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Over 78 thousand people become haze victims in Riau

The Health Service of Riau recorded that haze has affected the health of 78,879 people in the province. "The ...

Haze reduces visibility to 20 meters in Central Kalimantan

Haze arising from forest, peatland, and plantation fires has reduced visibility to 20 meters in Muara Teweh, North ...

Seven foreign firms allegedly involved in land and forest fires

Seven foreign companies are strongly believed to have been involved in land and forest fires in Sumatra and ...

Law continues to be enforced against forest burners: Minister

The police will continue to enforce the law against those found guilty of setting fire to forests, Coordinating ...

Palangka Raya authorities close schools as haze reaches hazardous level

The Palangka Raya authorities have decided to temporarily close schools from the kindergarten to senior high school ...

Low visibility impedes water-bombing operations in S Sumatra

Low visibility and limited water sources have impeded the operation of foreign airplanes that are here to assist in ...

More water-bombers needed to put out hotspots

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said more water-bombing ...

Another foreign firm named suspect in land fires

The police have named oil palm plantation company PT Palm Lestari Makmur as a suspect in an alleged case of land and ...

Most companies in Riau not ready to tackle forest fires

Riau Provinces Forestry Department Chief Fadrizal Labay here on Monday revealed that only 22 of the 61 forestry ...

Government shares responsibility to prevent forest fires

The Indonesian government will share responsibility with local administration and companies to prevent forest fires ...

SAR team retrieves dead climbers` bodies from mount Lawu

The search and rescue (SAR) team in Magetan District, East Java, Monday, recovered the bodies of seven climbers who ...

Indonesia, Japan to cooperate to extinguish forest fires

Indonesia and Japan have agreed to cooperate in the ongoing fire fighting efforts by delivering a special liquid ...

House lauds government`s efforts in tackling land and forest fires

House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto has lauded the governments efforts in tackling land and forest fires in ...

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. ...

Competition suspected behind Singapore`s boycott of Indonesian tissue

The Indonesian Association of Pulp and Paper (APKI) suspected that business competition was behind Singapores boycott ...