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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. Cheah Tek Soon - Wikipedia

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    Originally built in the 1880s by Cheah Tek Soon, this was the first five-story residence in Penang. It was said to be inspired by Raffles in Singapore and by 1910s, it was being referred to as Raffles-By-The-Sea. [19] The pagoda-shaped structure featured a unique layered style [20] that combined British and Chinese architectural elements. [19]

  4. 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

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

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  6. Opium - Wikipedia

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    A traditional Chinese method of harvesting opium latex involved cutting off the heads and piercing them with a coarse needle then collecting the dried opium 24 to 48 hours later. Raw opium may be sold to a merchant or broker on the black market, but it usually does not travel far from the field before it is refined into morphine base, because ...

  7. CORRECTED-From sky farms to lab-grown shrimp, Singapore eyes ...

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    Singapore produces about 10% of its food but as climate change and population growth threatens global food supplies, it aims to raise that to 30% by 2030 under a plan known as '30-by-30'.

  8. Tan Kheam Hock - Wikipedia

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    After spending two years there, he moved to Singapore in 1889 and joined the syndicate which monopolised spirit and opium farms until 1906. In the 1890s, he translated various Chinese works into Baba Malay. [1] In December 1901, he became the labour contractor for the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, which later became the Singapore Harbour Board. [2]

  9. Afghanistan opium poppy supply plummets 95% after ... - AOL

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    The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said opium cultivation fell throughout the country to just 10,800 hectares (26,700 acres) in 2023 from 233,000 hectares the previous year, slashing ...