AFTER a year-long lull in private schools closing, two have shut down in the same month, most likely casualties of the deepening recession.

The latest is a private Japanese and English language school at Shaw Centre. It ceased operations earlier this month. Its 20 students do not know if they can get their money back, as the principal has gone missing.

Vietnamese student Bui Tan Luoc, who studied English for three months at Goro Global School, wrote to The Straits Times following a report on Saturday about a school shutting down without notice earlier this month.

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