{"id":494838,"date":"2025-03-04T10:30:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T10:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/494838\/"},"modified":"2025-03-04T10:30:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T10:30:16","slug":"inside-malaysias-radioactive-abandoned-ghost-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/494838\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Malaysia&#8217;s RADIOACTIVE abandoned ghost town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Inside Malaysia&#039;s RADIOACTIVE abandoned ghost town\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_pcYKZw_Cqc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nInside Malaysia&#8217;s RADIOACTIVE abandoned ghost town<\/p>\n<p>FOR ALL TOURS IN BORNEO I RECOMMEND: http:\/\/www.wheresidewalksend.com\/?connect=177 <\/p>\n<p>Deep in the heart of Malaysia, hidden behind dense jungle and abandoned structures, lies Papan\u2014an eerie ghost town with a radioactive past. Once a thriving tin mining town, Papan now stands frozen in time, its ruins echoing whispers of the past and stories of unexplained phenomena. This place is more than just abandoned buildings\u2014it\u2019s a chilling reminder of history, radiation, and the supernatural.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what\u2019s happening:<\/p>\n<p>\u2622 The Ghost Town of Papan \u2013 Walk through the crumbling remains of a once-bustling town, where rusted-out structures and forgotten streets tell the story of a silent catastrophe.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc7b Haunted and Abandoned \u2013 Locals believe spirits still linger in Papan, with reports of eerie figures, unexplained noises, and shadows moving through empty buildings.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc80 The Radiation Legacy \u2013 Explore the connection between Papan and Bukit Merah\u2019s rare earth refinery, whose radioactive waste left a dark stain on the town\u2019s fate.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcdc History Buried in Time \u2013 From its role in Malaysia\u2019s tin mining boom to its haunting decline, uncover the history that turned Papan into a ghost town.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf3f Nature Reclaiming the Past \u2013 See how the jungle has slowly consumed the town, with vines creeping through homes, trees breaking through rooftops, and wildlife reclaiming the ruins.<\/p>\n<p>Why this video is worth watching:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc41 A Forgotten Chapter of Malaysia\u2019s History \u2013 Papan isn\u2019t just another ghost town\u2014it\u2019s a place with a story of industry, disaster, and the unknown.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd26 Urban Exploration Meets the Paranormal \u2013 Experience the unease of stepping into buildings where time stands still, and spirits may still roam.<\/p>\n<p>\u2622 The Reality of Radiation \u2013 Understand the impact of rare earth mining and its lingering consequences in Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd75\ufe0f Legends and Mystery \u2013 What really happened in Papan? We dive into the stories, myths, and chilling encounters that surround this town.<\/p>\n<p>This is Papan\u2014Malaysia\u2019s Radioactive Ghost Town. A place where history, radiation, and the supernatural collide.<\/p>\n<p>Travel Date: January 2025<\/p>\n<p>_______________________________________  <\/p>\n<p>0:00 &#8211; Intro;<br \/>\n0.29 &#8211; History:<br \/>\n1:20 &#8211; Abandoned houses;<br \/>\n9 29 &#8211; Health problems;<br \/>\n10:00 &#8211; Urbex castle + mosque,<br \/>\n13:11 &#8211; Activism against big corporations;<br \/>\n14:43- Meeting a local<br \/>\n17:12 &#8211; sybil kathigasu;<br \/>\n18:41 &#8211; Radioactive waste,<br \/>\n20:19 &#8211; Permanent disposal site;<br \/>\n20:42 &#8211; What about the future?<\/p>\n<p>_______________________________________  <\/p>\n<p>Hi, I&#8217;m Jonathan Le Blanc. I&#8217;m a full-time traveler who wants to show the human side of traveling and give another perspective on how the mass media portrays certain locations to us.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s stay connected:<br \/>\n\u2705 Instagram:  \/ the__absurdist<br \/>\n\u2705 TikTok:   \/ the__absurdist<br \/>\n\u2705 Email: jonathanlc95@gmail.com<br \/>\n\u2705 Twitter\/x: https:\/\/x.com\/IamtheAbsurdist<br \/>\n\u2705 Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?&#8230; <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc9fEdited by: @Ajjouche on IG <\/p>\n<p>#Papan #GhostTown #Malaysia #UrbanExploration #AbandonedPlaces #Radiation #Haunted #Mystery #LostPlaces #Paranormal #ExploringMalaysia #DarkTourism #ForgottenHistory #Eerie #Radioactive #TinMining #HauntedMalaysia #Decay #Urbex #GhostStories<\/p>\n<p>Join this channel to get access to perks:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCr2LTeP64MJLLZOC1FNUhFA\/join<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inside Malaysia&#8217;s RADIOACTIVE abandoned ghost town FOR ALL TOURS IN BORNEO I RECOMMEND: http:\/\/www.where<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":494839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[144748],"tags":[39888,305242,153678,305233,305230,305228,305236,305235,305229,233520,305234,227540,305226,305232,305243,305244,125581,24840,305237,235878,305224,305227,305225,34285,305238,305239,305245,305231,39893,39894,305240,305241,153115,18869,145034,10699,145032,145033,70709],"class_list":{"0":"post-494838","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kochi","8":"tag-abandoned-places","9":"tag-abandoned-places-malaysia","10":"tag-dark-tourism","11":"tag-decay","12":"tag-eerie","13":"tag-exploring-malaysia","14":"tag-forest-city","15":"tag-forest-city-malaysia","16":"tag-forgotten-history","17":"tag-forgotten-places","18":"tag-ghost-stories","19":"tag-ghost-town","20":"tag-haunted","21":"tag-haunted-malaysia","22":"tag-hidden-gems-malaysia","23":"tag-japanese-war","24":"tag-lost-places","25":"tag-malaysia","26":"tag-malaysia-radioactive","27":"tag-mystery","28":"tag-papan","29":"tag-paranormal","30":"tag-radiation","31":"tag-radioactive","32":"tag-radioactive-place-malaysia","33":"tag-radioactive-urbex","34":"tag-sybil-kathigasu","35":"tag-tin-mining","36":"tag-urban-exploration","37":"tag-urbex","38":"tag-urbex-locations","39":"tag-urbex-malaysia","40":"tag-153115","41":"tag-18869","42":"tag-145034","43":"tag-10699","44":"tag-145032","45":"tag-145033","46":"tag-70709"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/494839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}