#respiratory

Collection of respiratory news, found 585 news.

Over 78 thousand people become haze victims in Riau

The Health Service of Riau recorded that haze has affected the health of 78,879 people in the province. "The ...

Haze reduces visibility to 20 meters in Central Kalimantan

Haze arising from forest, peatland, and plantation fires has reduced visibility to 20 meters in Muara Teweh, North ...

Government shares responsibility to prevent forest fires

The Indonesian government will share responsibility with local administration and companies to prevent forest fires ...

Competition suspected behind Singapore`s boycott of Indonesian tissue

The Indonesian Association of Pulp and Paper (APKI) suspected that business competition was behind Singapores boycott ...

Haze lowers visibility to below 50 meters in Palangka Raya

Haze arising from forest and plantation fires in Central Kalimantan Province has drastically reduced visibility to ...

Putting Out Forest Fires Crucial to Saving Lives

At least 307,360 people in six Indonesian provinces, from June 29 to October 5, 2015, sought medical treatment for ...

Indonesia to utilize foreign assistance to extinguish forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will utilize several offers of assistance from foreign countries to extinguish forest ...

Govt proposes life insurance aid for haze disaster victims

The government will propose a life insurance assistance for 1.2 million holders of Welfare Family Card (KKS) affected ...

Walhi encourages people to file class action suit over haze disaster

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has encouraged haze-affected residents to file a class action suit ...

73 hotspots detected in Barito, C. Kalimantan

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 73 hotspots indicating forest fires along Barito River that flows through the ...

Indonesian forest fires cause regional concern

Millions of people in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore have been affected by the haze mainly arising from forest, ...

Thousands travelers stranded at Pekanbaru on thick smokes

Indonesia still looks helpless in dealing with thick smokes causing inconvenience including disrupting flight ...

Govt investigates hundreds of businesses over haze

The Indonesian government is now investigating a total of 276 business entities suspected to have caused forest fires ...

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 ...

Over 25.5 thousand people taken ill by haze in Riau

The Riau health office has recorded that 25,524 people have fallen ill due to the haze as the air quality has reached ...