#dry season

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Sugarcane production feared to shrink on unfavorable climate

The Association of Indonesian Sugarcane Farmers (APTRI) said that the countrys production of sugarcane might decline ...

Sumatra warned over emergence of forest and land fires

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency-Pekanbaru Station detected 42 hotspots in five provinces of ...

Slash-and-burn method contributes to hotspots in Riau: Official

Several hotspots in Bengkalis District, Riau, are caused by the extreme weather during the dry season and the acts of ...

Indonesia empowers communities to prevent forest fires

The traumatic experiences due to forest fires and the consequent haze disaster are still fresh in the minds of ...

W Kalimantan Governor launches fire alertness village program

West Kalimantan Governor Cornelis launched a Fire Alertness Village program in Sungai Kelik village, Nanga Tayap ...

Terra and Aqua Satellites detects 68 hotspots over Sumatra Island

The Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of Pekanbaru detected 68 hotspots that dotted Sumatra Island ...

Gresik dam expected to be operational in August this year

The Bengawan Solo river dam designed mainly to cope with frequent floods in downstream area of that river in the ...

EU supports peatland recovery

The European Union will support Indonesia in recovering and managing the peat land that had burnt by providing Rp300 ...

President to launch Rotiklot dam project in eastern border region

President Joko Widodo is scheduled to conduct the groundbreaking for the Rotiklot dam development project in West ...

APR Energy Signs Extension of 102MW Myanmar Project Through 2016

- APR Energy plc (LSE: APR), a global leader in fast-track power solutions, announces today that its 102MW project ...

President calls for thorough handling of forest fires

President Joko Widodo has called for a thorough handling of forest and land fires, including taking preventive steps ...

VP Kalla holds Istisco prayer to ask for rain

Indonesia Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla held an Istisqo prayer to ask for rain at Jakartas main Istiqlal Mosque here ...

Govt urged to end licenses for peatland exploitation

Forest and peatland fires have protracted over the past several months and triggered widespread haze in the country ...

Indonesia, foreign team to focus on extinguishing fires in South Sumatra

The joint Indonesian-foreign team kept the focus on extinguishing land and forest fires in Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI) ...

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 ...