Indonesia Invites Bids for 26 Exploration Areas Oct 31, 2007
South Barito, onshore and offshore of Central Kalimantan. 5. (Planet Ark, United States)
Kalimantan Enters Letter of Intent to Gain 100% Ownership of KSK Contract of Work Oct 16, 2007
The Company is focused on copper and gold in Indonesia and has exploration rights in two areas: the Jelai-Mewet epithermal gold prospects in East Kalimantan and the KSK COW copper-gold porphyry prospects in Central Kalimantan. The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or the accuracy of this release. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
How Soeharto 'tops the list Oct 10, 2007
LUTHFI R Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan. Post Your Comments. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Forest fires rage in Sumatra, Kalimantan Oct 5, 2007
In Central Kalimantan, 115 separate fires have been recorded as of Wednesday. Ninety-three hotspots were recorded in West Kalimantan and 49 in East Kalimantan. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Posco begins feasibility study on East Kalimantan rail project Sep 21, 2007
Guang said that the rail line would be 350 km in length and link East Kalimantan with Central Kalimantan ... "Construction will start from Balikpapan through Kalipapak, Central Kalimantan, and end in Muara Tuhuk, which is projected to become a coal terminal," he said. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Teachers enlisted to take care of the environment Sep 11, 2007
With the widespread forest destruction in Central Kalimantan, a group of environmental activists is engaged in the training of primary school teachers in Katingan regency, in which environment education textbooks meant for local students are being tried out ... Outdoor instruction makes us better understand through direct observations and field trials," said the fifth grader. The textbook tryout and teachers' training are also meant to improve the environment books earlier compiled by local... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Sebangau National Park in need of all-inclusive management Sep 11, 2007
Workers open up a new road linking Mendawai district to Kaki Hill in Sebangau National Park, Central Kalimantan ... Once a concession zone, exploited without planning by local and national companies, Sebangau National Park in Central Kalimantan was declared a protected public forest on Oct. 19, 2004, through a Forestry Ministry decree ... He said peat land in Central Kalimantan had been severely damaged by development activities, forest fires and illegal logging. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Palm oil boom threatens orangutan, jungle Sep 2, 2007
An Associated Press team spent several days touring Borneo's palm oil heartland in central Kalimantan province, visiting areas where workers were opening up thick jungle land to extend existing plantations or create new ones. The status of the land was not clear, but massive trees were among those being cut, in some cases workers had piled up the valuable timber by the side of the road, presumably awaiting transport to sell them. (USA Today -- Money)
* The dark side of biofuel Sep 2, 2007
Indonesian activists attend to an injured orangutan and its baby after it was attacked by residents in Sampit, Central Kalimantan on May 4 ... A team of journalists spent several days touring Borneo's palm oil heartland in central Kalimantan Province, visiting areas where workers were opening up thick jungle land to extend existing plantations or create new ones. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Indonesia Peat Fires Help Fuel Annual Choking Haze Aug 30, 2007
"An estimated 2,000 orangutans died in a peat forest in Central Kalimantan as a result of the 1997 fires, and up to 10,000 are likely to have died throughout the Mega Rice Project area.". Indonesia has pledged to halve the number of forest fires this year, but has still to sign a 2002 regional pact to tackle the problem. (Planet Ark, United States)
Indonesian peatlands seen playing key climate role Aug 28, 2007
The project deforested and drained massive amounts of peatland in Central Kalimantan, only to find the acidic soil underneath was unsuitable for rice farming. Today, it's a giant wasteland, a spread of dry black peat releasing enormous amounts of carbon dioxide into the air. (Scientific American)
Bardolf Paul makes a difference in different way Aug 23, 2007
It is hard to imagine a less likely partnership for making a positive difference in the lives of villagers in Central Kalimantan province on Borneo island ... Bardolf is an unsung hero, spending most of his time thousands of kilometers from his home and family, working in a decidedly unglamorous and virtually anonymous way to help the villagers of central Kalimantan cope with global expansion into their traditional territory. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Could peatlands conservation be profitable? Aug 22, 2007
Here we will take a closer look at these possibilities, using a specific example from the peatlands of Central Kalimantan. Few places are more suitable for carbon finance projects than Central Kalimantan, which has 3 million hectares of peatlands that store 6 ... These results show that carbon credits offer a great deal of economic potential for central Kalimantan at a low investment cost. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Mandiri provides loan to USTP for takeover plan Aug 10, 2007
79 million to partly finance the acquisition as well as the development of the acquired plantations, which are located in Central Kalimantan and West Kalimantan. "The loan will be disbursed in two terms: $71.59 million for the acquisition and $76.20 million for future development," said Agus, adding that the loan carried a floating interest rate of 8. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Peatland project needs Rp 3.23t, official says Aug 1, 2007
The peatland rehabilitation project in Central Kalimantan will need Rp 3 ... Initial funding of Rp 256 billion will be required this year alone, Central Kalimantan governor Teras Narang said while presenting an action plan during a workshop Tuesday ... The peatland reclamation project in Central Kalimantan, which the government launched in March, is part of an effort to salvage something from former president Soeharto's grandiose 1995 plan to turn 1. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Community raises cry against deforestation Jul 31, 2007
At present, the local community in Tumbang Koling, Central Kalimantan, is trying to protect the surrounding natural environment ... On Feb. 28 this year, the Central Kalimantan governor instructed the Kotawaringin Timur head to resolve the problem. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Carbon credits could be big earner for Indonesia Jul 28, 2007
From our analysis of Central Kalimantan based on published Indonesian sources, in 2004 Indonesia had. $4. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Green group blasts govt over Riau deforestation Jul 21, 2007
Besides Riau, Walhi representatives from West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, North Sumatra and Southeast Sulawesi reported on deforestation in their provinces. The environmental group says police, judges and prosecutors must find new ways to stop illegal loggers, because previous efforts have proven useless. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Children harmonize with nature Jul 8, 2007
Central Kalimantan is enormously rich in culture and natural resources. Large rivers not only beautify the land but also serve as a source of life for local people. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Climate Deals Turn Up Heat in Indonesia's Dark Peatlands Jul 3, 2007
Already, investors are knocking on doors in towns close to peat swamps, such as Palangkaraya, in Central Kalimantan ... "It's not easily understood by people -- the confusion is overwhelming... The papers here say, 'Central Kalimantan is clearing up the air of Canada'," he laughed. (Planet Ark, United States)
Green gathering discusses disaster planning Jul 2, 2007
Central Kalimantan Governor Teras A. Narang said that though the government in 2004 issued a law on local governance, local administrations were still unable to control mining companies operating in their areas because they were not involved in issuing the contracts. Economist Ichsanuddin Noorsy said environmental problems in Indonesia had increased due to a lack of properly considered laws on spatial planning, a concept he said was little understood by the government or House of... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Indon CPO tax hike to cut local players profits Jun 19, 2007
Guthrie CPO storage tanks in Sekunyit, Central Kalimantan. CIMB Research said in its latest note: Among those (Indonesian and Malaysian planters) affected, KLK is however less sensitive to the tax as we estimate that its Indonesian operations account for only 30% of its total CPO production. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Maid gets cold feet while making daring escape in KL Jun 18, 2007
He said in an anticipatory measure his ministry had made socialization in North Sumatra, Jambi, Central Kalimantan and Riau. Kaban was optimistic that forest fires in Indonesia could be drastically reduced in 2007. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Keeping the spirit alive Jun 10, 2007
The Hornbill (Bucerotidae sp), known locally as Burung Tingang, has an important position within the culture of the Dayak tribe in Central Kalimantan. They call it the "bird of spirit". (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Chinese rail firm eyes putting Riau province on track Jun 8, 2007
After failing to secure a double-track railway project from Cirebon to Kroya in Java, the China Railway Engineering Corporation (CREC) is now eyeing even bigger projects in Riau and Central Kalimantan ... Last month, CREC, the biggest railway engineering company in China, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Central Kalimantan administration to build a 500-kilometer-long rail line in the province ... During Thursday's meeting, Li and Kalla discussed financing possibilities for the... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Indonesia's forests threatened by logging, palm oil Jun 4, 2007
Indonesia's forests threatened by logging Orangutans swing from a tree at a forest school for the apes in Palangkaraya, central Kalimantan, Borneo, May 3, 2007. REUTERS/Hardi Baktiantoro. (Scientific American)
Indofood to pay out 40 percent of net profit in dividend May 31, 2007
The three firms own a total of 85,541 hectares of plantation land located in South Sumatra, East Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan. Business News. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Palm Oil Puts Squeeze on Asia's Endangered Orangutan May 29, 2007
PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan - Bound hand and foot, dishevelled orangutans caught raiding Borneo's oil palm crops silently await their fate as a small crowd of plantation workers gather to watch ... Fighting against this grim prediction is the Nyaru Menteng Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) centre in Central Kalimantan, which rescues orangutans and returns them to the wild at the cost of US$3,000 per ape ... "You can see how desperate the situation is", said forestry department official... (Planet Ark, United States)
Released orangutans face shrinking space May 29, 2007
" But no serious challenger has come forth, so at this camp in Central Kalimantan's Tanjung Puting Park, Gulombana took center stage during the 9 a.m. breakfast feeding. Female, male and infant orangutans were forced wait their turn. The orangutans here that have been released into the rainforest are not dependent on the offerings provided. Some days many will turn up to eat, other days only one or two. They now know how to find nourishment on their own in the jungle, a learning process Pasatri... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Central Kalimantan marks golden year with cultural fest May 28, 2007
Drums sound across the stadium like thunder over a Borneo rainforest, and dressed nearly as prettily as the dancers, government officials from Central Kalimantan's 14 regencies enjoyed the spectacle from their front-row seats ... Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the founding of Central Kalimantan province, this year's festival aimed high ... It never made it however, and despite its virgin rainforests, orangutans and Dayak culture, Central Kalimantan has since had a fairly a low profile. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Ecotourism in 'Lord Jim' country May 20, 2007
Palankaraya is the provincial capital of Central Kalimantan ... Duncan Graham, Contributor, Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan ... There's a lot of curiosity and much activity among the mud and mangroves at a Kahayan River inlet in Palangkaraya, the capital of Central Kalimantan. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Stir frying: Not just speedy cooking May 20, 2007
For example, there is tumis ujau from Central Kalimantan. Ujau are bamboo shoots in local dialect. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Redmond Gleeson: Let me tell you a funny story May 12, 2007
" Now 72 Redmond is still busy with theater, television and films for character roles have no age limits. His latest, a goreflick called The Tripper where he plays the father of an axe murderer who wears a Ronald Reagan mask should be hemorrhaging in Indonesian cinemas later this year. When he's not on the stage or the set Redmond is in the heart of Central Kalimantan, the province known as Kalimantan Tengah. Here he rests between engagements in a neat timber house with his wife Mardiah --... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Orangutans face struggle to survive May 7, 2007
The toll on Borneo's wildlife is visible at Nyaru Menteng, a sprawling clump of buildings and large enclosures tucked into Borneo's jungle in Central Kalimantan province ... But Central Kalimantan province is a poor part of Indonesia which falls behind Cuba and Angola when ranked by how much average families can afford and for many people protecting the environment is a low priority. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Indonesia executes murderer of family Apr 29, 2007
Ayub Bulubili, 40, was shot dead at 1:30am on Saturday (local time) at a shooting range in Central Kalimantan, said Agustinus Siahaan, a warden at Palangkaraya jail where the convict had been detained. "He was executed early on Saturday morning and was buried near here before noon," Mr Siahaan said. (ABC News Online, Australia -- World)
KLK seeks Viet, Cambodia land Apr 26, 2007
Upon completion of its proposed acquisition of 22,000ha in Central Kalimantan, KLK will have land bank totalling 205,000ha. The company is aiming to expand its land bank to 250,000ha in the next five years, which Lee said was manageable on our resources. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Despite global warming fever, Earth Day hopes remain abound Apr 21, 2007
Some 50,000 Bornean orangutans live in scattered areas of East, West, and Central Kalimantan and in Malaysian Sabah and Sarawak. Fewer than 7,000 Sumatran orangutans remain in a handful of scattered and fragmented populations only in the provinces of North Sumatra and Aceh. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Sustainable orangutan protection needs government policy, subsidy Apr 19, 2007
In Kalimantan the works are implemented at Tanjung Puting National Park in Central Kalimantan, Kutai National Park in East Kalimantan, and Gunung Palung National Park in West Kalimantan, while in Sumatra efforts to save the Sumatran orangutan are being implemented in Gunung Leuser National Park. It is clear that protecting the orangutan requires three factors: policy support, institution and management. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Kalimantan railroad 'in the works' Apr 17, 2007
Following the enactment of the new Rail Transportation Law, which allows the private sector to play a role in the development and operation of railroads, Japan's Itochu has announced preliminary plans to build a 700-kilometer rail line in Central Kalimantan ... Itochu's chief officer for Indonesia, Yasuo Ichimura, said that the feasibility study would be conducted on the first 300-kilometer stretch of line from Muara Teweh in North Barito regency, Central Kalimantan, where the company has a coal... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Palm oil drives ecological disaster Apr 4, 2007
In central Kalimantan the picture is worse: it has never staged a release in almost a decade ... The sodden peat of central Kalimantan acts as a vast organic sponge that stores huge amounts of carbon. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
RI forest management gets some good news Mar 20, 2007
Last year saw a significant increase compared to previous years in the number of hot spots identified by satellite in North Sumatra, Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and South Sulawesi. From the period of June to August 2006, 52,599 hotspots affecting 8,500 ha of forest land were spotted across the country, according to the ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Service in Singapore. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
S'pore offers help to regency in Jambi to fight haze problem in Indonesia Mar 7, 2007
He said: "Indonesia identified 35 fire-prone areas in 8 provinces including Jambi, Riau, South Sumatra and Central Kalimantan to deal with fires there. Singapore has offered to work with a regency in the Jambi Province to enhance its capacity to prevent and mitigate land and forest fires.". ADVERTISEMENT. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Graft awareness seen rising Feb 28, 2007
The least corrupt include Palangkaraya in Central Kalimantan, Wonosobo in Central Java and Pare-Pare in South Sulawesi (see table). Strong anti-corruption leadership was found in Palangkaraya, Larantuka in East Nusa Tenggara and Wonosobo, while the weakest leaders were found in Bekasi in West Java, Pontianak in West Kalimantan and Mataram. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Mining law must provide certainty and equality Feb 20, 2007
However, there is consensus among the major and junior mining houses that there needs to be a differentiation between major mining companies such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto's investments in developing new mining projects and an investment by the juniors, such as Kalimantan Gold -- which has attracted the interest of new rising mining house Oxiana Ltd. with its joint venture investment in the company's Central Kalimantan project. Rio Tinto managing director Charlie Lenegan said under the... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Peatland program waste of money Feb 18, 2007
As a soil scientist with 40 years experience in land development projects in the tropics, including 28 years in Indonesia, I was horrified to read of the government's plans to revive the infamous New Order-era One Million Hectare peat reclamation project in Central Kalimantan. The original project was castigated by international environmental experts and even attracted muted condemnation in Indonesia for the very simple reason that areas of deep peat are totally unsuitable for any form of... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Govt reviving peatland program Feb 15, 2007
The government plans to reclaim, for a second time, up to 500,000 hectares of peatland in Central Kalimantan for agricultural and plantation use as part of a nationwide effort to revitalize the agricultural sector ... Central Kalimantan Governor Teras Narang said the vast tracts of peatland -- which traverse the province's Barito Selatan, Kapuas and Pulang Pisau regencies, within easy reach of the province's capital, Palangkaraya -- will be planted with rice and other field crops ... As part of... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Climate challenge Indonesia's dilemma over what to do as its peatlands dry out Feb 13, 2007
This project is important, he said, because it is perhaps the only research site in Central Kalimantan where the conditions of the rainforest have been reproduced. This is a peat forest - built on metres of thick, high carbon soil. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
In picturesA sanctuary in Borneo protects endangered orangutans Feb 9, 2007
Borneo's Orangutan Survival Foundation runs a sanctuary in Central Kalimantan, rescuing the endangered animals whose habitat is threatened by plantations and logging concessions. Many of the animals rescued are very young. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Balancing actIndonesia's push for biofuels raises environmental doubts Feb 3, 2007
Mangat's plot in central Kalimantan now forms part of a new oil palm plantation, which covers 15,000 hectares of land, some of it former forest, according to a local NGO.. The arrival of the plantation may have changed the landscape, but Mangat says it has also changed the lives of the people who live here. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Douchan Gersi: A life without borders Jan 28, 2007
The expedition aimed to cross very remote areas of central Kalimantan by foot, documenting rivers, mountains, animals and villages along the way. That area is home to the nomadic forest-dwelling Punan peoples and Iban headhunters. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Cenko expands into power generation Jan 24, 2007
(Cenko) has set aside Rp 110 billion (US$12 million) for the purchase of coal and Rp 50 billion more for the completion of its coal-fired power plant at Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan. The power project, which is now 85. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Crocodiles outgrow their Sea World enclosure Jan 12, 2007
In Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, they are protected. The conservation center, which helped move the crocodiles, has initiated a program to transfer young crocodiles from their natural habitats to conservation areas. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
The vanishing man of the forest Jan 7, 2007
When I first arrived in Central Kalimantan in 1971, orangutans were already endangered because of poaching (for the pet trade and for the cooking pot) and deforestation (by loggers and by villagers making way for gardens and rice fields). But it was all relatively small-time. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
US team to help probe missing plane Jan 7, 2007
"Based on witnesses who survived, there were many people who could not get out from the ship because of the small door. "So many were trapped in the ship when it sank," said Anggit Mulyo Satoto, the official at the search and rescue post in Semarang. Earlier in Surabaya, Kalla denied there has been discrimination in the rescue efforts pertaining to two transport mishaps in the republic recently.Kalla said the authorities had worked hard to search for and rescue passengers of the ferry and Adam... (The Brunei Times)
Indonesian speedboat capsizes, with 15 dead Jan 2, 2007
JAKARTA, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- An Indonesian speed boat carrying 25 people on board capsized in the coastal area of Java Sea, Central Kalimantan Province, on Monday evening, according to the Antara News Agency. Fifteen people were killed in the accident and 10 others survived, a Central Kalimantan government spokesman said on Tuesday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Indonesian boat accident kills 15 Jan 2, 2007
Ten people were rescued after the accident late Monday, in the Java Sea off the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan, a provincial government spokesman said. A ferry sailing between Borneo and the central Indonesian island of Java sank in rough seas late Friday. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Just In)
Confusion over fate of aircraft lost in Indonesia Jan 2, 2007
Ten people were rescued, Antara news agency said, citing a Central Kalimantan provincial government spokesman. Bloated bodies were still being washed up along Indonesia's coastline yesterday after a ferry sank in stormy weather in the Java Sea on New Year's Eve. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
