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All-out fight against forest fires in Sumatra, Kalimantan

The Indonesian authorities had a fleeting sense of relief that there had been no haze from forest fires until early ...

Forest fire cases dropped significantly in 2016

Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has claimed that the number of forest fire cases dropped by 78 percent as of ...

Pekanbaru`s air very unhealthy due to haze

Haze triggered by forest and plantation fires has caused the air quality in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, polluted and ...

Dead victims due to haze to receive compensation

The Ministry of Social Affairs will provide compensation for a haze victim who died in Riau province, according to ...

BKMG discovers five hotspots in Batam

Hang Nadim Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has discovered five hotspots from forest fire across ...

Satellite detects 337 hotspots in Riau

The Terra and Aqua satellite detected 337 hotspots of forest and plantation fires in Riau Province on Monday ...

North Sumatera hase delays 28 flights

A total of 28 flights at Kualanamu Airport, North Sumatra, were delayed on Sunday due to thick smock covering the ...

Haze disrupts 24 flights in Pekanbaru

At least 24 flights were delayed for hours at Bakanbarus Sultan Syarif Kasim II (SSK II) Airport due to thick haze ...

Satellite detects 1,046 hotspots from forest fires in Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellite has detected 1,046 hotspots from forest, plantation and peatland fires across Sumatra ...

Fires scorch 6,000 hectares of land, forests in Riau

Six thousand hectares of land and forests were destroyed by fire in Riau province, according to a disaster mitigation ...

Strict law enforcement ordered against forest fire perpetrators

As haze shrouded Sumatras cities over the past two months, President Yudhoyono has ordered strict law enforcement to ...

Around 99 percent of Sumatran fires deliberately set

Chief of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Syamsur Maarif stated that around 99 percent of forest and ...

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 ...

President calls for economic empowerment of people living near forests

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged related stake holders to economically empower the people living near ...

Artificial rains being considered to put out forest fires

Forest fires have hit several provinces in Indonesia over the past few months and produced haze that has had an effect ...