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Indonesia's inflation rises 0.12% in August 2019

The inflation rate in Indonesia rose 0.12 percent in August 2019, driven by a surge in several commodity prices, the ...

16 sub-districts in N Sulawesi brace for drought

Sixteen sub-districts in eight districts and municipalities in North Sulawesi have braced for drought during the ...

Baswedan urges Jakartans to conserve water amid unrelenting dry spell

Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan drew the serious attention of the residents of the capital city to conserve water, ...

West Kalimantan Police handles 40 land and forest fire cases

The West Kalimantan police questioned intensely 40 found to be allegedly involved in 34 land and forest fire cases that ...

Wildfires ravage 1,500 hectares of land in Bintan District: Authority

The Bintan Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) recorded that wildfires have ravaged some 1,500 hectares of land in the ...

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All-out efforts to extinguish wildfires on Sumatra, Kalimantan Islands

Indonesian Defense Forces Commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, National Police Chief General Tito ...

Tesso Nilo's elephants show signs of stress due to forest fire

Mahouts of the elephant Flying Squad at the Tesso Nilo National Park had to evacuate the trained elephants to a safer ...

343 hectares of Mount Ciremai forest area gutted

A fire destroyed 343 hectares of forest area, home to the edelweiss flower, in Mount Ciremai Kuningan District, West ...

Pontianak residents exposed to thick smoke from wildfire

Several residents of Pontianak, the capital city of West Kalimantan Province, are left with no choice but to inhale the ...

Acute respiratory infection cases in South Sumatra reach 274,502

Fires raging through land and forest areas in South Sumatra Province during the January-June 2019 period resulted in ...

Joint team combs Mount Sumbing to ensure fire completely doused

A joint team is conducting a thorough search of Mount Sumbing in Wonosobo District, Central Java Province, to ensure ...

Haze in West Kalimantan elicits complaints from businesspersons

Smog arising from forest fires in West Kalimantan has threatened business activities and prospects in the province, ...

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Tackling forest fires in 5 Indonesian provinces

Several children attending the Islam Akramunnas Kindergarten in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, had no option but to wear ...

BMKG confirms 85 hotspots detected across Sumatra Island

The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected 85 hotspots, indicating potential ...

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Nearly 50 million Indonesians threatened by extreme drought

An El Niño-induced severe dry spell has cast a pall over 100 districts and cities in Indonesia’s provinces ...