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Historical year for Indonesia`s forest protection

During the past one year, the Indonesian government has made several historic policies and breakthroughs for the ...

Police detain Malaysian for starting forest fire in Indonesia's Riau

The Riau province police announced here on Saturday that they had detained a Malaysian national who is being ...

More gas stations to be built in Java, Sumatra

State-owned gas company PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) will construct 16 gas stations in Java and the Sumatra islands ...

Kuwait cancels plan to build refinery in Indonesia

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) will likely cancel plans to build a refinery processing 300,000 barrels of crude ...

44 countries support sumatran tiger conservation

The environmental organization Greenpeace pointed out that at least 44 countries have shown support for saving the ...

New F-16 squadron in Pekanbaru to start operating next year

A new squadron of F16 fighter jets at the Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base in Pekanbaru, Riau province, is expected to start ...

Malaysian suspects banned from traveling overseas

The Indonesian Law and Human Rights Ministry has issued an overseas travel ban on two Malaysian nationals suspected of ...

Jakarta slow in taking action against corruption suspected officials

The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) criticized the government for being too slow in taking action against corruption ...

President Yudhoyono to receive Harrison Ford

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to receive Hollywood top movie star Harrison Ford and his team at the ...

KPK questions Angelina Sondakh on National Games` bribe case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned former parliament member from Democrat Party Angelina Sondakh ...

Forest fires return in Riau province

Following a prolonged rainy season, Indonesia is currently experiencing a very dry period that has again triggered ...

Fighter planes monitor fires in Riau

Several of the Air Force`s Hawk 100/200 fighter planes have been deployed to monitor bush fires in Sumatra`s Riau ...

Ash rain in Pekanbaru after forest fires

Several areas in Pekanbaru have been hit by ash rain, following forest fires for the past two days, said an ...

Sumatra`s haze might affect Malaysia due to wind direction

Haze from land-clearance fires in Riau Province, Sumatra Island, might affect Malaysia, with the wind blowing toward ...

297 hotspots for forest fires detected in Riau

The Terra and Aqua satellite has detected 297 hotspots for forest fires throughout the Riau Province, according to the ...