#air pollution

Collection of air pollution news, found 426 news.

Riau governor announces state of emergency after air pollution surges

Riau Governor Syamsuar has declared a state of emergency over air pollution caused by land and forest fires in the ...

Tour de Siak stage 3 cancelled following forest fire smog

The organizing committee of Tour de Siak international cycling race and sports tourism event decided to cancel the ...

BI evacuates relatives of employees from haze-shrouded Pekanbaru

Bank Indonesia (BI) Office in Riau Province has evacuated 67 ailment-prone relatives of its employees to West Sumatra ...

Government makes maximal efforts to fight land, forest fires: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) echoed the government’s full-blown efforts to fight land and forest fires in the ...

Dozens of orangutans afflicted with acute respiratory tract infection

Dozens of orangutans undergoing rehabilitation in the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation area in Nyaru ...

Presidential plane lands smoothly at haze-shrouded Riau airport

The presidential aircraft carrying President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) landed smoothly at Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in ...

Thick smoke restricts Singkawan's students to stay home

The Singkawang city administration has kept preschool and elementary students home and away from schools over thick ...

Dense haze cover smothers Kubu Raya, forcing closure of schools

A dense cover of haze, arising from wildfires in West Kalimantan, has compelled the Kubu Raya district government to ...

Pekanbaru's 21 health service posts ready to serve haze victims

A total of 21 public health service posts (Puskesmas) in the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru are on standby to ...

Deteriorating air pollution forces evacuation of residents

Forest fire-induced air pollution in Pekanbaru, Riau, has reached a hazardous level, thereby compelling some citizens ...

Haze impairs visibility to 700 meters in Pekanbaru

Haze emanating from forest fires has caused a drastic drop in visibility in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, to 700 meters on ...

At least 2,510 hotspots observed in ASEAN on Sept 4-7

No less than 2,510 hotspots, indicating the presence of forest fires, were spotted by satellites throughout the ASEAN ...

Jakarta Governor extends public invitation to visit Flona 2019 Expo

Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan extended an invitation to the public to pay a visit to the Flora and Fauna (Flona) ...

Lack of awareness challenge for green growth: GGGI

Lack of awareness about threats emanating from climate change and importance of environmental preservation still ...

Panjaitan believes it is about time Indonesia produces electric cars

Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan is a strong proponent of the view that the time has come ...