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Hotspot detection across Sumatra Island reaches 260

A total of 260 hotspots were identified throughout Sumatra Island on Monday morning, suggestive of forest and peatland ...

Annual Speech

Jokowi announces Kalimantan to host Indonesia's new capital city

President Joko Widodo reiterated on Friday morning that Kalimantan Island would serve as a host for ...

382 hotspots detected in West Kalimantan

The number of hotspots indicating forest fires in West Kalimantan Province jumped to 382 on Thursday morning from 148 ...

Wildfires ravage 1,500 hectares of land in Bintan District: Authority

The Bintan Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) recorded that wildfires have ravaged some 1,500 hectares of land in the ...

News Focus

All-out efforts to extinguish wildfires on Sumatra, Kalimantan Islands

Indonesian Defense Forces Commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, National Police Chief General Tito ...

148 hotspots detected in West Kalimantan

The Supadio meteorology, climatology, and geophysics office has reported a total of 148 hotspots detected in several ...

Pontianak residents exposed to thick smoke from wildfire

Several residents of Pontianak, the capital city of West Kalimantan Province, are left with no choice but to inhale the ...

BPBD confirms fires engulfed 10 hectares of West Kalimantan's peatland

Fires swept through five to 10 hectares of peatland in West Kalimantan Province during the dry spell this year, the ...

Haze in West Kalimantan elicits complaints from businesspersons

Smog arising from forest fires in West Kalimantan has threatened business activities and prospects in the province, ...

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ASEAN should move faster for mitigation of peatland fires, haze

The 2016-signed financing agreement of "Sustainable Use of Peatland and Haze Mitigation" (SUPA) for climate ...

Satellites detects 2,070 hotspots across Indonesia during January-July

The Indonesian Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry recorded 2,070 hotspots, with a confidence rate at over 80 ...

Singapore lauds Indonesia's forest fire control efforts

The Indonesian government's efforts to combat land and forest fires have received appreciation at the meeting of ...

Riau task force deploys four helicopters to extinguish forest fires

The land and forest fire task force of Riau Province has deployed four helicopters on Tuesday to help douse the fire ...

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 ...

Satellites identify 152 hotspots on Sumatra Island

The Terra and Aqua Satellites, on Tuesday, at 6 a.m. local time, detected 152 hotspots on Sumatra Island, including 75 ...