#forest fires in south sumatra

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President set to have office in Palembang

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is set to have an office in Palembang to monitor the handling of land and forest fires ...

Indonesia to operate more water bombing aircraft

Indonesia will operate more foreign water bombing aircraft to put out land and forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, ...

Indonesians Urged to Beseech God for Rains as Prolonged Drought Hits Hard

- Indonesia is now being hit hard by the current prolonged drought induced by El Nino weather phenomena that has ...

Indonesia deploys fresh batch of soldiers to extinguish forest fires

The Indonesian Military has deployed thousands of soldiers to extinguish forest fires in South Sumatra since last ...

Over 78 thousand people become haze victims in Riau

The Health Service of Riau recorded that haze has affected the health of 78,879 people in the province. "The ...

Low visibility impedes water-bombing operations in S Sumatra

Low visibility and limited water sources have impeded the operation of foreign airplanes that are here to assist in ...

More water-bombers needed to put out hotspots

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said more water-bombing ...

Australia deploys aerial response team to Sumatra

An aerial response firefighting team departed Australia on Tuesday 13th October to assist Indonesia in its efforts to ...

Indonesia, foreign team to focus on extinguishing fires in South Sumatra

The joint Indonesian-foreign team kept the focus on extinguishing land and forest fires in Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI) ...

S. Sumatra to maximize efforts to extinguish land fires

South Sumatra will maximize its efforts to put out forest and land fires by using the assistance of foreign aircraft, ...

Foreign teams commence operations to extinguish fires

Teams from foreign countries began operations to extinguish the fires in South Sumatra. "Today, teams from ...

Indonesia welcomes foreign assistance in battling forest fires - (d)

After taking months to tackling, Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo said the government of Indonesia would welcome ...

Long-term solution necessary to overcome haze problem: Singapore`s Ambassador

A long-term solution is required to overcome the problem of haze arising from forest fires in Indonesia, Singapores ...

Forest fires - President instructs thousand military personnel to Riau

President Joko (Jokowi) Widodo has instructed (concerned parties) to send 1,000 military personnel to Riau Province in ...

Satellite detects 187 hotspots in C. Kalimantan

NOAA-18 Satellite has detected 187 hotspots of forest and plantation fires across Central Kalimantan Province on ...