Pulau Bunting of Kedah

Pulau Bunting Bridge is now a White Elephant. That should be the name of the scenic bridge to Pulau Bunting, Kedah.

Pulau Bunting is actually an unpopulated island. It doesn't make sense to built a multi million scenic bridge to be abandoned.

Go there to enjoy the scenic bridge and remind yourself that it only take a person to destroy our fragile ecosystem.

Scenic Bridge
Photo taken from the northern coast.

Abandon & Lifeless
A white elephant....what a waste.

The Entrance of the bridge
Pulau Bunting at the background.

Blocked
No entry. Rubbish. Wear. Its a waste.

Anglers' heaven
The only productive activity is fishing - on a multi billion ringgit bridge!

The bloackage
This was what it looked from the bridge towards the coast.

The wasteful bridge
Looking towards Pulau Bunting.

Middle span

Jungle of Pulau Bunting

Adjacent Islands
From left, Pulau Bidan, Pulau Telur and Pulau Songsong. Pulau Bunting...

The mid span
Note the uprooted cement cover.

The scenic view of the middle span
Deep sea and clear water, people go there to fish.

Rubbish everywhere
Messy! Rubbish! Everything upside down. During our visit, we saw a man...

Picture taken from Pulau Bunting
No development at the island. The bridge is left to "rot"....

End of the bridge at Pulau Bunting
Nothing at the end of the bridge but anglers! No road, no house but rocky coast.

Another view from Pulau Bunting
Barren. Wastage. Corrupted. Ecosystem left unprotected. The White Elephant.

Herbs found along trail at Pulau Bunting
Plants and herbs collectors have exploited the situation. Picture...

Secluded Beach at Pulau Bunting
One of the secluded beach at Pulau Bunting.

article published 09/20/2006

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beautifool
I just see the scenery just the moment, memang cantik. Tapi itu dulu. My house near there, apa yang saya lihat sekarang, kawasan ini tak terjaga. Mr Ang memang hebat la, banyak lagi tempat yang menarik. Just find it ok
— anjungsena, April 4, 2007

Unbelievable! I heard about this project and first time I see it thru photo, thanks for the great sharing! It really waste the tax payer money.
— Ooi Ping Chuin, October 14, 2006

From G.Jerai the bridge seems to be a pretty piece of work, from your pictures it seems very expensive .... I also wonder why someone would want to build such an expensive thing over to an unpopulated island and how come the government would approve such a project, well can ask Tun M I guess, it is Kedah state... hehe
— SpiderMan, September 21, 2006

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