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Government prepares to deal with forest fires

The Indonesian government is planning several measures to address land and forest fires in several parts of the ...

BPPT readies to conduct cloud seeding in West Kalimantan

The Technology Assessment and Application Agency (BPPT) has readied 50 tons of salt to produce artificial rain to ...

Satellites detect 1,211 fire hotspots throughout Sumatra

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) had identified 1,211 hotspots representing forest fires all ...

Pekanbaru schools closed after thick smog shrouds city

Thick smog in Pekanbaru, Riau, arising from land and forest fires, has compelled the local government to close schools ...

Schools forced to close as haze worsens Jambi's air quality

A deterioration in the air quality in Jambi city, with concentration of harmful PM2.5 particles indicating hazardous ...

Air-polluting forest fire hotspots in Riau reach 154

The Pekanbaru meteorology station reported that 448 hotspots were observed throughout Sumatra Island, comprising 154 ...

West Kalimantan police arrest 52 suspects in forest fire cases

The West Kalimantan Police arrested 52 suspects in land and forest fire cases in the province, West Kalimantan Police ...

7,745 suffer from acute respiratory tract infection in Pekanbaru

The Pekanbaru City Health Office reported that the number of people suffering from acute respiratory tract infection ...

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Forest fires drive Sumatran tiger from their habitats

Indonesia, home to the Sumatran tiger, joined celebrations on International Tiger Day, observed on July 25, to raise ...

Governor gives ultimatum to errant plantation, timber estate companies

West Kalimantan Governor Sutarmidji has forewarned to seal plantation or timber estate companies found to have ...

West Kalimantan Police handles 40 land and forest fire cases

The West Kalimantan police questioned intensely 40 found to be allegedly involved in 34 land and forest fire cases that ...

Hotspot detection across Sumatra Island reaches 260

A total of 260 hotspots were identified throughout Sumatra Island on Monday morning, suggestive of forest and peatland ...

Red and White hoisted at Kapuas River marking Independence Day

Several thousand residents of Pontianak, West Kalimantan, participated in a flag-raising ceremony to commemorate the ...

382 hotspots detected in West Kalimantan

The number of hotspots indicating forest fires in West Kalimantan Province jumped to 382 on Thursday morning from 148 ...

Land and forest fires have not affected tourism: minister

Fires that raged through the land and forest areas in several provinces in Indonesia over the past few months have not ...