SINGAPORE - Some next-of-kin promised marble plaques for new niches as part of the Mount Vernon Columbarium relocation exercise realised a similar looking material was used instead.

The Straits Times (ST) checked with the National Environment Agency (NEA) and learnt on Monday (Sept 24) that quartz was used for 8,600 niches when they were relocated to government columbaria at Mandai and Choa Chu Kang.