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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 15, 2020
Fewer meetings, more toilet lids: What workplaces will look like after lockdowns
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WASHINGTON: Around the world countries are hitting their COVID-19 peaks and starting to grapple with questions about when and how to reopen their economies. But those people fortunate enough to have not lost their jobs should be prepared for a “new normal” when they finally go back to work, say experts. Advertisement Advertisement Here is a
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Rush for masks, toilet paper slows Japan’s household spending decline
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TOKYO: Japan’s consumer spending fell in February but at a slower-than-expected pace as households scrambled for protective masks, toilet paper and staple food amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic. But spending on travel and entertainment slumped, government data showed on Tuesday (Apr 7), a sign households were cutting back on non-essential purchases even before travel bans
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
COVID-19: FairPrice expands purchase limits to include cooking oil, canned products; further caps on sales of toilet paper, poultry
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SINGAPORE: Supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice expanded its purchase limits to include cooking oil and canned products, while making changes to previous restrictions on items like paper products and poultry. In a Facebook post on Friday (Mar 27), FairPrice said this was in response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and a “precautionary measure to discourage resellers
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 17, 2020
Purchase limits imposed at FairPrice supermarkets on vegetables, rice, toilet paper and other products
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SINGAPORE: New purchase limits were implemented across NTUC FairPrice stores from Tuesday (Mar 17), following Malaysia’s announcement on travel restrictions in and out of the country. Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Monday night there would be a ban on Malaysians travelling overseas and on visitors entering the country under a restricted movement order imposed
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
NUS student arrested for trespassing onto female toilet in campus; 2 ‘suspicious devices’ retrieved by police
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SINGAPORE: A National University of Singapore (NUS) student was arrested on Saturday (Mar 7) morning for trespassing onto a female toilet at a residential college on campus, said an NUS spokesperson. Two “suspicious devices” were also retrieved from two female toilets in the College of Alice and Peter Tan (CAPT) on the same day, the spokesperson said in response
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
Australia toilet paper tussle sparks call for calm
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SYDNEY: A fight over toilet paper in an Australian supermarket on Saturday (Mar 7) prompted police to call for calm after the latest violence sparked by coronavirus-induced panic buying in the country. A video widely shared online shows three women pulling each other’s hair and screaming as they struggle over a large pack of the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 5, 2020
Australian man tasered in toilet paper scrap
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SYDNEY: A fight over toilet roll ended with a man being tasered, Australian police said Thursday (Mar 5), as coronavirus concerns drive panic buying. Police were called to a store in the New South Wales town of Tamworth after the man allegedly lashed out and attacked another customer and a worker. Advertisement Advertisement The New South
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Commentary: COVID-19 forces Japan to rethink its view of toilet paper
Commentary Commentary Japan has responded to the COVID-19 news by stripping shops bare of toilet paper. This episode reveals interesting insights into the country, says the Financial Times’ Leo Lewis. People wearing masks queue to buy masks at a drugstore in Tokyo, Japan on Feb 28, 2020. (Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato) 05 Mar 2020 06:10AM(Updated: 05 Mar