MALAYSIA was once the world’s largest tin producer and the abundance of the metal drew an influx of miners, especially from China.
Young pewtersmith Yong Koon, one of those who made the trip, later made history by establishing one of the best-known pewter companies in the world — Royal Selangor.
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