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Joint team combs Mount Sumbing to ensure fire completely doused

A joint team is conducting a thorough search of Mount Sumbing in Wonosobo District, Central Java Province, to ensure ...

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ASEAN should move faster for mitigation of peatland fires, haze

The 2016-signed financing agreement of "Sustainable Use of Peatland and Haze Mitigation" (SUPA) for climate ...

People affected by forest fires should stay indoors

People living in land-fire and forest fire-affected areas should avoid outdoor activities so they are not exposed to ...

President Jokowi inaugurates new building of ASEAN Secretariat

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the new building of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ...

BMKG identifies 18,895 hotspots in Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) identified at least 18,895 hotspots in Southeast Asia and ...

700 Pekanbaru inhabitants suffer from respiratory illness due to haze

Some 700 people in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, currently suffer from respiratory illness as haze from forest fires has ...

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Tackling forest fires in 5 Indonesian provinces

Several children attending the Islam Akramunnas Kindergarten in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, had no option but to wear ...

BNPB head invites nation's components to stop forest, land fires

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Head Doni Monardo has invited all components of the nation to put a halt ...

Haze enveloping Pekanbaru compels students to wear face masks

Students and teachers in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, were left with no choice but to wear face masks as haze, arising ...

Smog lowers visibility in Pekanbaru

Haze from forest and land fires blanketing Pekanbaru City, Riau Province, since Tuesday morning, has reduced ...

Police detains suspect in Kampar peatland fire

Riau Police has arrested a man identified by his initial MH for allegedly ignited a fire in a peatland area, when he ...

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BNPB spokesman's death puts spotlight on non-smokers' vulnerability

National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, 49, popularly called "Pak Topo," ...

Smoke-free environment is a must to protect society: YLKI

No-smoking areas are absolutely necessary as the lack of these can expose both smokers and nonsmokers alike to the ...

Cigarette industry eyes universities to promote its products

The Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) drew attention to the worrisome trend of the cigarette industry targeting ...

Mount Merapi spews lava avalanche as far as 850 meters in distance

Mount Merapi which located at the border area of Yogyakarta Special Region and Central Java spewed one lava avalanche ...