#222 - SG electricity retailers suddenly shut down & another NOC exposé reveals even worse allegations beyond employee abuse

The liberalisation of the SG energy market that began in 2018 was supposed to herald a bright new future for consumers. However, 3 electricity retailers have suddenly thrown in the towel in the past week, leaving their customers back at square one. Was there anything that could have been done differently? And NOC is back in the news again, with a fresh set of allegations by staff and ex-staff, this time with screenshots and evidence neatly categorized in a dedicated blogpost. We discuss what surprised us in this round of allegations.

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SG electricity retailers suddenly shut down

• Lights out for some electricity retailers in Singapore: Why and what it means for consumers
• askST: Why are electricity retailers shutting and what are my options if my retailer is folding?
• Households encouraged to use electricity 'prudently' as costs increase due to rising fuel prices: Gan Kim Yong
• Singapore electricity provider iSwitch Energy quits market, pressure on others

Another NOC exposé reveals even worse allegation

• Calls to cancel NOC's Sylvia Chan grow after fresh allegations of workplace abuse surface
  
  

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• Reddit thread for YLB Ep221 on Dave Chappelle

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• When M.I.T. Asked Dorian Abbot to Speak, It Invited Criticism
• Japanese Love for trains drove him to open a special cafe in Singapore | Wong Kim Hoh

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