#land and forest fires

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1,500 soldiers deployed to fight forest fires in South Kalimantan

Some 1,500 soldiers have been deployed to fight land and forest fires in South Kalimantan and prevent them from ...

TNI deploys 1,150 soldiers to mitigate haze disaster

The National Defense Forces (TNI) is deploying 1,150 soldiers of the Air Force Special Force, the Marine Corps, and ...

Indonesia can be saved from haze disaster: Disaster agency

Indonesia can be freed from the haze disaster if it implements several preventive measures and involves the people, ...

President inspects Palembang-Indralaya toll road construction works

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in Ogan Ilir District, South Sumatra, on Sunday, inspected construction works of ...

President checks preparations to mitigate haze disaster

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo arrived at Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Sunday ...

President to review licenses of companies converting peatlands

President Joko Widodo has said he will review the licenses of companies that have converted peatlands into monoculture ...

Haze resurfaces in various areas across kalimantan, sumatra

Haze emanating from forest fires and hotspots continues to shroud various parts of Kalimantan and Sumatra, hindering ...

Satellite detects 72 hotspots in Sumatra

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 18 satellite of the United States operated in Singapore, ...

Indonesian haze begins escalating to neighboring countries

At least eight provinces in Indonesia currently have an increasing number of hotspots producing smoke from forest and ...

Indonesia ratifies ASEAN agreement on transboundary haze pollution

Indonesia has finally ratified the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (AATHP) on Tuesday. "The ...

Minister: forest fire in Riau happens on massive scale

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan reported that perpetrators had started forest and land fires in Riau provincial ...

Handle forest, plantation fires with every possible way: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered all relevant ministers and the officials in Riau province to handle the ...

Minister expects immediate haze pollution ratification

Environmental Affairs Minister Baltasar Kambuaya has expressed hope that the trans boundary haze pollution agreement ...

Strict law enforcement ordered against forest fire perpetrators

As haze shrouded Sumatras cities over the past two months, President Yudhoyono has ordered strict law enforcement to ...

Riau police names five as suspects in forest fires

The Riau Police have charged five people as suspects in the land and forest fires cases after cross examinations and ...