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Vice president chairs meeting on peatland

Vice President Jusuf M. Kalla chaired a meeting on peatland management at his residence here on Thursday. The ...

New Year`s eve celebrations held peacefully

The New Years eve celebrations have gone peacefully across Indonesia with no untoward security incidents. "It ...

RI enters 2016, confident of solid economic foundation

Indonesias economy grew at a slow pace in 2015 due to internal and external factors but government is confident of ...

Indonesia`s foundation strong to meet 2016 challenges: President

Indonesias President Joko Widodo express belief that the nations foundation is strong enough to meet the challenges in ...

Government to set up peatland restoration agency next week: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has confirmed that the government will set up a peatland ecosystem restoration agency ...

RI seeking to form peat ecosystem body before climate meet

Indonesia is seeking to set up a Peatland Ecosystem Restoration Body after the peatlands in Sumatra and Kalimantan ...

President Jokowi hopes for implementation of sustainable fire prevention efforts

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed hope that several provincial administrations would undertake sustainable ...

UN appreciates Indonesia`s handling of radicalism

The United Nations has expressed appreciation to Indonesias efforts in handling radicalism through not only law ...

President calls for thorough handling of forest fires

President Joko Widodo has called for a thorough handling of forest and land fires, including taking preventive steps ...

Indonesia to operate more water bombing aircraft

Indonesia will operate more foreign water bombing aircraft to put out land and forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, ...

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 ...

More water-bombers needed to put out hotspots

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

Government shares responsibility to prevent forest fires

The Indonesian government will share responsibility with local administration and companies to prevent forest fires ...

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 ...

Some countries offer help to put out Indonesian forest fires

Some countries have offered assistance to extinguish forest and plantation fires that have led to haze shrouding ...