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Jakarta police uncover Pekanbaru-Jakarta-Bandung drug ring

The Indonesian Police have uncovered the Riau-Jakarta-Bandung drug ring as a result of a thorough investigation that ...

10 helicopters, one Cassa deployed to fight Riau's forest fires

The Indonesian government has deployed 10 helicopters and a Cassa aircraft to extinguish forest and land fires in Riau ...

Ministry focuses on preventive measures against forest fires

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry`s Forest and Land Fire Control Brigade, Manggala Agni, and ...

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 ...

100 soldiers flown to Riau to help fight land, forest fires

A company of 100 soldiers from the Army`s Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad) arrived in Riau province on Sunday to ...

Land fires in Riau arose far from settlement: BRG

The land and forest fire in Riau Province occurred in areas far from the settlement and farmers` plantation, according ...

Potential forest fires detected in Indonesia`s Riau province: BMKG

The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has detected 54 hotspots, indicating potential ...

Wild elephants ravage coconut plantation in Pekanbaru

A herd of wild Sumatran elephants (elephas maximus sumatranus) ravaged a coconut plantation in Pekanbaru, Riau ...

Egyptian man deported from Pekanbaru

An Egyptian citizen named Tarek Ashour Mostafa Abdelaty was transported on Friday from Pekanbaru in Riau Province to ...

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Drug rings keep challenging Indonesia`s law enforcers By Rahmad Nasution

The National Narcotics Agency`s (BNN) success in thwarting an attempt to smuggle some 1.4 tonnes of marijuana into ...

Fires burn 124.5 hectares of land in Riau since early January

Some 124.5 hectares of land and forests in Riau Province caught fires since early this year due to low rainfall, ...

Two men arrested for possessing counterfeit banknotes: police

The Dumai city police seized counterfeit banknotes worth some Rp500 million and arrested two men, only identified by ...

Four kilograms of crystal meth destroyed in Aceh: BNN

The Aceh National Narcotics Agency (BNN) here on Wednesday destroyed four kilograms of crystal methamphetamine that ...

Ministry prepares for forest fires following moderate el Nino forecast

The Environment and Forestry Ministry has taken early precautionary measures against land and forest fires, with the ...