Death

Saudi Aramco helicopter crash kills 14 nationals

The youthful, ponytailed “Bobby” grew into an eclectic songwriter whose handsome appearance and diverse musical influences helped broaden the band’s appeal.

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder and rhythm guitarist, dead at 78

Busan Institute of Science and Technology students lowering a mannequin dressed in traditional Korean funeral cloth into a coffin during a funeral administration class.

Death becomes a growing business in ageing, lonely South Korea

The Teng Ensemble. "What makes Music for Comfort unique is not only its innovation – embedding monoaural beats into original compositions – but also its intent. It is art created not for spectacle, but for solace," says its creative director Dr Samuel Wong.
TAKING HEART

3 entities tie-up to bring comfort to the bereaved

Knight, who was widowed without children, reportedly died while returning from Australia on a Scoot flight.
OBITUARY

Former star prosecutor and CAD director Glenn Knight dies at age 80

Is cellular degeneration inevitable? Dr Ramakrishnan notes that some species, such as jellyfish, respond to injury or stress by rejuvenating themselves.
LIFE & CULTURE

What strategies actually work to fight dying?

Over the past decade, the number of limousine hearses based on luxury cars has increased and it’s no longer an unusual sight.
BRUNCH

Last rides and last rites: The rise of the limousine hearse

Being prepared, financially and emotionally, means having difficult conversations even if one feels way too young to have them.

Widowed before 40 and coping with the financial consequences

Wahaha chairman Zong Qinghou in a cafe in Beijing, China in 2006. His wealth began with a US$22,000 family loan before growing into billions of dollars.

Zong Qinghou, Chinese beverage mogul who bested Danone, dies aged 79

Around 30,000 households are without electricity in the Ishikawa region, and 89,800 homes there and in two neighbouring regions had no water.

Japan quake death toll rises to 94 with 222 missing