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Pulau Bidong is a small island in Terrenganu, Malaysia. It is situated off the coast of Terengganu in the South China Sea. A refugee camp for Vietnamese boat people was set up on this island by Malaysian government and UNHCR. It was officially opened on August 8th, 1978 and closed on Oct. 30th, 1991.
22 Οκτ 2018 · An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine. An illustration of an open book. ... Search metadata Search text contents Search TV news captions Search radio transcripts Search archived web sites Advanced Search ... Pulau Bidong Refugee Camp by aus1. Publication date 2018-10-22 Topics BoatPeople, Bidong Language
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Bidong Camp stories. Boat numbers. Voices of refugees. Photos. Bibliography. Refugee finder. Although this tiny island only had the capacity to accommodate for 4,500 refugees, however during some very ‘peak’ seasons, it once sheltered almost 40,000 people.
At the time Pulau Bidong was a refugee camp for Vietnamese boatpeople; at times about 5 000 people were there; mostly Vietnamese, plus various Malaysian and international workers.
Stayed in Marang Transit Camp for over 2 days awaiting for bad weather to subside before being transferred to Pulau Bidong by the "Blue Dart" boat. Arrived at the "Cầu Jetty" at 1:30pm on June 20, 1983. First day to be a refugee (ID under boat number PB942) was in a heavy down-pouring due to the Monsoon. Stayed in Zone C until April 30, 1984 ...
Pulau Bidong Refugee camp in Google maps. Bidong Island The Bidong Archipelago comprises six islands. Largest island (about 260 ha in size), Bidong was one of the scenic and uninhibited islands in those days.
