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Indonesia intensifies forest fire response to curb transboundary haze

Indonesia is intensifying efforts to tackle forest and land fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan to prevent smoke from ...

Prabowo asks Babinsa officers to educate villagers on wildfire risks

President Prabowo Subianto has asked Indonesian Defense Forces' (TNI's) village development non-commissioned ...

Mount Semeru records 21 eruptions in six hours: officer

Mount Semeru on the border of East Java's Lumajang and Malang Districts recorded 21 eruption earthquakes in six ...

Mount Semeru trails closed after forest fires, 170 climbers evacuated

All 170 hikers stranded on Mount Semeru in East Java have been safely evacuated after a forest fire broke out near the ...

Govt calls for swift action on forest and land fires, firm enforcement

Presidential Chief of Staff General (Ret.) Dudung Abdurachman said President Prabowo Subianto has ordered a swift, ...

Indonesia issues 35 permits for foreign firefighting aircraft

The Ministry of Transportation has issued 35 special permits for the use of foreign-registered aircraft, covering 36 ...

President commends joint efforts to mitigate Riau forest fires

President Prabowo Subianto commended the synergy among stakeholders in efforts to manage forest fires engulfing several ...

Indonesia targets 30 companies over forest fires, seeks fines

The Indonesian government is taking legal action against approximately 30 companies over forest and land fires this ...

Indonesia's TNI deploys paratroopers to combat wildfires in Riau

The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) have deployed a specialized paratrooper unit to combat forest fires in ...

Central Papua steps up patrol, prevent forest fire

The Central Papua forest and land fire mitigation task force has intensified early detection and integrated patrols to ...

Indonesian lawmakers back crackdown on forest fire masterminds

The Indonesian police’s pledge to prosecute not only field operators but also masterminds and financiers behind ...

Ministry to deploy 1,000 rangers to extinguish Kalimantan wildfires

The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry is preparing to deploy 1,000 forest rangers to help extinguish forest and land ...

Way Kambas wildfire extinguished, elephants safe: Forestry Ministry

The Ministry of Forestry confirmed that a wildfire in Way Kambas National Park, Lampung, was successfully extinguished ...

Indonesia fast-tracks foreign aircraft to fight forest fires

The Ministry of Transportation is supporting the use of foreign-registered aircraft for forest and land fire management ...

Way Kambas forest fire successfully extinguished: Lampung Police

The Lampung Regional Police reported that a joint team extinguished forest and land fires in the Way Kambas National ...