#land and forest fires

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148 hotspots detected in West Kalimantan

The Supadio meteorology, climatology, and geophysics office has reported a total of 148 hotspots detected in several ...

BPBD confirms fires engulfed 10 hectares of West Kalimantan's peatland

Fires swept through five to 10 hectares of peatland in West Kalimantan Province during the dry spell this year, the ...

Acute respiratory infection cases in South Sumatra reach 274,502

Fires raging through land and forest areas in South Sumatra Province during the January-June 2019 period resulted in ...

Pontianak plans to change school hours owing to haze

Mayor of Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Edi Rusdi Kamtono announced the local government's plan to temporarily change ...

West Kalimantan governor summons 94 companies over land, forest fires

West Kalimantan Governor Sutarmidji, at a coordination meeting to discuss land and forest fire control, Monday, ...

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ASEAN should move faster for mitigation of peatland fires, haze

The 2016-signed financing agreement of "Sustainable Use of Peatland and Haze Mitigation" (SUPA) for climate ...

People affected by forest fires should stay indoors

People living in land-fire and forest fire-affected areas should avoid outdoor activities so they are not exposed to ...

LAPAN confirms identification of 608 hotspots across Indonesia

The National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) has detected 608 hotspots of all levels across Indonesia on ...

Tiger exits Chevron compound by scaling two-meter-high fence

A Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae), captured on camera roaming around the facility of oil firm PT Chevron ...

Singapore lauds Indonesia's forest fire control efforts

The Indonesian government's efforts to combat land and forest fires have received appreciation at the meeting of ...

BMKG identifies 18,895 hotspots in Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) identified at least 18,895 hotspots in Southeast Asia and ...

Forest fire allegedly drives tiger into Chevron facility

A wild Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) was captured on camera roaming around the facility of oil firm PT ...

Parts of ASEAN to be fire-prone next week

The Australian monsoon can make parts of Southeast Asia prone to fires in the next week, according to the Fire Danger ...

Riau task force deploys four helicopters to extinguish forest fires

The land and forest fire task force of Riau Province has deployed four helicopters on Tuesday to help douse the fire ...

KH Maimun Zubair's death is huge loss for nation: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) condoled the demise of a senior cleric of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), KH Maimun Zubair, ...