on the flip side
Podcast Description
Some ideas feel set in stone — Meritocracy, 99-year housing leases, the tuition culture. We’ve accepted them for decades, but should we still?
In Majulah Presents: On the Flip Side, host and former journalist Malminderjit Singh takes a hard look at Singapore’s deeply ingrained policies and norms, asking: Are they still serving us, or is it time to rethink them?
Join us as we flip the script, challenge assumptions, and explore global perspectives.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast tackles critical themes like governance, economic policies, and societal impacts, with episodes that delve into topics such as the implications of Singapore’s Budget 2025, the effectiveness of meritocracy, and contemporary challenges faced by families, including parenting support and job security in the context of rising living costs.
Some ideas feel set in stone — Meritocracy, 99-year housing leases, the tuition culture. We’ve accepted them for decades, but should we still?
In Majulah Presents: On the Flip Side, host and former journalist Malminderjit Singh takes a hard look at Singapore’s deeply ingrained policies and norms, asking: Are they still serving us, or is it time to rethink them?
Join us as we flip the script, challenge assumptions, and explore global perspectives.
In this episode of On The Flip Side, Mal sits down with NMP and Chairman of the Singapore Business Federation, Mark Lee, and LinkedIn’s APAC Chief Economist, Pei Ying Chua, to examine the tensions between MNCs and SMEs, concerns over jobs, fresh graduate anxiety and the rapid rise of AI.
Are Singaporeans really facing a worsening job market? Is AI taking away jobs? And what more can be done to help local businesses grow?
Together, they explore whether Singapore’s economic model is broken or simply evolving.
Chapters
(00:00) Intro
(03:11) Is Singapore’s economic model broken?
(07:54) How bad is the job situation in Singapore?
(09:25) Why are fresh grads struggling to find jobs?
(14:36) How can we help our graduates?
(20:17) How can we use AI to our advantage?
(22:03) How can SMEs stay competitive?
(32:23) What would you change about Singapore’s economy?
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