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Kopi, tea and funerary: Why some Singaporeans are talking about death at the dining table
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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).
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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.

