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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 ...

Five provinces declare emergency status for land and forest fires

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture announced that five provinces in the country have declared ...

BI backs Indonesia to be hub for global sharia economy

Bank Indonesia (BI) supports the idea of turning Indonesia into a hub for the global sharia economy by expanding the ...

Some 5,929 deployed personnel douse forest fires in five provinces

Some 5,929 personnel, comprising military, police, and civilian officers, were deployed to extinguish forest fires in ...

Siberia birds will no longer migrate to Sembilang Park: Walhi

Siberia birds will no longer migrate to the Berbak-Sembilang National Park, Banyuasin, South Sumatra, if the government ...

Military commander, police chief visit Mesuji clash victims

Commander of the Sriwijaya Military Regional Command (Kodam) II Major General Irwan and South Sumatra Provincial Police ...

IMT-GT concludes its 11th meeting in Palembang on Saturday

The two-day 11th meeting of the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand - Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Working Group on Transport, ...

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Waste materials can be transformed into treasure

For years, a steady stream of waste materials has made its way into landscapes, landfills, waterways, and garbage ...

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Indonesia pays serious attention to forest fires handling

Indonesia is bracing for devastating and more frequent forest fires, following the recurrence of bush and forest ...

Dumai-Malacca sailing route to be opened in 2020

Indonesia and Malaysia will work towards opening the Dumai-Malacca sailing route in 2020 to enhance bilateral ...

Central Kalimantan needs helitanker to support aerial firefighting

The Kotawaringin Timur Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) needs a helitanker to back its efforts to extinguish wildfires ...

Police arrest man for smuggling meth from Malaysia

The Jambi Police have arrested a man for alleged drug smuggling and confiscated one kilogram of methamphetamine ...

TNI's 70 personnel in Kapuas Hulu to tackle forest fire

The Indonesian Military (TNI) has readied 70 personnel in Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan, as a precautionary ...

Three busted in Riau for smuggling 10 kg meth from Malaysia

The Riau Police arrested three drug offenders belonging to an international drug ring from Malaysia and seized 10 ...

Home Affairs Ministry synchronizes efforts to tackle water crisis

Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo confirmed his ministry's coordination with the National Disaster Mitigation ...