Central Kalimantan
Province of Indonesia
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| 2025 |
Iskandar Airport
Construction of a new passenger terminal is anticipated to begin, funded by the central government to support increased passenger and tourist traffic to Tanjung Puting National Park.
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| 2024 |
2024 Central Kalimantan gubernatorial election
Indonesian legislative election resulted in nine political parties being represented in the Central Kalimantan DPRD, setting the political landscape for the gubernatorial election.
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| 2024 |
2024 Central Kalimantan gubernatorial election
Incumbent governor Sugianto Sabran becomes ineligible to contest the election after completing two terms in office.
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| 2024 | Withdrew from Liga Nusantara after finishing 4th in the Relegation round. |
| November 27 2024 |
2024 Central Kalimantan gubernatorial election
Agustiar Sabran of the Gerindra Party won the Central Kalimantan gubernatorial election with 37% of the vote, defeating Nadalsyah of the Democratic Party who received 36% of the vote.
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| August 2024 |
2024 Central Kalimantan gubernatorial election
Constitutional Court of Indonesia makes a decision lowering the political support required to nominate a candidate to between 6.5 and 10 percent of the popular vote, changing the election qualification rules.
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| June 2024 |
East Kotawaringin Regency
Mid-2024 population estimates show the regency has grown to 448,180 residents across its 17 districts, with 185 total administrative villages (168 rural desa and 17 urban kelurahan).
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| 2023 | Ereight Apparel from Indonesia becomes the kit supplier |
| 2023 |
Iskandar Airport
Continued moderate growth with a 4.0% increase in passenger traffic to 359,792 and a slight increase in aircraft movements.
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| February 26 2023 |
Salundik Gohong
Body interred at the Tjilik Riwut Public Cemetery in a military ceremony.
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| February 23 2023 |
Salundik Gohong
Passed away from a heart attack at his home in Palangka Raya at the age of 76, after suffering from heart disease for three years. A requiem mass was held at his house on the same day.
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| February 23 2023 |
Salundik Gohong
Passed away, marking the end of his life and political career.
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| 2022 | Competed in Liga 2 but did not finish the season. |
| 2022 | WWJD Sport kit sponsorship ends |
| 2022 |
Iskandar Airport
Began recovery with an 85.4% passenger traffic increase to 345,970 and a 39.5% rise in aircraft movements to 4,687.
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| 2022 |
H. Asan Airport
Partial recovery of airport traffic, with passenger numbers increasing to 116,047 and aircraft movements rising to 1,942.
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| 2021 | WWJD Sport from Indonesia becomes the kit supplier |
| 2021 |
Tjilik Riwut Airport
Significant cargo volume increase of 283.9%, reaching 11,315 tonnes, despite ongoing global travel disruptions.
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| January 2021 |
Sampit
A new four-storey building for Dr. Murjani Sampit Regional Hospital was officially inaugurated, enhancing the town's medical facilities.
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| 2020 | Competed in Liga 2 but did not finish the season. |
| 2020 | Adhoc from Indonesia becomes the kit supplier |
| 2020 |
West Kotawaringin Regency
Second comprehensive census showed population growth to 270,388, with Arut Selatan district experiencing the most significant increase.
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| 2020 |
Seruyan Regency
Administrative restructuring occurred, with each of the original five districts split into two, resulting in a total of ten districts.
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| 2020 |
East Kotawaringin Regency
Two additional administrative districts, Tualan Hulu and Telaga Antang, were established by splitting existing districts, bringing the total number of districts to seventeen according to the 2020 Census.
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| 2020 |
H. Asan Airport
Substantial decline in airport traffic due to likely COVID-19 pandemic, with passenger numbers dropping to 98,765 and aircraft movements reducing to 1,824.
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| May 6 2020 |
Redmond Gleeson
Redmond Gleeson passes away at the age of 85.
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| 2019 | Kalteng Putra F.C. reached the semifinals of the Indonesia President's Cup. |
| 2019 | MBB kit sponsorship ends |
| 2019 | Competed in Liga 1, finishing 18th in the league. |
| April 8 2019 |
Tjilik Riwut Airport
President Joko Widodo officially inaugurated the new airport terminal, which spans 29,124 m² and has the capacity to handle up to 4.5 million passengers annually.
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| January 1 2019 |
Tjilik Riwut Airport
The Minister of Transportation transferred airport operations from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to Angkasa Pura II (now InJourney Airports).
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| 2018 | Competed in Liga 2, finishing 3rd and reaching the Round of 32. |
| 2018 |
Sampit
Dr. Murjani Sampit Regional Hospital underwent a major expansion, improving healthcare infrastructure in the town.
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| 2018 |
Tjilik Riwut Airport
Airport achieved a dramatic surge in passenger numbers, increasing by 97.5% to 1,050,093 passengers and cargo volume growing by 97% to 5,719 tonnes.
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| 2018 |
H. Asan Airport
Significant peak in airport performance with passenger traffic dramatically increasing to 417,440 (a 135.4% increase) and aircraft movements reaching 5,688 (a 119.7% increase).
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| 2018 |
Tjilik Riwut
Statue of Tjilik Riwut erected in the middle of Palangka Raya city.
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| September 24 2018 | Elected as mayor of Palangka Raya city during the 2018 Indonesian local elections, beginning his tenure as the city's incumbent mayor. |
| July 2018 | Drøscher Nielsen released a public statement explaining her move to the Orangutan Land Trust, in response to comments made about her conduct by her former employer, Save the Orangutan. |
| 2017 | MBB from Indonesia becomes the new kit supplier |
| 2016 |
Tjilik Riwut Airport
Airport experienced a notable increase in aircraft movements, growing by 38.6% to 23,467 movements.
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| 2015 | Mitre kit sponsorship ends after three years |
| 2014 |
Tjilik Riwut Airport
Construction began on a new terminal to replace the old one at Tjilik Riwut Airport, with the project taking 4.5 years to complete.
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| 2013 | Competed in the Indonesian Premier League, finishing 3rd. |
| 2013 |
Tjilik Riwut Airport
Airport saw substantial increase in aircraft movements, rising by 41.3% to 10,372 movements.
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| 2012 | Kit supplier changes from Adidas to Mitre from England |
| 2011 | Kit supplier changes from Lotto to Adidas from Germany |
| 2011 | Kalteng Putra F.C. won the Indonesian Premier Division/Liga 2 championship for the 2011-2012 season. |
| 2011 | Reached the Premier Division (LPIS), finishing 1st in the league and progressing to the First round of Piala Indonesia. |
| 2011 |
Iskandar Airport
Significant growth with an 86.7% passenger increase to 273,406 passengers and a 43.6% rise in aircraft movements to 5,571.
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