#air quality

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Dumai to declare forest fire alert to highest level

The Dumai city administration is soon set to declare the highest level of alert status after haze originating from the ...

Thick haze in Riau disturbs air transportation

Planes heading to Sultan Syarif Kasim international airport, Pekanbaru, Riau province, are forced to circle around ...

Up to 93 hotspots detected in Riau

The Terra and Aqua satellite has detected 93 hotspots, or areas of intense heat indicative of forest fires, in the ...

Sharyn Gol JSC Obtains 10 Million USD Financing from EBRD

- Sharyn Gol JSC (MSE: SHG) one of the oldest operating coal mines in Mongolia has signed a contract to receive a debt ...

Forest fires return in Riau province

Following a prolonged rainy season, Indonesia is currently experiencing a very dry period that has again triggered ...

Fighter planes monitor fires in Riau

Several of the Air Force`s Hawk 100/200 fighter planes have been deployed to monitor bush fires in Sumatra`s Riau ...

Around 200 hotspots detected in C. Kalimantan

Around 200 hotspots have been detected in Central Kalimantan, according to Andreas Dodi, a researcher at the Natural ...

Indonesia to host ASEAN officials on environment meeting

Indonesia will play host to the 24th ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN) from Aug. 26 to 31 in ...

Ash rain in Pekanbaru after forest fires

Several areas in Pekanbaru have been hit by ash rain, following forest fires for the past two days, said an ...

Police arrest 23 suspects over forest fires

The Police of Riau have arrested 23 suspects in connection with forest and peat land fires in the province that have ...

Three flights from Dumai cancelled due to haze

Three flights from Dumai city are cancelled due to low visibility following haze that is still happening in the area, ...

Conversion of land function reduces farmers` welfare

The Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI) said that the increasing conversion of agricultural land into settlement or ...

Haze raises respiratory disease sufferers by 20 pct

The Health Monitoring Office (KKP) of Pekanbaru`s Port recorded increase in respiratory disease by 20 percent as a ...

Air quality index in Riau improving

Air quality index in Riau has continued to improve in line with the declining number of forest and land fires ...

BNPB sets aside Rp25 billion to battle forest fires

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has set aside Rp25 billion (around 2.5 million US Dollar) to make ...