How do you find closures in such a situation or in other difficult circumstances?
Are closures necessary? A human trait to wrap things up?
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http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_726357.html
Published on Oct 23, 2011
Missing persons: Families struggle to find closure
Some refuse to give up hope, others seek to have missing relatives declared legally dead to settle matters of inheritance
By Amelia Tan , Kimberly Spykerman
Every year, approximately 3,000 people go missing in Singapore.
Of these, 70 per cent are reunited with their loved ones. For the rest, it has meant exhaustive searches by their families, fervent prayers and a lack of closure.
Last month, medical student Kouk Leong Jin made headlines after going missing. He went to Athens for a medical conference and has not been heard from since. His distraught wife made desperate appeals through the media for information on his whereabouts.
Similarly, two Singaporeans involved in a boat accident off Mersing, also last month, have yet to be found. Lawyers say families would usually wait for a period of time before going to court to have their loved ones declared legally dead.
Are closures necessary? A human trait to wrap things up?
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http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_726357.html
Published on Oct 23, 2011
Missing persons: Families struggle to find closure
Some refuse to give up hope, others seek to have missing relatives declared legally dead to settle matters of inheritance
By Amelia Tan , Kimberly Spykerman
Every year, approximately 3,000 people go missing in Singapore.
Of these, 70 per cent are reunited with their loved ones. For the rest, it has meant exhaustive searches by their families, fervent prayers and a lack of closure.
Last month, medical student Kouk Leong Jin made headlines after going missing. He went to Athens for a medical conference and has not been heard from since. His distraught wife made desperate appeals through the media for information on his whereabouts.
Similarly, two Singaporeans involved in a boat accident off Mersing, also last month, have yet to be found. Lawyers say families would usually wait for a period of time before going to court to have their loved ones declared legally dead.
