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Government revokes permits of companies involved in forest fires

The Environment and Forestry Ministry has revoked the permits of three plantation companies proven guilty of setting ...

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 ...

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 ...

Walhi to assist haze victims in taking legal action

The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) has opened command posts for suing plantation companies responsible for ...

President Jokowi orders to immediately extinguish forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has ordered every stakeholder to help extinguish forest fires and to tackle haze ...

Stern law enforcement needed to tackle forest fires

The problem of haze has been getting worse on Sumatra Island, forcing flight delays and temporary school shutdowns, ...

Riau university students voice five demands concerning haze disaster

Hundreds of students of Riau University here, Monday, staged a rally to express their five-point demands to the ...

police detain 5 arsonists in plantation fire case - (d)

The Indragiri Hulu police have detained five people for allegedly setting fire to plantation areas that has produced ...

Security authorities ordered to act against companies causing fires

President Joko Widodo has ordered security agencies to take action against companies that have burned fields that have ...

Riau firefighters extinguish 60 wildfires during January-July period

During the January-July 2015 period, Riaus firefighters have put out 60 fires that have razed forest, peatland, and ...

Forest Preservation Crucial for Survival of Orang Rimba

Forest and Sumatras Orang Rimba tribe are inseparable, and they could not survive without each other. For the ...

Riau Police name 15 suspects over forest fires in Riau

The Riau Police has named 15 arsonists as suspects responsible for the forest fires that occurred in January and ...

Indonesian government to build 10 new sugar factories

The agriculture ministry would build 10 new sugar factories to reduce imports of raw sugar and to create self ...

President Jokowi should take action against forest fire perpetrators

Forest fires and haze on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan continue to create trouble for Indonesia despite the ...

Environmental NGOs, Businessmen Criticize New Peatland Regulation

- It is crucial that peatlands in Indonesia are protected as they cover some 22 million hectares of land in the ...