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BANJARBARU, South Kalimantan: Most people prefer to relax on weekends but diamond miner Salim, 47, does not have the luxury. On a scorching hot Sunday, Salim was toiling in water up to his wais ...
A map and images of flooded areas in South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, in January 2021. Image courtesy of the Ministry of Environment and Ministry. Degraded land ...
Twenty-four people died in the flood in early January that hit 11 of 13 districts in South Kalimantan province, while more than 113,000 people ...
TEMPO.CO, Banjarmasin - Authorities of South Kalimantan have declared the highest alert status for wildfires that have been proliferating due to extreme dry weather conditions over the past several ...
Mining services company Thiess has secured a 14-month contract extension from PT Wahana Baratama Mining for the Wahana coal ...
A huge waterspout tornado stunned locals as it formed off Indonesia's coastline. Footage shows the twister touching down at ...
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A fire ravaged the areas of Sungai Bali Village in Pulau Sebuku Subdistrict, Kotabaru District, South Kalimantan Province, on Saturday evening, destroying hundreds of houses and ...
However, it is in South Kalimantan, whose provincial mascot is the proboscis monkey, where the animals could in the past be found in large numbers. They thrived around the mangroves, ...
Something is rustling leaves in the province of South Kalimantan – not loggers, nor miners, nor workers from nearby plantations. In late 2014, we went into the forest as a team and got proof that ...
“We will keep PLTDs on standby in East Kalimantan and as a replacement, we will get 30-MW electricity supply from the Barito system [in South Kalimantan],” said Gustam.