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Very strong wind hinders wildfire-fighting efforts on Mount Semeru

Efforts to extinguish forest fires on the slope of Mount Semeru located in Lumajang District, East Java Province, have ...

PKS affirms to remain critical, constructive opposition

- the ruling PDIP, PKB, PPP, Golkar, Nasdem, PSI, Perindo, PKPI, Hanura, and the latest one, PBB -- during the ...

Jokowi should assert his commitment to preserving forests: NGO

The Civil Society Forest Coalition urged President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to avow his pledge to preserving ...

Forest fire-induced haze compels two planes to return to base

Haze emanating from forest fires in Jambi on Wednesday compelled two planes flying toward Jambi to return to base and ...

PAUDs, kindergartens shut temporarily as haze shrouds Jambi

Haze, emanating from forest fires and blanketing Jambi, has thickened, forcing the temporary closure of early childhood ...

Human-elephant conflicts spike in Riau following forest fires

Forest fires blazing in the Tesso Nilo National Park fueled more frequent conflicts between human beings and Sumatran ...

Blaze tears through forest on Mount Andong in Magelang

A blaze spread across a forest area on Mount Andong in Temu, Jogoyasan Village, Ngablak Sub-district, Magelang, Central ...

Haze cover over Palembang thickens: Walhi

Haze arising from forest fires and shrouding Palembang, South Sumatra Province, has thickened over the past week, ...

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Taking a cue on new capital city design from Canberra

Indonesia is looking to Australia’s capital Canberra as a reference for its capital city in East Kalimantan, part ...

Wildlife flee East Kotawaringin forest fires

Forest fires in East Kotawaringin District, Central Kalimantan Province, have compelled wildlife to flee to safer areas ...

New capital city design to incorporate SDGs: Ministry

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry confirmed that the design of the new capital city, to be located in ...

South Sumatra BPBD's five water bombers deployed for fire suppression

South Sumatra's Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has deployed five water bombing helicopters to douse land and ...

BMKG confirms spike in Sumatra's hotspots to reach 543

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that the number of hotspots in Sumatra had risen to ...

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Forest fires destroy parts of Sumatran elephant habitats

Wildfires ravaging forest areas in Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and South ...

Indonesia's top security minister Wiranto stabbed in Pandeglang

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto sustained injuries after being stabbed by a ...