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Riau air quality "unhealthy" as haze obscures skies

The air quality around Riau Province reached a "very unhealthy" level on Sunday as haze from forest fires covered its ...

Batam airport postpones, cancels flights due to haze

A number of flights from Batam Hang Nadim International Airport to Pekanbaru, Silangit, Palembang, and Jakarta, were ...

353 hotspots of forest fires detected in Sumatra

Some 353 hotspots of forest and plantation fires were detected across Sumatra Island on Wednesday. "Based on the ...

C. Kalimantan police arrest 95 forest and plantation fire setters

The Central Kalimantan police have detained and named 95 people as suspects for setting fires in forest and plantation ...

Peabody Urges Greater Use Of Advanced Coal Globally To Fight Energy Poverty And Improve Emissions

- During a week of heightened discussion about carbon and climate, Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) today called for greater ...

VP Boediono calls for preventive measures against forest fires

Vice President Boediono has called on the Indonesian National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) to intensify ...

Satellite detects 187 hotspots in C. Kalimantan

NOAA-18 Satellite has detected 187 hotspots of forest and plantation fires across Central Kalimantan Province on ...

Indonesia government should map fire prone areas: Walhi

The environmental non-governmental organization Wahana Lingkungan Hidup (Walhi) of Bangka Belitung province urged the ...

RI prioritizes handling forest fires in three provinces

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is streamlining its efforts to handle forest fires in South Sumatra, ...

Indonesia needs law on climate change: Walhi

The environmental non-government organization Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (Walhi) has urged the government to ...

Material losses inflicted by Riau forest fires reach Rp20 trillion

Material losses inflicted by forest and plantation fires in Riau Province, Sumatra, during February-April 2014, ...

Police order investigation into forest fires

The Indonesian Police have instructed the regional police throughout the country to investigate the forest fires ...

Agency deploys nine choppers to fight forest fires

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has deployed nine helicopters in several provinces to conduct water ...

Indonesian haze begins escalating to neighboring countries

At least eight provinces in Indonesia currently have an increasing number of hotspots producing smoke from forest and ...

Government responds to call for addressing drought

The Indonesian government on Monday announced it has mapped out alternative water sources for the countrys drought-hit ...