#drought

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Haze-chocked Inhabitants of C Kalimantan Cry for Help

The thick hazardous haze shrouding Central Kalimantan over the past two months has become so unbearable that many ...

Two russian planes arrive in Palembang to help extinguish forest fires

Two Russian multipurpose Beriev Be-200 Altair amphibious aircraft arrived here on Wednesday to help extinguish forest ...

More water-bombers needed to put out hotspots

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said more water-bombing ...

Government shares responsibility to prevent forest fires

The Indonesian government will share responsibility with local administration and companies to prevent forest fires ...

Population growth challenge to food production: VP Kalla

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla has said the increase in population poses a challenge to the government in its efforts ...

Apply agricultural technology to enhance food production: VP Kalla

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla has called upon the people to apply agricultural technology to make the countrys ...

Number of detected hotspots in South Sumatra still high

The number of detected hotspots in South Sumatra is still high and is more than any other province in the country. ...

Scale, cost of world humanitarian needs continue to escalate: UN Official

The number of people in need of humanitarian help continues to escalate and this year alone, over 100 million people ...

Indonesia to import rice to counter El Nino-induced drought

The government is preparing to import rice due to the El Nino-induced drought, stated Coordinating Minister for ...

Effective peatland management necessary to minimize forest fires

Peatland fires have been one of the contributing factors to the deteriorating haze, which has blanketed several parts ...

S. Sumatra to maximize efforts to extinguish land fires

South Sumatra will maximize its efforts to put out forest and land fires by using the assistance of foreign aircraft, ...

Indonesia Accepts Foreign Assistance to Extinguish Forest Fires

The inhabitants of Sumatra and Kalimantan, as well as the citizens of Malaysia and Singapore, who have been choked by ...

Indonesia Accepts Foreign Assistance to Extinguish Forest Fires

The inhabitants of Sumatra and Kalimantan, as well as the citizens of Malaysia and Singapore, who have been choked by ...

Indonesia Accepts Foreign Assistance to Extinguish Forest Fires

The inhabitants of Sumatra and Kalimantan, as well as the citizens of Malaysia and Singapore, who have been choked by ...

Indonesia Accepts Foreign Assistance to Extinguish Forest Fires

The inhabitants of Sumatra and Kalimantan, as well as the citizens of Malaysia and Singapore, who have been choked by ...