#air quality

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Jakarta governor, president discuss plan to introduce electric cars

Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan discussed a plan to introduce electric cars in the capital with President Joko ...

Pontianak plans to change school hours owing to haze

Mayor of Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Edi Rusdi Kamtono announced the local government's plan to temporarily change ...

Haze in Palangka Raya causes temporary closure of schools

The Palangka Raya Education Office in Central Kalimantan Province temporarily closed schools owing to haze arising from ...

Satellites confirm presence of 192 hotspots on Sumatra Island

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 192 hotspots indicating forest fires across Sumatra Island on Monday morning, a ...

West Kalimantan governor summons 94 companies over land, forest fires

West Kalimantan Governor Sutarmidji, at a coordination meeting to discuss land and forest fire control, Monday, ...

Hotspots in Riau, parts of Kalimantan declined: BNPB

The number of hotspots in the provinces of Riau, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan have declined ...

Smog from forest fires shrouds Riau, West & Central Kalimantan

Smog emanating from forest fires hung over the provinces of Riau, West Kalimantan, and Central Kalimantan though not ...

Forest fires cause unhealthy air quality in Pekanbaru, Riau

Forest fire-induced smog, enveloping Pekanbaru, Riau Province, has lowered visibility and polluted the air, according ...

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ASEAN should move faster for mitigation of peatland fires, haze

The 2016-signed financing agreement of "Sustainable Use of Peatland and Haze Mitigation" (SUPA) for climate ...

People affected by forest fires should stay indoors

People living in land-fire and forest fire-affected areas should avoid outdoor activities so they are not exposed to ...

Jakarta governor orders inspection of industrial chimneys

The Governor of Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, has ordered his men to inspect the flue gas stacks of industries operating in ...

Indonesian-made electric cars can be competitively priced: President

Indonesian President Joko Widodo expects the electric cars manufactured in Indonesia to be cheaper in ...

Jakarta to apply odd-even traffic policy on two-wheelers

The Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta will implement the odd-even policy for two-wheelers as a follow-up to the ...

Parts of ASEAN to be fire-prone next week

The Australian monsoon can make parts of Southeast Asia prone to fires in the next week, according to the Fire Danger ...

Drought affecting 20 districts, towns in West Java

The West Java Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported Tuesday that this year's protracted drought has affected ...