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VP Kalla holds Istisco prayer to ask for rain

Indonesia Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla held an Istisqo prayer to ask for rain at Jakartas main Istiqlal Mosque here ...

Number of hotspots in Indonesia decrease significantly

The number of hotspots in Indonesia has decreased significantly over the last few days. "The number of hotspots ...

Minister hands over compensation to haze victims

Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa handed over a compensation worth Rp15 million to the families of each ...

Forest and land fires ravage two million hectares

Around two million hectares have so far been burnt by forest and land fires in Indonesia, according to the National ...

Lawmaker condemns house leaders wearing masks during plenary meeting

The National Democrat (NasDem) Party lawmaker Johnny G. Plate has voiced his criticism over several leaders of the ...

Government to buy four Russian Beriev aircraft

Indonesia will buy four Russian Beriev BE-200 aircraft for its armed forces and will also be used to conduct cloud ...

VP Kalla dispatches PMI team to haze-affected areas

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla, who is concurrently chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), dispatched a PMI ...

Government to avoid deadlock in debate over draft state budget

The government will seek a compromise to avoid deadlock in the debate over the 2016 draft state budget. Cabinet ...

Learn preventive measures to counter haze impacts: Indonesia minister

Health Minister Nila Djuwita Anfasa Moeloek has called on the public to learn preventive measures against the impacts ...

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 ...

Animals Also Victims of Forest Fires

The hazardous haze emanating from the ongoing forest and plantation fires has led to 10 deaths, left 503 thousand ...

Airport Operator, Airways Hit Hard By Forest Fire Haze

The haze emanating from forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan harms not only the locals and the environment, but has ...

Govt to use REDD+ funds to restore peat lands

Vice President Jusuf Kalla said here on Wednesday that the government would use funds from the Reduction of Emissions ...

President set to have office in Palembang

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is set to have an office in Palembang to monitor the handling of land and forest fires ...

Thin smoke from Sumatra reaches northern Banten waters

The smoke arising from land and forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan has been spotted over the waters of north ...