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Forest fires return in Riau province

Following a prolonged rainy season, Indonesia is currently experiencing a very dry period that has again triggered ...

Egyptians throng streets in support of army-backed revolt

Hundreds of thousands rallied across Egypt on Sunday in support of the popular military overthrow of President Mohamed ...

Any company causing fires to be punished: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has pledged punishment for any company found negligent to cause forest and land ...

President Yudhoyono hopes neighbors not to send wrong signals

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said neighboring countries should not give wrong signals over land and forest fires ...

Nine already arrested over forest fires

Nine people have been arrested in connection with forest and peat land fires in several places in Riau. "One ...

Indonesia needs no help yet to fight fires

Indonesia needs no help yet from Singapore or Malaysia to fight forest fires in Riau province, the Head of the ...

Emergency status declared in some areas as haze worsens in Malaysia

The recent haze that shrouds part of Malaysia deteriorates throughout the weekend, forcing the government to declare ...

Malaysian firms suspected to have sent haze home

Tens of companies have allegedly practiced slash-and-burns to open plantations in Sumatra`s Riau, causing forest fires ...

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 ...

Hotspots show weaknesses of Indonesia`s forest moratorium: Greenpeace

Greenpeace said Thursday half of the hotspots detected on June 11-18, whose smoke travelled to Singapore and Malaysia ...

Pekanbaru`s airport shut down due to thick haze

Sultan Syarif Kasim (SSK) II Airport in Pekanbaru was shut down temporarily, from 8 to 9 am local time, due to thick ...

BNPB sets aside Rp25 billion to battle forest fires

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has set aside Rp25 billion (around 2.5 million US Dollar) to make ...

148 hotspots detected in Riau

Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), said on Wednesday, 148 hotspots have detected in ...

Turkey pm vows "no more tolerance" for protesters

Riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to retake an Istanbul protest square on Tuesday as Turkish Prime ...

Four arrested over blaze at London Islamic School

Four teenagers have been arrested in connection with a fire at an Islamic boarding school in London, police said ...