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]
| Cheras Christian Cemetery | |
|---|---|
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| Details | |
| Established | 1900 |
| Location | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 3°06′32″N 101°44′21″E / 3.1089390°N 101.739190°E |
| Type | Public Christian cemetery |
| Owned by | Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) |
| Size | 50 acres[1] |
| No. of graves | 22,500[2] |
| Find a Grave | Cheras Christian Cemetery |
The Cheras War Cemetery is located nearby.
Notable burials
edit- Samantha Schubert – Miss Malaysia World 1991[5]
- George Abraham – former RTM producer, newsreader and radio presenter [6]
Issues
editInsufficient burial space
editAs 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
editCases 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]
References
edit- ^ Chew, Rachel (10 July 2017). "Fighting a 'grave' taboo". The Edge Markets. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ a b M, Bavani (21 September 2015). "Taking up burial land". The Star. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ Bavani M (11 May 2011). "City Hall to computerise burial records for better management". Malaysia Star. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ Bavani M and Vincent Tan (17 January 2012). "Running out of space at Cheras Christian cemetery". Malaysia Star. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ Jeremiah, Geraldine (28 April 2016). "Not a dry eye at Schubert's final farewell". The Star. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Farewell, George: RTM's evergreen gentleman laid to rest". New Straits Times. 8 October 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "The plot thickens at Cheras Christian cemetery". The Star. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Excuse me, that's my burial plot". FMT Online. 17 April 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019.
