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Kalimantan regions receive awards for environmental, health and education services

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

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  • Indonesia’s Home Affairs Ministry presented awards to Kalimantan districts, cities and provinces in four performance categories.
  • The awards covered waste management and environmental quality, health services, education access, and the three-million-homes program.
  • The ceremony took place in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, on Sept. 3.

Regional governments across Kalimantan received recognition in four categories at the Home Affairs Ministry’s 2026 Appreciation for Outstanding Regional Governments, Batch II.

The ceremony took place in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, on Sept. 3. Awards went to districts, cities and provinces for waste management and environmental quality, access to and quality of health services, access to education, and the three-million-homes program.

Tana Tidung ranked first among districts for waste management, while Bontang led the cities. South Kalimantan took the provincial award. In health services, Tana Tidung and Bontang topped the district and city categories, while East Kalimantan ranked first among provinces.

Tabalong led the district education category, Banjarmasin led the cities, and East Kalimantan topped the provinces. Under the three-million-homes program, Kubu Raya ranked first among districts, Banjarmasin among cities, and West Kalimantan among provinces.

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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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