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Satellite detects 63 hotspots on Sumatra Island

NASAs satellite detected 63 hotspots on Sumatra Island on Friday, a sharp increase from the 14 found on the previous ...

140 hotspots detected in West Kalimantan

A total of 140 hotspots indicating forest, peatland and plantation fires, were detected in West Kalimantan Province, ...

Satellites detect 37 hotspots across Sumatra Island

The Terra and Aqua satellites of NASA detected 37 hotspots in five provinces across Sumatra Island on Sunday. The ...

29 hotspots detected across Sumatra island

As many as 29 hotspots were detected across Sumatra Island in the morning of Wednesday. "Three hotspots were ...

Legal enforcement stepped up to combat forest fires

Riaus inhabitants have long yearned to lead a haze-free existence as they have reeled under the impacts of smoke ...

All-out fight against forest fires in Sumatra, Kalimantan

The Indonesian authorities had a fleeting sense of relief that there had been no haze from forest fires until early ...

Satellites detect 68 hotspots on Sumatra Island

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 68 hotspots on Sumatra Island, a sharp increase from nine on the previous ...

Riau police name 85 suspects over wildfire cases

The Riau Police have named 85 suspects over wildfires during the January-August 2016 period. The cases are being ...

Lapan detects 74 hotspots across Sumatra

Indonesias National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Lapan) has reported that the number of hotspots across Sumatra ...

Malaysian drug trafficker gunned down trying to escape

Lew Keng Wah, a Malaysian drug trafficker, was gunned down when he grabbed a gun from an Indonesian police officer ...

Saving remaining Sumatran tigers

Indonesia is one of the 13 countries in the world that have tigers living within their borders. India has the ...

Satellites detect 365 hotspots across Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellites of NASA have detected a total of 365 hotspots across Sumatra Island on Wednesday ...

Number of hotspots in Sumatra significantly up, now 159

The number of hotspots across Sumatra Island has increased significantly to 159, from 92 the previous day. Of ...

Batan recommends Bangka Belitong as location for nuclear power plant

The National Atomic Energy Agency (Batan) has recommended the establishment of nuclear power plants (PLTN) in the ...

President urges businessmen, taxpayers to show patriotism

President Joko Widodo has urged businessmen and taxpayers in the country to show their patriotism by supporting all ...