#land and forest fires

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Jokowi instructs to immediately extinguish forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given orders to immediately put out the forest fires currently raging in several ...

Five provinces declare emergency status for land and forest fires

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture announced that five provinces in the country have declared ...

53 hotspots detected in Riau Province

The Terra and Aqua satellites have detected 53 hotspots indicating forest fires in Riau Province Saturday afternoon, a ...

Land fires in East Kotawaringin partially intentional: district head

District Head of East Kotawaringin, Central Kalimantan, Supian Hadi affirmed that land fires that had arisen in his ...

Fire razes hectares of peatland on Pekanbaru's outskirts

Fire has razed 15 hectares of peatland on the outskirts of the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru since Friday (July ...

Central Kalimantan needs helitanker to support aerial firefighting

The Kotawaringin Timur Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) needs a helitanker to back its efforts to extinguish wildfires ...

11 provinces should declare alert status for forest fire: Ministry

The Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs has appealed to 11 provincial administrations ...

Tens of hectares of peatland in Mempawah ravaged by fire

Fire, in the last 72 hours, has burnt down over 80 hectares of peatland in Rasau Village, Sui Pinyuh Sub-district, ...

TNI's 70 personnel in Kapuas Hulu to tackle forest fire

The Indonesian Military (TNI) has readied 70 personnel in Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan, as a precautionary ...

Military readies six command posts to prevent land, forest fires

The Indonesian military (TNI) has set up six command posts to prevent land and forest fires in Bulu Nipis Village, ...

Police detains suspect in Kampar peatland fire

Riau Police has arrested a man identified by his initial MH for allegedly ignited a fire in a peatland area, when he ...

Pekanbaru shrouded in haze from forest fire

Tampan and Senapelan Sub-districts in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, Sumatra Island, on Sunday were shrouded in haze coming ...

50 hectares of land gutted in West Aceh

A fire ravaged over 50 hectares of land in West Aceh District's area, Aceh Province amid the dry season, and ...

Manggala Agni continues fire-fighting efforts in Kampar peatland

The forest fire brigade of the Environmental and Forestry Ministry (Manggala Agni) continued its efforts to extinguish ...

Environment ministry intensifies land and forest fire control

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) and related stakeholders are working together to intensify patrols to ...