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New Straits Times

04-24-2004

Pontianak may well become miniature Jakarta
Byline: John Teo
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
Section: Saturday Forum
Column: Wavelength

IT can be surreal taking the half-hour flight from Kuching to Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan, in Indonesia.

The surest sign that you are actually in another country despite the short hop on the plane is the fact you will need to adjust your time an hour ahead. <...

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