#land fires

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Number of hot spots in Riau decreasing

The number of hot spots that cause forest fires in several locations in Riau Province has been decreasing from 50 last ...

18 suspects detained over forest fires

Police have arrested 18 suspects in connection with forest and land fires in the Sumatran province of Riau. ...

Kadin asks research, technology ministry to study Riau`s haze

The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has asked the Ministry of Research and Technology to study ...

Indonesia allocates Rp100 billion to overcome forest fires

A total of Rp100 billion has been allocated for making rain, procuring materials and providing planes to conduct water ...

14 suspects in Riau land fires arrested

The Riau haze management task force has arrested 14 people suspected of involvement in land fires in five different ...

Thousands of soldiers deployed to fight fires

Thousands of soldiers have been sent to fight remaining forest and land fires in six locations in Riau province. ...

Any company causing fires to be punished: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has pledged punishment for any company found negligent to cause forest and land ...

Nine already arrested over forest fires

Nine people have been arrested in connection with forest and peat land fires in several places in Riau. "One ...

Take firm action against forest fire perpetrators

The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) has asked the government to take the firmest possible action against ...

Forestry Minister in Riau to inspect forest fire control

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan led a coordinating meeting on forest and plantation fire control here on Saturday. ...

148 hotspots detected in Riau

Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), said on Wednesday, 148 hotspots have detected in ...

Artificial rains being considered to put out forest fires

Forest fires have hit several provinces in Indonesia over the past few months and produced haze that has had an effect ...

Forest fires could hinder C02 cutting efforts

Forest fire hot spots have been detected in around 10 provinces in Indonesia during the present dry season which has ...

RI's reforestation program to absorb 47.6 bln tons of carbon gases

Indonesia is resuming its reforestation program this year, having set itself the target of planting at least 1.7 ...

BMKG: hot spots in 361 locations in Sumatra

The number of hot spots in Sumatra island has been increasing rapidly to 381 locations, the Riau Meteorology, ...