* * * * * Balikpapan, Island of Borneo, Republic of Indonesia Monday, 29 th November 1993 After reaching cruise altitude and halfway across the Makassar Strait, the cloud cover below our 737 broke up and I became aware of Borneo’s east coast looming up ahead of us in the distance. Borneo is the third- largest island in the world and the largest in Asia ; located north of Java , west of Sulawesi , and east of Sumatra . The island is also politically divided among three countries: Malaysia and Brunei in the north, with Indonesia to the south. Approximately 73% of the island is Indonesian territory; plus being home to one of the oldest rainforests in the world. ...