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Satellites identify 152 hotspots on Sumatra Island

The Terra and Aqua Satellites, on Tuesday, at 6 a.m. local time, detected 152 hotspots on Sumatra Island, including 75 ...

Haze-induced visibility impairment in Pekanbaru reaches two kilometers

Haze, arising from forest fires, has lowered visibility in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, to two kilometers, or two thousand ...

BRG to develop more peat rewetting infrastructure in Riau

The Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) will develop infrastructure for peat rewetting in areas in Riau Province, with no ...

700 Pekanbaru inhabitants suffer from respiratory illness due to haze

Some 700 people in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, currently suffer from respiratory illness as haze from forest fires has ...

BNPB head invites nation's components to stop forest, land fires

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Head Doni Monardo has invited all components of the nation to put a halt ...

Fire razes 50 hectares of peatland area in Aceh

A fire scorched 50 hectares (ha) of peatland area in West Aceh District, Aceh Province. "We have continued to ...

Mary Kay demonstrates global scientific leadership through increasing awareness on the impact of pollution on skin at leading European scientific conferences

- Mary Kay Inc., a global beauty company and leader in skin care innovation, continues its ongoing support of the ...

Respiratory infection, fatigue afflict travelers in Merak

Several hundred travelers at the Merak Port of Banten, looking to cross to Bakauheni Lampung, ailed from respiratory ...

Ministry calls on hajj pilgrims to avoid direct contact with camels

The Health Ministry has called on Indonesian hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia to avoid direct contact with camels and took ...

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Prioritizing preventive measures against forest fires

The Indonesian authorities have claimed that te number of forest fires had reduced some 85 percent over the past ...

Joint team has put out 80 percent of peatland fires in Nagan Raya

A joint team of the Indonesian military, police and regional disaster mitigation agency (BPBD) has put out some 80 ...

Forest fires gut 1,136 hectares of area in Riau

Forest fires have gutted a total of 1,136 hectares (ha) of forest and plantation areas in Riau Province since January ...

Thousand of Riau residents suffer respiratory problems due to haze

Thousand of residents in Riau Province have suffered respiratory problems after they were exposed to air pollution ...

Special Report

MRT reduces Jakarta`s air pollution

Jakarta, the capital and largest city of Indonesia, looks like a flower that attracts bees. Like many of the ...

Medicine stocks for tsunami victims are adequate: minister

Health Minister Nila F. Moeloek confirmed that medicine stocks for victims of the Sunda Strait tsunami are ...