Dream holiday turned sour for Singaporean couple stuck in Lombok quake

Family members welcoming Mr Muhammad Ashraf Arsat (centre), 31, and his wife Nur Zafirah Sulaiman, 30, at Changi Airport, on Aug 6, 2018. The couple was on their honeymoon in Lombok when a 7-magnitude earthquake struck the resort island. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
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SINGAPORE - It was supposed to be a dream honeymoon for Mr Muhammad Ashraf Arsat and his wife on Lombok Island.

But he had barely taken three steps into the second-level spa room at Katamaran Resort where they were staying when the whole building started to shake violently.

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