P1 registration for 2021 goes online | Rethinking jobs post Covid-19 | THE BIG STORY

The Ministry of Education announced that the upcoming Primary 1 registration for the 2021 cohort will go fully online, in view of the Covid-19 situation, and will also implement a cap on the intake of permanent resident children from this year’s exercise. Senior education correspondent Sandra Davie tells us more.

Work models have been forced to change as businesses adapt to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Ms Fang Eu-Lin, partner at PwC Singapore, discusses how we can rethink jobs and the workforce during these challenging times.

Finding love in a “hopeless place”? With physical meet-ups not allowed during this period, dating agencies have been organising virtual dates for those looking for love. We speak to tech correspondent Bryan De Silva and correspondent Yip Wai Yee on their experiences attending these online dates during the circuit breaker period.

Read about Bryan and Wai Yee’s virtual dating experiences: Have a date, online, Not ideal for virtual date: Weak (Wi-Fi) connection, constant camera

askST: Safety measures a must for companies allowed to start from Tuesday

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