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In news that both sucks and blows, Dyson has become the latest tech company in Singapore to do a sudden round of retrenchments, giving the relevant union only a day’s notice! We discuss what the union can still do, as well as Dyson’s broader impact locally. Also, Singapore’s last kampung is back in the spotlight after property TikTokers reported the land to be valued at a whopping $70 million. Why won’t the owner sell, and what should its eventual fate be? Back to chew on these issues after a month of paternity leave, is Haresh!
(00:00) Words of Wisdom(00:42) Intro(15:20) Dyson’s Shock Layoffs(37:40) Singapore’s $70 Million Kampung(49:17) One Shiok Comment(54:37) One Shiok Thing
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S’pore union dismayed by Dyson’s one-day notice of surprise layoff‘People are shocked and have low morale’ as Dyson implements surprise layoffs in Singapore[Jul 2024] Dyson Layoffs: Dyson is cutting 1,000 jobs in the UK, CEO says decision “incredibly painful”[May 2023] Dyson to open battery plant in Singapore as part of US$3.4 billion global investment plan
Singapore’s $70 Million Kampung
Owner of Singapore's last kampung, valued at $70m, refuses to sell land[2021] Singapore: Why these defiant 'nail house' owners refuse to sell[2014] China's nail houses: the homeowners who refuse to make way
One Shiok Comment
Comments on YLB Reddit post about Haresh becoming a dadComment on TYF episode on Disappearing G******s: The Koro Crisis of 1967
One Shiok Thing
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Edited and mixed by Tristen Yeak
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