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Cheras Christian Cemetery

Coordinates: 3°06′32″N 101°44′21″E / 3.1089390°N 101.739190°E / 3.1089390; 101.739190
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Cheras Christian Cemetery
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Details
Established1900
Location
Country Malaysia
Coordinates3°06′32″N 101°44′21″E / 3.1089390°N 101.739190°E / 3.1089390; 101.739190
TypePublic Christian cemetery
Owned byDewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL)
Size50 acres[1]
No. of graves22,500[2]
Find a GraveCheras Christian Cemetery

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

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  • Samantha Schubert – Miss Malaysia World 1991[5]
  • George Abraham – former RTM producer, newsreader and radio presenter [6]

Issues

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Insufficient burial space

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Chew, Rachel (10 July 2017). "Fighting a 'grave' taboo". The Edge Markets. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b M, Bavani (21 September 2015). "Taking up burial land". The Star. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Jeremiah, Geraldine (28 April 2016). "Not a dry eye at Schubert's final farewell". The Star. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "The plot thickens at Cheras Christian cemetery". The Star. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Excuse me, that's my burial plot". FMT Online. 17 April 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019.
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