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Belitung

(bɪˈliːtʊŋ)

(Placename) another name for Billiton

Be•li•tung

(bɛˈli tɒŋ)

also Billiton

an island in Indonesia, between Borneo and Sumatra. 100,000; 1866 sq. mi. (4833 sq. km).

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Australian Embassy representatives today presented the innaugural Vivian Gordon Bowden Education Prize to two Bangka Belitung University students, Nova Laura and Muhammad Abdul Kadir.

Bangka Belitung University Students warded the Vivian Gordon Bowden Education Prize

These destinations are Lake Toba (North Sumatra), Belitung (Babel), Tanjung Lesung (Banten), the Thousand Islands (DKI Jakarta), Borobudur (Central Java), Mount Bromo (East Java), Mandalika Lombok (NTB), Komodo Island (NTT), Wakatobi National Park (Southeast Sulawesi), and Morotai (Maluku Utara).

Indonesian envoy holds travel gathering

He revealed Indonesia was now targeting the Middle East as a source of tourism and had earmarked at least 10 new destinations beyond the ever-popular Bali for development, such as North Sumatra, Bangka, Belitung Islands and Drawn Island.

New Bahrain embassy to boost trade ties

Al-Siryufy1/2's descriptions and tales of trade with Tang China I usually supplement with a discussion of seafaring, an explaination what the hell ambergris is anyway, and a study of historically relevant material finds, especially, Alain George's wonderful study of the Belitung shipwreck discovered in Indonesia, which contains the remains of an Arabian dhow from circa CE 830.

On Teaching with Classical Arabic Texts That 'Capture a Sense of Marvel, Wonder, Humor, And, Above All, Adventure'

Project Description : Construction of the Bangka-1 Coal Fired Steam Power Plant (2x100MW) located in Bangka Belitung, Indonesia

Bangka-1 Coal Fired Steam Power Plant in Bangka Belitung

One-third of the world's tin comes from the Indonesian islands of Bangka and Belitung, where thousands risk serious injury and death in the mines.

Indonesian islands pay price for global smartphone rush

Search and recovery efforts were directed at sweeping the Karimata Strait from Belitung Island to the waters off West Kalimantan, a area with a 270-nautical-mile (500 km) radius.

BASARNAS Special Group, Coping with the Most Devastating Disasters

He suggested beach areas in West Java, surrounded by mountains and not far from Jakarta, but also locations outside of Java including Tanjung Lesung, Belitung, Padang, Selayar and Lombok, all of them lesser known tourism destinations in Indonesia that are predestined for beach resorts but have to catch up with infrastructure development.

Indonesia seeks to lure Mideast tourism developers

Reports published in Bangka and Jakarta quoted the Indonesian ambassador to Slovakia as saying that "the Slovakian government intends to build three nuclear power plant projects with 3 x 100 [sic] megawatt capacity in Indonesia, one of which will be in Bangka Belitung," with a credit line of $100 million, and that "Slovakia will be the official consulting country Indonesia will use for its experience" (Rakyat Pos 2011).

The Slovakian "Inspirasi" for Indonesian nuclear power: the "success" of a permanently failing organization

Komimitas Adat Muara Tae in East Kalimantan and Kelompok Pedtili Lingkungan Belitung in Sumatra were also among the winners.

FORMADAT

The debris of the aircraft was found in the Karimata Strait in South East Belitung.

THREE VICTIMS FOUND HOLDING HANDS; TRAGEDY OF AIR ASIA FLIGHT QZ8501; Rescuer tells of heartbreaking scene as bodies are discovered in water

Twelve navy ships, five planes, three helicopters and a number of warships are searching an area of east and south-east Belitung island and nearby waters, said First Admiral Sigit Setiayana, of the Naval Aviation Centre Command at the Surabaya air force base.