KUALA LUMPUR – A single, centrally coordinated financial relief framework is urgently needed to shield families of 54 missing Malaysians from mounting debts and administrative red tape following the catastrophic Nepal flash floods and landslides, an advocacy group urged today.
Marking Day 39 of the tragedy, Malaysia Solidarity: Families in Hope (MASFIH) welcomed Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) initial willingness to support affected next of kin, but insisted families should not be forced to deal with individual banks and insurers on a case-by-case basis.
MASFIH spokesperson Manivannan Rethinam stressed that families already enduring intense emotional grief must not face financial harassment or compounding liabilities while…