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Thousands of Dayak tribal people here Saturday gathered in a rally at Palangka Raya’s Besar Roundabout to reject an FPI (Islam Defenders’ Front) presence in the city. A similar demonstration also took place at Cilik Riwut airport against the arrival of FPI founder Habib Rizieq to lead a tablig akbar (mass prayer service) in Palangka Raya.

The Dayak Customary Council meanwhile had sent a letter to the Central Kalimantan police headquarters requesting the latter to ban the opening of an FPI branch in the province. “We are afraid an FPI presence will disturb the local community’s peace because this organization often engages in activity that creates unrest in the community whereas inter-faith relations in Central kalimantan have always been harmonious,” a Council spokesman said.
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East Kutai, East Kalimantan Police lose two teams to investigate those who were behind the massacre diiduga orangutans, in the PT and PT SRS CPS in Wahau Muara District. “Although the suspects involved are already in Security Police of East Kutai, we promise to continue to conduct in-depth investigation of the deaths of Orang Utan. That is why the team down, “said Chief of Police of East Kutai, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Budi Santoso, Sik, through Kaur Binops Iptu Yumasri Rico, Tuesday (10 / 1).

It is said Binops Iptu Yusmari Rico, two teams that were derived for penyilidikan is the first team was in Samarinda to retrieve data about the existing framework to Mulawarman University research center. The second team, is now located at Jakarta Police Headquarters Forensic Laboratory Java Eastern Digital CPU checks to determine the possibility of data-management data about the process of Orang utan massacre.
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In the project corridor MP3EI Borneo, the government will build railroads transporting coal in Central Kalimantan. Central Kalimantan Governor A Teras Narang explained later after rail construction project is completed, all coal companies in Central Kalimantan have to use the railways in the transportation and This will be realized in a Regulation (Regulation).

“We agree there is no means other than rail transport,” said Terrace in a press conference in Jakarta, Wednesday (11/30/2011). Furthermore, he explained, in the presence rail transportation is the transportation company will provide savings to the company. But when asked how much savings to be achieved he still can not answer. Read more…

Sabah MCA women Chief Datuk Agnes Shim hailed the 2012 State Budget of over RM4 billion saying that it was made possible due to strong revenue from the state coffers this year. “This government is spending big for the benefit of the people and is consistent with its commitment to the Economic Transformation Programme to turn Sabah into a high income and advanced state by 2020,” she said yesterday.

Agnes, who is also the Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia (Hua Zong) chairwoman said the budget is supported by an expected revenue of RM3.6 billion which is a conservative estimate as global commodity prices for palm oil and petroleum continue to remain strong. Read more…