English: The symptoms of nationalism in West Kalimantan were detected through dozens of print press published in the 1920s to 1940s. The development of the printed mass media at that time had become the key and conception of ideas that built national awareness. Economic independence was a hallmark of the community had changed its perspective to realize awareness and ideals of the new social order which was displayed in the form of modern languages, one of which was print media. Some of them were Warta Borneo newspapers, Sinar Borneo newspapers, Oetesan Borneo newspapers. With the historical understanding of print media, we would not be easily caught up in unfavourable interests and destroy the true meaning of unity in this country. Mr. Hajj Rais, was one example of thoughts about independence in all fields conveyed to the public through the press, he was one of the pioneers of the progress of the press and journalism in West Kalimantan. The nationalist movement and the Persatoean Anak Borneo (Persatoean Children of Borneo) presented ideas with a larger portion for the Nation of Indonesian. The PAD was officially formed to create Borneo nationalism, unfortunately the task was done half-heartedly because it was more utilized to disseminate the ideology of its administrators. general discourse in the right to self-determinism magazine uploaded political awareness in the scope of the nationalism movement organization in Java (GAPI, the main PAB affiliation organization) realized through the demands of Indonesia parliamentary (self-rule), ideas that lead to the goal of independence.