Bang·ka or Ban·ka (b ng k ) An island of western Indonesia in the Java Sea separated from Sumatra by the narrow Strait of Bangka. Tin was discovered here in the early 1700s. |
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Following in the footsteps of her earlier work on Bangka, Bangka Tin and Mentok Pepper: Chinese Settlement on an Indonesian Island (Malaysia: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1992), this excellent history of the Chinese of West Kalimantan is a welcome addition to the literature. Wilma was evacuated from Singapore in February 1942 and was aboard the Vyner Brooke when it was sunk in the Bangka Strait by Japanese aircraft. To date several modest oil and gas discoveries have been made in Rapak (in the Janaka North, Aton and Bangka structures) and Ganal (in Gandang) and these indicate the potential for significant accumulations in the area. |
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