Cheras Christian Cemetery
| Cheras Christian Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 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[edit]
- Samantha Schubert – Miss Malaysia World 1991[5]
- George Abraham – former RTM producer, newsreader and radio presenter [6]
Issues[edit]
Insufficient burial space[edit]
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[edit]
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[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.
