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President supervises fire extinguishing efforts in Riau

President Yudhoyono led a roll call of the integrated haze disaster emergency response task force, at the Roesman ...

Riau police names 65 suspects on deliberate land fire case

The Riau police has named 65 suspects on deliberate land fire case that has caused severe air pollution there since ...

President calls for heavier punishment for arsonists

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for heavier punishment for those who deliberately lit fires in forest, ...

Indonesian political parties kick off nationwide campaigns

A total of 12 Indonesian political parties at the national level kicked off a 21-day nationwide campaigns on Sunday to ...

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 ...

Fighting fires not solution to land fires in Riau: President Yudhoyono

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated fighting fires is not solution to the question of forest and plantation ...

Pekanbaru Airport resumes operation after haze problem

The Sultan Syarif Kasim International Airport in Pekanbaru city, Riau Province, has resumed its operation on Sunday ...

Riau`s air quality hazardous to people`s health

Ten air pollutant standard index devices installed in several districts and cities in the Riau Province showed that ...

Haze disrupts oil palm production in Riau

Haze from the ongoing forest fires in the Riau province had disrupted the harvest of oil palm fruits, a local farmer ...

Handle forest, plantation fires with every possible way: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered all relevant ministers and the officials in Riau province to handle the ...

Disaster mitigation agency delays water bombing

The water bomb operation to extinguish hot spots in the Riau Province was delayed on Thursday as thick haze decreased ...

Government prepares water bombs to mitigate Riau haze

The government will drop water bombs in several hotspots to mitigate haze from land fires in the Riau Province on ...

Former provincial governor jailed for 14 years for corruption

Former governor of Sumatras Riau province Rusli Zainal was sentenced to 14 years in jail for corruption here on ...

Number of Riau`s hotspots increases to 145

The United States NOAA 18 satellite detected 145 hotspots in Riau Province, an increase from 79 earlier, an official ...

Russian Kamov helicopter deployed to help fight Riau forest fires

A Russian-made Kamov helicopter is to be deployed to join in the efforts to combat fires now raging in forests, ...