Nilai Memorial Park Issues Statement as 30 Cremation Urns Go Missing & Reportedly Held for Ransom

Ashes for ransom: the bizarre rise of urn thefts in Malaysia

In the past month, 30 urns in Negeri Sembilan and 22 urns in Johor were reported stolen at two memorial parks.

Nilai Memorial Park Issues Statement as 30 Cremation Urns Go Missing & Reportedly Held for Ransom

The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) is currently investigating a case of theft and extortion involving 30 cremation urns at a memorial park in Nilai, Negeri

Stolen Urns, Ransom Demands, Myanmar Bank Accounts: The Organised Crime Targeting Malaysia's Memorial Parks

Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. A series of brazen thefts targeting Chinese memorial parks across Malaysia is showing signs of a coordinated, transnational operation — one that exploits the grief of bereaved families to extract ransoms that can run into the hundreds of thousands of ringgit. Funeral services provider Nirvana Asia Group confirmed on Thursday (19 March) that ur…