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News about nature and the environment in Singapore - ArchivesList of Categories : animalwelfare * heritage * marine * cycling * research * coastalcleanup * envt * news * world * cameratraps * articles * photos * jobs * parliament * software * malaysia * errata * tvradio * books * events * about * nature * stamps * map * trade * internet * conceptplan * talks * education * Fri 04 Nov 2005 How Bukit Timah got its nameCategory : nature
Now Joseph is feeling elated and jubilant! He lays claim to the solution of how did Bukit Timah was named in "Temak's Legitimacy Out of The Woods.". "For as many years as one can remember, the root word for 'Timah' had been tossed up in speculation between two possible Malay words -- 'timah' for tin, or 'temak' for Shorea roxburghii. But none of these were found to be satisfactory; for no tin had ever been found on Bukit Timah Hill, and neither had any Shorea roxburghii trees been recorded for Singapore Island as well." Source: "Temak's Legitimacy Out of The Woods." By Joseph Lai. Earth , 4 Nov 2005. |
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