Kalimantan Escapade – journey to ‘Kota Amoi’
Everybody has their own story; everybody has their own journey. – Thalia, Mexican singer After Pontianak we left for Singkawang better known as ‘Kota Amoy’ (City of Chinese damsels) – famous for fair and lovely Teo Chew and Hakka girls. Over the past two decades or so, many Sarawak Chinese have patronised the city’s eating […]
Kalimantan Escapade — Opening our borders
Part 3 I think – I do think that we have to have a secure border. We need to make sure that people are, in fact, documented. But that doesn’t mean that we threaten people’s lives. – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politician and activist Indonesia’s Kalimantan Barat (KALBAR) is a multi-cultural region blessed with rich natural […]
Kalimantan escapade – bridging the Sarawak – Kalbar divide
Every man can transform the world from one of monotony and drabness to one of excitement and adventure. – Irving Wallace, American author Part 2 Did you know that Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province or KALBAR is larger than Sarawak? In fact, KALBAR is 147,307 sq km and even larger than Malaya which measures 132,090 sq […]
