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Nine already arrested over forest fires

Nine people have been arrested in connection with forest and peat land fires in several places in Riau. "One ...

Riau haze forces hundreds of people to evacuate

Haze from forest fire in Riau province has forced around 276 households in Rokan Hilir district to evacuate, Riau ...

Joint team with 1,400 personnel sent to Sumatra to put out fires

A joint team consisting of 1,400 personnel from the Indonesian military, police and the National Disaster Mitigation ...

Number of Sumatra's fire hot spots increases to 227

The number of hot spots from forest and plantation fires across Sumatra increased from 118 to 227 on Sunday. Of ...

Visibility at Hang Nadim Airport up to 2,000 meters

Visibility at Hang Nadim Airport on the industrialized island of Batam went up to 2,000 meters on Sunday afternoon ...

Malaysian firms suspected to have sent haze home

Tens of companies have allegedly practiced slash-and-burns to open plantations in Sumatra`s Riau, causing forest fires ...

Number of Sumatra`s fire hot spots drops significantly

The NOAA satellite detected 21 hot spots from forest, plantation and peatland fires across Sumatra, including 13 in ...

Forestry Minister in Riau to inspect forest fire control

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan led a coordinating meeting on forest and plantation fire control here on Saturday. ...

When haze attacks three countries, cooperation needed

Haze knows no border. In this current dry season with extreme hot weather, Sumatra is being hit by forest, peatland ...

148 hotspots detected in Riau

Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), said on Wednesday, 148 hotspots have detected in ...

Smog covers Dumai city, Riau

Thick smog covered Dumai city affecting the visibility in the city`s main roads as low as 200 meters on Wednesday at ...

Indonesia`s crude oil production up slightly

The Upstream Oil and Gas Regulating Unit SKK Migas) said the country recorded a slight increase in its oil production ...

Monkey attacks, killed baby in Riau

A wild monkey attacked and killed a six-month old baby in Menaming village, Rambang Sub-district, Rokan Hulu District, ...

President Yudhoyono wants to become closer to the media

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met senior media editors here on Thursday, expressing his willingness to always ...

Indonesia entering year of oil well drilling

Head of the Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Special Task Force (SKK Migas) Rudi Rubiandini has said that Indonesia is ...