<p>MOM's Q1 2026 report: retrenchments rise to 3,830 with degree holders being hit hardest of any education group. Higher education and seniority seems to correlate with increased risk. IMDA screens <em>Dear You</em>, China’s Teochew blockbuster, dubbed in Mandarin. Debate about S’Pore’s <em>Speak Mandarin Campaign</em> is reignited.</p><br><p>🔔 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!</p><br><p>𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙠𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙮</p><p>𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳.</p><br><p>𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘥, 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘥. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬.</p><br><p>🎙️ 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝘿𝙖𝙮 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝘜𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝙇𝙊𝙑𝙀𝘿𝘼𝘿 𝘧𝘰𝘳 10% 𝘰𝘧𝘧. 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 21 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦. 𝘖𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 <a href="http://folklory.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.Folklory.com</a></p><br><p>𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴</p><br><p><br></p><ul><li>Terence: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTqsYrhss-s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The NBA Jam Secret That Screwed Over the Bulls</a></li><li>Haresh: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5vM5DuH7JU&amp;t=25s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The "What The Hell" Effect of The Kettlebell Mile</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:</p><p><strong>MOM Reveals Degree Holders are Retrenched Most</strong></p><br><p><br></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/business/more-retrenchments-in-singapore-in-q1-of-2026-as-job-vacancies-drop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Singapore retrenchments rise in Q1 2026</a></li><li><a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/retrenchment-higher-degree-holders-employment-jobs-q1-2026-6183016" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Singapore retrenchments climb in Q1, with sharper rise in incidence among degree holders, older workers: MOM</a></li><li><a href="https://www.humanresourcesonline.net/retrenchments-edged-up-in-q1-but-singapore-s-labour-market-stayed-broadly-stable-says-mom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Retrenchments edged up in Q1, but Singapore's labour market stayed broadly stable, says MOM</a></li></ul><p><strong>SG Dubs Teochew Blockbuster in Mandarin</strong></p><br><p><br></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/life/chinese-film-dear-you-to-be-dubbed-in-mandarin-here-4800-tickets-for-teochew-version-sold-out" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chinese film Dear You to be dubbed in Mandarin here, 4,800 tickets for Teochew version sold out</a></li><li><a href="https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3357237/singapore-wants-dear-you-film-mandarin-not-teochew-whats-lost-translation?module=perpetual_scroll_0&amp;pgtype=article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Singapore will run Dear You film mostly in Mandarin, not Teochew. What’s lost in translation?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thinkchina.sg/society/dear-you-chinas-perfect-propaganda-film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Is ‘Dear You’ China’s perfect propaganda film?</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” <a href="https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe</a></p><p>Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things &amp; first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!</p><br><p>(00:00) Intro</p><p>(05:30) Higher Education Won’t Save Your Job</p><p>(28:50) S’Pore Chooses Mandarin Over Dialect Again</p><p>(49:40) One Shiok Comment</p><p>(54:00) One Shiok Thing</p><br><p>𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀</p><p>ᴛɪᴋᴛᴏᴋ <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@yahlahbut</a></p><p>ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/yahlahbut</a></p><p>ꜰᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/yahlahbutpod</a></p><br><p>𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀</p><p>ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/YahLahBut/</a></p><p>ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ <a href="https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://t.me/yahlahbutpodcast</a></p><br><p>𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!</p><p>Drop us an email at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>! 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