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"Mysterious" Sumatran elephant deaths remain unsolved

Conflicts between Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) and humans have increased over the past few ...

Agency to take firm action against Rokan Hilir forest arsonists

The Rokan Hilir Environmental Impact Control Agency (Bapedal) plans to take firm action against people who have caused ...

Pekanbaru haze causes delay in two flights

Two commercial flights were delayed at Sultan Syarif Kasim (SSK) II Airport in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, Friday, due ...

Merpati`s MA60 flight delayed due to haze

Merpati Airways` MA 60 flight serving Medan-Dumai route was delayed for five hours due to haze hanging over Pinang ...

Forest fires cause haze over Rokan Hilir

Forest and plantation fires in Rokan Hilir District, Riau province, have produced haze covering the district over the ...

Three Malaysian fishing boats nabbed in Riau province waters

Three Malaysian fishing boats were nabbed by patrolling officers of the marine affairs and fishery ministry for ...

Riau Walhi activists observe Earth Day

Dozens of environmental activists from Riau`s Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) took to the streets here ...

Many junior high school students in Riau have AIDS

At least 49 out of 573 HIV/AIDS carriers in Riau province are young people and some are junior high school ...

Ministry to develop six more farmers` markets

The Agriculture Ministry will develop six more farmers` markets in an effort to increase their bargaining power by ...

Number of hot spots in Sumatra down to 17

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of Riau province said the number of hot spots in Sumatra ...

Thick haze blankets Riau`s Pekanbaru city

Haze that has blanketed the sky of Pekanbaru, Riau province`s capital city, over the past three days has thickened on ...

Blanketed by haze, Pinang Kampai Airport closed temporarily

Haze from forest burning is blanketing Dumai, Riau Province, where visibility dropped to 500 meters and forced the ...

Dead elephant found at oil palm plantation

The dead body of a female elephant has been found in decomposed condition at an oil palm plantation at Petani ...

Whistle blower Susno Duadji thanks national police

Former police chief detective Commissioner General Susno Duadji said here Tuesday he thanked his police corps for ...

RI president backs Sports Minister`s way of solving PSSI row

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has fully entrusted Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Andi Mallarangeng with his ...