Singapore’s macaques are getting too close for comfort for some residents, even raiding kitchens and damaging cars. The programme Talking Point looks at ways to manage the human-monkey conflict. SINGAPORE: In Almond Estate, in the west of Singapore, wild thieves have stolen virtually everything under the sun, from medicine to cosmetics to vehicle parts. Residents Pankaj Kumar and Alka Verma had the wing mirrors on their car stolen twice. That cost them between S$200 and S$300. It also happened