Belitung

British

/ bɪˈliːtʊŋ /

noun

another name for Billiton

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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

Timah, the world’s biggest tin-exporting company, may meet contractual orders while halting spot sales, Eko Mulana Ali, provincial governor of Bangka Belitung, the main producing region, said on Nov. 2.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 21, 2011

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