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...claw depredations of a remote untamed wilderness--or a pack of Americans out to win a pile of money and look good on TV. Next summer the question should be answered, however, by CBS's Survivor, a million-dollar jungle showdown that might better be called The Real World: Pulau Tiga...
Oxfam will use most of the money to help 42,000 Vietnamese refugees who are presently living on the 75-acre Pulau Bidong island next to Malaysia...
...frail fishing boat, packed with some 250 men, women and children fleeing Viet Nam, arrived off the east coast of Malaysia early last week. When it tried to dock at Pulau Bidong, an island that holds Malaysia's largest camp of Vietnamese refugees, police prevented the landing. The craft headed for the mainland, but villagers waded into the water and pushed the vessel away from the shore. In desperation, the refugees attempted to negotiate turbulent waters into the mouth of the Trengganu River. Catastrophe struck. The boat hit a sand bar and capsized. A few dozen aboard managed...
...worth of supplies for Viet Nam, though it disapproves of U.S. policy there. Premier Lee Kuan Yew is also considering making Singapore available as a rest spot for dollar-laden U.S. troops from Viet Nam. The most intriguing proposal, however, is for a gambling and tourist resort on Pulau Sajahat ("Naughty Island") off Singapore's coast. This Asian pleasure dome would feature greyhound racing, nightspots and hotels, could double Singapore's 90,000 tourists a year...