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Asian Games 2018

Freeing Asian Games from haze pollution

Haze pollution has been one of the most serious problems in countries, including Indonesia, having wide expanses of ...

Asian Games 2018

Indonesia fights forest fires in Sumatra ahead of Asian Games

The Riau Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency reported here on Tuesday that some 169 hot spots were ...

Smoke detectors installed in JSC area

Smoke detectors have been installed in the Jakabaring Sport City (JSC) area in Palembang, South Sumatra, to ensure the ...

Forest, land fires in Musi Banyuasin extinguished successfully

Forest and land fires in Babat Toman District, Musi Banyuasin District, South Sumatra, on Sunday afternoon, were ...

Asian Games 2018

Dumai city anticipates potential forest fires prior to Asian Games

The Dumai Land and Forest Fire Task Force has deployed personnel to be on standby in case of forest fires that could ...

Asian Games 2018

Riau to prevent forest fires for success of Asian Games

The Government of Riau Province is ready to prevent Land and Forest Fires (Karhutla) for the success of the ...

Forest, land fires spread to 633 hectares in Riau

Forest and land fires have spread across Riau Province, reaching 633 hectares since Jan 14. The most difficult ...

Better efforts needed for disaster preparedness and mitigation

Natural disasters that have hit Indonesia up to June 2017 include floods (37.4 percent), whirlwinds (29.2 percent), ...

Helicopter drops 40 tons of water to extinguish Riau fires

Riau Provinces forest and land fire task force has deployed an MI-8 helicopter to drop 40 tons of water to extinguish ...

140 hotspots detected in West Kalimantan

A total of 140 hotspots indicating forest, peatland and plantation fires, were detected in West Kalimantan Province, ...

Legal enforcement stepped up to combat forest fires

Riaus inhabitants have long yearned to lead a haze-free existence as they have reeled under the impacts of smoke ...

All-out fight against forest fires in Sumatra, Kalimantan

The Indonesian authorities had a fleeting sense of relief that there had been no haze from forest fires until early ...

Satellites detect 68 hotspots on Sumatra Island

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 68 hotspots on Sumatra Island, a sharp increase from nine on the previous ...

MI-8 helicopter deployed in Riau to put out wildfires

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency has deployed an MI-8 helicopter in Riau Province to help douse forest, ...

23 hotspots detected on Sumatra Island

As many as 23 hotspots, with 50 percent indicating forest and plantation fires, were detected in five provinces across ...