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Europe’s Tin Premiums Steady, Indonesian Exports to Cap Gains

Bangka Tour | March 26, 2013 | 1 Comment
Europe’s Tin Premiums Steady, Indonesian Exports to Cap Gains

Tin premiums in Europe held steady this week following the year-end holiday season, with increased exports from Indonesia expected to cap gains in premiums

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BANGKA ISLAND MASSACRE

Bangka Tour | March 26, 2013 | 1 Comment
BANGKA ISLAND MASSACRE

BANGKA ISLAND MASSACRE (St. Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1942)
On board the liner SS Vyner Brooke (Captain R. E. Borton, OBE)

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Indonesia’s Tin Crown Is Dented, but It Still Fits

Bangka Tour | March 26, 2013 | 1 Comment
Indonesia’s Tin Crown Is Dented, but It Still Fits

Experts say Indonesia’s tin industrialists can only control their market, and prices, if they work together. Indonesia’s tin crown may be in place for now, but ultimately, discord may knock it off.

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Heaven on earth in Bangka Belitung

Bangka Tour | March 23, 2013 | 0 Comments
Heaven on earth in Bangka Belitung

Bangka and Belitung were first inhabited by seafaring ethnic groups from Sulawesi and Kalimantan. Then entered people from Johor in Malaysia, China, Java, Aceh and other areas who eventually integrated into a new generation: the Malays of Bangka Belitung.

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