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Officer of Indonesian ministry dies when extinguishing forest fire in Sukabumi

An officer of Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) died when he was trying to extinguish land and forest fires ...

1,887 hotspots detected in Sumatra and Kalimantan

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said the number of hotspots detected in Sumatra and Kalimantan has ...

More Indonesia airports affected by haze from land fires

More airports are being affected by the haze in Indonesia as flights continue to be disrupted. The head of the ...

1,500 soldiers deployed to fight forest fires in South Kalimantan

Some 1,500 soldiers have been deployed to fight land and forest fires in South Kalimantan and prevent them from ...

Over 12 thousand people taken ill by haze in Riau

Over 12,260 inhabitants of Riau Province have fallen ill due to the haze triggered by forest, peatland, and plantation ...

President Jokowi orders to immediately extinguish forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has ordered every stakeholder to help extinguish forest fires and to tackle haze ...

TNI deploys 1,150 soldiers to mitigate haze disaster

The National Defense Forces (TNI) is deploying 1,150 soldiers of the Air Force Special Force, the Marine Corps, and ...

Riau police name 32 suspects in plantation fire cases

The Riau provincial police have named 32 suspects in forest and plantation fire cases, and 21 of them have been handed ...

Indonesia Intelligence Agency locates 133 fires in C. Kalimantan

The Indonesia State Intelligence Agency (BIN) has located 133 fires in plantation areas in Central Kalimantan. ...

16 airports impacted by forest fire smog in Indonesia

The Transportation Ministry has reported that 16 airports on the Sumatra and Kalimantan Islands have been impacted by ...

Smog in Sumatra compels students to stay home in Payakumbuh

Thick smog caused by forest and land fires in Sumatra Island has forced the Payakumbuh city government in West Sumatra ...

Thick smokes still blanketing part of Riau

Thick smokes still is blanketing part of Riau disrupting flight schedules from and to this provincial city of ...

Stern law enforcement needed to tackle forest fires

The problem of haze has been getting worse on Sumatra Island, forcing flight delays and temporary school shutdowns, ...

Riau university students voice five demands concerning haze disaster

Hundreds of students of Riau University here, Monday, staged a rally to express their five-point demands to the ...

police detain 5 arsonists in plantation fire case - (d)

The Indragiri Hulu police have detained five people for allegedly setting fire to plantation areas that has produced ...