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Indonesia empowers communities to prevent forest fires

The traumatic experiences due to forest fires and the consequent haze disaster are still fresh in the minds of ...

President Jokowi has taken decision on ministers: Minister Luhut

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has already reached a decision regarding the performance and evaluation of the ...

Terra and Aqua Satellites detects 68 hotspots over Sumatra Island

The Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of Pekanbaru detected 68 hotspots that dotted Sumatra Island ...

Hotspots detected on Sumatra Island

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 47 hotspots across Sumatra Island on Friday despite rains over the past two ...

LAPAN-Chiba University to launch satellite in 2018

Indonesias National Aeronautics and Space Agency (LAPAN) in cooperation with Japans Chiba University plans to launch a ...

Some 19 hotspots detected on Sumatra island

A total of 19 hotspots were detected in three provinces on Sumatra Island on Wednesday, according to data released by ...

Bank Mandiri stops restrict loan for oil palm plantations

The countrys largest lender PT Bank Mandiri has decided not to extend new credits for investors to open oil palm ...

Kampar`s arwana restaurant becomes favorite choice of foodies

Ensconced within the agro-tourism park in Kampar district, Riau province, Arwana Restaurant is one of the districts ...

Social Minister to visit flood victims in Kampar, Riau

Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa is to visit flood victims in Kualu village, Tambang sub-district, ...

Indonesia to ramp up development of infrastructure projects

Indonesia is boosting its infrastructure development in an effort to provide economic benefits to its people and ...

Six people buried in landslide in Payakumbuh

Six people were buried in a landslide caused by incessant rains that also blocked the road between Payakumbuh and ...

CIFOR supports new peatland restoration agency to prevent forest fires

The newly established Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) should be supported in its efforts to restore peatland areas ...

Drug trader dies after swallowing methamphetamine

A drug dealer died after swallowing a package of methamphetamine when he saw police coming to arrest him, police said ...

Indonesia considering exclusive prison for terrorists, pre-emptive detention powers

The Indonesian government is preparing to effect a revision in Law No. 15 Year 2003 on counter-terrorism, following a ...

Rp245 trillion in development fund unused in 2015

Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo asked regional administrations to accelerate development to make up for slowdown ...