#FOREST FIRES

South Sumatra Governor Herman Deru has said he is ready to resign if he fails to meet the demand of students related to land and forest fires in the province. Hundreds of students who claimed to be ...

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) echoed the government’s full-blown efforts to fight land and forest fires in the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan. "Firstly, we have made all-out ...

Several NGOs have sent an open letter to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), urging the government to act concretely in fighting the smog emanating from forest fires on Kalimantan and Sumatra Islands. ...

The presidential aircraft carrying President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) landed smoothly at Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in Pekanbaru at 6.30 p.m. Monday as thick smoke enveloped the Riau provincial ...

The passengers of Lion Air flight JT 626 failed to arrive at North Kalimantan Province's Juwata International Airport on Sunday morning due to poor visibility. Due to thickening haze covering ...

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) embarked on a working visit to West Kalimantan Province on Thursday in accordance with the planned distribution of land certificates to the local residents, among other ...

Indonesia, home to the Sumatran tiger, joined celebrations on International Tiger Day, observed on July 25, to raise support for the conservation of tigers. The Sumatran tiger is the only surviving ...

People living in land-fire and forest fire-affected areas should avoid outdoor activities so they are not exposed to smoke, Director of Environmental Health of the Health Ministry Imran Agus Nurali ...

At least 1,136 residents of Pekanbaru, Riau Province, have suffered from upper respiratory tract infection following exposure to haze arising from forest fires raging in the province’s several ...

The Australian monsoon can make parts of Southeast Asia prone to fires in the next week, according to the Fire Danger Rating System (FDRS) early warning system. The land fire potential was ...