Nature’s wrath struck in 2004, when a tsunami hit the coasts of several countries around the Indian Ocean. This marked the beginning of what geologists call an “active cycle”, where the Earth experiences greater seismic activity. Said Professor Kerry Sieh,…
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THE GUIDE With a heavy heart, mountain guide Nizam Lokong helped carry Peony Wee Ying Ping’s body down Mount Kinabalu. The Tanjong Katong Primary School pupil was among the first named casualties after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck at 7.15am last…
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“He was looking forward to this Mount Kinabalu trip,” shared Syafiq Abdul Ghani, a close friend of Muhammad Daanish Amran, the Singaporean adventure guide who lost his life in the Sabah Quake last week. That was the last time Syafiq…
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Being Singaporean On this National Day of Remembrance, it was brought home to me once again what it means to be Singaporean. This day was for us to remember those who died in the Sabah quake -Terrence (the teacher), Daanish…
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The bodies of the remaining missing pupil and teacher from Tanjong Katong Primary School have been identified, said the Ministry of Education on Wednesday. “We are saddened to inform that the Malaysian authorities have confirmed that Navdeep Singh Jaryal s/o Raj Kumar and Mohammad Ghazi…
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