#forest and land fire

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Lawmaker proposes special committee on haze issue

The House of Representatives should set up a special committee on the issue of haze that has been impacting several ...

House speaker proposes Luhut as coordinator to tackle forest fires

House Speaker Setya Novanto has proposed to assign Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs ...

Two foreign companies named suspects in forest fires: Police chief

Indonesias National Police (Polri) Chief, General Badrodin Haiti, has said the police have named two foreign companies ...

Companies named suspects in forest fire cases: Indonesia Police Chief

A total of 12 companies have been named suspects in forest and land fire cases in Sumatra and Kalimantan (Borneo) ...

Police investigate perpetrators involved in land, forest fires

The Indonesian police are committed to thoroughly investigating all those companies which burned the forests, causing ...

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 ...

Indonesia can be saved from haze disaster: Disaster agency

Indonesia can be freed from the haze disaster if it implements several preventive measures and involves the people, ...

President inspects Palembang-Indralaya toll road construction works

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in Ogan Ilir District, South Sumatra, on Sunday, inspected construction works of ...

President checks preparations to mitigate haze disaster

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo arrived at Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Sunday ...

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 ...

16 hectares of forest area razed by fires in Riau

At least 16 hectares of forest area were razed by fires in Riau Province, in May 2014, according to data from the ...

Participatory approach needed to overcome haze

Indonesia needs to take a participatory approach where the central government, local administrations, non-governmental ...