Missing persons: 'At least 15 mysterious cases in last 20 years'

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Missing persons: 'At least 15 mysterious cases in last 20 years'

Published on Oct 19, 2011​

Madam Seow Shu Ping and her husband Kouk Leong Jin, who went missing in Greece three weeks ago. -- PHOTO: FACEBOOK

By Kimberly Spykerman & Fiona Low

Teacher Seow Shu Ping returned home on Saturday after a fruitless two-week search for her missing husband in Greece.

Medical student Kouk Leong Jin, 28, was last seen three weeks ago in Athens, where he had gone for a medical conference.

Madam Seow, 28, joins a list of families who have been left in the dark over the whereabouts of their missing loved ones.

BACKGROUND STORY

Some disappearances

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• Sim Teck Beng (above): Last seen in 2003. He told his mother he was going to the United States and would be back in a few weeks.
• Koh Pee Yeong (above): Last seen in 1998. He left for Indonesia in 1996, but kept in touch with his daughter through letters and phone calls until 1998.
• Baey See Mong: Last seen in 1987. His sister later sought help from the Crime Library to find him after he went missing in Tokyo.
• Ong Siu Chew: Last seen in 2003. The computer programmer with Standard Chartered Bank Singapore was supposed to be on holiday in China when she went missing.
• Ching Kwok Chuen:Last seen in 2003. His wife has since applied to the High Court to declare him dead after he disappeared in China.
• Lee Wan Pow: Last seen in 2001. He disappeared after a visit to Wuhan, China, to collect rent from his relatives.
• Lin Woei Chyan: Last seen in 2007. He went to Vietnam to work as a consultant and was not heard from again.
• Leong How Seng:Last seen in 2007. He left for China with $5 million.

FIONA LOW

According to the Crime Library, a voluntary group which helps to track missing people here, at least 15 Singaporeans in the last two decades are known to have vanished in mysterious circumstances. The last-known countries they were seen in include China, Vietnam, Japan and Indonesia.

Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.