Cheras Christian Cemetery Explained
The Cheras Christian Cemetery is the largest Christian Cemetery in Malaysia. The cemetery is located in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur and was opened in 1900.[3] The cemetery has a capacity of 22,000 burial plots, all of which were full by January 2012.[4]
The Cheras War Cemetery is located nearby.
Notable burials
- Samantha Schubert – Miss Malaysia World 1991[5]
- George Abraham – former RTM producer, newsreader and radio presenter [6]
Issues
Insufficient burial space
As of 2015, the 22,500 burial plots have been taken up due to high demands from the community and the allocated space by the management failed to meet all the burial requests.[2]
Records management problem
Cases was reported in 2012, whereby a family which had bought their plots next to their father's grave, was shocked to discover a newly-laid tombstone on their plots.[7] Similarly in 2017, burial plots – bought and paid in 1954, were found to be occupied by new graves.[8]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Chew. Rachel. Fighting a 'grave' taboo. 19 December 2019. The Edge Markets. 10 July 2017.
- News: M. Bavani. Taking up burial land. 19 December 2019. The Star. 21 September 2015.
- News: City Hall to computerise burial records for better management. 11 May 2011. Malaysia Star. Bavani M. 16 June 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120614073941/http://www.starproperty.my/PropertyScene/TheStarOnlineHighlightBox/21373/0/0. 14 June 2012.
- News: Running out of space at Cheras Christian cemetery. Malaysia Star. Bavani M and Vincent Tan. 17 January 2012. 16 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120204143941/http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=%2F2012%2F1%2F17%2Fcentral%2F10267253&sec=central#. 2012-02-04. dead.
- News: Jeremiah. Geraldine. Not a dry eye at Schubert's final farewell. 19 December 2019. The Star. 28 April 2016.
- News: Farewell, George: RTM's evergreen gentleman laid to rest . 6 May 2024 . New Straits Times . 8 October 2016 . http://web.archive.org/web/20220811013200/https://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/10/178989/farewell-george-rtms-evergreen-gentleman-laid-rest . 11 August 2022.
- News: The plot thickens at Cheras Christian cemetery . The Star . 17 January 2012 . http://web.archive.org/web/20191219023849/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2012/01/17/the-plot-thickens-at-cheras-christian-cemetery . 19 December 2019.
- News: Excuse me, that’s my burial plot . FMT Online . 17 April 2017 . http://web.archive.org/web/20191219025347/https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/04/19/excuse-me-thats-my-burial-plot/ . 19 December 2019.