#forest fires in riau

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Pontianak plans to change school hours owing to haze

Mayor of Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Edi Rusdi Kamtono announced the local government's plan to temporarily change ...

Haze in Palangka Raya causes temporary closure of schools

The Palangka Raya Education Office in Central Kalimantan Province temporarily closed schools owing to haze arising from ...

Satellites confirm presence of 192 hotspots on Sumatra Island

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 192 hotspots indicating forest fires across Sumatra Island on Monday morning, a ...

West Kalimantan governor summons 94 companies over land, forest fires

West Kalimantan Governor Sutarmidji, at a coordination meeting to discuss land and forest fire control, Monday, ...

Hotspots in Riau, parts of Kalimantan declined: BNPB

The number of hotspots in the provinces of Riau, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan have declined ...

Smog from forest fires shrouds Riau, West & Central Kalimantan

Smog emanating from forest fires hung over the provinces of Riau, West Kalimantan, and Central Kalimantan though not ...

Forest fire allegedly drives tiger into Chevron facility

A wild Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) was captured on camera roaming around the facility of oil firm PT ...

Riau task force deploys four helicopters to extinguish forest fires

The land and forest fire task force of Riau Province has deployed four helicopters on Tuesday to help douse the fire ...

Satellites detect 138 hotspots of forest fires in Riau

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 138 hotspots indicating forest fires in eight districts of Riau Province on ...

BMKG confirms 85 hotspots detected across Sumatra Island

The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected 85 hotspots, indicating potential ...

53 hotspots detected in Riau Province

The Terra and Aqua satellites have detected 53 hotspots indicating forest fires in Riau Province Saturday afternoon, a ...

Riau's land, forest fires covered 3,147 hectares in Jan-June 2019

Land and forest fires in Riau Province during the period from January to June covered an area of 3,147 hectares, ...

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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 ...

Asian Games 2018

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 ...