Customer needs and preferences are evolving at light speed as customers grapple with the impacts of COVID-19. So how can retail spaces relearn customers’ post-pandemic buying behaviours?

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The Education Ministry (MOE) announced changes to the academic term this year to help schools better plan lessons that have been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic and the movement control order (MCO) since March.

The MOE said the mid-term break will now only be five days, down from nine days previously.

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Social media platforms have come under tremendous scrutiny due to recent data leaks, disinformation, and sketchy privacy policies. But their collective role during the pandemic seems surprisingly notable. Some platforms, like Facebook, have made more improvements to their standards during this crisis than ever before. Meanwhile, others have made significant changes to their algorithms to aid users during this difficult time. 

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In an effort to regain work-life balance, employees who are on an indefinite work-from-home routine are renting out hotel rooms and facilities during office hours. And with the lack of tourists, hotels are welcoming the new wave of customers by tweaking their settings to suit a more work-oriented environment.

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In the typical workplace, extroverts shine as their social interactions and enthusiasm put them in the office spotlight. However, with remote working having been the way to go for most businesses over the past few months, managers must take their extrovert employees into account and help them fulfill their need for socialising for maximum productivity. 

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Many of us have been told that deep expertise will lead to enhanced credibility, rapid job advancement, and escalating incomes. The alternative of being broad-minded is usually dismissed as dabbling without really adding value.

But the future may be very different: Breadth of perspective and the ability to connect the proverbial dots (the domain of generalists) is likely to be as important as depth of expertise and the ability to generate dots (the domain of specialists).

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So you’ve gotten used to working from home. Maybe you even like it more than being in the office. Restrictions have eased and everyone is heading back to work in some capacity, but you’d like to maintain your new work culture. If there are valid reasons to your case, there might be ways to request an extended work-from-home period for yourself. 

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If working is inhaling, many people are stuck holding their breath. Here’s why it’s important to cultivate a rest ethic and finally exhale, too.

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If you’re like many people, you don’t take a lot of vacations from work. Even people who can take as many days as they want a year often take fewer than two weeks of paid time off each year. A big reason why is that work builds up. Vacations are nice, but the amount of preparation you need before you go away to make sure responsibilities are taken care of and the number of tasks waiting for you when you return makes vacations sometimes feel like more of a hassle than they’re worth. But what if you get sick? Do you have a plan?

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Keanu Reeves is very private for a celebrity, but it’s a well-known fact that he likes to do his part for charity. In a charity auction for Camp Rainbow Gold, Keanu Reeves is giving the highest bidder a chance to go on a date with him, albeit via Zoom. The highest bid surpassed the estimated value of the date by nearly $9000. 

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