#haze

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Disaster mitigation agency delays water bombing

The water bomb operation to extinguish hot spots in the Riau Province was delayed on Thursday as thick haze decreased ...

Government prepares water bombs to mitigate Riau haze

The government will drop water bombs in several hotspots to mitigate haze from land fires in the Riau Province on ...

Task force deploy 558 personnel to hunt down forest encroachers

The Riau Haze Emergency Task Force has deployed 558 personnel to hunt down forest encroachers and arsonists that ...

Minister expects immediate haze pollution ratification

Environmental Affairs Minister Baltasar Kambuaya has expressed hope that the trans boundary haze pollution agreement ...

Number of Riau`s hotspots increases to 145

The United States NOAA 18 satellite detected 145 hotspots in Riau Province, an increase from 79 earlier, an official ...

Russian Kamov helicopter deployed to help fight Riau forest fires

A Russian-made Kamov helicopter is to be deployed to join in the efforts to combat fires now raging in forests, ...

Forest fire suspects must be immediately handled: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for an immediate judicial process against Riau forest fire suspects that ...

Rally held in Riau to protest haze

A peaceful rally was organised here on Monday to protest the prolonged haze that has enveloped Riau Province. ...

Haze reduces visibility in Pekanbaru to 50 to 70 meters

Haze from forest and plantation fires reduced the visibility in Pekanbaru to around 50 and 70 meters on Sunday. ...

Pekanbaru`s air very unhealthy due to haze

Haze triggered by forest and plantation fires has caused the air quality in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, polluted and ...

Racing against time to save Riau`s biosphere reserve from fires

Sumatras Riau Province is badly hit by forest and plantations fires, and the largest number of the hotspots detected ...

Police hunting down four suspects in Riau`s land fires

Police are hunting down four people suspected of setting fire to forested land in Riau province. "The four ...

Dead victims due to haze to receive compensation

The Ministry of Social Affairs will provide compensation for a haze victim who died in Riau province, according to ...

BKMG discovers five hotspots in Batam

Hang Nadim Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has discovered five hotspots from forest fire across ...

Airways delay flights to Pekanbaru to minimize losses

The authorities at Syarif Kasim II International Airport, Pekanbaru, Riau Province, stated that several airways have ...