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Law enforcement imposed on individuals, companies causing forest fires: President

Indonesian President Joko Widodo affirmed that the law will be imposed equally on individuals and companies found ...

Indonesian military deploys over one thousand soldiers to extinguish fires

The Indonesian Military (TNI) has deployed 1,250 soldiers to extinguish forest fires in Riau Province after President ...

NGO to provide legal counsel to victims of forest fires

The prolonged drought induced by the El Nino phenomenon, has resulted in a water crisis and harvest failure in some ...

Walhi to assist haze victims in taking legal action

The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) has opened command posts for suing plantation companies responsible for ...

Sumatra`s haze shrouds Kuala Lumpur

The haze arising from Sumatras forest and plantation fires has blanketed Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a local weather ...

1,887 hotspots detected in Sumatra and Kalimantan

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said the number of hotspots detected in Sumatra and Kalimantan has ...

1,500 soldiers deployed to fight forest fires in South Kalimantan

Some 1,500 soldiers have been deployed to fight land and forest fires in South Kalimantan and prevent them from ...

TNI deploys 1,150 soldiers to mitigate haze disaster

The National Defense Forces (TNI) is deploying 1,150 soldiers of the Air Force Special Force, the Marine Corps, and ...

Riau police name 32 suspects in plantation fire cases

The Riau provincial police have named 32 suspects in forest and plantation fire cases, and 21 of them have been handed ...

Stern law enforcement needed to tackle forest fires

The problem of haze has been getting worse on Sumatra Island, forcing flight delays and temporary school shutdowns, ...

Riau university students voice five demands concerning haze disaster

Hundreds of students of Riau University here, Monday, staged a rally to express their five-point demands to the ...

Indonesia can be saved from haze disaster: Disaster agency

Indonesia can be freed from the haze disaster if it implements several preventive measures and involves the people, ...

Pekanbaru airport opens health post for passengers - (d)

Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, has opened a health post for passengers exposed to haze ...

President inspects Palembang-Indralaya toll road construction works

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in Ogan Ilir District, South Sumatra, on Sunday, inspected construction works of ...

President checks preparations to mitigate haze disaster

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo arrived at Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Sunday ...