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President encourages security officers to prevent land fires

President Joko Widodo has encouraged security officers in areas prone to land fires to prevent the disaster. "I ...

Malaysian Prime Minister lauds Indonesia`s efforts in handling haze

Malaysian Prime Minister Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak has lauded Indonesia`s efforts in handling the haze ...

Much-anticipated CHTF 2017 top 10 products are unveiled

- The 19th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF 2017), with the theme of "Innovation-Driven Development and Supply Quality ...

Hotspots detected across Sumatra Island

Terra and Aqua Satellites have detected 27 hotspots across Sumatra Island, according to the Meteorological, ...

Wildfires destroyed 222 hectares of land in West Aceh

Wildfires in West Aceh District, Aceh Province, had destroyed some 222.5 hectares (ha) of land and forest areas in ...

Better efforts needed for disaster preparedness and mitigation

Natural disasters that have hit Indonesia up to June 2017 include floods (37.4 percent), whirlwinds (29.2 percent), ...

73 hotspots detected across Sumatra Island

The meteorological, climatology and geophysics agency (BMKG) has detected 73 hotspots in 10 provinces across Sumatra ...

28 hotspots detected on Sumatra Island

The Meteorological, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has detected 28 hotspots, indicating forest and ...

Indonesia, Sweden to focus on four research collaborations

Indonesia and Sweden will highlight four research collaborations following a visit by Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and ...

Malaysian customers urgeHSBC to stop funding forest fires in Indonesia

Dissatisfied Malaysian customers on Tuesday presented HSBC with a mock cheque with 228,434 signatures urging the bank ...

President targets 400,000 hectares of peatland restoration in 2017

The government has outlined a target to restore 400,000 hectares of peatland areas in seven provinces in 2017, ...

Yearender - Indonesia records highest number of natural disasters in 2016

Indonesia was battered by 2,342 natural disasters in 2016, the highest in the past 14 years, making it one of the most ...

EARTH WIRE -- Peatland restoration helps prevent forest fires

Set up nearly a year ago, Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) has wasted no time in protecting and restoring peatlands ...

Yearender - Indonesia successfully fights forest fires in 2016

Many inhabitants of Riau Province have a fleeting sense of relief since, for the first time in the past 18 years, they ...

Australia, Indonesia help farmers to overcome climate change

Australia is working together with Indonesian forestry and agriculture industries to prevent forest and peat fires as ...