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Families urge Thailand to transfer Malaysian burn victims
BANGKOK: The families of two Malaysian tourists who were set on fire here last week have requested that Thai authorities allow them to be transferred to Malaysia as soon as they are medically fit.
The two, identified as Gan Xiao Zhen, 27, and boyfriend Ong Yik Leong, 26, were attacked by a jobless man who allegedly splashed thinner before setting them on fire near a shopping mall at Ratchadamri Road on Thursday night.
Gan Kin In, 80, said his daughter had arrived in Bangkok the night before for a holiday.
'I felt uneasy when Xiao Zhen told me a week ago that she planned to go to Thailand for a holiday with her boyfriend.
'There have been too many incidents happening there this year. I did not feel it was the right time to go but Xiao Zhen convinced me that it was safe,' he told Bernama when met at the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital on Saturday.
Kin In said both families asked for a medical report on the victims' condition during a briefing with Thai authorities and hospital medical staff members.
He said the families hoped that the victims could be sent back to Malaysia as soon as possible due to accommodation constraints here.
'We hope a medical report can be provided so that we can consult our own doctors in Malaysia on their current condition,' he said.
Kin In said Xiao Zhen, who was admitted to the Burn Unit, suffered 36% second-degree burns to her face, chest and arm.
'She is conscious, in a stable condition and communicates by writing. The doctor informed us she might need about a month to recover,' he said.
Yik Leong, who was treated in intensive care at the Police General Hospital, is also reported to be in a stable condition.
