#land fires

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Hotspots detected in C. Kalimantan

As many as 25 hotspots were detected in several areas of Kotawaringin Timur district in Central Kalimantan on Monday, ...

No need to import food to face El Nino: Kalla

The government does not need to import food commodities to face the impacts of El Nino on Indonesia, Vice President M. ...

Satellite detects 72 hotspots in Sumatra

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

Satellite detects 187 hotspots in C. Kalimantan

NOAA-18 Satellite has detected 187 hotspots of forest and plantation fires across Central Kalimantan Province on ...

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 ...

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 ...

16 hectares of forest area razed by fires in Riau

At least 16 hectares of forest area were razed by fires in Riau Province, in May 2014, according to data from the ...

Participatory approach needed to overcome haze

Indonesia needs to take a participatory approach where the central government, local administrations, non-governmental ...

Kalla allocates one helicopter for Riau

Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) M. Jusuf Kalla had allocated one helicopter to the PMI branch in Riau ...

Indonesian minister denies having received red report card

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan denied that his ministry had got a red report card from the Presidential Working Unit ...

Riau forest fires cause losses amounting to over Rp20 trillion

Forest and land fires occurring in the Riau Province between February and April 2014 caused economic losses worth more ...

Haze handling in Riau should not become regular agenda: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the work to prevent land fires in the Riau province was conducted ...

President calls for heavier punishment for arsonists

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for heavier punishment for those who deliberately lit fires in forest, ...

Fighting fires not solution to land fires in Riau: President Yudhoyono

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated fighting fires is not solution to the question of forest and plantation ...

President Yudhoyono encourages fire fighters in Riau

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with fire fighters in Riau here on Saturday in a bid to boost morale as they ...