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Govt should identify main culprits of land fires and haze

The government needs to identify the main culprits behind the land fires and haze that have caused health problems and ...

Police names 240 people as suspects behind forest fires

Indonesian Police has named 240 people as suspects who allegedly set fire to forest and land, causing a haze disaster ...

Walhi encourages people to file class action suit over haze disaster

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has encouraged haze-affected residents to file a class action suit ...

73 hotspots detected in Barito, C. Kalimantan

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 73 hotspots indicating forest fires along Barito River that flows through the ...

Paramedics on standby for evacuated infants in haze-hit Pekanbaru

The Pekanbaru administration has mobilized some paramedics who are on standby for 24 hours to help infants currently ...

Pekanbaru mayor orders evacuation of infants due to haze

Mayor of Pekanbaru Firdaus has issued an order to evacuate infants under six months of age in 12 sub-districts badly ...

Indonesian forest fires cause regional concern

Millions of people in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore have been affected by the haze mainly arising from forest, ...

Indonesia needs no help from Singapore yet

Indonesia will not need help as of now from Singapore to overcome forest and land fires currently raging in the ...

Thousands travelers stranded at Pekanbaru on thick smokes

Indonesia still looks helpless in dealing with thick smokes causing inconvenience including disrupting flight ...

Indonesian police investigating 213 reports of forest fires

The Indonesian police were investigating some 213 reports of forest and land fires, as of Thursday, which have ...

University of Indonesia wins first prize in flying robot contest

The Garuda flying robot team from the University of Indonesia (UI) has created an unmanned fire flying extinguisher ...

Indonesia working hard to extinguish forest fires: President

Indonesia has been working hard to extinguish the forest and land fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan Islands by ...

President visits forest fire-hit Central Kalimantan, postpones North Sumatra visit

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has decided to visit Central Kalimantan province, which is among the worst hit by ...

Law enforcement imposed on individuals, companies causing forest fires: President

Indonesian President Joko Widodo affirmed that the law will be imposed equally on individuals and companies found ...

Government revokes permits of companies involved in forest fires

The Environment and Forestry Ministry has revoked the permits of three plantation companies proven guilty of setting ...