MALAYSIA: HUGE DETENTION CAMP FOR SUBVERSIVE ELEMENTS BUILT IN SARAWAK

Record ID: 230629

  • Title: MALAYSIA: HUGE DETENTION CAMP FOR SUBVERSIVE ELEMENTS BUILT IN SARAWAK
  • Date: 9th August 1966
  • Summary: A TOUR OF THE CENTRE AND THE MALAYSIAN MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS, TUN ISMAIL BIN DATO ABOUL RAHMAN, LOOKING OVER IT. Initials RM/V/MGT/PC Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 24th August 1966 13:00
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  • Location: KUCHING, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA
  • Country: Malaysia
  • Reuters ID: LVA58KJ0RV22VO12HSK6BRHT0OKM
  • Story Text: THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT HAS COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HUGE DETENTION CENTRE FOR SUBVERSIVE ELEMENTS. THE CENTRE, SIX MILES SOUTH OF KUCHING, CAPITAL OF SARAWAK, COVERS 80 ACRES OF WHAT WAS FORMERLY A FOREST RESERVE AND IS KNOWN AS A "CENTRE OF PROTECTIVE CUSTODY".

    THE MALAYSIAN MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS TOURED THE CENTRE FOR AN HOUR ON SATURDAY DURING A VISIT TO SARAWAK. FEATURES OF THE CENTRE, WHICH COST SOME GBP700,000 STERLING, INCLUDE A HOSPITAL, LIBRARY, DINING HALL, CANTEEN AND CLUB. THE STAFF AND OFFICERS HAVE THEIR QUARTERS ON THE OUTSKIRTS.

    THE CENTRE HAS SEPARATE SECTIONS FOR WOMEN AND MEN, AND IS SURROUNDED BY TWO WIRE FENCES, EACH ABOUT 30 FEET (9 METRES) HIGH. WATCH TOWERS ARE SPACED 50 YARDS (46 METRES) APART AND ARE EQUIPPED WITH MODERN ALARM SYSTEMS.
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