#land and forest fires

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BPPT plans to procure PTDI-manufactured aircraft for cloud seeding

The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) plans to purchase another aircraft from state-owned ...

PTDI introduces PUNA MALE drone to combat territorial threats

State-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) introduced the Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance drone ...

Riau's flash floods, landslide claim six lives

Six people died as flash floods and a landslide hit certain areas in Riau Province, Riau Disaster Mitigation ...

$5.2 billion losses from forest, land fires: WB

Land and forest fires that affected several parts of Indonesia from June to October 2019 inflicted losses of US$5.2 ...

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Saving Julia and Cykita

Three years ago, Julia had just given birth to her baby Cykita, when a team of conservationists in South Kalimantan ...

South Sumatra government extends wildfire emergency alert status

The South Sumatra provincial government has extended the emergency status concerning the ongoing land and forest fires ...

Jokowi's second-term cabinet lineup features less women ministers

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President KH Ma’ruf Amin declared the names of ministers in their cabinet ...

Jokowi should assert his commitment to preserving forests: NGO

The Civil Society Forest Coalition urged President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to avow his pledge to preserving ...

Haze cover over Palembang thickens: Walhi

Haze arising from forest fires and shrouding Palembang, South Sumatra Province, has thickened over the past week, ...

South Sumatra BPBD's five water bombers deployed for fire suppression

South Sumatra's Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has deployed five water bombing helicopters to douse land and ...

BMKG confirms spike in Sumatra's hotspots to reach 543

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that the number of hotspots in Sumatra had risen to ...

BPPT. BMKG to develop artificial intelligence-based WMT

The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) has signed an agreement with the Meteorology, ...

Siak police point to economic benefits impelling arsonists

The arsonists, arrested by the police for their alleged involvement in wildfires in Siak District, Riau Province, came ...

Walhi's investigating team to assist violent rally's victims

South Sumatra Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) formed an investigating team for victims to file a lawsuit ...

Four people named suspects in land and forest fires in S Sumatra

The Banyuasin Police Resort in South Sumatra Province will soon hand over the dossiers of four suspects in land and ...