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Stringent law enforcement crucial to keep forest fire cases down

Indonesia, home to the world's third-largest tropical rainforests, has been successful in significantly reducing ...

Six regions in Riau on alert for land, forest fires

An emergency standby status for land and forest fires has been declared in five districts and one municipality in Riau ...

Fires scorch 248 ha of land, forests in Riau

Fires have laid to waste 248.95 hectares of land and forests in Riau province since early this year, chief of the Riau ...

Fires destroy 55 hectares of land, forests in Riau

Fires gutted 55.71 hectares of land and forests in Riau province between January 1 and February 13, 2021. During the ...

All commissioners tested after Riau KPU chair contracts COVID-19

With Riau Election Commission (KPU) Chairman Ilham Muhammad Nasir testing positive for COVID-19, other commissioners of ...

Ministry joins in Children's Day virtual celebration with 8,000 kids

Social Affairs Minister Juliari P. Batubara celebrated National Children's Day (HAN) with some eight thousand ...

Two truck drivers in C Kalimantan arrested for illegal logging cases

The police in North Barito District, Central Kalimantan Province, stopped two trucks carrying several pieces of ...

Riau allots Rp191.6 billion for households impacted by COVID-19

The Riau provincial government has assigned financial assistance fund of Rp191.6 billion to help households bearing the ...

10 COVID-19 patients recover in Riau

Ten more people have recovered from the novel coronavirus disease in Riau Province as of Tuesday, with the province ...

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Indonesia braces for extreme dry season amid COVID-19

As it battles the coronavirus pandemic, Indonesia, which is currently entering the dry season, is bracing for a ...

Weather modification for rainfall in Riau's peatland areas

Coinciding with the Idul Fitri Islamic Festivity on Sunday (May 24), the Indonesian government conducted climate ...

Riau's tourism authority closes 117 destinations to control COVID-19

The Riau provincial administration has temporarily closed 117 tourist destinations throughout the province to stop ...

Indonesian workers arriving from Malaysia put under surveillance: govt

  More than 4,000 Indonesian migrant workers who have arrived in Riau Province from Malaysia have been placed ...

Riau received 4,444 migrant workers returning from Malaysia

Riau Province, Sumatra Island, received 4,444 Indonesian migrant workers, who returned from Malaysia amid ongoing ...

11 hotspots of forest fires detected in Riau's coastal areas

The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Office (BMKG) detected 11 hotspots indicative of forest fires ...