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Smoking bans cut premature births and child asthma attacks

Banning smoking in public places has helped to cut premature births by 10 percent, according to new research from the ...

Polluted air linked to 7 million deaths in 2012: WHO

Air pollution killed about 7 million people in 2012, making it the worlds single biggest environmental health risk, ...

West cancels Russia`s G8 summit over Ukraine crisis

President Barack Obama and top economic powers on Monday cancelled an upcoming G8 summit in Russia, seeking to deepen ...

Task force extinguish fire in Riau

The haze disaster mitigation task force has claimed that they have successfully extinguished 173 hot spots that burned ...

Fishermen saw plane crash around Malacca Straits

A group of fishermen in North Sumatra provincial sub-district of Pangkalan Susu claims to have seen air plane crash ...

183 Riau residents evacuate due to haze

A total of 183 people have fled their homes in Siak district, Riau province, due to thick smoke from forest and ...

Riau`s air quality hazardous to people`s health

Ten air pollutant standard index devices installed in several districts and cities in the Riau Province showed that ...

Handle forest, plantation fires with every possible way: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered all relevant ministers and the officials in Riau province to handle the ...

Chevron to relocate employees to avoid smoke

PT Chevron Pasific Indonesia (CPI) plans to relocate its workers and their families in areas affected by the smoke ...

Number of Riau`s hotspots increases to 145

The United States NOAA 18 satellite detected 145 hotspots in Riau Province, an increase from 79 earlier, an official ...

Forest fire suspects must be immediately handled: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for an immediate judicial process against Riau forest fire suspects that ...

Visibility in W Sumatera only 50-900 meters

The visibility across various regions in West Sumatera Province on Monday morning was 50 to 900 meters due to smoke ...

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 ...

Blast believed to be caused by explosive materials: Navy officer

The blast at a navy ammunition depot in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, on Wednesday morning was believed to be caused ...

Indonesians smoke 302 billion pieces of cigarettes

Indonesian smokers consumed at least 302 billion pieces of cigarettes in 2013, placing Indonesia on the top of the ...