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When haze attacks three countries, cooperation needed

Haze knows no border. In this current dry season with extreme hot weather, Sumatra is being hit by forest, peatland ...

BNPB sets aside Rp25 billion to battle forest fires

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has set aside Rp25 billion (around 2.5 million US Dollar) to make ...

Haze from forest fire affects respiratory health

Haze from forest fire in Sumatra has increased the number of respiratory problem cases in Dumai, Riau Province, over ...

Kidnappers set free British hostage

A gang of armed criminals on Thursday set free an expatriate Marcom Primsore (62) from Britain after being held for ...

Smog covers Dumai city, Riau

Thick smog covered Dumai city affecting the visibility in the city`s main roads as low as 200 meters on Wednesday at ...

Indonesia`s rattan furniture exports increase in 2013

Indonesia`s exports of rattan furniture and crafts experience a significant increase in 2013 as the result of ...

Indonesian forestry ministry sets hotspot reduction target

The Indonesian forestry ministry has set a target for reducing hotspots of forest and plantation fires in Kalimantan, ...

Sumatran elephants run amok in Riau`s oil palm plantation

A herd of Sumatran elephants ran amok in an oil palm plantation in Minas, Riau Province, seriously injuring one worker ...

PTPN VIII to convert tea plantations coverted into fruits plantations

State-owned plantation company PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) VIII plans to convert its tea plantations into fruits ...

Moratorium Extension Needed For Better Forest Governance

A tag of war between environmental groups and forest industrialists have resumed as Indonesia`s regulation on a ...

Indonesia urged to extend, strengthen moratorium on deforestation

A number of non-governmental organizations have urged the Indonesian government to extend two-year moratorium on ...

Sebatik Island has potential for palm oil investment

Sebatik Island in Nunukan District, North Kalimantan, has the potential for investors to develop palm oil processing ...

ICW finds indications of corruption in 22 state plantation companies

Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) said it has found indications of corruption in 22 plantation companies causing ...

Minister supports proposal on extension of forest moratorium

Minister of Forestry Zulkifli Hasan said he supported the idea on extending forest moratorium, that will expire in May ...

Restriction on subsidized diesel oil use takes its toll

Diesel oil has become scarce in several parts of the country over the past few weeks, with public transportation ...