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Prioritizing preventive measures against forest fires

The Indonesian authorities have claimed that te number of forest fires had reduced some 85 percent over the past ...

Ministry focuses on preventive measures against forest fires

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry`s Forest and Land Fire Control Brigade, Manggala Agni, and ...

157 hotspots detected across Sumatra island on Saturday

A total of 157 hotspots, indicating forest and plantation fires, were detected across Sumatra Island on Saturday, ...

news focus - Prolonged drought triggers forest fires in Kalimantan and Java

The Indonesian government has been working all out to prevent forest fires over the last couple of years and been ...

Satellites detect 154 hotspots on Sumatra island

A total of 154 hotspots indicating forest and plantation fires were detected across Sumatra Island on Thursday. The ...

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Indonesia faces challenges in ensuring haze-free Asian Games

Jakarta and Palembang are gearing up for the opening ceremony of the 18th Asian Games, due to be held at the Gelora ...

Mily commander orders shoot-on-sight against arsonists in riau

Commander of the Riau Land and Forest Fire Task Force Brig. Gen. Sonny Aprianto said here on Thursday that he has ...

Potential forest fires still threaten Riau ahead of Asian Games

A total of 103 hot spots were detected in several parts of Riau Province on Wednesday as the South Sumatra city of ...

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Freeing Asian Games from haze pollution

Haze pollution has been one of the most serious problems in countries, including Indonesia, having wide expanses of ...

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Indonesia fights forest fires in Sumatra ahead of Asian Games

The Riau Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency reported here on Tuesday that some 169 hot spots were ...

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Dumai city anticipates potential forest fires prior to Asian Games

The Dumai Land and Forest Fire Task Force has deployed personnel to be on standby in case of forest fires that could ...

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Riau to prevent forest fires for success of Asian Games

The Government of Riau Province is ready to prevent Land and Forest Fires (Karhutla) for the success of the ...

Better efforts needed for disaster preparedness and mitigation

Natural disasters that have hit Indonesia up to June 2017 include floods (37.4 percent), whirlwinds (29.2 percent), ...

140 hotspots detected in West Kalimantan

A total of 140 hotspots indicating forest, peatland and plantation fires, were detected in West Kalimantan Province, ...

Legal enforcement stepped up to combat forest fires

Riaus inhabitants have long yearned to lead a haze-free existence as they have reeled under the impacts of smoke ...