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Indonesia reopens airports after volcanic eruption strands 350,000 travellers - Anak Krakatau’s continuous eruption, marked by lava fountains and loud booms, ended on Sunday, but the volcano remained ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: South-east Asia choked in haze as Indonesia wildfires spread
Fires are a perennial seasonal hazard in south-east Asia, where farmers and landowners burn fields to clear them for planting. In 2015, wildfires in Borneo and Sumatra, spurred by an atypically strong ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: Muslims gather for rain prayers in Indonesia's wildfire-hit South Sumatra
Muslims gather for rain prayers in Indonesia's wildfire-hit South Sumatra - Authorities in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province have held a mass Islamic prayer for rain as forest and peatland fires fuel ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: Indonesia intensifies aerial firefighting as wildfire haze spreads to Malaysia
Indonesia has intensified ground and aerial firefighting operations as forest and peatland fires fueled by El Nino-driven drought and a prolonged dry season scorched tens of thousands of hectares, ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: Nearly 900 hectares land, forest fires still burning in Indonesia
Nearly 900 hectares of forest and land fire remained unextinguished across six priority provinces in Indonesia as of Tuesday (Sept 8) despite weeks of intense ground and aerial firefighting operations ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: Sumatra citizen lawsuit seeks accountability for haze-causing fires
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Three companies that manage pulpwood plantations in Indonesia are facing a citizen lawsuit over repeated fires on their concessions that have been ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: Indonesian police arrest 72 people suspected of starting forest fires
Indonesian authorities have arrested 72 people suspected of starting forest and peatland fires. The fires have caused choking haze in central and west Indonesia.
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: US Embassy Issues Indonesia Natural Disaster Alert Over Volcanic Eruption
The embassy issued its Natural Disaster Alert on September 1, a day after Mount Sinabung erupted in Karo Regency, North Sumatra, sending a thick column of ash about 3,500 meters, roughly 11,500 feet, ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: Loss of wetlands threatens South Sumatra’s rich fish-preserving tradition
Rural communities in South Sumatra, an Indonesian province that’s two-fifths wetlands, have long relied on catching freshwater fish as a source of livelihood. The region is renowned for its variety of ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra: Fact Check: Did Malaysia Deploy an Aircraft to Fight Sumatra Fires in 2026?
Fact Check - A Malaysian aircraft shown fighting fires in Sumatra was deployed in 2015, not 2026, contrary to viral social media claims.