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By Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Indonesia remains on high alert for wildfires despite a decline in hotspots over the past week, with the sporadic rainfall still not enough to put them ...
News Indonesia » South Kalimantan » Government: Thousands of Indonesian students protest over haze and demand emergency declared
Protesters wore thick masks against the smoke, which has tinged the city orange, and some held signs reading ‘haze emergency’ ...
News Indonesia » South Kalimantan » Government: Protesters in Indonesia Demand Action to Stop Fires in Rainforests
Smoke from the blazes, blamed on destructive agricultural practices, has sickened hundreds of thousands and blanketed neighboring countries.
News Indonesia » South Kalimantan » Government: Students rally over wildfires and haze in South Kalimantan
Hundreds of students rallied in Indonesia's South Kalimantan city of Banjarmasin on Thursday (Oct 22), demanding stronger government action to tackle forest and land fires that have blanketed parts of ...
News Indonesia » South Kalimantan » Government: Indonesia reviews firms in river basins after latest floods affect 7% of Bornean province
If you liked this story, share it with other people. The province of South Kalimantan experiences annual flooding, frequently worse than other Indonesian provinces on the island of Borneo. In late ...
News Indonesia » South Kalimantan » Government: Indonesian govt to enlist nearly 500 firms to fight Kalimantan fires
Indonesia's Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs plans to enlist nearly 500 businesses in Central Kalimantan to help local governments and agencies ...
News Indonesia » South Kalimantan » Government: Indonesia names 11 firms as forest fire suspects
Indonesian police have named 11 companies, including three with foreign investment, as suspects in forest and peatland fires. Church and environmental groups urged the government to address weak ...
News Indonesia » South Kalimantan » Government: Indonesia deploys nearly 17,000 personnel to fight fires in Central Kalimantan, South Sumatra
Ground operations are being prioritised over aerial operations because poor visibility has restricted water-bombing helicopter operations ...
News Indonesia » South Kalimantan » Government: Indonesia Pollution Index Hits 1,023: Worst Kalimantan Haze Sends Millions of Students Online
Primary school teacher Eli Triana, 43, teaches her students online due to worsening air quality caused by wildfire in South Sumatra after the local government ordered schools to switch online in ...
News Indonesia » South Kalimantan » Government: Residents on Indonesia's Borneo take their grievances over 3-month fires and choking haze to court
A group of residents on Indonesia's island of Borneo have accused the government of negligence in handling forest fires that have raged for over three months.
News Indonesia » South Kalimantan » Government: Indonesia cuts gas exports to Singapore amid row over haze
Indonesia has cut natural gas exports to Singapore, escalating a row over the haze from its wildfires.
News Indonesia » South Kalimantan » Government: Indonesia intensifies aerial firefighting as wildfire haze spreads to Malaysia
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia intensified its ground and aerial firefighting operations on Monday as huge blazes in central and western regions scorched wide areas of forests and peatland, creating a ...