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19 hectares of land burned at Baluran National Park

Some 19 hectares of lands at Baluran National Park in Situbondo District, East Java, was burned on Sunday (May 20), ...

Satellites detect 13 hotspots in Riau

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 13 hotspots in five districts in Riau Province, on Friday at 5 a.m. local ...

Indonesia discusses efforts to prevent forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and officers discussed efforts to prevent forest fires in Indonesia in 2016, including ...

Indonesian Air Force to start modernizing weaponry in 2016

The Indonesian Air Force will improve its weaponry during the 2016-2019 period to secure the nations territory. ...

Peatland restoration prevents forest fires: VP Kalla

Indonesian Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla said peat land restoration in several islands of Indonesia can prevent forest ...

Haze causes major losses to aviation industry

The aviation industry in Indonesia has suffered huge losses due to haze arising from forest and land fires in several ...

Number of detected hotspots in South Sumatra still high

The number of detected hotspots in South Sumatra is still high and is more than any other province in the country. ...

Coordinating ministry, BNPB to coordinate properly to extinguish fires: President

President Joko Widodo has urged the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs to coordinate with ...

Companies named suspects in forest fire cases: Indonesia Police Chief

A total of 12 companies have been named suspects in forest and land fire cases in Sumatra and Kalimantan (Borneo) ...

Foreign teams commence operations to extinguish fires

Teams from foreign countries began operations to extinguish the fires in South Sumatra. "Today, teams from ...

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 ...

Police investigate perpetrators involved in land, forest fires

The Indonesian police are committed to thoroughly investigating all those companies which burned the forests, causing ...

Indonesian military deploys over one thousand soldiers to extinguish fires

The Indonesian Military (TNI) has deployed 1,250 soldiers to extinguish forest fires in Riau Province after President ...

Haze disrupts oil palm production in Riau

Haze from the ongoing forest fires in the Riau province had disrupted the harvest of oil palm fruits, a local farmer ...

Haze reduces visibility in Pekanbaru to 50 to 70 meters

Haze from forest and plantation fires reduced the visibility in Pekanbaru to around 50 and 70 meters on Sunday. ...