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Tens of hectares of peatland in Mempawah ravaged by fire

Fire, in the last 72 hours, has burnt down over 80 hectares of peatland in Rasau Village, Sui Pinyuh Sub-district, ...

TNI's 70 personnel in Kapuas Hulu to tackle forest fire

The Indonesian Military (TNI) has readied 70 personnel in Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan, as a precautionary ...

Seven villages in Kapuas Hulu prone to forest, land fires

Seven villages in the Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan, are prone to forest and land fires, according to the local ...

Police detains suspect in Kampar peatland fire

Riau Police has arrested a man identified by his initial MH for allegedly ignited a fire in a peatland area, when he ...

Pekanbaru shrouded in haze from forest fire

Tampan and Senapelan Sub-districts in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, Sumatra Island, on Sunday were shrouded in haze coming ...

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 ...

Manggala Agni continues fire-fighting efforts in Kampar peatland

The forest fire brigade of the Environmental and Forestry Ministry (Manggala Agni) continued its efforts to extinguish ...

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 ...

Dry spell leaves Indonesia's 100 districts, cities parched: ministry

A dry spell has cast a pall over 100 districts and cities in the Aceh, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, ...

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Indonesia makes serious effort to tackle forest fires

Indonesia is bracing for devastating and frequent forest fires, following the recurrence of bush and forest fires in ...

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Indonesia devotes serious effort to tackling impact of drought

Indonesia is bracing for a devastating and protracted drought this year, according to the warning of the Meteorology, ...

Water crisis cripples life in Central Java's Banyumas

Some 3,150 families in 12 villages in Banyumas District, Central Java Province, are reeling from a clean water crisis ...

Palangka Raya works to halt recurrence of forest fires

The authorities in Palangka Raya have been striving to halt the recurrence of bush and forest fires in the Central ...

Aceh's 20-hectare peatland engulfed by fire amid dry season

Fire scorched 20 hectares of peatland in two villages of Nagan Raya District, Aceh, Thursday afternoon, amid the dry ...

Indonesia, Australia intensify bilateral cooperation before COP25

Indonesia and Australia increased bilateral cooperation on environment and climate change before the 2019 UN Climate ...