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S. Sumatra to maximize efforts to extinguish land fires

South Sumatra will maximize its efforts to put out forest and land fires by using the assistance of foreign aircraft, ...

Putting Out Forest Fires Crucial to Saving Lives

At least 307,360 people in six Indonesian provinces, from June 29 to October 5, 2015, sought medical treatment for ...

Indonesia to utilize foreign assistance to extinguish forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will utilize several offers of assistance from foreign countries to extinguish forest ...

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 ...

S. Ssumatra`s peatlands attracting global attention: Governor

The peatlands in South Sumatra are now drawing global attention to initiate the restoration process, according to ...

Indonesian forest fires cause regional concern

Millions of people in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore have been affected by the haze mainly arising from forest, ...

President visits forest fire-hit Central Kalimantan, postpones North Sumatra visit

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has decided to visit Central Kalimantan province, which is among the worst hit by ...

Police should pursue perpetrators of forest fires: President

President Joko Widodo has urged the police to continue with its law enforcement efforts to arrest the perpetrators of ...

Government to revoke licenses of companies found burning land

The Indonesian government will revoke the licenses of plantation companies that have set fires to clear land, which ...

Indonesian military deploys over one thousand soldiers to extinguish fires

The Indonesian Military (TNI) has deployed 1,250 soldiers to extinguish forest fires in Riau Province after President ...

NGO to provide legal counsel to victims of forest fires

The prolonged drought induced by the El Nino phenomenon, has resulted in a water crisis and harvest failure in some ...

Over 12 thousand people taken ill by haze in Riau

Over 12,260 inhabitants of Riau Province have fallen ill due to the haze triggered by forest, peatland, and plantation ...

Indonesia can be saved from haze disaster: Disaster agency

Indonesia can be freed from the haze disaster if it implements several preventive measures and involves the people, ...

Pekanbaru airport opens health post for passengers - (d)

Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, has opened a health post for passengers exposed to haze ...

Haze from Sumatra's wildfires likely to affect Malaysia, Singapore

Haze has engulfed almost all regions on Sumatra Island and is mostly likely to affect Malaysia and Singapore, ...