#723: “No More Work” From Home for NUS Staff & Man Tries to Hit Monkey at the Zoo

NUS has rolled out a five-day mandatory return-to-office policy for all staff starting 1 Oct 2025, but a number of staff are unhappy. Elsewhere, a viral video of a man at the Singapore Zoo who tried to fend off a macaque with his bag - but accidentally smacked a child instead.

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(00:00) Words of Wisdom
(00:50) Intro
(05:07) “No More Work” From Home for NUS Staff
(21:50) Man Tries to Hit Monkey at the Zoo
(34:20) One Shiok Comment
(38:45) One Shiok Thing

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“No More Work” From Home for NUS Staff

• NUS implements five-day work-from-office policy for all university staff
• NUS implements full work-from-office policy

Man Tries to Hit Monkey at the Zoo

• Man at S'pore zoo swings bag at macaque for taking bread from child, bag hits child's face
• [May 2025] 200 reports of monkeys in Punggol over 7-month period; some euthanised: NParks
• Park visitors should observe etiquette around animals, says Mandai Wildlife Group after viral video

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