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Schools in Indonesia's South Sumatra province have switched to remote learning due to worsening haze from forest fires.
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Government: Indonesia haze shuts South Sumatra schools as wildfire smoke worsens
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 » Government: Indonesia haze pushes more schools to close
PALEMBANG, Indonesia — Schools in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province switched to remote learning on Wednesday as worsening haze from forest and peatland fires pushed air pollution to unhealthy levels, ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Government: Rp703 Billion in Government Aid Sent to Rebuild Homes in Sumatra
Indonesia has allocated Rp703 billion to repair and rebuild homes damaged by floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra.
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Government: 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 » Government: In Photos: Indonesia Forest Fires Blanket Sumatra and Kalimantan in Thick Haze
Forest fires have burned 64,341 hectares across Indonesia, blanketing communities in thick haze and disrupting daily life.
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Government: 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 » Government: New hope for Sumatra’s elephants and tigers as Indonesia doubles size of key national park
Jakarta, Indonesia: The government of Indonesia today declared its commitment to enlarging the most suitable block of forest for Sumatran elephants, expanding the vital Tesso Nilo National Park on ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Government: 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 a choking haze cloud in central and west Indonesia. Indonesia’s ...