#forest fires

The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) has asked the government to take the firmest possible action against ...

The number of hot spots from forest and plantation fires across Sumatra increased from 118 to 227 on Sunday. Of ...

Visibility at Hang Nadim Airport on the industrialized island of Batam went up to 2,000 meters on Sunday afternoon ...

The recent haze that shrouds part of Malaysia deteriorates throughout the weekend, forcing the government to declare ...

Tens of companies have allegedly practiced slash-and-burns to open plantations in Sumatra`s Riau, causing forest fires ...

Environment Minister Balthasar Kambuaya has alleged that a number of foreign firms are involved in the current forest ...

Indonesian foreign minister Marty Natalegawa said Indonesia has already taken efforts optimally to stop the haze from ...

Indonesia and Singapore need to foster solidarity and avoid blaming each other over the haze problem as a result of ...

Haze knows no border. In this current dry season with extreme hot weather, Sumatra is being hit by forest, peatland ...

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered all ministries and relevant institutions to put out forest fires in Sumatra ...

Sultan Syarif Kasim (SSK) II Airport in Pekanbaru was shut down temporarily, from 8 to 9 am local time, due to thick ...

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has set aside Rp25 billion (around 2.5 million US Dollar) to make ...

Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), said on Wednesday, 148 hotspots have detected in ...

The Singapore government has conveyed its concern over fires in Sumatra that has caused haze in that country, ...

Haze from forest fire in Sumatra has increased the number of respiratory problem cases in Dumai, Riau Province, over ...