22nd May,2010
Kuala Lumpur
Nearly a week ago from last funeral, the Chin committee facing a critical challenge on the issue of death toll surging up. Amidst the ban on refugees burying confirmed by the authority, the unpredictable and unavoidable fate of death is practically eyed highly increasing among Chin refugees along with all races of refugee in Malaysia.
On reaching the third week of May, we confronted two death cases and they'd been reported to have buried in the same day on 20 May, 2010.
The Chin refugee, Khen Lal, also called Maung Tan in his would be UNHCR registration name, aged 45 from Sai Kah village. "Most of my life here (Malaysia) so many times, I was unable to run after where the UNHCR registration was set because of my physical conditions and lack of information from my friends", said to VOCR while being able to see doctor, adding that my longsuffering of TB tempted me from doing all I wanted to do, stopped me to work and go to the Clinic although I know I should do that.
He went to search for a refuge from the same villagers in Kuala Lumpur, having his condition being extremely serious and at the end of hope to stand by himself. His meantime guardian informed CRC and asking of help in ways they could get medical treatment. By the help of CRC, he was brought to the refugee clinic and suspected of TB and HIV. He was tested HIV negative in the clinic and advising him to be x-rayed at the next day. Unluckily, no one was not able to afford for him at that time though it was so small case. Later on, the family whom he hanged on helped him taking x-ray and the result came out TB serious positive. On 17 May, 2010 he was admitted in UKM Hospital and his death was confirmed on 19 May, 2010. According to the clinic, he was referred to UNHCR on the basis of his medical needs by the appointed doctor and his would be UNHCR ref: 354-10C02801. He was buried in Sungai Buloh cemetery while his UNHCR appointment was in process.
On 18 May, 2010, the Chin female refugee named Tial Tum aged 44 from Than Tlang, wife of Eng Mawi from Falam, member of Lai Christian Fellowship which was separately different from CCF, was reported died of uterus cancer in UKM Hospital after being hospitalized in the hospital since 6 May, 2010. It was a long suffering and a very hard time for the related family. She was Chin recognised refugee and just finished her OPE (Oversea Processing Entity) interview that means they are in steps of UNHCR procedures in order to be resettled in third countries. Absence of the medicines for this certain disease in the Hospital must be dire news for the family and all of Chin refugees.
The detailed information is unreachable due to the failure of contact with the spouse
The Christian style, according to one of the participants in the burying, worship service was strictly prohibited and only very few of them who came up to funeral service could join to the Seremban cemetery which is extremely expensive and beyond the effort for refugees in Malaysia.
The increase of the variety of diseases, the psychologically, mentally disorders among refugee communities in Malaysia would be peculiarly strange to the third countries. Indeed, those who (refugees) experiencing this bunch of disease is very common to refugees by reason of fear of raids, extortion of police, robbed by gangsters and other functions of malnutrition and totally disqualified for health service.
by Simon
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