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Riau Police name 15 suspects over forest fires in Riau

The Riau Police has named 15 arsonists as suspects responsible for the forest fires that occurred in January and ...

20 hectares of tourism forest areas in Batam catch fire

The Fire Danger Mitigation of the Batam Concession Agency has reported that in the last two weeks, at least 20 ...

President Jokowi to visit Riau to assess forest fire situation

The acting governor of Riau, Arsyadjuliandi Rachman, said that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to visit ...

President Jokowi should take action against forest fire perpetrators

Forest fires and haze on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan continue to create trouble for Indonesia despite the ...

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 ...

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 ...

VP Boediono calls for preventive measures against forest fires

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

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 ...

Fire razes forest in Mt Lawu

A fire has ravaged the forest in Mount Lawu, which straddles the southern border of East and Central Java, since last ...

Minister: forest fire in Riau happens on massive scale

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan reported that perpetrators had started forest and land fires in Riau provincial ...

Indonesian hotspots still need prompt response

Indonesian forest fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra, particularly in Riau Province, where fires have burnt 25 thousand ...

NOAA18 satellite detects 98 hotspots in Sumatra

The United States NOAA18 satellite operated by Singapore has detected 98 hotspots in Sumatra on Tuesday, of which 37 ...

Bush fires feared to hit Sumatra

Bush fires are a growing threat in Sumatra with Terra and Aqua satellite detecting more hot spots mainly in the ...

VP Boediono warns of larger risk of forest fires

Indonesian vice president Boediono has warned of a larger risk of forest fires in the country due to a possible ...