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Note:  Do not rely on this information. It is very old.

Bintang

Bintang, an island to the S. of the Straits of Malacca. It has an area of 440 square miles, and is swampy, but produces pepper, spices, and gambier, a plant used in dyeing. Though nominally a possession of the Sultan of Johore, it is practically under the control of the Dutch, who have built Riauw as a rival to Singapore on a neighbouring islet.