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House lauds government`s efforts in tackling land and forest fires

House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto has lauded the governments efforts in tackling land and forest fires in ...

Number of detected hotspots in South Sumatra still high

The number of detected hotspots in South Sumatra is still high and is more than any other province in the country. ...

Indonesia, foreign team to focus on extinguishing fires in South Sumatra

The joint Indonesian-foreign team kept the focus on extinguishing land and forest fires in Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI) ...

Coordinating ministry, BNPB to coordinate properly to extinguish fires: President

President Joko Widodo has urged the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs to coordinate with ...

OKI gets priority in combating forest fires: Senior minister

Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI) district in South Sumatra Province has been accorded priority in efforts to put out land and ...

Senior minister monitors haze mitigation efforts in South Sumatra

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjaitan visited South Sumatra province ...

Fourteen countries to participate in Asian Canoe Championship

Fourteen countries will participate in the Asian Canoe Championship in Palembang, South Sumatra province, to be held ...

Muhammadiyah holds Eid Al-Adha prayer on Wednesday

Muhammadiyah, the second-largest Indonesian Muslim organization, held the Eid Al-Adha prayer on Wednesday across ...

Government revokes permits of companies involved in forest fires

The Environment and Forestry Ministry has revoked the permits of three plantation companies proven guilty of setting ...

Govt investigates hundreds of businesses over haze

The Indonesian government is now investigating a total of 276 business entities suspected to have caused forest fires ...

NGO to provide legal counsel to victims of forest fires

The prolonged drought induced by the El Nino phenomenon, has resulted in a water crisis and harvest failure in some ...

1,887 hotspots detected in Sumatra and Kalimantan

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said the number of hotspots detected in Sumatra and Kalimantan has ...

TNI deploys 1,150 soldiers to mitigate haze disaster

The National Defense Forces (TNI) is deploying 1,150 soldiers of the Air Force Special Force, the Marine Corps, and ...

Haze from Sumatra's wildfires likely to affect Malaysia, Singapore

Haze has engulfed almost all regions on Sumatra Island and is mostly likely to affect Malaysia and Singapore, ...

S. Sumatra to host Asian Water Polo Championship 2016

The Executive Board of the Indonesian Swimming Association (PRSI) has chosen South Sumatra province to host the Asian ...