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Above the flames: Indonesia's aerial fight against wildfires

As Indonesia continues to battle wildfires sweeping across several major islands, the military has stepped in to ...

Prabowo conveys condolences, urges swift helicopter crash evacuation

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has expressed his condolences over the deaths of military personnel in a ...

Indonesia's rights commission calls for protection for fire victims

Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has urged central and local governments to protect ...

Wildfire activity surges in Indonesia's Central Kalimantan: BNPB

Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported a sharp increase in wildfire hotspots and affected ...

Palangka Raya govt deploys drones for overnight wildfire patrols

The Palangka Raya government in Central Kalimantan has deployed five drone teams to monitor wildfire risks overnight ...

RI's forestry minister mourns three killed in army helicopter crash

Indonesia's Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni expressed condolences for three crew members killed when an Mi-17V5 ...

Ombudsman urges regions not to overlook education in disaster response

The Indonesian Ombudsman (Ombudsman RI) has reminded local governments not to overlook the education sector during ...

Ombudsman probes impact of wildfires on public services in 9 provinces

The Indonesian Ombudsman (Ombudsman RI) has deployed a field team to investigate how forest and land fires are ...

PKSS donates KN95 masks, milk to fire-hit Central Kalimantan

PT Prima Karya Sarana Sejahtera (PKSS) has donated thousands of KN95 masks and sterilized milk to Central Kalimantan to ...

Police, residents extinguish fire on vacant land in Merauke

Merauke Police Chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Leonardo Yoga said police officers and residents had extinguished a ...

Indonesia shifts focus from wildfires to floods as rainy season begins

Indonesian National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is reviewing its cloud-seeding operations for wildfire ...

Three helicopters deployed to fight forest fires in South Sumatra

South Sumatra's Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) has deployed three water-bombing helicopters to fight ...

House Speaker urges transparent probe as 20 firms named fire suspects

Indonesian House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani has urged law enforcement officials to ensure transparent ...

TNI AU seeds clouds with 42 tons of salt to fight South Sumatra fires

The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) dispersed 42 tons of salt over South Sumatra on Thursday to create artificial ...

Indonesia names four foreign-invested firms as forest-fire suspects

Indonesia's National Police have named 20 companies as suspects in forest and land fire cases, including four ...