Pulau Jerejak: Where Malaysia Once Exiled Its Sick, Poor & Unwanted

Pulau Jerejak: Where Malaysia Once Exiled Its Sick, Poor & Unwanted

source: Bikemap Just across the water from bustling George Town lies Pulau Jerejak, a small forested island whose history is more unsettling than its quiet shoreline suggests. Tourists who visit today might see only remnants of old walls and cracked concrete paths, but for over a century, Jerejak was the place where the sick were banished, prisoners were forgotten, and the dead were buried without names. Plans to turn it into a new resort and a…