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Hot spots begin appearing in Riau: BMKG

The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) revealed on Monday afternoon that five hot spots, ...

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Prioritizing preventive measures against forest fires

The Indonesian authorities have claimed that te number of forest fires had reduced some 85 percent over the past ...

Joint team has put out 80 percent of peatland fires in Nagan Raya

A joint team of the Indonesian military, police and regional disaster mitigation agency (BPBD) has put out some 80 ...

Forest fires gut 1,136 hectares of area in Riau

Forest fires have gutted a total of 1,136 hectares (ha) of forest and plantation areas in Riau Province since January ...

Thousand of Riau residents suffer respiratory problems due to haze

Thousand of residents in Riau Province have suffered respiratory problems after they were exposed to air pollution ...

Land fires in Riau arose far from settlement: BRG

The land and forest fire in Riau Province occurred in areas far from the settlement and farmers` plantation, according ...

Almost 500 companies receive sanctions for harming environment

The Indonesian Government has imposed administrative and legal sanctions on nearly 500 companies found guilty of ...

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Indonesia faces challenges in ensuring haze-free Asian Games

Jakarta and Palembang are gearing up for the opening ceremony of the 18th Asian Games, due to be held at the Gelora ...

Mily commander orders shoot-on-sight against arsonists in riau

Commander of the Riau Land and Forest Fire Task Force Brig. Gen. Sonny Aprianto said here on Thursday that he has ...

Potential forest fires still threaten Riau ahead of Asian Games

A total of 103 hot spots were detected in several parts of Riau Province on Wednesday as the South Sumatra city of ...

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Freeing Asian Games from haze pollution

Haze pollution has been one of the most serious problems in countries, including Indonesia, having wide expanses of ...

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Indonesia fights forest fires in Sumatra ahead of Asian Games

The Riau Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency reported here on Tuesday that some 169 hot spots were ...

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Dumai city anticipates potential forest fires prior to Asian Games

The Dumai Land and Forest Fire Task Force has deployed personnel to be on standby in case of forest fires that could ...

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Riau to prevent forest fires for success of Asian Games

The Government of Riau Province is ready to prevent Land and Forest Fires (Karhutla) for the success of the ...

Indonesia successful in peatland management: UN

Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Erik Solheim, praised Indonesia`s efforts in ...