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EARTH WIRE -- President Jokowi calls for increased vigil against forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has reminded ministers and regional authorities to remain vigilant against forest ...

EARTH WIRE -- President Jokowi urges revocation of companies triggering forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged several related ministries such as the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry ...

Chinese state media hopes for best with Trump, prepares for worst

Chinese state media on Saturday (Jan. 21) said that it hoped the new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump ...

EARTH WIRE -- TNI wary of forest and land fires in Riau province

The personnel of the Indonesian Army (TNI AD) are wary of the catastrophic forest and land fires in Riau Province, as ...

Sumatran tiger population in Sembilang Dangku has greatly diminished: observer

The population of the Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) in the Sembilang Dangku landscape of South Sumatra is ...

President targets 400,000 hectares of peatland restoration in 2017

The government has outlined a target to restore 400,000 hectares of peatland areas in seven provinces in 2017, ...

Floods, landslide hit Sinuruik, West Pasaman

Floods and a landslide have struck the villages of Sunuruik and Talu in Talamau Sub-district, West Pasaman District, ...

DVI team identifies victims of burning ferry in North Jakarta

The Jakarta Metro Jaya Police assigned the Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team to identify the dead victims of ...

Death toll of burning ferry in North Jaakarta rises to 23

The death toll of a ferry, Zahro Express, which caught fires in the waters of Seribu Island, on Sunday morning, rose ...

Yearender - Indonesia records highest number of natural disasters in 2016

Indonesia was battered by 2,342 natural disasters in 2016, the highest in the past 14 years, making it one of the most ...

Citilink fires allegedly drunk pilot

Low-cost carrier Citilink Indonesia has fired the pilot of the QG 800 flight who was allegedly drunk and caused the ...

EARTH WIRE -- Peatland restoration helps prevent forest fires

Set up nearly a year ago, Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) has wasted no time in protecting and restoring peatlands ...

Yearender - Indonesia successfully fights forest fires in 2016

Many inhabitants of Riau Province have a fleeting sense of relief since, for the first time in the past 18 years, they ...

Yearender - Indonesia`s agriculture has better prospects in 2017

The El Nino weather phenomenon that struck Indonesia in 2015, bringing droughts and wide-spread forest and land fires, ...

EARTH WIRE -- BRG to restore 2.4 million hectares of damaged peat lands

Indonesias Peat Land Restoration Agency (BRG) said it hoped to restore 2.4 million hectares of damaged peat lands ...