To secure rice stocks, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed to open new rice fields in Central Kalimantan. The target is that 900 thousand hectares (ha) of new rice fields will emerge. The plan was again discussed in a limited meeting that discussed foodstuffs today. There are already around 200 thousand hectares in Central Kalimantan ready to be used as …

The police has confirmed that all the 27 victims of a speedboat collision in Sebangau River in the Central Kalimantan provincial capital of Palangka Raya on Monday have been evacuated. Of 27 victims, 20 were survived and seven others died. “In total, 27 people fell victim to the accident. Twenty of them survived, while seven others died. The survivors are …