The foundations for the pepper trade in Sarawak were laid in 1876 when free passage from Singapore were offered to pepper planters, who left the overcrowded Singapore market and set up plantations in Sarawak.
The foundations for the pepper trade in Sarawak were laid in 1876 when free passage from Singapore were offered to pepper planters, who left the overcrowded Singapore market and set up plantations in Sarawak.