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News Indonesia » East Kalimantan » Security: Indonesia starts coal-to-methanol project in East Kalimantan

News channel or source: https://en.antaranews.com/news/429292/indonesia-starts-coal-to-methanol-project-in-east-kalimantan

Published on: Tuesday 01 September 2026

Indonesia has begun construction of a coal-to-methanol project in East Kalimantan that is expected to produce 1.3 million metric tons of methanol annually, ...

News Indonesia » East Kalimantan » Security: As Indonesia burns, indigenous Dayak communities come under threat

News channel or source: https://www.asianews.it/en/south-east-asia/indonesia/as-indonesia-burns-indigenous-dayak-communities-come-under-threat

Published on: Monday 31 August 2026

Thousands of fires are raging in West Kalimantan and elsewhere. “We can no longer make a living,” a witness told AsiaNews. Indonesia is receiving international aid from eight countries, including ...

News Indonesia » East Kalimantan » Security: Super Garuda Shield 2026 To Be Indonesia’s Biggest Defense Exercise

News channel or source: https://www.eurasiareview.com/01092026-super-garuda-shield-2026-to-be-indonesias-biggest-defense-exercise/

Published on: Monday 31 August 2026

Super Garuda Shield 2026 will be Indonesia’s largest multinational military exercise, featuring more than 6,000 personnel conducting field training and tactical synchronization across the sprawling ...

News Indonesia » East Kalimantan » Security: Indonesia Steps Up Kalimantan Firefighting As Haze Worsens

News channel or source: https://www.bernama.com/tv/news.php?id=2603131

Published on: Thursday 09 April 2026

Indonesia is stepping up efforts to combat forest and peat fires across Kalimantan as worsening haze, poor visibility and unsuitable cloud conditions hamper aerial firefighting operations. The Air ...

News Indonesia » East Kalimantan » Security: Indonesian military leads ecosystem restoration after Kalimantan fires

News channel or source: https://kalsel.antaranews.com/berita/532748/indonesian-military-leads-ecosystem-restoration-after-kalimantan-fires

Published on: Sunday 30 August 2026

Indonesia’s VI/Mulawarman Regional Military Command and other agencies have begun restoring ecosystems and optimizing water sources to rehabilitate ...

News Indonesia » East Kalimantan » Security: Indonesia sanctions six firms over Kalimantan fires

News channel or source: https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/08/25/indonesia-sanctions-six-firms-over-kalimantan-fires

Published on: Tuesday 25 August 2026

A firefighter attemping to extinguish a wildfire burning through a peatland field in Sampit, Central Kalimantan on Aug 24, 2026. - AP JAKARTA: Indonesia has imposed administrative sanctions on six ...

News Indonesia » East Kalimantan » Security: BMKG urges fire mitigation as East Kalimantan records 11,869 hotspots

News channel or source: https://kalsel.antaranews.com/berita/531537/bmkg-urges-fire-mitigation-as-east-kalimantan-records-11869-hotspots

Published on: Saturday 22 August 2026

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) urged stronger wildfire prevention and response measures in East Kalimantan after ...

News Indonesia » East Kalimantan » Security: Indonesia Mobilizes Task Force to Fight Fires Across 107,000 Hectares

News channel or source: https://en.tempo.co/read/2117187/indonesia-mobilizes-task-force-to-fight-fires-across-107000-hectares

Published on: Monday 10 August 2026

Indonesia has mobilized a multi-agency task force, 43 helicopters and up to 15 aircraft to fight forest and land fires across 107,000 hectares.

News Indonesia » East Kalimantan » Security: Kalimantan Fires: Indonesian Military Leads Ecosystem Restoration

News channel or source: https://en.tempo.co/read/2118601/kalimantan-fires-indonesian-military-leads-ecosystem-restoration