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Haze resurfaces in various areas across kalimantan, sumatra

Haze emanating from forest fires and hotspots continues to shroud various parts of Kalimantan and Sumatra, hindering ...

BNN confiscates eight tons of dried marijuana

The National Anti-narcotics Agency (BNN) has arrested in Riau Province a truck loaded with eight tons of dried ...

Satellite detects 72 hotspots in Sumatra

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 18 satellite of the United States operated in Singapore, ...

Indonesia should be stricter with Australia on illegal immigrant issue

Indonesia, under the rule of new President Joko Widodo or Jokowi, should be more firm in dealing with Australia on the ...

Riau air quality "unhealthy" as haze obscures skies

The air quality around Riau Province reached a "very unhealthy" level on Sunday as haze from forest fires covered its ...

Batam airport postpones, cancels flights due to haze

A number of flights from Batam Hang Nadim International Airport to Pekanbaru, Silangit, Palembang, and Jakarta, were ...

353 hotspots of forest fires detected in Sumatra

Some 353 hotspots of forest and plantation fires were detected across Sumatra Island on Wednesday. "Based on the ...

Confiscated documents brought to Jakarta: KPK

All documents that the Corruption Eradication Commissions (KPK) investigators confiscated from different places, ...

Material losses inflicted by Riau forest fires reach Rp20 trillion

Material losses inflicted by forest and plantation fires in Riau Province, Sumatra, during February-April 2014, ...

Indonesian haze begins escalating to neighboring countries

At least eight provinces in Indonesia currently have an increasing number of hotspots producing smoke from forest and ...

Government responds to call for addressing drought

The Indonesian government on Monday announced it has mapped out alternative water sources for the countrys drought-hit ...

Indonesia convinced to meet oil lifting target

Indonesian oil officials are optimistic that the government will meet its oil lifting target this year, although it ...

Hotspots detected in eight sub-districts in S Kalimantan

A number of hotspots of forest and plantation fires were detected in eight sub-districts in Tanah Laut District, South ...

One die in tanker blast in Riau, 3 injured

One person died when a diesel fuel tank truck exploded in Pekanbaru City of Riau Province on Monday after catching ...

New oil reserve discovered in Riau: Governor

Governor of Riau Province Annas Maamun revealed on Monday that a new oil reserve, presumably the biggest in Riau, was ...