KUALA LUMPUR: Seven more remains of the Malaysian victims of the MH17 tragedy were repatriated today, bringing the total to 31, since the tragedy took place 48 days ago.
Only one identified remains had yet to be flown home due to uncomplete documentation process.
Flight MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine on July 17 as it was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with 298 people on board, 43 of whom were Malaysians.
The Boeing 777-200 aircraft was believed to have been shot down over the troubled country, although no party claimed responsibility.
Following are the list of remains of Malaysian victims repatriated so far.
REPATRIATED ON SEPT 2:
1. Captain Wan Amran Wan Hussin (M) (Pilot), laid to rest at Section 21 Muslim cemetery, Shah Alam, Selangor.
2. Captain Eugene Choo Jin Leong (M) (Pilot), ashes to be kept for three days at home in Sri Carcosa, Seremban 2, before being laid to rest at Nilai Memorial Park, Negeri Sembilan on Sept 4.
3. Sanjid Singh Sandhu (M) (Steward), ashes to be scattered at sea on Sept 3.
4. Muhammad Firdaus Abdul Rahim (M) (Co-Pilot), laid to rest at Hilir Perak Muslim cemetery, Teluk Intan, Perak.
5. Subashni J. Retnam (F) (Passenger), ashes to be kept temporarily at Nirvana Memorial Centre, Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur.
6. Kaelamayajay Goes, 21 months (F) (Passenger), ashes to be kept temporarily at Nirvana Memorial Centre, Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur.
7. Loh Yan Hwa (F) (Passenger), laid to rest at Kek Lok Si Temple, Air Itam, Penang.
REPATRIATED ON AUG 22
CREW
1. Mastura Mustafa (F), laid to rest at Paroi Muslim cemetery, Negeri Sembilan.
2. Ahmad Hakimi Hanapi (M), laid to rest at Precinct 20 Muslim cemetery Putrajaya.
3. Hamfazlin Sham Mohamed Arifin (F), laid to rest at Raudhatul Sakinah Muslim cemetery, Taman Batu Muda, Gombak.
4. Nur Shazana Mohamed Salleh (F), laid to rest at Precinct 20 Muslim cemetery, Putrajaya.
5. Dora Shahila Kassim (F), laid to rest at Bukit Kiara Muslim cemetery in Damansara, Kuala Lumpur.
6. Lee Hui Pin (F), laid to rest at Nilai Memorial Park, Negeri Sembilan.
7. Angeline Premila Rajandaran (F) (final resting place not disclosed).
8. Chong Yee Pheng (F), laid to rest at Paradise Memorial Park, Jalan Chemor, Tanjung Rambutan, Perak.
9. Azrina Yakob (F), laid to rest at Masjid Al-Hidayah Mosque cemetery in Assam Kumbang, Taiping, Perak.
PASSENGERS
10. Noor Rahimmah Mohd Nor (F), laid to rest at Al-Ihtidaiyah Mosque cemetery in Tambun, Ipoh, Perak.
11. Muhammad Afif Tambi (M), laid to rest at Samariang Muslim cemetery in Petrajaya, Kuching, Sarawak.
12. Ariza Ghazalee (F), laid to rest at Samariang Muslim cemetery in Petrajaya, Kuching, Sarawak.
13. Hasni Hardi Parlan (M), laid to rest at Batu 8 Muslim cemetery in Kampung Paya Luas Segamat, Johor.
14. Mohd Ali Md Salim (M), laid to rest at Kampung Raja Muslim cemetery in Muar, Johor.
15. Foo Ming Lee (M), cremated at Nirvana Memorial Park.
16. Karamjit Singh Karnail Singh (M), ashes scattered at sea in Port Klang.
17. Ng Qing Zheng (M), cremated at Nirvana Memorial Park.
18. Mabel Anthony Samy (F), cremated at a crematorium in Cheras.
19. Paul Rajasingam Sivagnanam (M), cremated at a crematorium in Cheras.
20. Elisabeth Ng Lyeti (F), kept at the Xiao En Bereavement Centre in Cheras pending the repatriation of the remains of her one-year-old nephew Benjamin Lee Jian Han.
REPATRIATED ON AUG 23
1. (Undisclosed)
REPATRIATED ON AUG 24
1. Mohd Ghafar Abu Bakar (M), laid to rest at Mukim Ampang Satu Muslim cemetery, Taman Kosas, Ampang.
2. Ng Shi Ing (F), kept at Xiao En Bereavement Centre in Cheras pending the repatriation of the remains of her one-year-old son Benjamin Lee Jian Han.
3. (Undisclosed)
- BERNAMA