New State Capital: Six Countries Show Investment Interest
East Kalimantan Governor Isran Noor has claimed that the new state capital located in East Kalimantan, named Nusantara, is already...
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New State Capital to be Called Nusantara
The head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Suharso Monoarfa, has confirmed that President Joko Widodo’s new capital city...
WOW Borneo Orangutan Cruises Explore Kalimantan’s Treasures
Pioneering river cruise operator WOW Borneo has plied the rivers of Kalimantan for 13 years, delivering a uniquely comfortable and...
170 Years On, Black-Browed Babbler Rediscovered in Borneo
Researchers have reported that a black-browed babbler was found in Indonesia last week, resurfacing after 170 years of absence from...
Pygmy Elephant Reportedly Dies from Gunshot in Borneo
A Borneo Pygmy elephant has reportedly died in Malaysia’s part of the island. The elephant was found dead in a...
The Last Wild Men of Borneo: Fantastic Visions in the Realm of the Imagination
Carl Hoffman’s The Last Wild Men of Borneo consists of the stories of two very different men who had practically...
World’s Oldest Animal Cave Painting Found in Borneo
The world’s earliest-known cave painting of an animal has been discovered on Borneo in Indonesia. It dates back to at...
Is Jakarta Set To Lose Capital City Title In 2018?
Rumours of plans to move Indonesia?s capital from Jakarta to another city in Java or even another region have long...
A Jungle Adventure With Kalimantan’ Orangutan
I spotted my first orangutan high up in the trees in the early morning. I heard it before I saw...
West Borneo Named as Hot Spot for International Narcotics Trade
The National Anti Narcotics Agency recently stated that West Borneo is now a hub for the region’s international narcotics trade....
Here’ Why Expats in Indonesia Will Find McConaughey’ Movie ?Gold? Interesting
The 2016 movie Gold, starring Matthew McConaughey and Edgar Ramirez, is a fictionalized account of the infamous Bre-X mining scandal in...
Tana Olen, the Forbidden Forest
“We call this place Tana Olen,” Philius, the Dayak elder explained. “In Kenyah Dayak language this means forbidden forest –...
Orangutan Adventure
I spotted my first orangutan high up in the trees in the early morning. I heard it before I saw...
The Gibbon Whisperer: Meet Chanee Kalaweit
Chanee Kalaweit is a former French national, who in 2012 gained his Indonesian citizenship. Since the tender age of 12,...
Indonesian Communities Awarded United Nations Development Programme Equator Prize
The United Nation Development Programme’s Equator Initiative recently announced the 2015 winners of its prestigious Equator Prize. Having attracted 1,461...
Taking a Spin in Kal-Tim
Cycling adventures through kampung, rain forest and sandy beaches with the Balikpapan International Women’s Association’s (‘BIWA’) cycling group. In 1974,...
Psychogeography for Beginners
Borneo is a terrific place to visit, however hiking there from Jakarta is perhaps not the best way of setting...
Business as a Driver of Change: Meet Lorna Dowson-Collins
Lorna Dowson-Collins is Owner of Kalimantan Tour Destinations, an eco-tourism company based in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan. She has been involved...
Looking for Borneo: Meet Mark Heyward
Traveller, musician, educator and author of two books on Borneo talks about life in Indonesia, his epic journey across the...
Going, Going, Gone: In Search of the Ultimate Longhouse
Along with blowpipes, traditional tattooing, mastery of plaiting crafts, canoe-building and the custom of wearing huge bunches of metal earrings...
Voices for the Orangutan
Seeing an orangutan in its natural habitat is a rare and magical experience that, for many, will only happen once...