Palangka Raya is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan. The city is situated between the Kahayan and the Sabangau rivers on the island of Borneo. As of the 2020 census,the city has a population of 293,500;the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 305,797. Palangka Raya is the largest city by land area in Indonesia;however,most of the area is forested including protected forests,nature conservation areas,and Tangkiling Forest.
Anakletus Tjilik Riwut was an Indonesian military officer and journalist who served as the governor of Central Kalimantan from 1959 to 1967. He participated in the Indonesian National Revolution,becoming one of the leaders of the Kalimantan Physical Revolution in Dutch Borneo. In 1988,the government of Indonesia declared him a national hero.
Arcandra Tahar is an Indonesian politician. He was formerly Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia on the Working Cabinet,replacing Sudirman Said who was dismissed by President Joko Widodo in a cabinet reshuffle on 27 July 2016.
Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan bin Md Yusof is a Malaysian politician who served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Special Functions in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to August 2021,the Minister of Entrepreneur Development in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Alor Gajah from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU),a component party of the PN coalition and formerly PH coalition.
Hadi Mulyadi is an Indonesian politician who is the vice governor of East Kalimantan. Previously,he had served as a member of both the provincial council and the People's Representative Council.
Rusdi Kirana is an Indonesian businessman. He is the founder of Indonesian budget no-frills airline Lion Air which introduced both domestic and international flights,using the slogan,"We make people fly". On January 19,2015,he was chosen by President Joko Widodo to become a member of the Presidential Advisory Council. In the political field,since January 12,2014,he served as Deputy Chairperson of the National Awakening Party.
Ahmad Riza Patria is an Indonesian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions. He previously served as a Vice Chairman of Second Commission in the People's Representative Council of Indonesia. He was elected in the seat of West Java V constituency winning with a total vote of 23,991 in the 2014 legislative elections.
The Onward Indonesia Cabinet was sworn in on 23 October 2019 by President Joko Widodo. The president reshuffled this cabinet 13 times. The last reshuffle occurred on 11 September 2024.
Wiluyo Puspoyudo was an Indonesian military figure and politician who became the deputy speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly from 1960 until 1966,and as the acting Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly in 1966.
The Kalimantan Physical Revolution was an armed conflict between Indonesian nationalists and pro-Dutch forces in Dutch Borneo in the second half of the 1940s. It began with the end of the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies and the 1945 Proclamation of Indonesian Independence by Sukarno and lasted until the Dutch withdrew from most of Indonesia in 1949. It can be considered part of the larger Indonesian National Revolution.
Petrus Kanisius Yuvenalis Yurnalis Ngayoh was an Indonesian bureaucrat and politician. He was the Vice Governor of East Kalimantan from 2003 until 2006 and the Governor of East Kalimantan from 2006 until 2008 and was the first Dayak as well as Roman Catholic governor of East Kalimantan.
Sakti Wahyu Trenggono is an Indonesian politician. As of 23 December 2020,he serves as Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries in the Onward Indonesia Cabinet of President Joko Widodo.
Bahlil Lahadalia is an Indonesian businessman and politician. He served as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources from August to October 2024. Prior to that,he served as Minister of Investment from April 2021 to August 2024,dual-hatted as head of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM),which he had served since October 2019. He has served as Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources since 19 August 2024. He is also currently the Leader of the Golkar party since 21 August 2024,replacing Airlangga Hartanto.
Mandau Talawang Pancasila is a paramilitary organization,based mostly within the Indonesian provinces of Central Kalimantan and West Kalimantan.
National Dayak Customary Council is an official customary council of the Dayak people in Indonesia that acts as the highest authority over other cultural or traditional councils of the Dayak people. It has branches from the provincial level to the village level in the entire Kalimantan and is funded by the Indonesian government. It was established on 5 September 2006 after the 2nd National Indonesian Dayak Conference in Pontianak regarding matters of funding the organization and its structure,and has been incorporated into laws by various local governments in Kalimantan. The president of the council is elected by representatives of regional branches for a five year term. The current president of the council from 2021 to 2026 is Marthin Billa,who was previously regent of Malinau Regency and chief of the North Kalimantan provincial Dayak Council.
Batamad,abbreviation from Barisan Pertahanan Masyarakat Adat Dayak,is an official paramilitary under National Dayak Customary Council in Indonesia. It was established in February 2012 with approval of Central Kalimantan provincial government based on Regional Law Number 16 of 2008. Initially,it was created as a response of rising religious extremism in Indonesia,including Central Kalimantan,and the paramilitary was tasked to supervise suspicious religious activities there,particularly those allegedly by Islamic extremism. Other than that,the organization is also tasked to enforce customary laws under Dayak culture,enforcing tribal land claims,as well as protecting rights of Dayak people. It is proposed in 2018 by Central Kalimantan province that the organization would also act as a security personnels during tribal courts. However,outside of its given legal authorities,the organization also participate in enforcing road traffic with Indonesian National Police. The organization has been descibred by local media as an "official tribal police".
Kema Muhammad Aini Usop was an Indonesian academic,politician,Dayak cultural figure,and former political prisoner during the early Reformasi era. He was famous for being accused as a provocator encouraging native Dayaks to kill Madurese migrants in Central Kalimantan,igniting the communal Sampit conflict in 2001. As a result,he was arrested and prevented from leaving the city of Palangka Raya,making him a city prisoner.
Dhony Rahajoe is an Indonesian architect and a former real estate developer executive who is the Deputy Head of Nusantara Capital City Authority since 10 March 2022. He previously served as managing director,President Office of Sinar Mas Land,a pillar of Sinar Mas Group. He is a mastermind behind projects of Sinar Mas Land,including elite housings in Indonesia,and also smart cities,housings,industrial and commercial buildings,hotels,and resorts scattered from Asia to Europe. He was described as "a very low profile figure with extreme calm" and "had been not under spotlight of publicities".
Raja Juli Antoni is an Indonesian politician who currently serves as Minister of Forestry and Secretary General of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI). He previously served as Deputy Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning in Indonesia between June 2022 and October 2024. He was also the founder of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI).
