#drought

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Indonesia to utilize foreign assistance to extinguish forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will utilize several offers of assistance from foreign countries to extinguish forest ...

Despite El Nino, paddy harvests take place any time: President Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said that despite Indonesia struggling with the effects of El Nino, which has ...

Indonesian forest fires cause regional concern

Millions of people in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore have been affected by the haze mainly arising from forest, ...

Thousands travelers stranded at Pekanbaru on thick smokes

Indonesia still looks helpless in dealing with thick smokes causing inconvenience including disrupting flight ...

Intensive steps planned to overrcome poverty

The Indonesian government is planning to take labor intensive measures to develop retention basins and extend seed ...

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 ...

TNI deploys 1,150 soldiers to mitigate haze disaster

The National Defense Forces (TNI) is deploying 1,150 soldiers of the Air Force Special Force, the Marine Corps, and ...

16 airports impacted by forest fire smog in Indonesia

The Transportation Ministry has reported that 16 airports on the Sumatra and Kalimantan Islands have been impacted by ...

President inspects Palembang-Indralaya toll road construction works

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in Ogan Ilir District, South Sumatra, on Sunday, inspected construction works of ...

President checks preparations to mitigate haze disaster

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo arrived at Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Sunday ...

Kudus just suffers water shortage: Kudus regent

Kudus Regent, Musthofa, has convinced the public that none of his areas suffers a severe drought though a clean water ...

Six hot spots detected in Riau

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected six hot spots in Riau province on Monday. ...

Surplus predicted in rice production in South Kalimantan

South Kalimantan is expected to maintain surplus in rice production this year despite the lengthy drought that has ...

Indonesia to import cattle to overcome beef shortage

The Indonesian government has decided to import 50 thousand heads of cattle and to conduct market operations as a ...

Early anticipating measures taken to counter El Nino impact: Minister

Indonesian Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman claims to have anticipated the impact of El Nino since January by ...