Man in a daze as he prepares to cremate wife and sons


SIBU: Looking pale and tired, 56-year-old Phang Wei Beng is busy burning “hell money” in a half-cut metal barrel at the Sibu mortuary.

Assisted by his nieces, he asked them to burn the “money” or joss paper (spirit paper) slowly, piece by piece according to Chinese customs, to ensure their loved ones would have a safe journey to the netherworld.

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