Belitung
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Though Purnama was born to non-Muslim parents and is a Christian, he was adopted by a Muslim family on the tiny island of Belitung, off Sumatra.
From Reuters • May 11, 2017
Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia launched a search operation near Belitung island in the Java Sea.
From US News • Dec. 29, 2014
It was roughly halfway between Surabaya and Singapore when it went missing in bad weather, somewhere from Tanjung Pandan on Indonesia's Belitung island to Pontianak, in West Kalimantan, Borneo.
From Reuters • Dec. 28, 2014
There is a chain here: Bangka and Belitung produce 90% of Indonesia's tin, and Indonesia is the world's second-largest exporter of the metal.
From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2012
The meeting with all producers and Bangka Belitung Governor Eko Maulana Ali will discuss plans to fix export quotas and set up a local market as an alternative to the LME, Irawan said.
From BusinessWeek • Oct. 31, 2011
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