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The one about panic buying of toilet paper and the wrong way to work from home

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Up for consideration this week…When DORSCON levels moved to orange, Singaporeans made a run for noodles, rice and toilet paper. Should we go easy on panic buyers and understand their fears?

Necessity proves to be the mother of mask-making - how companies like Foxconn who make mobile phones, shifted their production lines to churn out masks in a bid to ease the global shortage.

Also, a group of young bank staff got into trouble for hiking when they were supposed to be working. Does output matter more than actual number of hours when you work from home?

And finally, a feel-good story to lift our spirits - South Korean movie Parasite swept the big awards at the Oscars. This week Steve is joined by Dawn Tan, host of Singapore Tonight that airs weekdays at 10pm and John Yip, host of the weekend edition of Singapore Today from 5pm-9pm at CNA938.

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