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Jokowi chairs meeting to tackle forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) chaired a meeting at the State Palace here on Tuesday to discuss efforts to combat ...

Satellites identify 152 hotspots on Sumatra Island

The Terra and Aqua Satellites, on Tuesday, at 6 a.m. local time, detected 152 hotspots on Sumatra Island, including 75 ...

Haze-induced visibility impairment in Pekanbaru reaches two kilometers

Haze, arising from forest fires, has lowered visibility in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, to two kilometers, or two thousand ...

700 Pekanbaru inhabitants suffer from respiratory illness due to haze

Some 700 people in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, currently suffer from respiratory illness as haze from forest fires has ...

Satellites detect 138 hotspots of forest fires in Riau

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 138 hotspots indicating forest fires in eight districts of Riau Province on ...

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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 ...

Five provinces declare emergency status for land and forest fires

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture announced that five provinces in the country have declared ...

IMT-GT concludes its 11th meeting in Palembang on Saturday

The two-day 11th meeting of the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand - Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Working Group on Transport, ...

Dumai-Malacca sailing route to be opened in 2020

Indonesia and Malaysia will work towards opening the Dumai-Malacca sailing route in 2020 to enhance bilateral ...

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Habitat loss triggers Sumatran elephant-human conflict

Sumatran forests are home to some of the world’s rarest plant species and among remaining landscapes where ...

Houses in Aceh destroyed after 12 elephants go on rampage

A herd of 12 elephants recently ran amok in the villages of Blang Lango and Tuwi Meuleusong in Seunagan Timur ...

Riau's land, forest fires covered 3,147 hectares in Jan-June 2019

Land and forest fires in Riau Province during the period from January to June covered an area of 3,147 hectares, ...

Trained elephants ill after 10 days of expelling wild elephants

Two trained elephants fell ill from fatigue after a 10-day operation to drive out wild elephants in Riau Province and ...

Six crossing paths for elephants built along Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road

Six special crossing paths for elephants are to be built along the Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road project, in a bid to ...