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Eco special: Green holiday

You won't find air-conditioning, tissue paper or plastic bottles at the sustainable Cempedak Private Island

Enjoy farm-to-table fresh produce, sea-view villas and even cocktail-making sessions on Cempedak, an eco-friendly private island off Bintan.

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Jan 20, 2019, 05:00 AM

Rarely do you get to see the hens that are laying the eggs for your breakfast.

But there I was on a farm on Bintan Island, surrounded by more than 250 clucking hens picking at grains off the ground around me.

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