Pulau Pinang Terengganu

A Novel About Bidong

En Abdullah Stories

I am a 65 year old man, living on Pulau Redang, which is the closest island with human habitat. In late 1970s to 1992, there were a lot of vietnamese boat people landed on our island shore. Although they stayed for very short moment (a day or two), but the encounters were life significants. They told me thousand stories about horror, creulty, hunger and even death. When they landed at a jetty near my house, my family offered them food, water and clothes. In return the gave me pots, pans and big vase as a token of appreciation. I would love to reunite with those who gave me those items.
Abdullah, 11 Mar 2009, Pulau Redang


The yellow big vase ( Mr, Lamvi please give the correct name if you know about that )

En Ahmad Stories

"My name is Ahmad, a 76 year old fisherman, living on Pulau Redang, the closest island with inhabitant to Pulau Bidong. I would like to share my fond memories of Vietnamese refugees. They started arriving at my island in 1976. Back then, my family stayed on Pulau Pinang, a small island near Pulau Redang, while some other families have already moved to Pulau Redang. On Pulau Pinang, there was a transit camp built by special Task Force - a government agency. It was a long house with eight rooms. during the peak time, the vietnamese shored there almost everyday. They stayed overnight there before being transferred to Pulau Besar, before the opening of Pulau Bidong Camp.

I do not understand English or Vietnamese languages, but I was sadden with the look of hungry children. I used my personal boat to buy some food from Pulau Redang to be given to the children. Some of them came to my house, where we served them some food and drink. The Vietnamese ate whatever they could to survive. They ete fishes, crabs, water lizards, etc.

Bidong's Pictures - 4 Mac 2009

Karah Island, The nearest tiny island to Bidong it's situated just one Kilometer to Bidong.

Fresh an green after moonson season.

Redang Island, View from Bidong.

My Story - Siti

Hi, I am siti, I'm just youngsters when VBP first reached at my village. My vilage, Redang's Island is nearest place to Pulau Bidong. At the time almost every weeks VBP landed at our's Jetty that very close to my house. When they came , we surround them and gave food like biscuits, cracer and water especially to their childrens. Once we found a cute little girl with her mother. I put her a cloth and persuade her mother to take as adopt but her mother dismiss. They stayed at Redang's just 2 to 4 hours. After that the task force take them to Pulau Bidong.

paulo bidong

I like to use paulo bidong in my blog cause my vietnamese friends alwaya type so. Now I publish bidong's picture when my boat's pass pulau Bidong at 4th mac 2009.
Refugee Camps Site, Jetty and Monumen.


Pantai Cina , Now it's developed for researh purpose



Bidong's views from Redang's Island

Merang Fishing Village

Merang is a small Village situated nothern of Kuala Terengganu. There a first VBP Camps before Pulau Bidong. The Camps is Pulau Besar. The first boat landed at Merang is a couple of Doctor's and five childrens. They stays about a weeks here before depart to Singapore then to Australia ( What the exactly fate no one know ). From Vilaggers stories, they brought some banana fruits with them and gave every person who visited them. On departure the vilaggers support them with sugar, water , rice and salty fish. That Happened last 1975 or early 1976.