Singapore: Remembering Vietnamese Boat People

Posted 9 June 2007 13:42 GMT

Countries	Singapore, Vietnam
Topics	War & Conflict, Humanitarian Response

Singapore

The blogger at monsoonmaritimeservices recalls the late 70s encounters with the Vietnamese boat people. “During those time, those of us on merchant ships plying the South China Sea would have seen these decrepit boats overloaded with hundreds of “boat people” - We were in a dilemma, do we risk taking onboard these refugees knowing that most neighbouring countries including Singapore will not allowed them to be landed ashore?”. The “boat people” were the escapees from the communist regime in Vietnam following the Vietnam war.

More stories about Vietnam

Start the conversation

Updates about East Asia

13 February 2012

China

Ministry of Tofu translated a local reports about the poisoning of migratory birds in Hubei province. The dead birds are then headed for dinning table in local restaurants.

• Oiwan Lam

China

Roland Farris from Truthout argues that China could be understood as a fascist state with the extension of the role of the nation in all matters, including sports; a sense of national grievance as the core of national identity; the paranoid control of any potential opposition; and the rise of Han Chinese racism.

• Oiwan Lam

12 February 2012

Myanmar (Burma)

Min Sun Min writes about the modern history of Myanmar by documenting the banknotes issued for Burma.

• Mong Palatino

Thailand

Richard Barrow uploads a photo of the ‘Purple People Toilet' in Thailand. It's a toilet for those who belong to the “Third Sex” or in Thailand they are often called “Lady Boys”

• Mong Palatino

11 February 2012

China

The Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ) reports that more than half of the 27 journalists imprisoned in China are ethnic Tibetan or Uyghur.

• Oiwan Lam

Bulgaria: Thousands Take Part in Anti-ACTA Protests

Black March Boycott protest ACTA, do NOT buy Movies, Music or Video Games for the...
Great article,great job.Even though we have much bigger problems in Bulgaria than ACTA i feel...
Next time we will be there again :)