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South Sumatra moved schools online as wildfire haze pushed pollution to unhealthy levels. The smoke is disrupting education for millions and deepening a regional health emergency.
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Events: More schools close in Indonesia due to worsening haze from forest fires
Schools in Indonesia's South Sumatra province have switched to remote learning due to worsening haze from forest fires. The fires, intensified by El Nino and a prolonged dry season, have created ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Events: Muslims gather for rain prayers in Indonesia's wildfire-hit South Sumatra
PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) — Authorities in Indonesia’s South Sumatra, the province with the highest number of wildfire hot spots, turned to spiritual measures on Tuesday as huge blazes in central and ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Events: 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 » Events: Indonesia escalates battle against fires, putrid haze
More than five million people on Borneo and Sumatra face health risks from thick haze caused by dozens of wildfires.
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Events: U.S. and Indonesian Forces Strengthen Partnership During Exercise Ksatria Warrior 2026
U.S. Army soldiers and Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) personnel concluded Exercise Ksatria Warrior 2026 on August 28, marking another milestone in the longstanding U.S.-Indonesia defense partnership. Held ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Events: Toxic haze from wildfires spreads across South East Asia as 'super' El Niño intensifies
For weeks, Indonesia has been battling wildfires that have left large swathes of the country choking in a toxic haze. Millions of people in Sumatra and Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo island ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Events: Indonesia deploys hundreds of soldiers to tackle Borneo fires
The fires have burned more than 200,000 hectares of land and sent smoke into Malaysia's part of Borneo, with six areas of Sarawak recording 'unhealthy' air quality.
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Events: Sumatra Earthquake 2026: Why is Indonesia shaking again? 6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Sumatra
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Tuesday, August 18. The quake occurred at a depth of about 29 kilometres. It was felt in coastal areas, but there were no immediate ...