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Indonesia steps up patrols to protect orangutans from wildfires

Indonesia's Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni has urged continued patrols to ensure forest and land fires in East ...

Jambi firefighters use firebreaks to contain peatland blaze

Firefighters and disaster-resilient village volunteers in Jambi are using firebreaks to contain a peatland blaze and ...

Drought risk in Central Kalimantan to rise through August: BMKG

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) warned that drought conditions in Central ...

403 police personnel to raise awareness on preventing wildfires

The Indonesian National Police has prepared 403 personnel from its Police Education and Training Institute to raise ...

BNPB urges public to wear mask amid wildfires

Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Countermeasures (BNPB) has emphasized public safety as the country ...

Prabowo hopes forest fires can be extinguished within two weeks

President Prabowo Subianto expressed hope that Indonesia could bring forest and land fires in several regions under ...

Forestry Ministry readies support for Jambi's weather modification

Indonesia’s Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni pledged government support for weather modification operations in ...

Indonesia urges forest permit holders to scale up fire safeguards

Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry has urged forest utilization permit (PBPH) holders to implement extraordinary ...

Indonesia's Public Works Ministry joins Jambi wildfire response

Indonesia’s Public Works Ministry is helping contain forest and land fires in Muaro Jambi, Jambi Province, ...

Govt calls for swift action on forest and land fires, firm enforcement

Presidential Chief of Staff General (Ret.) Dudung Abdurachman said President Prabowo Subianto has ordered a swift, ...

President orders TNI team to tackle hard-to-reach hotspots

President Prabowo Subianto has instructed the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) to prepare a special team to reach ...

Indonesia issues 35 permits for foreign firefighting aircraft

The Ministry of Transportation has issued 35 special permits for the use of foreign-registered aircraft, covering 36 ...

Indonesia targets 30 companies over forest fires, seeks fines

The Indonesian government is taking legal action against approximately 30 companies over forest and land fires this ...

Prabowo orders wells, canals in peatlands to fight fires

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has ordered the construction of additional wells and canal blocks in peatlands to ...

Prabowo reaffirms strict ban on land burning in Indonesia

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has reiterated a strict ban on clearing land by burning, directing officials to ...