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Supadio Airport's flight schedules hindered by thick wildfire smoke

Thick smoke emanating from wildfires in West Kalimantan Province has lowered visibility to some 550 meters, resulting ...

Thickening smog disrupts Palangka Raya airport's flight schedules

The thickening haze arising from land and forest fires disrupted the flight schedules of Tjilik Riwut Airport in ...

Lion Air JT 626 fails to land at North Kalimantan due to thick smoke

The passengers of Lion Air flight JT 626 failed to arrive at North Kalimantan Province's Juwata International ...

Wildfires in Riau force wild elephants to flee habitats

Few wild elephants fled their habitats, entering residential areas after wildfires spread through the Tesso Nilo ...

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Forest fires drive Sumatran tiger from their habitats

Indonesia, home to the Sumatran tiger, joined celebrations on International Tiger Day, observed on July 25, to raise ...

Minister admits poor law enforcement against those ignite forest fire

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto has admitted poor law enforcement against ...

West Kalimantan Police handles 40 land and forest fire cases

The West Kalimantan police questioned intensely 40 found to be allegedly involved in 34 land and forest fire cases that ...

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Indonesia needs Pancasila and fair economic prosperity

President Joko Widodo intentionally highlighted the importance of upholding Pancasila as Indonesia's sole state ...

Wildfires ravage 1,500 hectares of land in Bintan District: Authority

The Bintan Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) recorded that wildfires have ravaged some 1,500 hectares of land in the ...

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All-out efforts to extinguish wildfires on Sumatra, Kalimantan Islands

Indonesian Defense Forces Commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, National Police Chief General Tito ...

343 hectares of Mount Ciremai forest area gutted

A fire destroyed 343 hectares of forest area, home to the edelweiss flower, in Mount Ciremai Kuningan District, West ...

Pontianak residents exposed to thick smoke from wildfire

Several residents of Pontianak, the capital city of West Kalimantan Province, are left with no choice but to inhale the ...

Haze in Palangka Raya causes temporary closure of schools

The Palangka Raya Education Office in Central Kalimantan Province temporarily closed schools owing to haze arising from ...

Joint team combs Mount Sumbing to ensure fire completely doused

A joint team is conducting a thorough search of Mount Sumbing in Wonosobo District, Central Java Province, to ensure ...

Satellites confirm presence of 192 hotspots on Sumatra Island

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 192 hotspots indicating forest fires across Sumatra Island on Monday morning, a ...