South Kalimantan’s Para-swimmer Nur Aimah Chasing Medal at IDM Berlin 2018

By: Sahrudin PHYSICAL disability is no obstacle to Nur Aimah in competing at international sport events, as she has proved herself. Keterbatasan fisik bukanlah penghalang bagi Nur Aimah tatkala harus berlaga di berbagai ajang olahraga internasional, sebab ia sendiri telah membuktikannya. Nur Aimah, Balangan Regency-born para-swimmer, becomes one of mainstay athletes of South Kalimantan’s NPC…

Balangan Students to Plant Rare Timber Trees in School Yard

By: Mr KalEng TEACHERS and students of SMAN (state-owned senior high school) 2 of Juai, Balangan Regency, South Kalimantan, have been planting ulin trees (Eusideroxylon zwageri) by mid-2016. Para guru dan siswa/siswi di SMAN 2 Juai, Kabupaten Balangan, Kalimantan Selatan, telah memulai melakukan penanaman bibit pohon ulin (Eusideroxylon zwageri) sejak pertengahan tahun 2016. The trees…

From Balikpapan to Balangan #2 (On the Road)

By: Mr KalEng IT SEEMED to be the most challenging, also the hardest long-distance motorcycle ride I’ve ever done. Sepertinya ini merupakan perjalanan dengan sepeda motor yang paling menantang, sekaligus terberat yang pernah saya lakukan. Jalan Trans-Kalimantan is often reported to be bad here and there, and that’s just what I found that day. Jalan…

From Balikpapan to Balangan #1 (On the Ferry)

By: Mr KalEng I TRAVELLED from Balikpapan, East Kalimantan to Balangan of South Kalimantan, on Friday, June 17, 2016. Saya berkendara dari Balikpapan, Kalimantan Timur menuju Balangan, Kalimantan Selatan, Jumat, 17 Juni 2016. The distance between the two municipalities is roughly 312 kilometers. Jarak antara kedua kota itu sekitar 312 kilometer. In addition to carrying two…