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Mily joins efforts to halt forest fires in South Sumatra

The Indonesian military will join efforts to halt recurrences of land and forest fires in South Sumatra Province during ...

South Sumatra police warn plantation companies

The South Sumatra police have warned plantation companies and farmers in the province against conducting slash and burn ...

Hot spots begin appearing in Riau: BMKG

The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) revealed on Monday afternoon that five hot spots, ...

South Sumatra adopts precautionary measures to avert forest fires

South Sumatra's Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has taken precautionary measures by increasing surveillance in ...

S. Sumatra to likely face longer drought: Disaster Mitigation Agency

The South Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has forecast that this year's drought may last longer than that ...

Terra and Aqua Satellites detect 165 hotspots in Riau, Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua Satellites, on Wednesday morning, detected a total of 187 hotspots on Sumatra Island, including 165 ...

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Prioritizing preventive measures against forest fires

The Indonesian authorities have claimed that te number of forest fires had reduced some 85 percent over the past ...

Land fires trigger haze in several areas in North Kalimantan

Forest and land fires continue to haunt North Kalimantan, as they have occurred daily in the province over the last ...

Joint team has put out 80 percent of peatland fires in Nagan Raya

A joint team of the Indonesian military, police and regional disaster mitigation agency (BPBD) has put out some 80 ...

Forest fires gut 1,136 hectares of area in Riau

Forest fires have gutted a total of 1,136 hectares (ha) of forest and plantation areas in Riau Province since January ...

Thousand of Riau residents suffer respiratory problems due to haze

Thousand of residents in Riau Province have suffered respiratory problems after they were exposed to air pollution ...

Governor calls on people to cultivate peatlands for farming

West Kalimantan Governor Sutarmidji has called on people to utilize peatland areas in the region to plant horticulture ...

Mount Merapi spews incandescent lava 19 times on Tuesday

Mount Merapi, which straddles the provinces of Central Java and Yogyakarta, spewed incandescent lava from its crater ...

Mt Merapi spews incandescent lava nine times on Saturday

Mount Merapi, which straddles the provinces of Central Java and Yogyakarta, spewed incandescent lava nine times on ...

President Jokowi highlights efforts to overcome smoke haze

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has disclosed his government`s efforts to overcome smoke haze that affected several ...