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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 ...

Haze begins to cause problem in visibility in Riau: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said haze of black smokes from forest and bush fires began ...

Some 300 families in Riau flee homes due to wildfire

Some 300 families from three sub-districts in Riau province began fleeing their homes on Saturday (August 27) due to ...

Indonesia declares forest fire emergency

Indonesias Minister of Forestry and Environment Siti Nurbaya has said the country has been placed under emergency with ...

Satellites detect 68 hotspots on Sumatra Island

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 68 hotspots on Sumatra Island, a sharp increase from nine on the previous ...

Fires raze some 600 ha of forest, peatland, plantation areas

Some 600 hectares of forest, peatland and plantation areas were gutted by fires over the past one week, Commander of ...

Suicide bomber kills at least 63 at Pakistan hospital

A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed at least 63 people and wounded dozens more in an attack on mourners gathered at a ...

volcanic activity increases on mount gamalama

Volcanic activity on Mount Gamalama in Ternate, North Maluku Province has been reported increasing during the last two ...

Authority sets up exclusion zone on Mount Bromo

The Volcanology and Geology Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) said on Thursday that Mount Bromo has remained on alert ...

Egyptair black box data downloaded, evidence suggests fire on board

Investigators have downloaded data from one of the black box flight recorders on EgyptAir Flight MS804 and are ...

Indonesia`s gas emissions lower than intl measurement: Study

The greenhouse gas emissions produced by Indonesia due to forest fires are lower than the measurement made by the ...

President urged to protect children from dangers of cigarettes

The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Youth Movement (GM-FCTA) has called on President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to ...

54 percent of Indonesian children smoke: Minister

Indonesian Minister of Empowerment of Women and Child Protection, Yohana Yambise, has expressed concern about the ...

Mt Kerinci continues spewing thick smoke

Mount Kerinci in Jambi, Sumatra, continued spewing thick smoke on Saturday following a 6.5 magnitude quake in the ...

Three killed after being hit by hot smoke from Mt Sinabung

Three people were killed and four others were in a critical condition after they were hit by hot smoke coming out from ...