Feeling At Home
EVERY time he visits Jakarta, North Kalimantan governor Irianto Lambrie feels he is coming home. And it is simply because he often hears the citizens of Jakarta talking about places in this youngest province of the country.
Tempo
July 16, 2019
When meeting at the Tempo office in late June, Irianto easily related the source of North Kalimantan’s strong ‘presence’ in the Capital. Bulungan in South Jakarta, a favorite hangout place for Jakarta youngsters, he pointed out, is named after the Sultanate of Bulungan. The Malay Kingdom obtained an oil concession there from the Dutch in the 19th century. “According to hearsay, because they had loads of money, they bought
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