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Govt to act against foreign companies that burn forests

A senior minister said here on Tuesday the government would act against companies including foreign ones found to have ...

Govt urged to end licenses for peatland exploitation

Forest and peatland fires have protracted over the past several months and triggered widespread haze in the country ...

President Jokowi Shortens His Visit in United States

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has decided to shorten his visit in the United States and will immediately return home ...

President issues instructions on handling forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has issued several instructions on efforts to tackle land and forest fires during a ...

Police to soon probe firms involved in land fires

The Riau Provincial Police will soon investigate several companies for their alleged involvement in land and forest ...

Indonesian Navy to use warships to evacuate smog victims

Indonesian Navy has prepared two Landing Platform Dock (LPD) type vessels, a floating hospital KRI dr Suharso-990 and ...

Haze-chocked Inhabitants of C Kalimantan Cry for Help

The thick hazardous haze shrouding Central Kalimantan over the past two months has become so unbearable that many ...

Two russian planes arrive in Palembang to help extinguish forest fires

Two Russian multipurpose Beriev Be-200 Altair amphibious aircraft arrived here on Wednesday to help extinguish forest ...

Over 78 thousand people become haze victims in Riau

The Health Service of Riau recorded that haze has affected the health of 78,879 people in the province. "The ...

Law continues to be enforced against forest burners: Minister

The police will continue to enforce the law against those found guilty of setting fire to forests, Coordinating ...

More water-bombers needed to put out hotspots

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said more water-bombing ...

Another foreign firm named suspect in land fires

The police have named oil palm plantation company PT Palm Lestari Makmur as a suspect in an alleged case of land and ...

Most companies in Riau not ready to tackle forest fires

Riau Provinces Forestry Department Chief Fadrizal Labay here on Monday revealed that only 22 of the 61 forestry ...

Indonesia, Japan to cooperate to extinguish forest fires

Indonesia and Japan have agreed to cooperate in the ongoing fire fighting efforts by delivering a special liquid ...

Effective peatland management necessary to minimize forest fires

Peatland fires have been one of the contributing factors to the deteriorating haze, which has blanketed several parts ...