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In 2012, Geary and Marjorie moved back to the United States after nearly five decades in West Kalimantan. Geary passed away in 2019 and Marjorie earlier this year. Bethesda’s financial woes ...
34th Dayak Festival officiated in West Kalimantan - Event - The Jakarta Post The provincial government has budgeted Rp.300 million to support the annual festival. TheJakartaPost ...
JAKARTA, 22 May (BelTA - ANTARA) - A new species of orchid, Bulbophyllum bukitrayaense, has been discovered at the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park in West Kalimantan. “The success of the ...
A kekalik fruit tree grows in a “dahas” agroforestry plot in West Kalimantan. Photo by Andi Fachrizal. The road winds five kilometers through a thick canopy of trees before ending abruptly at ...
Kalimantan on the island of Borneo has rich culinary traditions. In West Kalimantan, in Lanjak village of Batang Lupar subdistrict, Kapuas Hulu regency, a traditional food festival will be held ...
The head of the West Kalimantan BPBD Information Task Force, Daniel, said the fires occurred in various types of land, such as peat, mineral soil, forest, and non-forest. “These fires have the ...
Still, large areas of orangutan habitats are allocated for conversion in the latest land-use plans. In West Kalimantan, there is a total area of 200,000 ha of orangutan habitats allocated for other ...