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Air-polluting forest fire hotspots in Riau reach 154

The Pekanbaru meteorology station reported that 448 hotspots were observed throughout Sumatra Island, comprising 154 ...

Sail Nias to help spur Nias tourism revitalization: Tourism Ministry

The Tourism Ministry is a strong proponent of the view that Sail Nias 2019 offers the momentum to reinvigorate tourism ...

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Forest fires drive Sumatran tiger from their habitats

Indonesia, home to the Sumatran tiger, joined celebrations on International Tiger Day, observed on July 25, to raise ...

Sumatra Island ravaged by 584 hotspots representing forest fires

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG) Station in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, confirmed the presence of 584 ...

Forest fire-induced haze lowers visibility in Pekanbaru to 1.5 km

Visibility in Riau's capital of Pekanbaru was curtailed to 1.5 kilometers (km) on Saturday at 8 a.m. local time ...

Four helicopters roped in to battle forest fires in Riau

The Riau forest fire task force has employed four helicopters to douse the conflagration spreading across the southern ...

Krakatau Festival is Lampung's key tourism promotional event: governor

Lampung Governor Arinal Djunaidi believes that the Krakatau Festival is a central event of Lampung Province to draw ...

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Traditional outfits add to charm of Independence Day celebrations

Constituting over 17 thousand islands, with a population of some 255 million, Indonesia is home to a plethora of ethnic ...

Hotspot detection across Sumatra Island reaches 260

A total of 260 hotspots were identified throughout Sumatra Island on Monday morning, suggestive of forest and peatland ...

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Jokowi wears traditional Sasak clothes at DPR, DPD 2019 annual session

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) wears traditional Sasak ethnic clothes, of West Nusa Tenggara, during a Joint ...

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Understanding Jusuf Kalla's message to Indonesia

This year marks the end of Vice President Muhammad Jusuf Kalla's leadership term as he will be replaced by ...

Tesso Nilo's elephants show signs of stress due to forest fire

Mahouts of the elephant Flying Squad at the Tesso Nilo National Park had to evacuate the trained elephants to a safer ...

Acute respiratory infection cases in South Sumatra reach 274,502

Fires raging through land and forest areas in South Sumatra Province during the January-June 2019 period resulted in ...

Joint team combs Mount Sumbing to ensure fire completely doused

A joint team is conducting a thorough search of Mount Sumbing in Wonosobo District, Central Java Province, to ensure ...

Satellites confirm presence of 192 hotspots on Sumatra Island

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 192 hotspots indicating forest fires across Sumatra Island on Monday morning, a ...