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NSF who died chose to go to Brunei for higher pay to support family

Photos: Internet, The New Paper, Straits Times

Lance-Corporal (LCP) Muhammed Fahrurrazi Bin Salim, 20, whose body was found yesterday, (Aug 14) after he went missing in the Sungai Batu Apoi river in Brunei, had volunteered to go there because he wanted to earn more money to help his family.

In a report in The New Paper today (Aug 15), his family members described him as a very family-oriented person, who did not party and was very filial.

Though LCP Fahruzzi's parents are divorced, he still spent a lot of time with them and his younger sister.

His body, which was discovered at 2.55am yesterday, was flown back to Singapore for a military funeral.

A Straits Times report stated that some 300 servicemen from his unit, 1st Transport Battalion, were present at the Choa Chu Kang Muslim cemetery yesterday.

His father noted that with Hari Raya just around the corner, LCP Fahruzzi had even contributed money to help purchase new clothes for the family.

Before enlisting, he worked as bell-boy at Marina Mandarin Hotel, and was due to complete his National Service at the end of this year.

Details about his death are still unclear, and all SAF training in Temburong, Brunei, have been suspended.

When his body was found, his life jacket was not inflated.

An investigation into the incident is being conducted.

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gugigugi said   on 5 Sep, 2012   Report as offensive  
If some army training are highly risky , the servicemen or their parent do have a right to decline or do not given consent to them, in fact they are still under 21 years old and the parent opinion should be consider and apply.
gugigugi said   on 5 Sep, 2012   Report as offensive  
Really oversea training and attachment can get higher pay for their NS? Servicemen do have a choice or opt for it whether they want to go oversea? I think the boat control training is not cover the survival skill and if he on life jacket could not cause to dead?
Defungus said   on 29 Aug, 2012   Report as offensive  
bronze medal 250k. i heard this poor young man's family got barely a fraction of that.
blackguy said   on 25 Aug, 2012   Report as offensive  
WHY DOES THIS GUY LOOK SO FAMILIAR TO ME!
lim123456 said   on 23 Aug, 2012   Report as offensive  
Hope our government will match the same payout like the sport gold metal to those who die servicing / defending our nation.

ihatelameposts said   on 22 Aug, 2012   Report as offensive  
I salute the father who only said "it's God's will". He is a true Muslim... Bravo!
michaelchong said   on 21 Aug, 2012   Report as offensive  
During Olympics, the brain dead Tony go to london to support the china pingpong player, acted like a clown.
Then Singaporeans who serve Army are like low-life that need no special attention.
aceboy_22 said   on 20 Aug, 2012   Report as offensive  
difficult to understand how a stupid defence minster to come up with a statement that he has difficulty understanding
how our soldiers died
diffcult to understand how pap produce a generation of so called sex sick scholars who sucuumb so easiy to pussy
difficult to understand how the chief of civil defence and anti narcotics willing to give up their career and high status
for a stupid blow job on old ugly cows