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Indonesia to operate more water bombing aircraft

Indonesia will operate more foreign water bombing aircraft to put out land and forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, ...

Govt urged to end licenses for peatland exploitation

Forest and peatland fires have protracted over the past several months and triggered widespread haze in the country ...

557 hotspots detected across Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 557 hotspots indicating forest and plantation fires across Sumatra Island on ...

47 hotspots detected in North Sulawesi Province

Some 47 hotspots indicating forest and plantation fires have been detected in North Sulawesi Province, according to ...

Indonesians Urged to Beseech God for Rains as Prolonged Drought Hits Hard

- Indonesia is now being hit hard by the current prolonged drought induced by El Nino weather phenomena that has ...

Increased cloud cover forecast over Sumatra, Kalimantan

Indonesias National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) has forecast an increase in cloud cover over Sumatra and ...

Disaster agency cautions people to avoid hiking activities on Mount Rinjani

The Provincial Agency for Disaster Management (BPBD) in Mataram has cautioned its citizens to not undertake hiking and ...

Forest born haze from Sumatra, Kalimantan affects Jakarta

The haze emanating from the forest fires that have hit the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan, has affected Jakarta, ...

Garuda Indonesia Reports US$51.4 Million Third Quarter Earnings

Garuda Indonesia (IDX: GIAA) booked a net income of $51.4 million through the third quarter 2015, an increase of ...

President issues instructions on handling forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has issued several instructions on efforts to tackle land and forest fires during a ...

Forest fires threaten endangered animal species

The ongoing land and forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan have put the lives of endangered animal species there on ...

Garuda posts profit of $51 million

Garuda Indonesia has announced that its net income jumped 123.4 percent to US$51.4 million in the year that ended on ...

President holds meeting to discuss haze problem

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) held a limited cabinet meeting with relevant ministers on Friday to discuss the haze ...

Indonesia deploys fresh batch of soldiers to extinguish forest fires

The Indonesian Military has deployed thousands of soldiers to extinguish forest fires in South Sumatra since last ...

North Maluku airport closed due to haze

North Malukus Babullah Airport was shut down on Thursday morning for flights, due to a thick haze shrouding the ...