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Haze handling in Riau should not become regular agenda: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the work to prevent land fires in the Riau province was conducted ...

Riau forest fires claim three lives

The forest, plantation and peat-soil fires razing in Riau Province over the past two months, have claimed three ...

PAN filed lawsuit with election commission against disqualification

The National Mandate Party (PAN) had filed a lawsuit with the General Elections Commission (KPU) against its decision ...

1.6 million liters water dropped over Riau to extinguish fire

Special task force in Riau has dropped 1.6 million liters of water over the area to extinguish forest fires there, ...

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 ...