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Riau governor announces state of emergency after air pollution surges

Riau Governor Syamsuar has declared a state of emergency over air pollution caused by land and forest fires in the ...

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Forest fire smog plays spoilsport in TdSi race in Riau

The Tour de Siak (TdSi) organizing committee apparently overlooked the weather factor while deciding to hold the event ...

Terra, Aqua satellites identify 1,182 forest fire hotspots in Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellites tracked 1,182 hotspots suggestive of forest fires throughout Sumatra Island on ...

Four helicopters roped in to battle forest fires in Riau

The Riau forest fire task force has employed four helicopters to douse the conflagration spreading across the southern ...

Hotspots in Riau, parts of Kalimantan declined: BNPB

The number of hotspots in the provinces of Riau, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan have declined ...

Riau task force deploys four helicopters to extinguish forest fires

The land and forest fire task force of Riau Province has deployed four helicopters on Tuesday to help douse the fire ...

Riau's land, forest fires covered 3,147 hectares in Jan-June 2019

Land and forest fires in Riau Province during the period from January to June covered an area of 3,147 hectares, ...

80 hotspots detected across Sumatra Island

The number of hotspots detected across Sumatra Island increased to 80 on Wednesday, from 13 on the previous day. Of ...

157 hotspots detected across Sumatra island on Saturday

A total of 157 hotspots, indicating forest and plantation fires, were detected across Sumatra Island on Saturday, ...

news focus - Prolonged drought triggers forest fires in Kalimantan and Java

The Indonesian government has been working all out to prevent forest fires over the last couple of years and been ...

Satellites detect 154 hotspots on Sumatra island

A total of 154 hotspots indicating forest and plantation fires were detected across Sumatra Island on Thursday. The ...

Some 300 families in Riau flee homes due to wildfire

Some 300 families from three sub-districts in Riau province began fleeing their homes on Saturday (August 27) due to ...

Satellites detect 13 hotspots in Riau

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 13 hotspots in five districts in Riau Province, on Friday at 5 a.m. local ...

More Indonesia airports affected by haze from land fires

More airports are being affected by the haze in Indonesia as flights continue to be disrupted. The head of the ...

183 Riau residents evacuate due to haze

A total of 183 people have fled their homes in Siak district, Riau province, due to thick smoke from forest and ...