Samarinda, Aug. 7 -- A joint inter-agency government team has conducted 63 forest and land fire suppression operations across East Kalimantan from January to August 2025.

"This intensive effort reflects the government's commitment to addressing the haze disaster, which has the potential to spread," Thomas Nifflnuri, Director of Forest Fire Control at the Ministry of Forestry's Directorate General of Law Enforcement, stated in Samarinda on Thursday.

He reported that during the period, satellites detected 66 hotspots across the province.

East Kalimantan is regarded as one of the regions that is most vulnerable to forest and land fires. It also hosts several national strategic projects, including the development of the new capital city, N...