#forest and plantation fires

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Agency deploys nine choppers to fight forest fires

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

Hotspots detected in eight sub-districts in S Kalimantan

A number of hotspots of forest and plantation fires were detected in eight sub-districts in Tanah Laut District, South ...

Participatory approach needed to overcome haze

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

Number of hotspots in Riau increases

The number of forest fire hotspots in Riau Province increased to 45 on Monday, from 10 the previous day, according to ...

President calls for heavier punishment for arsonists

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for heavier punishment for those who deliberately lit fires in forest, ...

183 Riau residents evacuate due to haze

A total of 183 people have fled their homes in Siak district, Riau province, due to thick smoke from forest and ...

Fighting fires not solution to land fires in Riau: President Yudhoyono

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated fighting fires is not solution to the question of forest and plantation ...

Riau`s air quality hazardous to people`s health

Ten air pollutant standard index devices installed in several districts and cities in the Riau Province showed that ...

Handle forest, plantation fires with every possible way: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered all relevant ministers and the officials in Riau province to handle the ...

Disaster mitigation agency delays water bombing

The water bomb operation to extinguish hot spots in the Riau Province was delayed on Thursday as thick haze decreased ...

Government prepares water bombs to mitigate Riau haze

The government will drop water bombs in several hotspots to mitigate haze from land fires in the Riau Province on ...

Haze reduces visibility in Pekanbaru to 50 to 70 meters

Haze from forest and plantation fires reduced the visibility in Pekanbaru to around 50 and 70 meters on Sunday. ...

Pekanbaru`s air very unhealthy due to haze

Haze triggered by forest and plantation fires has caused the air quality in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, polluted and ...

Police hunting down four suspects in Riau`s land fires

Police are hunting down four people suspected of setting fire to forested land in Riau province. "The four ...

Dead victims due to haze to receive compensation

The Ministry of Social Affairs will provide compensation for a haze victim who died in Riau province, according to ...