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Indonesia tackles drought across 1,229 locations amid strong El Nino

The Indonesian Ministry of Public Works is taking measures to address drought at 1,229 locations as of August 21, 2026, ...

Responders fight spreading wildfire in Indonesia's Way Kambas Park

Emergency response teams are battling a forest fire that has burned roughly 673 hectares of land in Way Kambas National ...

Indonesia deploys 1,500 troops, six helicopters to fight fires

Indonesia is deploying 1,500 additional military personnel and six helicopters to fight forest and land fires in West ...

Prabowo inspects West Kalimantan fires, orders coordinated response

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inspected forest and land fires in Limbung Village, Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan, ...

Indonesia steps up monitoring haze effects on flights in Kalimantan

Indonesia's Transportation Ministry is stepping up its monitoring on the impact of forest fire-induced haze in ...

President heads to Kalimantan to lead forest fire response

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has departed for Kalimantan to inspect areas affected by forest and land fires ...

Riau police deploy five experts to probe forest fire case

Riau police have deployed five experts from different fields to investigate a forest and land fire in Bandar Kaya ...

Gov't builds drilled wells to boost forest fire handling in Kalimantan

The Indonesian government is stepping up efforts to tackle forest and land fires in Kalimantan by strengthening ...

Joint team extinguishes 10.65 ha wildfire in East Kalimantan's Penajam

A joint team successfully extinguished a 10.65-hectare forest and land fire in Sepan village, Penajam ...

South Kalimantan urged to step up forest fire control

Indonesia’s Food Affairs Ministry urged South Kalimantan to mobilize more resources to control forest and land ...

Indonesia boosts fire response as El Nino raises risks

Indonesia's Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said support from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) is ...

Indonesia steps up Bromo fire checks to prevent new outbreaks

The Forestry Ministry continues to conduct cooling operations and ground checks in areas affected by fires in Bromo ...

Indonesia steps up transboundary haze monitoring in W Kalimantan

Indonesia’s specialized forest firefighting brigade, Manggala Agni, has intensified systematic monitoring of ...

Indonesia cools 8 hotspots in Mount Bromo after active fires put out

Joint teams tackling forest and land fires in the Mount Bromo area are focusing on cooling and wetting eight hotspots ...

Firefighting efforts continue at Mount Gede wildfire

The Mount Gede-Pangrango National Park (TNGGP) Office said Friday firefighting efforts were continuing after a ...