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Prabowo reaffirms strict ban on land burning in Indonesia

Jakarta, Aug. 24 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has reiterated a strict ban on clearing land by burning, directing officials to step up public education and law enforcement to prevent forest... Read More


TNI sets up field kitchen for Sade Cultural Village fire victims

Central Lombok, NTB, Aug. 24 -- The Indonesian military (TNI) has established a field kitchen and deployed personnel to support recovery efforts in the Sade Cultural Village following a fire that swep... Read More


Indonesia's TNI deploys paratroopers to combat wildfires in Riau

Jakarta, Aug. 24 -- The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) have deployed a specialized paratrooper unit to combat forest fires in remote areas of Riau that are inaccessible by ground transport. "... Read More


Indonesia probes 11 companies over South Kalimantan fires

Banjarbaru, Aug. 24 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Environment is investigating 11 companies in South Kalimantan over suspected involvement in land and forest fires, following satellite detection of therm... Read More


Baznas builds three emergency mosques after NTT quake

Jakarta, Aug. 24 -- Indonesia's state-backed Islamic charity, Baznas, is constructing three emergency mosques for communities devastated by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck East Nusa Tenggara pr... Read More


Indonesia intensifies forest firefighting in four provinces

Jakarta, Aug. 24 -- The National Agency for Disaster Countermeasures (BNPB) has intensified ground and aerial firefighting operations, as well as weather modification operations to extinguish forest a... Read More


Indonesian Air Force Sukhoi jet overruns runway at Makassar Airport

Indonesia, Aug. 24 -- An Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) Sukhoi fighter jet overran the runway at Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport near Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Monday. Taufan Yudhistira, an... Read More


Ministry deploys 314 medical personnel to support wildfire response

Jakarta, Aug. 23 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Health has deployed 314 medical personnel and medical supplies to seven provinces hit by forest and land fires. The move is aimed at responding to an ai... Read More


Indonesia urges neighbours to avoid blame over Kalimantan fires

Jakarta, Aug. 23 -- Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on Sunday urged neighbouring countries such as Malaysia and Singapore to avoid blaming one another over the impact of smoke f... Read More


Indonesia says 3 million exposed to wildfire smoke, urges masks

Jakarta, Aug. 23 -- Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that around 3 million people have been exposed to smoke from forest and land fires, urging residents to wear masks and regularly monitor ai... Read More