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Riau task force deploys four helicopters to extinguish forest fires

The land and forest fire task force of Riau Province has deployed four helicopters on Tuesday to help douse the fire ...

Jokowi chairs meeting to tackle forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) chaired a meeting at the State Palace here on Tuesday to discuss efforts to combat ...

Satellites identify 152 hotspots on Sumatra Island

The Terra and Aqua Satellites, on Tuesday, at 6 a.m. local time, detected 152 hotspots on Sumatra Island, including 75 ...

Haze-induced visibility impairment in Pekanbaru reaches two kilometers

Haze, arising from forest fires, has lowered visibility in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, to two kilometers, or two thousand ...

Satellites detect 138 hotspots of forest fires in Riau

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 138 hotspots indicating forest fires in eight districts of Riau Province on ...

BMKG confirms 85 hotspots detected across Sumatra Island

The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected 85 hotspots, indicating potential ...

Elections in 2020 to be held in Indonesia's 270 regions

A total of 270 regions in Indonesia, comprising nine provinces, 224 districts, and 37 cities, will hold regional ...

Moeldoko to assist disabled dentist recover her rights

Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko held a meeting with Dr Romi Syofpa Ismael, a dentist disqualified as Candidate of ...

Ministry to release two Sumatran tigers in Riau

The Environment and Forestry Ministry will release two Sumatran tigers into their habitat in Riau Province after it ...

WWF uses art approach to protect Sumatran tigers

The global environmental conservation organization WWF-Indonesia has used an art approach to protect Sumatran ...

53 hotspots detected in Riau Province

The Terra and Aqua satellites have detected 53 hotspots indicating forest fires in Riau Province Saturday afternoon, a ...

Tour de Indonesia expected to be upgraded to 2.Hors Class next year

The Indonesian Cycling Federation (ISSI) is targeting to raise the level of Tour de Indonesia (TdI) to 2.HC (Hors ...

Church bomber couple entered Philippines in December 2018

The late couple suspected of bombing a church in Jolo, the Philippines, on January 21, 2019, left Indonesia in December ...

Sumatran tiger trapped and moved to West Sumatra

A Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris Sumatrae) that had eaten a man and a goat in North Sumatra last June has been trapped ...

11 provinces should declare alert status for forest fire: Ministry

The Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs has appealed to 11 provincial administrations ...