#213 - Singapore population registers record drop & runner Soh Rui Yong crowdfunding $180,000 for legal fees
Singapore’s annual Population in Brief report revealed that total population fell 4.1% to 5.45 million as a result of COVID-19. We discuss the numbers and why it’s alarming for SG’s future. Also, runner Soh Rui Yong is in the news again, but this time for
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Show Notes
Singapore’s annual Population in Brief report revealed that total population fell 4.1% to 5.45 million as a result of COVID-19. We discuss the numbers and why it’s alarming for SG’s future. Also, runner Soh Rui Yong is in the news again, but this time for launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise $180,000 to pay for damages and legal fees in his defamation suit vs. fellow runner Ashley Liew. Why are people so incensed by this?
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Singapore population registers record drop
- S'pore total population falls 4.1% due to Covid-19, largest year-on-year drop since data collected in 1970 - Mothership.SG
- How Covid-19 and other trends hit Singapore's population - in 8 charts - The Straits Times
- Debrief: Population decline raises issues around Singapore society, identity - The Straits Times
Runner Soh Rui Yong crowdfunding $180,000 for legal fees
- Marathoner Soh Rui Yong crowdfunding at least S$180,000 to pay Ashley Liew over defamation suit - Mothership.SG
- Blogpost: $180,000 Crowdfunding Appeal - Help Me Win This Case
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