#west kalimantan province

Collection of west kalimantan province news, found 280 news.

2012 crisis longer than in 2008, says vice president

Vice President Boediono said the current economic crisis in this part of the world may be longer than a similar ...

NGO save another orangutan in Ketapang

A non-governmental organization (NGO), West Kalimantan International Animal Rescue (IAR), has saved another orangutan ...

Chinese investor mulling to invest in West Kalimantan`s rubber plantations

A Chinese company is mulling to develop rubber plantations in West Kalimantan province at a cost of more than Rp10 ...

West Kalimantan to construct multifunction building in Jakarta

West Kalimantan Province plans to construct one-roof multifunction building in Jakarta, local legislator Syarif Izhar ...

Thousands of people participate in prophet`s birthday parade

A great number of people reaching tens of thousands participated in a parade to commemorate the Prophet Muhammad`s ...

news focus: rainforest conservation, law enforcement crucial for orangutan`s survival

Indonesia is home to the world`s remaining population of critically endangered orangutans found on Sumatra and ...

Tourist arrivals in W Kalimantan up 2.82 pct in June

A total of 2,629 foreign tourists visited West Kalimantan province in June, an increase of 2.82 percent from 2,557 a ...

W. Kalimantan`s district of landak has 300,000-hectare forest

Landak district, West Kalimantan province, has 300,000 hectares of forest or 30 percent of the whole area of the ...

China to build four cement factories in Indonesia

China is planning to construct four cement factories in Kalimantan and Papua with a total investment of 2.35 billion ...

PLN to buy electricity from Malaysia for Entikong region

Stated-owned Electricity Company (PT PLN) will push through its plan to buy one MW of electricity from Sesco, ...

Malaysian investors to develop Pulau Bawah as tourist resort

Malaysian investors are ready to develop Pulau (island) Bawah in the district of Anamabas, Riau Islands province. into ...

President: do not base development on market mechanism

Development and efforts to reduce the number of poor people should not be based only on the law of economy and market ...

President to invite Pontianak dancers to palace

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will invite Pontianak dancers group to perform the "Gerak Khatulistiwa" or Equator ...

Walhi calls on president to evaluate oil palm plantation development

The West Kalimantan chapter of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) has called on President Susilo Bambang ...

Floods affect 62,686 ha of paddy fields since early 2011

The Agriculture Ministry recorded floods affected 62,686 hectares of paddy fields in the January-March 2011 period ...