Supervisor’s family to cremate his remains

GEORGE TOWN: Construction site supervisor Yuan Kuok Wern, 27, who was killed in the Tanjung Bungah landslide, will be cremated at the Ten Kongsi cemetery in Sungai Ara here.

Two more bodies have been recovered at the site, bringing the total to 11 killed.

The wake was held at Yuan’s home in Taman Kenari while the funeral will be on Friday.

At the Penang Hospital mortuary, a close friend, David Giam, said the family was too distraught to speak to reporters.

“Yuan was their only son, although he has a younger sister.

“The family is very grateful to the search and rescue team for recovering the body,” the 54-year-old businessman said yesterday.

Tragic retrieval: Fire and rescue personnel carrying away ?Yuan’s body? from the scene of the landslide?.

 

Asked if the family would take legal action against the developer, Giam said it was still too early to tell.

Also present was state Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh.

Yuan’s body arrived at the mortuary at about 11.30am yesterday.

His family performed prayers at the site after his body was taken to the mortuary.

A priest dressed in a yellow robe recited prayers and conducted a ceremony, lasting 30 minutes, to help Yuan rest in peace.

Prayers were also held at the mortuary before the family claimed the body at 5pm.