#command posts

Collection of command posts news, found 205 news.

President wants sub-districts to have forest fire command posts

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked all relevant agencies to set up land and forest fire command posts up to a ...

Sail Karimata Strait 2016 to involve four provinces

The annual international maritime event of Sail Indonesia this year is called Sail Karimata Strait 2016 and will ...

Govt developing forest fire control system: Minister

The government is developing a system for handling land and forest fires quickly, Environment and Forestry Minister ...

Indonesian navy HQ inspects preparations for Sail Karimata Strait

A team of the Indonesian Navy Headquarters visited Sukadana area in Kayong Utara district, West Kalimantan province, ...

Six people buried in landslide in Payakumbuh

Six people were buried in a landslide caused by incessant rains that also blocked the road between Payakumbuh and ...

Putting Out Forest Fires Crucial to Saving Lives

At least 307,360 people in six Indonesian provinces, from June 29 to October 5, 2015, sought medical treatment for ...

Walhi encourages people to file class action suit over haze disaster

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has encouraged haze-affected residents to file a class action suit ...

Some 257 houses damaged, 35 injured in Papua earthquake

A total of 257 houses were damaged, and 35 people suffered minor injuries in an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the ...

NGO to provide legal counsel to victims of forest fires

The prolonged drought induced by the El Nino phenomenon, has resulted in a water crisis and harvest failure in some ...

Walhi to assist haze victims in taking legal action

The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) has opened command posts for suing plantation companies responsible for ...

Over 25.5 thousand people taken ill by haze in Riau

The Riau health office has recorded that 25,524 people have fallen ill due to the haze as the air quality has reached ...

Stern law enforcement needed to tackle forest fires

The problem of haze has been getting worse on Sumatra Island, forcing flight delays and temporary school shutdowns, ...

President orders activating command posts to handle smoke from fires

President Joko Widodo has ordered to activate command posts to control and tackle smoke problems in Sumatra and ...

Landslides, No. 1 Killer in Indonesia in 2014

Being located in the Pacifics ring of fire and comprising over 17 thousand islands, Indonesia is prone to natural ...

Floods hit Dompu, Bima in West Nusa Tenggara

Floods have submerged thousands of houses in Dompu and Bima districts of West Nusa Tenggara Province. The ...