Kalimantan

American

[kah-lee-mahn-tahn] / ˌkɑ liˈmɑn tɑn /

noun

Indonesian name of Borneo, especially referring to the southern, or Indonesian, part.

Kalimantan British

/ ˌkælɪˈmæntən /

noun

the Indonesian name for Borneo: applied to the Indonesian part of the island only, excluding the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak and the sultanate of Brunei. Pop: 11 341 558 (2000)

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The BBC's Liza Tambunan is in central Kalimantan, where air pollution levels have plunged to hazardous levels.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Witnesses captured videos of the haze washing over the Kalimantan region not far from where wildfires continue to burn.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

In Pontianak in the West Kalimantan province, several groups have filed a class action lawsuit against the Indonesian government and Prabowo, accusing them of "gross negligence" over recurrent toxic haze.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

"She had to leave her habitat, and we had to rescue her, primarily because of the flames," said Andi Muhammad Khadafi, head of the Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Bara was "relatively healthy, with minor burn injuries," Handi added, and will be moved to a nature reserve elsewhere in the Central Kalimantan region where he was rescued.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

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