Rising affluence is bolstering the sales of security boxes Story and photos by Grace Chen

A safe for every purpose. This one is palm sized popularly for use in resorts with less than 200 rooms.

ONCE in a while, it pays to listen to a friend’s troubles as Royal Safe Deposit Boxes (RSDB) chief executive officer Lt Col Hardial Singh Dhaliwal did in 2004.

Lending an ear to a frustrated buddy’s rant about having to join a long waiting list of 300 people for a bank’s safe deposit box service opened a window of opportunity for the retired army officer.