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Kujan, seen with the blooming Rafflesia that he had stumbled upon last week while searching for rattan in the jungle near Sungai Parod, at Sungai Asap in Belaga. Picture courtesy of Borneo Post Online
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MIRI, June 28 A farmer from Sungai Asap in Belaga never thought that an ordinary trip to the jungle at Sungai Parop ended up with the discovery of two Rafflesia flowers.
Kujan Lusat, 65, from Uma Badeng at Sungai Asap stumbled upon the plant, regarded as the largest carnivorous flower in the world, while looking for rattan in the jungle mid-last week.
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CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
You may not know the name of this hotel yet, but soon it will be a standout in the Boston skyline
Singapore-based Raffles chose Boston to open its first North American hotel, and after years of planning, the 35-story building will loom large in the Back Bay.
By Christopher Muther Globe Staff,Updated April 14, 2021, 10:00 a.m.
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An exterior rendering of the Raffles Back Hotel & Residences. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2022.Binyan Studios/Handout
How did Raffles, a Singapore-based luxury hotel chain, come to choose Boston as the city where it will open its first North American property? For the sake of time, letâs just say we can thank late Boston mayor Tom Menino for setting the process in motion.
1828 (undated)
Description
The first printed view of Singapore, issued less than 10 years after it was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781 - 1826). This aquatint view was published in 1828 after a painting by Royal Navy Captain Robert James Elliot. It looks on Singapore from Government Hill, covering the Plain, Singapore River, and Chinatown. Even at this early stage, presents a bustling city with numerous buildings and a lively port. We have not been able to trance Elliot s original painting.
Census and Publication HistoryThe map view drawn in late 1822 or early 1823, but was not printed until John Crawfurd included it in the 1828 publication of his