Administratively, Loncek is located at the end of Ambawang River district, Kubu Raya regency, West Kalimantan province and is also a part of Teluk Bakung village. It shares borders with Tayan Hilir district, Sanggau Regency.
According to Gaeb, the settlement of the Salako community in Loncek existed since 1910, ‘opened by two people named Nek Motek and Timanggong’, long before the Indonesian nation was born. He was one of Nek Motek’s ancestors. That was why he was shocked that the residents of Loncek could not claim rights to their own land.
Village headman, Valentinus Agib told me that this was because the Indonesian government had declared the area as part of its territory for Forest Production (HP).
House music changed to a dangdut beat, mixed with the heady scent of beer poured by the waiter. This did not chase the chills. I hugged my jacket closer, as the morning dew was starting to fall from the sky.