Singapore, rich and prosperous but not enough babies...

At first, all mourners feel embarrassed. "I am not going to sing praises for my late husband," a widow said at a funeral. "Instead, I want to talk about some things that will make some of you feel a bit uncomfortable."

Vividly she described the bodily functions of her late husband, his snoring and farting in bed.
"And what I wouldn't give just to hear these sounds again before I sleep," the widow continued.

"In the end it is these small things that you remember, the little imperfections that make them perfect for you," she said completing her eulogy, thus changing the audience's mood from embarrassment to sympathy.

In its efforts to counter the demographic challenges of low fertility and an ageing population, Singapore's government leaves no stone unturned, even using death to sell marriage. More...

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