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Seven hotspots detected in South Barito

The NOAA18 Satellite detected seven hotspots of forest and plantation fires in South Barito District, Central ...

C. Kalimantan police arrest 95 forest and plantation fire setters

The Central Kalimantan police have detained and named 95 people as suspects for setting fires in forest and plantation ...

Drought hits numerous regions of Indonesia

Drought has parched Indonesias numerous regions and is feared to cause losses to crops, slow down economic growth, and ...

Kalla allocates one helicopter for Riau

Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) M. Jusuf Kalla had allocated one helicopter to the PMI branch in Riau ...

Strict law enforcement ordered against forest fire perpetrators

As haze shrouded Sumatras cities over the past two months, President Yudhoyono has ordered strict law enforcement to ...

US offers training for forest rangers in Indonesia

The United States plans to offer training for forest rangers in Indonesia to enable them to tackle incidents such as ...

Dumai`s air quality on Wednesday morning hazardous to health

The Pollutant Standard Index (PSI) over Dumai city, Riau province, reached 410, on Wednesday at around 8 a.m. local ...

Dumai to declare forest fire alert to highest level

The Dumai city administration is soon set to declare the highest level of alert status after haze originating from the ...

Forest fires return in Riau province

Following a prolonged rainy season, Indonesia is currently experiencing a very dry period that has again triggered ...

Haze forces temporary closure of schools in Pekanbaru

The Pekanbaru education office has temporary closed kindergartens and elementary schools partly in the city, which ...

Dumai airport cancels two flights due to haze

Dumai city`s airport in Riau province cancels two flights here on Wednesday due to thick haze from the forest fire ...

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 ...

Bangladesh in mourning after president`s death

Flags flew at half-mast across Bangladesh on Thursday as the country mourned its president Zillur Rahman, following ...

Bangladesh president`s body flown from Singapore

The body of Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman was flown to Dhaka on Thursday following his death in a Singapore ...

Washing hands seen as cheapest, easiest way to save lives

Indonesia, together with around 70 other countries celebrated the fifth Global Handwashing Day on Monday (October 15) ...