Considered Many Services Towards Dayak Indigenous Peoples, Kayan Hydro Energi Owners Awarded Honorary Titles

The handover of the crown as an honorary member was carried out directly by the Chairman of the Regional Customary Council (DAD). (Doc. Ist)

TANJUNG CELLOR - The owner of PT Kayan Hydro Energi (KHE), Tjandra Limanjaya, who is familiarly called Tjandra, is appreciated and awarded the honorary title by the National Dayak Indigenous Society (MADN).

This award was given as an acknowledgment of Tjandra's great services to the indigenous people of Dayak, especially during the construction process of the Kayan Hydroelectric Power Plant (PLTA).

The handover of the crown as an honorary member was carried out directly by the Chairman of the Regional Customary Council (DAD) at the inauguration ceremony and working meeting of the North Kalimantan Provincial Dayak Customary Council at the North Kalimantan Provincial Traditional Hall this Saturday, December 9.

Marthin Billa, Chairman of the National Dayak Customary Council, was also present with the Chairman of the North Kalimantan Provincial DAD, Johny Laing Impang. Meanwhile, Kaltara Governor Zainal A Paliwang, Deputy Governor of Kaltara Yansen Tipa Padan, and a number of regents of North Kalimantan also attended the event.

At the moment of giving the honorary title, Tjandra Limanjaya wore Dayak's traditional oversized clothes, including a crown, as a symbol of appreciation for his extraordinary contribution to the Dayak community.

The chairman of the North Kalimantan Provincial DAD, Johny Laing Impang, explained that this award deserves to be given because Tjandra has made a big contribution to the Dayak community in North Kalimantan Province, such as providing hundreds of jobs, scholarship assistance, and so on.

"We have been given assistance by hundreds of children, in the form of jobs, scholarships and many others," concluded Johny.