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Haze reduces visibility in Pekanbaru to 50 to 70 meters

Haze from forest and plantation fires reduced the visibility in Pekanbaru to around 50 and 70 meters on Sunday. ...

Racing against time to save Riau`s biosphere reserve from fires

Sumatras Riau Province is badly hit by forest and plantations fires, and the largest number of the hotspots detected ...

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 ...

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 ...

Indonesian president orders enforcement of laws to prevent land fires

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered enforcement of laws to prevent and tackle smog caused by forest or land ...

Riau bush fire`s hot spot multiplied 150 times

Bush fire hot spots in Riau have multiplied 150 times, from 64 on Sunday (Feb. 23) to 1,234 on Monday, across eight ...

Smog continues to blanket North, Central China

Smog will continue to blanket Chinas north and central regions on Saturday as the the National Meteorological Center ...

Dumai`s air quality on Wednesday morning hazardous to health

The Pollutant Standard Index (PSI) over Dumai city, Riau province, reached 410, on Wednesday at around 8 a.m. local ...

Law enforcement strengthened to tackle Sumatran forest fires

Hotspots in forests, plantations and peatland fires, which came early on Sumatra and Kalimantan islands this year, ...

Up to 93 hotspots detected in Riau

The Terra and Aqua satellite has detected 93 hotspots, or areas of intense heat indicative of forest fires, in the ...

Southeast Asia agrees anti-haze system

Southeast Asian leaders on Wednesday approved a new system aimed at cracking down on illegal forest fires blamed for ...

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 ...

Nine choppers readied to put out land fires

The National Disaster Mitigation Body (BNPB) has again readied nine helicopters to put out land and forest fires in ...