This article in THE STAR brings back memories of our trip to the East coast. We should have more of this type of trips to strengthen the bond between us. Those who went, could feel the nostalgia in this article.
Sungai Lembing’s evolution from a tin-mining hub to a tourist destination
The Sungai Lembing Museum, opened in 2003, showcases exhibits from the tin mining industry that helped shaped the town’s history.
THE hamlet of Sungai Lembing, once known as the El Dorado of the East, has seen a glorious past.
The moniker suggests it was a lost city of gold but in reality, the town was the centre for one of the largest tin-mining operations in history.
For the better part of the 20th century, Sungai Lembing was a boom town — its land rich in subterranean tin deposits.
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