Anwar secures fast-track process for missing Malaysians in Nepal

Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah has pledged full cooperation with Malaysia to ascertain the status of 54 Malaysian citizens missing after recent floods and landslides in Nepal.

This follows the safe location of one of the 55 initially reported missing.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim discussed with Shah expedited procedures for declaring missing persons deceased to assist families seeking closure.

The usual three-year waiting period in Nepal for such declarations will be supported by local authorities to quicken the process, alleviating lengthy legal uncertainties for affected families.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah has assured Malaysia of full cooperation to determine the status of 54 citizens still missing after devastating floods and landslides in Nepal, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.

The update came after one of 55 Malaysians previously listed as missing was located safe and made contact with the Malaysian Embassy in Kathmandu, according to family representatives and official updates.

“I have had conversations with the prime minister. He is willing to give all the cooperation,” Anwar said to reporters this afternoon, adding that Shah agreed during a bilateral call to facilitate administrative and legal efforts to help relatives obtain closure as quickly as possible.

“We have asked the attorney-general to follow through.”

The standard legal procedures in Nepal typically require a three-year waiting period to issue a death certificate for missing persons, compared to six or seven years under Malaysian law, Anwar said.

However, Nepalese authorities have agreed to support expedited court applications.

“He assured me that he will give all the cooperation necessary to facilitate so that the families can get the results as soon as possible,” Anwar added.

Dr Manivannan Rethinam, a spokesman for Malaysia Solidarity: Families in Hope (MASFIH), a group representing the victims’ relatives, confirmed that the Foreign Ministry had officially notified them of the located citizen, who has since returned to Malaysia.

Families of 55 Malaysians still missing in Nepal had sought Anwar’s help to intervene in securing an expedited declaration of death, worried they cannot afford to remain in legal and financial limbo for the seven-year period under existing procedures.

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尼泊尔总理巴伦德拉·沙阿承诺将与马来西亚全面合作，查明在尼泊尔近期洪水和山体滑坡中失踪的54名马来西亚公民的状况。

此前，最初报告失踪的 55 人中有一人已被安全找到。

首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣与沙阿讨论了加快宣布失踪人员死亡的程序，以帮助寻求慰藉的家属。

尼泊尔通常需要三年时间才能做出此类声明，地方当局将支持加快这一进程，从而减轻受影响家庭面临的漫长法律不确定性。

吉隆坡，10月2日——马来西亚总理拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣今天表示，尼泊尔总理巴伦德拉·沙阿已向马来西亚保证，将全力配合调查尼泊尔发生毁灭性洪水和山体滑坡后仍失踪的54名公民的状况。

据家属代表和官方消息，此前被列为失踪的 55 名马来西亚人中有一人已被找到，平安无事，并与马来西亚驻加德满都大使馆取得了联系。

安瓦尔今天下午对记者说：“我已经和总理谈过了。他愿意提供一切合作。”他还补充说，沙阿在双边通话中同意为帮助家属尽快结束丧亲之痛提供行政和法律方面的便利。

“我们已要求司法部长跟进此事。”

安瓦尔表示，尼泊尔的标准法律程序通常需要三年时间才能为失踪人员签发死亡证明，而马来西亚法律规定的等待期为六到七年。

然而，尼泊尔当局已同意支持加快审理法院申请。

安瓦尔补充说：“他向我保证，他将提供一切必要的合作，以便让家属尽快获得结果。”

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