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Batam airport postpones, cancels flights due to haze

A number of flights from Batam Hang Nadim International Airport to Pekanbaru, Silangit, Palembang, and Jakarta, were ...

New MPR Speaker Vows To Prioritize National Interests Above All

After a lengthy and exhaustive deliberation, 678 members of the Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR), one of Indonesias ...

353 hotspots of forest fires detected in Sumatra

Some 353 hotspots of forest and plantation fires were detected across Sumatra Island on Wednesday. "Based on the ...

Indonesian haze begins escalating to neighboring countries

At least eight provinces in Indonesia currently have an increasing number of hotspots producing smoke from forest and ...

Hotspots detected in eight sub-districts in S Kalimantan

A number of hotspots of forest and plantation fires were detected in eight sub-districts in Tanah Laut District, South ...

New oil reserve discovered in Riau: Governor

Governor of Riau Province Annas Maamun revealed on Monday that a new oil reserve, presumably the biggest in Riau, was ...

Motorcycle homebound travelers flock Merak port

Nearly a thousand home-bound travelers on motorcycles, on Saturday, flocked the Merak port, Banten, waiting to be ...

Jambi to have international sea port soon

The Indonesian province of Jambi on Sumatra Island will soon have a new international seaport of Ujung Jabung at ...

Satellite detects 44 hotspots in Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua Satellites have detected 40 hotspots located in Sumatra Island, which were mostly found in Riau ...

Mahathir admits Malaysia is a copycat in positive way

Malaysias former prime minister Mahathir Mohammad had admitted that his country was a copycat, copying from Indonesia ...

Five Rafflesia arnoldii to bloom in Seluma, Bengkulu

Five Rafflesia arnoldii flowers are going to bloom soon and two others are in full bloom currently in a forest located ...

Pekanbaru`s air very unhealthy due to haze

Haze triggered by forest and plantation fires has caused the air quality in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, polluted and ...

BKMG discovers five hotspots in Batam

Hang Nadim Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has discovered five hotspots from forest fire across ...

Indonesia govt sends team to investigate cause of Riau land fires

The Environment Ministry has sent a team of officers to look into the cause of forest and plantation fires, which have ...

North Sumatera hase delays 28 flights

A total of 28 flights at Kualanamu Airport, North Sumatra, were delayed on Sunday due to thick smock covering the ...