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April 2004
30 Apr
•	UE offers S#dollar;30,000 to families of both Ayer Rajah worksite accident victims
•	Noodle seller raises funds for Heng Yeow Peow's family

29 Apr
•	Worksite cave-in at Fusionpolis is a 'localised' accident: contractor
•	Basement at Singapore construction site collapses, 2 workers killed
•	Ground areas around Nicoll Highway cave-in stabilise
•	Ayer Rajah worksite cave-in caused by collapse of reinforced steel bars
•	2 workers confirmed dead, 29 injured in Singapore worksite accident

28 Apr
•	SMRT's net gain up 24 percent, courtesy of tax write-backs
•	SMRT reviewing fares after no hikes for two years
•	MRT Circle Line works caused 2 large cracks at Kallang Cricket ground
•	Over 500 pay last respects to missing foreman at funeral
•	Counselling helps Kori Construction workers get over cave-in trauma
•	Work to separate Merdeka Bridge from Nicoll Highway cave-in completed

27 Apr
•	30% cracks in buildings along Circle Line need closer checks
•	Surveillance cameras pick up more motorists trying to avoid ERP charges
•	Pasir Ris-Punggol collects funds for families of highway cave-in victims
•	Merdeka Bridge cutting work expected to be finished by Tuesday

26 Apr
•	LTA improves traffic situation in Nicoll Highway vicinity
•	Insurers raise estimate of Nicoll Highway cave-in loss to S#dollar;50m
•	Singaporeans donate generously to welfare fund set up for Heng family
•	Nicoll Highway collapse: Chinese national cremated at Mt Vernon
•	Kallang Auto Centre business badly hit by Nicoll Highway road closures
•	LTA says recovery work progressing well at site of Nicoll Highway cave-in

25 Apr
•	Distraught family of Chinese national performs last rites at Nicoll Highway cave-in site
•	Cutting of Merdeka Bridge likely to be completed by Tuesday: LTA
•	LTA engineer John Tan laid to rest at Choa Chu Kang cemetery
•	Tampines Changkat Welfare Fund starts collection for Heng family
•	Nicoll Highway partially reopened as recovery work continues at cave-in site
•	Deep excavation works on Circle Line building sites suspended for safety review
•	Shops in Golden Mile Complex see thinner crowds after Nicoll Highway cave-in

24 Apr
•	Committee of Inquiry into Nicoll Highway cave-in seeks relevant information
•	Golden Mile Complex is safe, evacuation not necessary: Wong Kan Seng
•	Nicoll Highway cave-in: Foreman Heng's family struggles to come to terms with tragedy
•	Police, forensic experts start investigative work at Nicoll Highway cave-in site
•	PM Goh expresses his sympathy for foreman Heng Yeow Peow's family
•	LTA continues work to remove part of Merdeka Bridge
•	Civil Defence Force hands over management of Nicoll Highway site to Police
•	Construction of Nicoll Highway MRT station will go ahead: Transport Minister
•	Singapore highway collapse: Work under way to stabilise site
•	Nicoll Highway collapse: Grieving Heng family says final goodbye to foreman

23 Apr
•	Kallang Sea Sports Club closed after highway collapse
•	Golden Mile Complex safe for now, cracks no cause for alarm: Yeo Cheow Tong
•	LTA increasing checks on all MRT, highway construction sites
•	Nishimatsu plans to bid for final 2 stages of Circle Line
•	Search called off for last missing man in Nicoll Highway collapse
•	S'pore highway collapse: BCA says all buildings near cave-in are structurally safe
•	Nicoll Highway collapse committee visits site
•	Nicoll Highway collapse: John Tan's family claims his body from mortuary
•	Nicoll Highway cave-in: Family of man still missing shown video of recovery work
•	DPM Lee stresses need to draw lesson from accident to prevent recurrence
•	S'pore highway collapse: Rescuers drain water from 2 areas in search for missing man
•	Singapore highway cave-in: Search for last missing man making slow progress

22 Apr
•	1,800 at Indoor Stadium event despite proximity to collapse site
•	Singapore's MOM sets up committee of inquiry into highway collapse
•	Nicoll Highway cave-in: Agonising wait for family of last missing person
•	Nicoll Highway cave-in: Insurance premiums could rise as insurers try to recoup losses
•	Nicoll Highway collapse: Dead Chinese national leaves behind wife and daughter
•	Nicoll Highway MRT contractors offer immediate S#dollar;30,000 payment to affected families
•	Body of LTA engineer pulled out from Nicoll Highway cave-in
•	Section of Merdeka Bridge to be cut so underpass can re-open
•	Rain won't halt rescue efforts unless safety an issue: SCDF
•	LTA engineer who died in highway collapse was a loving family man: children
•	Third body found at highway collapse site, identified as LTA engineer
•	President Nathan pays tribute to rescue workers at Nicoll Highway
•	Second man found at Nicoll Highway site identified as Chinese national
•	Nicoll Highway collapse: Families of missing men distressed at slow rescue progress
•	Premature to put figure on worker compensation for highway collapse
•	Nicoll Highway collapse: Second body recovered
•	Motorists face only minor disruptions from Nicoll Highway collapse

21 Apr
•	Residents near Circle Line construction fear repeat of Nicoll Highway collapse
•	PM Goh says priority is to find missing men in Nicoll Highway cave-in, public inquiry later
•	Businesses along Arab and Bussorah Streets hit by Nicoll Highway collapse
•	Nicoll Highway collapse: SBS buses continue to be diverted
•	CNA brought first TV pictures of Nicoll Highway collapse to viewers
•	Nicoll Highway collapse: Missing engineer planned to migrate after contract ends
•	Too early to say if contractors liable for Nicoll Highway cave-in
•	Singapore banks suffer minimal disruption after power outage
•	Nicoll Highway collapse: Narrow escape for motorist
•	Singapore shares dip 0.11% on rate hike fears
•	Business at Golden Mile slowly returning back to normal after highway cave-in
•	Nicoll Highway collapse: Search still on for three missing workers
•	Nicoll Highway collapse: Dead crane operator tried to escape but got trapped
•	Nicoll Highway collapse: Workers wait anxiously for news of missing men
•	Nicoll Highway collapse: Flow at traffic diversions as usual
•	Relatives of 3 missing men in Nicoll Highway collapse visit incident site
•	Amateur video footage shows fire breaking out before Nicoll Highway collapse
•	LTA says no change to traffic diversion plans following Nicoll Highway incident
•	Repair works underway at Nicoll Highway, probe panel set up
•	Hopes fading of finding alive three missing men at Nicoll Highway
•	Civil Defence officers focus on containers in search for 3 missing persons
•	Nicoll Highway collapse: Counsellors provide emotional support for families of missing men

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