'Returning to the earth': Over 1,300 want to scatter loved ones' ashes over Choa Chu Kang garden

The idea of scattering a loved one's ashes into a garden may sound taboo to some Singaporeans. Chinese tradition, for example, requires that the deceased's ashes have to be returned to their birthplaces and either buried or have their ashes preserved for future generations to pay respects to and receive blessings from, reported a New York Times article in 2015....

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