Hong Kong football team, fansMinister David Neo says he should have been more respectful towards Hong Kong fansSingapore minister apologises after calling HK football players, fans 'idiots''Should have been more respectful': David Neo retracts remarks on Hong Kong football team, fansComment: Thanks for the S$2m, Forrest. Now give the job to GavinMalaysia football association suspends secretary-general amid probe into citizenship of seven foreign-born playersPM Wong’s Toolkit For Wealth InequalitySingapore has varied toolkit, beyond taxes, to manage inequality: PM Wong[FULL] PM Wong at Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2025𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬
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