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Central-Kalimantan

Archipelago 2 months ago

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Forest fires break out in Sumatra, Kalimantan despite ongoing rainy season

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected 190 fire hotspots across Sumatra on Monday, with Aceh recording the highest number at 110, followed by North Sumatra with 43.

Archipelago 1 year ago

C. Kalimantan Police dishonorably discharge officer over murder case

A police officer from Palangka Raya Police has been dishonorably discharged following his suspected involvement in the murder of a man.

Archipelago 1 year ago

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Flooding hits five Central Kalimantan regencies

Flooding due to heavy rains has affected vast areas of Central Kalimantan over the past two weeks, with at least five regencies inundated and more than 88,000 people affected as of Wednesday.

Economy 1 year ago

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Govt eyes 500,000 hectares for new rice fields to feed Nusantara

Food supplies to the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) will still rely on shipments from outside of Kalimantan, especially from Java and Sulawesi.

Archipelago 2 years ago

Govt harvests corn in Kalimantan food estate

The Defense Ministry reported that it has successfully harvested corn from nine hectares of food estate in Central Kalimantan.

Archipelago 2 years ago

Komnas HAM probes fatal shooting of villager protesting palm oil firm

Disputes between plantation companies and local communities over land rights were the most common cause of agrarian disputes in Indonesia, accounting for 37 percent of the 1,023 conflicts recorded last year.

Archipelago 2 years ago

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Govt goes all in to extinguish wildfires

With nearly half of the country’s territory at “high risk of wildfires”, the government on Tuesday said that 2,267 hectares of land was reportedly engulfed in fire, and that the rest of October will see the dry spell persist.

Archipelago 2 years ago