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Dumai airport cancels two flights due to haze

Dumai city`s airport in Riau province cancels two flights here on Wednesday due to thick haze from the forest fire ...

Haze from forest fire affects respiratory health

Haze from forest fire in Sumatra has increased the number of respiratory problem cases in Dumai, Riau Province, over ...

Indonesian forestry ministry sets hotspot reduction target

The Indonesian forestry ministry has set a target for reducing hotspots of forest and plantation fires in Kalimantan, ...

Artificial rain demand increasing

The Indonesian Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) receives increasing demand of artificial ...

Artificial rain demand increasing

The Indonesian Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) receives increasing demand of artificial ...

Some 500 forest fire hotspots detected in C Kalimantan

At least 500 forest fire hotspots were detected in Central Kalimantan on Saturday, a local official said."Most of the ...

Teakwood forest catches fire in Madiun

At least four hectares of the Teakwood forest in Madiun district, East Java province caught fire on Saturday, and it ...

NOAA satellite detects 12 hotspots in Riau

The US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) satellite has detected 12 hotspots at six districts in ...

Number of forest fire hot spots in Riau increasing

The number of forest fire hot spots in Riau Province continues increasing daily, according to data from the Pekanbaru ...

US satellite detects 61 hot spots in Sumatra

The US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) has detected 61 hot spots on Sumatra Island, according to ...

Forest fire foreseen until mid 2012 in Riau

Threats of forest fires in Riau Province had been foreseen to occur from January to mid 2012 following above-average ...

Year-ender: Deforestation Moratorium, REDD+ Decrees In Place For Forests Preservation

Hosting the world's third largest forest area, Indonesia badly needs a legal basis to  protect and preserve its ...

Minister reiterates govt`s commitment to addressing climate change

Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono has reiterated the government`s commitment to tackling the ...

Fires raze 200 hectares of forest area in C. Java

Fires have razed a total of 200 hectares of forest area in the current dry season in Central Java, a provincial ...

New seismograph installed on mount Lewotobi

A seismograph near the top of Mount Lewotobi was damaged in a recent forest fire but has now been replaced, a local ...