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Participants at The Life Review's Death over Dinner discuss touchy topics under the guidance of Ms Tan Ming Li (standing).

Participants at The Life Review's Death Over Dinner discuss touchy topics under the guidance of Ms Tan Ming Li (standing).

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SINGAPORE – It is a warm Thursday night and 49-year-old educator Tan Ming Li is expecting company. 

At Indian restaurant Podi & Poriyal in Serangoon Road, the stage has been set for dinner: napkins folded in neat rectangles on tables, the lights dimmed tastefully, the room perfumed with a floral scent. 

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