BETING MARO (Sarawak), Aug 4 — Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Tun Hussein will chair the main committee meeting to receive the remains of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 crash victims this Thursday (Aug 7).

Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim said the meeting would determine all the process of handling the remains.

“The meeting will detail out all the claims received from the families of the victims, processes that will be carried out when the remains are brought back and the funeral that will take place,” she said.

Rohani, who is also Batang Lupar Member of Parliament, disclosed this to reporters at her Aidilfitri gathering at Kampung Batang Maro (Rpt Batang Maro), here today.

Also present were her deputy, Datin Paduka Chiew Mei Fun and the ministry’s secretary-general Datuk Sabariah Hassan.

The ceremony to receive the remains of the Malaysian crash vicitms will be held at the Bunga Raya Complex, KL International Airport.

On the compensation to be handed over to the victims’ next-of-kin, Rohani said it would be made in stages starting from Aug 8.

In an interview with Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) early today, she said the next-of-kin were expected to receive payments of AS$50,000 or RM160,000 at the soonest possible date. — Bernama