Jakarta, July 28 -- Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni is considering regularly releasing a list of suspects in national forest and land fire cases, as part of a commitment to transparency and public education in mitigating the annual disaster.

"In the near future, I will communicate with the Indonesian National Police Chief so that the Regional Police Chiefs, along with our Directorate General of Law Enforcement, will regularly provide updates on the progress of the legal process against those involved in forest and land fires," Antoni said after a national forest and land fire coordination meeting in Jakarta, on Monday.

The minister remarked that such an open announcement could educate the public and corporations, serving as a warning...