boletus1973
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Bangka seems very interesting indeed. I read in an old 2014 Lonely Planet that the Chinese started iron exploration on Bangka, which could damage the island’s ecology. Does anyone know what the current situation is?
i know the situation..to date i have been to bangka 2014-15-16-17-18-19-22..the mine has never opened..they built the structures and did damage in front of their location but they never extracted and after a tough battle they lost the permissions they had with ******* bribery!
If you want to go to bangka go easy... your wife will have some great snorkelling and you some great diving... depending on the resort you will also have a wonderful beach to enjoy!