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C Kalimantan seeks BNPB's help in anticipating forest, land fires

The Central Kalimantan provincial government has sought assistance from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) ...

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Indonesian forest fire chokes millions of people, animals

In June 2019, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMK) had warned that this year's dry season is ...

Terra, Aqua satellites identify 1,182 forest fire hotspots in Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellites tracked 1,182 hotspots suggestive of forest fires throughout Sumatra Island on ...

29,039 personnel combating Indonesia's forest, land fires: BNPB

Some 29,039 fire brigade personnel have been roped in to tackle land and forest fires throughout Indonesia, according ...

Satellites detect 1,313 hotspots in Sumatra on Wednesday

The Pekanbaru meteorology station cited the presence of 1,313 hotspots indicative of forest fires throughout Sumatra ...

Government makes maximal efforts to fight land, forest fires: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) echoed the government’s full-blown efforts to fight land and forest fires in the ...

Government prepares to deal with forest fires

The Indonesian government is planning several measures to address land and forest fires in several parts of the ...

Singapore lauds Indonesia's forest fire control efforts

The Indonesian government's efforts to combat land and forest fires have received appreciation at the meeting of ...

Government takes precautionary measures against smoke for Asian Games

The government is taking precautionary measures against smoke from land, forest fires to ensure smooth implementation ...

Forest, land fires spread to 633 hectares in Riau

Forest and land fires have spread across Riau Province, reaching 633 hectares since Jan 14. The most difficult ...

Helicopter drops 40 tons of water to extinguish Riau fires

Riau Provinces forest and land fire task force has deployed an MI-8 helicopter to drop 40 tons of water to extinguish ...

Government to buy four Russian Beriev aircraft

Indonesia will buy four Russian Beriev BE-200 aircraft for its armed forces and will also be used to conduct cloud ...

Over 78 thousand people become haze victims in Riau

The Health Service of Riau recorded that haze has affected the health of 78,879 people in the province. "The ...

Low visibility impedes water-bombing operations in S Sumatra

Low visibility and limited water sources have impeded the operation of foreign airplanes that are here to assist in ...

More water-bombers needed to put out hotspots

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said more water-bombing ...