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21 illegal immigrants from Afghanistan caught in Jambi

Twenty one illegal immigrants from Afghanistan caught by police in Jambi, Sumatra, on Friday are being accommodated at ...

Haze raises respiratory disease sufferers by 20 pct

The Health Monitoring Office (KKP) of Pekanbaru`s Port recorded increase in respiratory disease by 20 percent as a ...

Forest fires in Riau reach 16,500 hectares

Forest fires in Riau Province from the period of June 1 to 26 reached 16,500 hectares of area, Riau Province`s Chief ...

Number of hot spots in Riau decreasing

The number of hot spots that cause forest fires in several locations in Riau Province has been decreasing from 50 last ...

Kadin asks research, technology ministry to study Riau`s haze

The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has asked the Ministry of Research and Technology to study ...

Indonesia allocates Rp100 billion to overcome forest fires

A total of Rp100 billion has been allocated for making rain, procuring materials and providing planes to conduct water ...

14 suspects in Riau land fires arrested

The Riau haze management task force has arrested 14 people suspected of involvement in land fires in five different ...

Thousands of soldiers deployed to fight fires

Thousands of soldiers have been sent to fight remaining forest and land fires in six locations in Riau province. ...

Walhi reports 117 firms

The Environmental Forum (Walhi) has reported 117 companies suspected to be responsible for land and forest fires in ...

Any company causing fires to be punished: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has pledged punishment for any company found negligent to cause forest and land ...

Indonesia launches all-out fight against forest fires

As haze coming from forest, plantation and peatland fires has affected thousands of lives of people in Sumatra as ...

Indonesia needs no help yet to fight fires

Indonesia needs no help yet from Singapore or Malaysia to fight forest fires in Riau province, the Head of the ...

Take firm action against forest fire perpetrators

The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) has asked the government to take the firmest possible action against ...

People in fire-affected Dumai hold prayer for rain

Hundreds of residents of Dumai, Riau Province, here on Tuesday held a special prayer for rain, called "Sholat Istisqa" ...

President leads haze management task force rally

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led the rally of Riau haze management task force at Halim Perdanakusuma airport ...