Eventually, their boat was boarded by the Malaysian navy and they were taken to a huge refugee camp on Malaysia’s Bidong Island. There, Dinh signed up to go to the United States as a refugee.

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KOTA KINABALU: An islander finds a baby abandoned at his doorstep in a village on Pulau Gaya, just off the city here. Kota Kinabalu OCPD Asst Comm Kasim Muda said the incident occurred at about 5 ...

Huong Nguyen, Phung Nguyen, cousin, Cu Nguyen, Phan Nguyen and Bao Anh Nguyen in Pu Lau Bidong refugee camp in Malaysia. Picture: Supplied The Nguyen family of four escaped Vietnam in 1980 on a ...

To get to Pulau Babi Besar from Singapore, you’ll first have to head to Mersing Jetty in Johor. You can either hop on a 3 to 4-hour bus ride or drive up if you’ve got access to a car. Bus tickets can ...

Camp on Pulau Songsong in Kedah during the new or full moon phases. On the Chinese or Muslim lunar calendars, these fall on the 1st (new moon) or 15th (full moon) of the month. Simply put ...

Party chairman Desmond Lim told reporters after a walkabout on Pulau Ubin on April 20 that SDA intends to continue serving the residents there. In 2020, SDA had gone up against the incumbent PAP ...

SINGAPORE – Lifelong Pulau Ubin resident Ong Kim Cheng, 67, loves his island idyll and is happy to forgo most of the urban conveniences that Singaporeans enjoy. But the one municipal concern he ...

SINGAPORE, April 19 — Three Malaysian men, aged between 28 and 47, were arrested by the Singapore Police Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday for illegally entering waters off Pulau Sarimbun. According to the ...

BALIK PULAU, April 17 — A 32-month-old boy was found drowned in a homestay swimming pool in Teluk Kumbar here yesterday. Barat Daya police chief ACP Sazalee Adam said the boy, the youngest among three ...

SINGAPORE: Wildlife issues and difficulties for seniors in accessing digital support vouchers were among the challenges raised by Pulau Ubin residents, as a team from the ruling People’s Action ...

Ahead of her historic Blue Origin space launch with Gayle King, we sat down with the author, activist, and soon-to-be ...