#across sumatra

Collection of across sumatra news, found 88 news.

Disaster mitigation agency carries out coordination to tackle haze problem

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has carried out coordination work with several government agencies and ...

Joint team with 1,400 personnel sent to Sumatra to put out fires

A joint team consisting of 1,400 personnel from the Indonesian military, police and the National Disaster Mitigation ...

Number of Sumatra's fire hot spots increases to 227

The number of hot spots from forest and plantation fires across Sumatra increased from 118 to 227 on Sunday. Of ...

Number of Sumatra`s fire hot spots drops significantly

The NOAA satellite detected 21 hot spots from forest, plantation and peatland fires across Sumatra, including 13 in ...

Forestry Minister in Riau to inspect forest fire control

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan led a coordinating meeting on forest and plantation fire control here on Saturday. ...

When haze attacks three countries, cooperation needed

Haze knows no border. In this current dry season with extreme hot weather, Sumatra is being hit by forest, peatland ...

Batam, Singapore shrouded in haze coming from Sumatra`s fires

Thick smog haze has covered Batam and Singapore on Thursday, significantly reducing the visibility and causing eye ...

Dumai airport cancels two flights due to haze

Dumai city`s airport in Riau province cancels two flights here on Wednesday due to thick haze from the forest fire ...

Haze from forest fire affects respiratory health

Haze from forest fire in Sumatra has increased the number of respiratory problem cases in Dumai, Riau Province, over ...

Orangutans living outside natural habitat need attention

Orangutans are usually cute, adorable and smart that some people want to keep them as pets. Besides, orangutans and ...

BNPB, BPPT to conduct cloud seeding in 3 provinces

The National Disaster Mitigation Board (BNPB) and the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) ...

Political agenda must not disrupt working programs: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia`s political atmosphere ahead of the 2014 general elections may ...

BMKG detects 203 hot spots in Sumatra Island

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has detected 203 hot spots across Sumatra island, an ...