Pulau Bidong to be gazetted as state park, says Terengganu exco

via Malay Mail, 20 May 2023: The Terengganu government plans to gazette Pulau Bidong as a state park – some of its heritage assets are archaeological, including a shipwreck site.

The Terengganu government will gazette Pulau Bidong as a state park to increase efforts to preserve and conserve the heritage, archaeology, flora and fauna on the island.

State Economic Planning Unit (UPEN) director Datuk Tun Ahmad Faisal Abdul Razak said the process to gazette Pulau Bidong is expected to be completed in July and an office will be built on the island for management purposes by the Terengganu State Park Management Council.

“Pulau Bidong will be Terengganu’s fourth state park after the Setiu Wetland, Pulau Tenggol and Kenyir Lake.

Source: Pulau Bidong to be gazetted as state park, says Terengganu exco | Malay Mail