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Paser District in East Kalimantan shrouded by thick smog

Thick smog coming from forest fires shrouded Tanah Grogot in Paser District, East Kalimantan Province, reducing ...

Smog from forest fires could kill indirectly: BNPB

Doni Monardo, head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), has said smog coming from forest fires is ...

Ministry readies safe houses for haze-affected citizens

The Social Affairs Ministry has prepared safe houses or shelters, especially for children and elderly, whose cities or ...

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 ...

Opinion

Indonesian Coast Guard: Will It surface or sink?

*Siswanto Rusdi is the director of The National Maritime Institute (NAMARIN) Scores of drafts for the establishment ...

Haze-induced respiratory ailments inflict 1,136 Pekanbaru residents

At least 1,136 residents of Pekanbaru, Riau Province, have suffered from upper respiratory tract infection following ...

Jokowi chairs meeting to tackle forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) chaired a meeting at the State Palace here on Tuesday to discuss efforts to combat ...

Cairns Mayor commends Indonesians' role in Australia

Cairns Mayor Bob Manning acknowledged the positive role of Indonesians living in Cairns, a small area in Queensland ...

South Halmahera's emergency response period extended: govt

The South Halmahera District Government has extended the emergency response period until July 28 because many ...

Huge fire ravages forest area of Kota Batu's Mt Panderman

A huge wildfire ravaged forest area on the slope of Mount Panderman in Kota Batu, East Java, on Sunday evening but the ...

Floods strike four sub-districts in Banggai, Central Sulawesi

Floods hit four sub-districts in Banggai District, Central Sulawesi Province, on Thursday, claiming one life, ...

50 hectares of land gutted in West Aceh

A fire ravaged over 50 hectares of land in West Aceh District's area, Aceh Province amid the dry season, and ...

Fire razes 50 hectares of peatland area in Aceh

A fire scorched 50 hectares (ha) of peatland area in West Aceh District, Aceh Province. "We have continued to ...

Two villagers suffer wounds after fire engulfs Aceh's oil well

A fire engulfed a traditional oil well site in Seuneubok Dalam Village, Ranto Peureulak Sub-district, East Aceh ...

Drought paralyses 17 villages in Cilacap, Central Java

As of June 30, a total of 17 villages in seven sub-districts in Cilacap, Central Java, were reeling under the impact of ...