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Hotspots detected in 15 sub districts in Kotawaringin Timur

Hotspots have been detected in 15 sub districts, Kotawaringin Timur District, Central Kalimantan, from August 1 to 17, ...

Number of hotspots in Kotawaringin Timur up

The number of hotspots from forest and plantation fires in Kotawaringin Timur District, Central Kalimantan Province, ...

Tree planting movement conducted in 23 provinces in 2011

Activities under the national tree planting movement have been carried out in 23 provinces this year to help deal with ...

Fokker plane flies safely despite haze cloud

A commercial Fokker-50 plane of the Sky Aviation, plying Dumai, Riau province to Batam, Riau Islands route, flew ...

Mt Lokon spewing volcanic ashes anew

Mount Lokon in North Sulawesi on Tuesday erupted again, spewing volcanic ashes from its Tompaluan crater into the air ...

Mt Lokon Erupts Again on Sunday

Mount Lokon again erupted and spewed hot ash into the air 3,000 meters high on Sunday at 10.42 am local time. ...

News Focus: Mt Lokon eruption forces mass evacuation

A major eruption of Mount Lokon in Tomohon, North Sulawesi, on Thursday evening (July 14) has struck local villagers ...

NOAA satellite detects 12 hotspots in Kotabaru

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)`s satellite has detected 12 hotspots here. "It`s ...

Haze comes back in Sumatra and Kalimantan

Haze has come back on Sumatra and Kalimantan Islands over the past few weeks, affecting the environment, the local ...

East Kotawaringin forms command post to tackle forest fires

The East Kotawaringin district administration has set up a command post to deal with forest and plantation fires. ...

Seven hotspots detected in Riau

The US National Oceanic Atmospheric Agency (NOAA)`s Satellite 18 has detected seven hotspots in Riau, according to ...

Agency detects 35 hotspots in Sumatra

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of Riau Province has detected at least 35 hotspots in ...

World Environment Day focuses on forests

The government organized an Indonesian Environment Week expo in Jakarta June 1-5 to mark World Environment Day (WED) ...

Environment minister launches national ecoregion

Environmental Affairs Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta here Wednesday launched a National Ecoregion which is designed to ...

Minister opens Indonesian environment week 2011

Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono officially opened an Indonesian Environment Week 2011 at ...