800 volunteers clean cemetery together
SIBU: The Al-Qadim Islamic Cemetery here witnessed an extraordinary gathering of 800 volunteers who came together for the annual Gotong-Royong Bersih Kubur programme, an initiative organised by the Sibu Muslim Welfare Trust Board (LAKIS) yesterday (Mar 10). This event was in collaboration with the Jawatankuasa Tetap Perayaan Islam Sibu, the Sibu Resident’s Office, and the […]
Security measures to curb vandalism at cemetery
BINTULU: Strict security measures will be taken to ensure acts of vandalism at the Kemunting Muslim Cemetery are not repeated. Chairman of the Bintulu Islamic Welfare Trust Board (LAKIB) Datuk Talib Zulpilip stressed that acts of vandalism at the Muslim cemetery involved are unacceptable. He encouraged the public to report any unusual activity they witnessed […]
Iban graves vandalised at Niah cemetery
MIRI: In a distressing incident on Sunday morning, 15 Iban graves at the Sungai Saeh Merah cemetery in Niah were vandalised. The family members of the deceased have expressed their deep upset over this disrespectful act. Tuai Rumah Sigiong Bakar, the local community leader, has lodged a police report regarding the incident at the Batu […]
Police tracking down suspects who desecrated graves in Meradong
MERADONG: Police are tracking down suspects who trespassed into the Selemas Cemetery, which went viral on Wednesday (Feb 15). Meradong district police chief DSP Sekam Anoi said that a family member whose graveyard was desecrated made a police report on Thursday (Feb 16). “On the same day, Insp Meredolyin from the Criminal Investigation Department together […]
Stop the grave robbers once and for all
‘If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them’ – James O’Barr , American comics artist and writer. THE grave robbers are back in Sarawak. Earlier this month, they were hard at work in Balingian – to the dismay of the villagers at […]
Working the ‘Graveyard’ Shift
Siaw Chow Jin has been in the cemetery service industry for 16 years. Despite working amidst the place that is often portrayed as paranormal, he says there is nothing to be afraid of. Nothing Ghostly About Working in a Cemetery A graveyard is a place where the dead are laid to rest. It is often […]
Grave robbers strike again at Batu Anchau cemetery
SPAOH: The Batu Anchau cemetery in Paku, Spaoh here saw about 11 plots desecrated by grave robbers. Sarawak Public Communications Unit said the latest incident was believed to have happened last Saturday (April 9) and was noticed by residents of a nearby longhouse who were surveying the cemetery. “A police report was lodged the next […]
Singer Siti Sarah laid to rest
KUALA LUMPUR: The remains of singer Siti Sarah Raissuddin were laid to rest at 1.45pm, at the Kampung Sungai Pusu Muslim Cemetery, Gombak here, today. Earlier the final rites including dry purification (tayammum) and shrouding of the body conducted by hospital staff was assisted by her husband Shahmira Muhammad, better known as Shuib Sepahtu. The […]
Churches, cemetery committee receive funds
KUCHING: Two churches and a cemetery committee in Dalat district received grants amounting to RM105,000 from the state government. The recipients are St Bernard’s Church, St Peter’s Chapel and Kampung Balan Liko/Christian Cemetery Committee. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, who is also Dalat assemblywoman, received the cheques […]
RM2 mln Unifor grant for Christian cemetery compound upgrade
BINTULU: Thanks to the RM2 million grant from the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor), the Christian cemetery compound in Kuala Setiam here can now be upgraded. The Bintulu MP Service Centre had earlier applied for funding from the Sarawak government for upgrading works. Following the successful application, Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing today […]
