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Government prepares to deal with forest fires

The Indonesian government is planning several measures to address land and forest fires in several parts of the ...

Deteriorating air pollution forces evacuation of residents

Forest fire-induced air pollution in Pekanbaru, Riau, has reached a hazardous level, thereby compelling some citizens ...

BPPT readies to conduct cloud seeding in West Kalimantan

The Technology Assessment and Application Agency (BPPT) has readied 50 tons of salt to produce artificial rain to ...

Haze impairs visibility to 700 meters in Pekanbaru

Haze emanating from forest fires has caused a drastic drop in visibility in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, to 700 meters on ...

Satellites detect 1,211 fire hotspots throughout Sumatra

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) had identified 1,211 hotspots representing forest fires all ...

Pekanbaru schools closed after thick smog shrouds city

Thick smog in Pekanbaru, Riau, arising from land and forest fires, has compelled the local government to close schools ...

Schools forced to close as haze worsens Jambi's air quality

A deterioration in the air quality in Jambi city, with concentration of harmful PM2.5 particles indicating hazardous ...

At least 2,510 hotspots observed in ASEAN on Sept 4-7

No less than 2,510 hotspots, indicating the presence of forest fires, were spotted by satellites throughout the ASEAN ...

Special Report

Destiny lies in piles of ancient Chinese books

Azmi Abubakar (Azmi) has, since the past two decades, sought clarity on the ‘haze’ of unpleasant moments ...

Air-polluting forest fire hotspots in Riau reach 154

The Pekanbaru meteorology station reported that 448 hotspots were observed throughout Sumatra Island, comprising 154 ...

LAPAN records slight dip in hotspots in West Kalimantan

The LAPAN satellite image data indicated the presence of 935 hotspots suggestive of forest fires in West Kalimantan on ...

7,745 suffer from acute respiratory tract infection in Pekanbaru

The Pekanbaru City Health Office reported that the number of people suffering from acute respiratory tract infection ...

Sumatra Island ravaged by 584 hotspots representing forest fires

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG) Station in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, confirmed the presence of 584 ...

Forest fire-induced haze lowers visibility in Pekanbaru to 1.5 km

Visibility in Riau's capital of Pekanbaru was curtailed to 1.5 kilometers (km) on Saturday at 8 a.m. local time ...

Four helicopters roped in to battle forest fires in Riau

The Riau forest fire task force has employed four helicopters to douse the conflagration spreading across the southern ...