Mystery on ‘corpse island’


Who were they?: Some of the unattended graves on Pulau Merambong, an uninhabited island near Gelang Patah in Johor Baru. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: Visitors to Pulau Merambong will be surprised to find uneven rows of unattended burial grounds on the island, believed to be that of both children and adults.

Boat operator Samsuri Mohammad said the small and uninhabited island, which is a 30-minute boat ride from Kampung Pendas Laut, Gelang Patah, is also known as Pulau Mayat (corpse island) by the local fishing community.

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