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Opinion 1 month ago
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Analysis: Prabowo inaugurates long-awaited Balikpapan refinery upgrade
President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated Pertamina’s Refinery Development Master Plan (RDMP) Balikpapan megaproject on Jan. 12, marking the completion of a long-delayed strategic oil refinery upgrade. The project, with an investment value of US$7.4 billion (Rp 123 trillion), is expected to raise production capacity to 360,000 barrels per day (bpd) from 260,000 bpd and enable Indonesia to stop importing diesel fuel as early as the second quarter of this year.
Archipelago 7 months ago
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East Kalimantan man arrested for grooming, extorting Swedish teenager
According to the Head of the Cybercrime Subdirectorate at the East Kalimantan Police, Comr. Ariansyah, AMZ first came into contact with the victim last year through the popular online gaming platform Roblox.
Archipelago 1 year ago
Stranded sperm whale dies after days of evacuation efforts
A sperm whale which had reportedly been stranded since Monday at Teritip Beach, about 35 kilometers north of Balikpapan city in East Kalimantan, eventually died on Friday following days of evacuation efforts by local residents and officials.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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New city, old problems: People struggle as Nusantara rises
While some residents have welcomed the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) project in North Penajam Paser regency, East Kalimantan, others have been complaining that their villages are now plagued by problems commonly found in big cities, ranging from rising crime rates to a lack of clean water.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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All eyes on Nusantara as future capital nears curtain up
The country is counting the days until Nusantara, the planned future national capital and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's legacy project, is showcased at the state's 79th Independence Day celebration. The city is still far from being finished, but it has already fueled economic growth in its surroundings, with locals reaping some of the benefit.
