#drought

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Forest fire occurs again in Riau as new hotspots found

About 185 hotspots, possibly forest fires, have been found in Riau province recently, spokesman to National Disaster ...

Three flights delayed due to haze in Pekanbaru

At least three flights from Sultan Syarif Kasim II airport, Pekanbaru city, to Jakarta and Malaka (Malaysia) were ...

State enterprises interested in doing business in Vietnam

Eight Indonesian state enterprises are interested in doing business in Vietnam by establishing cooperation with local ...

When haze attacks three countries, cooperation needed

Haze knows no border. In this current dry season with extreme hot weather, Sumatra is being hit by forest, peatland ...

Bogor hosts soil, water assessment toll conference

The Third Conference and Workshop on Soil and Water Assessment Toll for Southeast and East Asia (SWAT-SEEA) is being ...

FAO award for Indonesia not end of homework

For its success in reducing the number of hunger, Indonesia received an award from the United Nations` Food and ...

Govt prepares Rp6 tln for basic infrastructures

The Public Works Ministry is preparing at least Rp6 trillion in funds to build various basic infrastructure facilities ...

Flood forces thousands to evacuate in S Kalimantan

Thousands of people fled their homes as flood swept part of Hulu Sungai Selatan district in South Kalimantan on ...

Blue Peace: New Solution for Averting Water Wars in the Nile Basin

-     With the spectre of war looming over Egypt and Ethiopia due to discord on the Nile River ...

Zuma says Mandela "comfortable", talking football

South African President Jacob Zuma paid Nelson Mandela a visit Sunday and found the anti-apartheid icon "comfortable ...

RI plays central role in climate change adaptation and mitigation

Indonesia endowed with a vast area of forested land and sea plays a central role in global climate change adaptation ...

Artificial rains being considered to put out forest fires

Forest fires have hit several provinces in Indonesia over the past few months and produced haze that has had an effect ...

100 mln to die by 2030 if world fails to act on climate

More than 100 million people will die and global economic growth will be cut by 3.2 percent of gross domestic product ...

Poverty gripped district of Lebak hit by harvest failure

The poverty gripped district of Lebak in Banten is in for worse problem with harvest failure hitting extensive areas ...

Severe drought takes victims in Pekalongan

Long drought began to leave its mark with 1,800 people of the regency of Pekalongan, Central Java, hit by acute ...