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Forest fires decline significantly: President

President Joko Widodo has said land and forest fires have declined significantly this year compared with previous ...

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 ...

Smoke detectors installed in JSC area

Smoke detectors have been installed in the Jakabaring Sport City (JSC) area in Palembang, South Sumatra, to ensure the ...

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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 ...

TNI, Polri anticipate possible land and forest fires during Asian Games

The National Defense Forces (TNI) and the Indonesian Police (Polri) have made every effort to anticipate land and ...

Police anticipate possible terrorist threat during Asian Games

The Indonesian police will focus on dealing with the question of terrorism when the country hosts the 2018 Asian Games ...

Police net 242 suspects following Surabaya terrorist attacks

Police have netted 242 people in connection with bomb attacks in Surabaya, East Java, in May. "Twenty-one of ...

Disaster Mitigation Agency assures Asian Games will be free from smoke

Chief of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Willem Rampangilei has assured the public that the 18th Asian ...

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Asian Games - BRG prepares 200 artesian wells to anticipate haze

The Peat Restoration Agency (BRG) would drill 200 artesian wells in six villages in Ogan Komering Ilir, a land ...

Government discusses precautionary measures against forest fires

The government has held discussions on precautionary measures against land and forest fires following the onset of the ...

Environment Ministry struggles to make Asian Games free from smoke

The Environment and Forestry Ministry is determined to do its utmost to make Indonesia free from smoke when it hosts ...

Two water-bombing helicopters deployed to palembang for asian games

Two additional water-bombing helicopters have been sent to Palembang, South Sumatra Province, for anticipating ...