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Ministry to deploy 1,000 rangers to extinguish Kalimantan wildfires

Indonesia, Aug. 23 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry is preparing to deploy 1,000 forest rangers to help extinguish forest and land fires across three provinces in Kalimantan. "Tomorrow or the d... Read More


Way Kambas wildfire extinguished, elephants safe: Forestry Ministry

Jakarta, Aug. 23 -- The Ministry of Forestry confirmed that a wildfire in Way Kambas National Park, Lampung, was successfully extinguished on Saturday (August 22) at around 7 p.m. local time. The min... Read More


Bali reassures foreign tourists as Zika virus concerns emerge

Denpasar, Bali, Aug. 23 -- The Bali Tourism Office has reassured international travelers to remain confident about traveling to the island following a US health advisory concerning the Zika virus. "I... Read More


Kalimantan wildfires: BNPB resumes intensive cloud seeding efforts

Jakarta, Aug. 23 -- The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is strengthening weather modification operations, adding aircraft, and reinforcing firefighting personnel and equipment to combat for... Read More


NTB begins inventory of artifacts affected by Sade village fire

Central Lombok, NTB, Aug. 23 -- The Culture Office of the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Provincial Government has begun inventorying artifacts and cultural elements damaged by the fire as an initial step t... Read More


Gov't assigns ministers to handle regional forest fires

Jakarta, Aug. 23 -- State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi stated that the central government has appointed several minister-level officials to handle forest and land fires, with responsibilities divided by re... Read More


Indonesia fast-tracks foreign aircraft to fight forest fires

Jakarta, Aug. 23 -- The Ministry of Transportation is supporting the use of foreign-registered aircraft for forest and land fire management by expediting permits, providing operational assistance, and... Read More


Indonesia steps up peatland wetting to fight South Kalimantan fires

Martapura, Aug. 23 -- Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said on Sunday that efforts to tackle forest and land fires in South Kalimantan have been intensified by wetting peatlands that continue to emi... Read More


Way Kambas forest fire successfully extinguished: Lampung Police

Bandarlampung, Aug. 23 -- The Lampung Regional Police reported that a joint team extinguished forest and land fires in the Way Kambas National Park (TNWK) area of East Lampung. "Despite difficult ter... Read More


Banten sets health check, TB detection example after surpassing target

Jakarta, Aug. 23 -- The Ministry of Health has highlighted Banten Province, particularly Tangerang District, for exceeding national targets in the Free Health Check (CKG) program and tuberculosis (TB)... Read More