#land and forest fires

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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 ...

Governor calls on people to cultivate peatlands for farming

West Kalimantan Governor Sutarmidji has called on people to utilize peatland areas in the region to plant horticulture ...

100 soldiers flown to Riau to help fight land, forest fires

A company of 100 soldiers from the Army`s Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad) arrived in Riau province on Sunday to ...

Fires burn 124.5 hectares of land in Riau since early January

Some 124.5 hectares of land and forests in Riau Province caught fires since early this year due to low rainfall, ...

Ministry prepares for forest fires following moderate el Nino forecast

The Environment and Forestry Ministry has taken early precautionary measures against land and forest fires, with the ...

127 hotspots detected across Sumatra island

As many as 127 hotspots were detected on Tuesday in some provinces across Sumatra Island indicating land and forest ...

BMKG detects 84 hotspots in Sumatra

A total of 84 hotspots were detected in Sumatra, indicating the onset of land and forest fires on the ...

Ministry detects over three thousand hotspots across country

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) had until early this month detected over three thousand hotspots ...

South Sumatra intensifies weather modification technology

The Government of South Sumatra Province is currently intensifying Weather Modification Technology (WMT) by sprinkling ...

news focus - Prolonged drought triggers forest fires in Kalimantan and Java

The Indonesian government has been working all out to prevent forest fires over the last couple of years and been ...

BMKG detects 150 hotspots in Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellites have detected 150 hotspots as an early indication of land and forest fires in Sumatra ...

Four people named suspects in C Kalimantan`s land fires

Police in East Kotawaringin district, Central Kalimantan, have named four suspects in land and forest fires in a ...

News feature - Asian Games success supported by natural brightness By Otniel Tamindael

The success of the 2018 Asian Games, recently concluded with fond memories in Jakarta and Palembang, was also ...

Satellites detect 22 hotspots in three Sumatran provinces

Satellites detected 22 hotspots, indicating forest and plantation fires, in three provinces on Sumatra Island on ...