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National 6 years ago
Order restored following riots in location of future capital
A heavy deployment of police and military personal has restored calm in the area of Indonesia's future capital in East Kalimantan after riots sparked by social tensions saw hundreds of houses set alight and public facilities damaged.
National 6 years ago
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Riot breaks out in new capital location as group calls for enforcement of customary law following deadly brawl
The police arrested four people after a brawl on Oct. 9 in which one person was killed and another was injured. The injured party wants further punishment under customary law, in addition to the legal process.
National 6 years ago
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Capital city relocation plan sparks land ownership concerns
When the Post visited the two regencies in mid-September, most of the land in Samboja district, Kutai Kartanegara regency was filled with oil pumps and other facilities managed by state-owned energy company Pertamina as well as small-scale coal mining companies.On the other side, most land in the neighboring Sepaku subdistrict of North Penajam Paser regency was filled with rows of oil palm trees from plantations mostly owned by smallholders.
National 6 years ago
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Urbanites hopeful, indigenous people concerned about new capital plan
For many people in Balikpapan, the government’s plan to build a new capital city in resource-rich East Kalimantan is seen as a second chance at survival after the city suffered an economic recession around the mid-2010s because of a bearish oil and gas market.
National 8 years ago
East Kalimantan proposes two cities as new capital
East Kalimantan Governor Awang Faroek Ishak has proposed the provincial capital of Balikpapan and Penajam Paser Utara as prospective locations for Indonesia's new capital city, should the central government proceed with its capital city relocation plan.
