Not a dying business: Singapore’s death trade is thriving as its population ages

R. Jayaselvam, owner of Anushia Flower Shop, making flower garlands using Button Roses at his shop in Little India. - ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Death is brisk business for garland maker R. Jayaselvam these days. Out of every 100 garlands he crafts, 60 are for funerals, while the rest are for weddings.

Over the past five to six years, he has seen a 10 to 15 per cent rise in demand for funeral garlands.