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YAB Dato’ Seri Dr. Ng Yen Yen visited Tropical Spice Garden yesterday 14 April.  I postponed some travel plans but it was well worth the sacrifice. After having attended a ‘Gardens, Parks & Flowers in Malaysia’ meeting earlier this year in KL chaired by Dato’ Seri herself, I realized that we have now on our [...]

Spice Island Maps circa 16th/ 17th Century The East Indies Nutmeg, Buah Pala Clove, Buah Cengkih The importance of these 2 precious spice commodities could not be emphasized enough in the history of the spice trade. And the history of Penang. Here’s some noteable facts on the origins of nutmeg & clove: Nutmeg is found in large [...]