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1,500 soldiers deployed to fight forest fires in South Kalimantan

Some 1,500 soldiers have been deployed to fight land and forest fires in South Kalimantan and prevent them from ...

President Jokowi orders to immediately extinguish forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has ordered every stakeholder to help extinguish forest fires and to tackle haze ...

TNI deploys 1,150 soldiers to mitigate haze disaster

The National Defense Forces (TNI) is deploying 1,150 soldiers of the Air Force Special Force, the Marine Corps, and ...

16 airports impacted by forest fire smog in Indonesia

The Transportation Ministry has reported that 16 airports on the Sumatra and Kalimantan Islands have been impacted by ...

Thick smokes still blanketing part of Riau

Thick smokes still is blanketing part of Riau disrupting flight schedules from and to this provincial city of ...

Stern law enforcement needed to tackle forest fires

The problem of haze has been getting worse on Sumatra Island, forcing flight delays and temporary school shutdowns, ...

Indonesia can be saved from haze disaster: Disaster agency

Indonesia can be freed from the haze disaster if it implements several preventive measures and involves the people, ...

Pekanbaru airport opens health post for passengers - (d)

Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, has opened a health post for passengers exposed to haze ...

President inspects Palembang-Indralaya toll road construction works

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in Ogan Ilir District, South Sumatra, on Sunday, inspected construction works of ...

President checks preparations to mitigate haze disaster

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo arrived at Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Sunday ...

President requests agriculture minister for reports on drought

Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has asked the agriculture minister for reports on the impacts of the El Nino ...

Hotspots detected in C. Kalimantan

As many as 25 hotspots were detected in several areas of Kotawaringin Timur district in Central Kalimantan on Monday, ...

Indonesians should store water when it is available in abundance

Indonesia is prone to hydro-meteorological natural disasters, as many parts of the country are often flooded during ...

President Jokowi chairs meeting on El Nino

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo led a limited cabinet meeting here on Friday to discuss measures to face drought and ...

BMKG reveals 28 hotspots across Sumatra Island

The Meteorological, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) announced that 28 hotspots have been detected across ...