| Area | 1.45 km² |
|---|---|
| Location | Southeast Asia |
| Coordinates | 1.2339°N 103.7656°E |
| Country | Singapore |
Pulau Bukom, also known as Pulau Bukum (Chinese: 毛广岛; Tamil: புளு புகோம்), is a small restricted-access island belonging to Singapore that is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the south of Mainland Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore. The size of Pulau Bukom is about 145 ha; 360 acres (1.45 square kilometres).
Pulau Bukom is also known as Pulau Bukom Besar, which has a small companion islet to its south called Pulau Bukom Kechil. This companion islet is currently connected to Pulau Ular and Pulau Busing by reclaimed land, making the three of them appear as one large island on satellite imagery.
History
The island was home to the native Malay islanders before government efforts to relocate them back to mainland Singapore for redevelopment.
It is the site of a Shell oil facility. Between 2007 and 2018, a number of the company's employees stole over 350 e3t of oil from the facility, worth over . They were subsequently sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 21 to 29 years.[1]
Access
Access to the island is restricted. Security passes are issued only to personnel working on the island. A ferry (from the Pasir Panjang ferry terminal) serves the island. The ferry operator is Tian San Shipping. The security checks are very tight, and no unauthorized person is allowed to enter the island.
See also
References
- ^ Lum, Selina (7 July 2025). "Shell heist: Second mastermind gets more than 25 years’ jail for siphoning $100m of fuel". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
General references
- Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-205-1