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Archipelago 10 months ago
PREMIUM
Viral lizard statue sparks conversation about 'overpriced', 'ugly' monuments
The monument’s surprisingly small budget also sparked widespread discussion online, with many netizens comparing it to statues in other cities that are often deemed far less appealing despite being built with significantly larger budgets and funded by taxpayers.
Politics 3 years ago
New capital's State Palace, House building ready by 2024: IKN Authority
The newly inaugurated head of the IKN Authority, Bambang Susantono, told a media gathering on Tuesday that with guaranteed funding from the state budget at least for the next two years and with land clearance problems already settled, construction in zone 1A, where vital government buildings will be built, could commence immediately.
National 5 years ago
Rights activists oppose calls for man charged with raping daughter to be tried only under customary law
Women rights activists have called for authorities in East Kalimantan not to bow to pressure from local groups seeking to use Dayak customary law to settle the case of a man alleged to have raped his 18-year-old daughter.
National 6 years ago
Two teachers named suspects in headless toddler case in Samarinda
Samarinda Ulu Police in East Kalimantan have named two teachers at early childhood education school (PAUD) Jannatul Athfaal in Samarinda suspects in the death of a toddler, whose headless body was found 4 kilometers from the school.
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.
