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Indonesia's TNI deploys paratroopers to combat wildfires in Riau

The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) have deployed a specialized paratrooper unit to combat forest fires in ...

Indonesia intensifies forest firefighting in four provinces

The National Agency for Disaster Countermeasures (BNPB) has intensified ground and aerial firefighting operations, as ...

Prabowo to oversee wildfire response in Sumatra after Kalimantan

President Prabowo Subianto is scheduled to inspect wildfire response operations in Sumatra after visiting fire-affected ...

Ministry deploys 314 medical personnel to support wildfire response

The Indonesian Ministry of Health has deployed 314 medical personnel and medical supplies to seven provinces hit by ...

Indonesia urges neighbours to avoid blame over Kalimantan fires

Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on Sunday urged neighbouring countries such as Malaysia ...

Indonesia says 3 million exposed to wildfire smoke, urges masks

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that around 3 million people have been exposed to smoke from forest and land ...

Ministry to deploy 1,000 rangers to extinguish Kalimantan wildfires

The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry is preparing to deploy 1,000 forest rangers to help extinguish forest and land ...

Way Kambas wildfire extinguished, elephants safe: Forestry Ministry

The Ministry of Forestry confirmed that a wildfire in Way Kambas National Park, Lampung, was successfully extinguished ...

Indonesia fast-tracks foreign aircraft to fight forest fires

The Ministry of Transportation is supporting the use of foreign-registered aircraft for forest and land fire management ...

Prabowo steps up fight against Central Kalimantan forest fires

President Prabowo Subianto assured that the government is stepping up efforts to combat forest and land fires in ...

Responders fight spreading wildfire in Indonesia's Way Kambas Park

Emergency response teams are battling a forest fire that has burned roughly 673 hectares of land in Way Kambas National ...

BMKG urges fire mitigation as East Kalimantan records 11,869 hotspots

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) urged stronger wildfire prevention and response ...

Indonesia deploys eight aircraft to fight wildfires in W Kalimantan

An Indonesian air task force has deployed eight aircraft to combat surging forest and land fires across West Kalimantan ...

Prabowo reviews wildfire situation to determine containment strategy

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto demanded comprehensive briefings on the situation in West Kalimantan amid ...

Indonesia prioritizes ground operations to fight wildfires

The Indonesian government has designated ground firefighting operations as the primary strategy for tackling forest and ...