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BNPB declares six provinces in emergency of forest fires

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said six of Indonesian provinces are in emergency of forest and bush ...

Riau police name 85 suspects over wildfire cases

The Riau Police have named 85 suspects over wildfires during the January-August 2016 period. The cases are being ...

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, ...

Military officers build barriers to prevent wildfires from spreading

A number of military officers were deployed to build barriers to prevent wildfires in Selakau, Sambas District, West ...

Fires raze some 600 ha of forest, peatland, plantation areas

Some 600 hectares of forest, peatland and plantation areas were gutted by fires over the past one week, Commander of ...

Satellites detect 365 hotspots across Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellites of NASA have detected a total of 365 hotspots across Sumatra Island on Wednesday ...

Number of hotspots in Sumatra significantly up, now 159

The number of hotspots across Sumatra Island has increased significantly to 159, from 92 the previous day. Of ...

President wants sub-districts to have forest fire command posts

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked all relevant agencies to set up land and forest fire command posts up to a ...

Five provinces declare alert emergency status

Five governors have declared an emergency alert status in anticipation of land and forest fires in their provinces, ...

President orders for immediate action against forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has passed order for immediate action to prevent forest fires from spreading and ...

NSP found guilty in forest fire, punished with compensation

A Jakarta district court on Friday found PT National Sago Prima (NSP) guilty of forest and bush fires and ordered the ...

South Sumatra to use drone to monitor hotspots

South Sumatra will use an unmanned aircraft, or drone, to monitor hotspots in plantation and forest areas that ...

ASEAN agrees to stop blame game over haze issue

The Association South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has agreed to stop the practice of blaming each other over the haze ...

Sampit`s urban forest to feature peat swamp

The urban forest in Sampit, Central Kalimantan province will be featuring peat swamp as its defining characteristic, ...

Police need to explain halting investigation on forest fires: Lawmaker

Deputy chairman of Commission III of the House of Representatives Benny K Harman said police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian ...