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  2. Opium in Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The Singapore farms however, did nothing related to agriculture. The farmers purchased raw opium which was imported from other states, processed it into chandu, and distributed it to local opium shops for retail consumption by the Chinese coolies population. [2] Before the 1840s, no exact record of opium farms was found.

  3. Chee Swee Cheng - Wikipedia

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    Chee came to Singapore at the age of 16 and became employed at Lim Tiang Wah & Co. as a cashier. He was employed at Leack, Chin Seng & Co four years later. [2] In 1890, he became a trustee of the Keng Teck Whay society. [3] In 1900, he became a partner of the General Spirit and Opium Farm in North Borneo. He was later appointed the farm's manager.

  4. Cheah Tek Soon - Wikipedia

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    He was a revenue farmer for a number of years and, together with his partners, held the Penang Opium Farm from 1880 to 1888 under Chop 'Ban Bee:' [5] [6] 1880–1882 Chop 'Ban Bee': Cheah Chen Eok, Lee Chin Chuan, Gan Kim Swee, Khoo Thean Poh, Cheah Tek Soon

  5. 7 fun and educational farms in Singapore that are safe to visit

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  6. Cheang Hong Lim - Wikipedia

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    Cheang was born to Cheang Sam Teo, a Chinese migrant from the Changtai District of southern Fujian, China.He was the eldest of four sons born to his mother Bek E Neo. When his father died, his brother Cheang Hong Guan filed a lawsuit against Cheang (and against Wee Bock Seng, Low Thuan Locke and Tan Beng Chie) alleging forgery of his father's

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  8. Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia) - Wikipedia

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    The report also noted that yields had decreased to 22 kilogrammes per hectare of poppy field and farmers were being paid around US$300 per kilogram of raw opium over the same time period. In addition, somewhere between 52 and 140 tons of heroin, with an estimated value of between US$468 million and US$1.26 billion (US$9,000 per kilogram), was ...

  9. Opium replacement - Wikipedia

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    Opium has been grown in Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Myanmar (formally Burma), Thailand, Laos, China, and Vietnam.It is also believed to be grown in the central post-Soviet states, including Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, Mexico (allegedly imported by immigrant Chinese opium users), and Colombia (reportedly as part of a collaboration between South-East Asian and Colombian ...