The mainstay of 旺 fe before World War II in the coas 囲 owlands of tropi ( 組 A 曲 was sag レ washng and 丘sh 血 g . These activities α m st 皿 be seen 血 a hmited part of the east coast of Sumatra. Khairaman − dah is an old v 皿 age dating back to the SUItanate which has survived on sago production . Despite its isolated location il the midst of a huge swamp forest , v 丗age hfe seems to have been stable , even amuent , thanks to the abundance of sago and forest pr 〔》 ducts, for which usually market

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... nd rernained goOd . This sago v皿age is , however, now undergoing rapid change due to the systematic expansion of cQconut plantations . BekawIm is a typical Melayu 血shing v 丗age ,1 ated next to Khairamandah . The vi 皿 age stands on st丑ts erected 血 s 贓 ow water o 匠 a 邸 ove ge . ' lhe site was formerly occupied by a group of oran9 laut , but 血 1915 a Me 珈 mer 伽 t bu並t a 丘s g p there and soon it developed血to a v止 ge. Fishing for shrirnps , w 屈 ch were sol 曲 S血 gapore , was 山 e sole acdvity and is sti皿 done today . The arrival of C ese − lndones 丘shemen with larger nets has a 】 most complete 置 y forced the Mebyu from their o 匝 g 血al place , They st田 live there, but now they