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PALEMBANG, Indonesia—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 western ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Life: More schools close in Indonesia due to worsening haze from forest fires
PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) — Schools in the capital of Indonesia’s South Sumatra province switched to remote learning Wednesday as worsening haze from forest and peatland fires pushed air pollution to ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Life: Protests spread across Sumatra as wildfires and haze fuel public anger
JAKARTA: A wave of protests has erupted across Sumatra as frustration grows over months of wildfires and choking haze that have disrupted daily life and harmed people's health.
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Life: From dance to clean-air shelters: How South-east Asians are turning haze anger into action
South-east Asians turn haze anger into action with art, humour and haze shelters across Indonesia and the region. Read more at straitstimes.com.
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Life: Deadly gold rush continues as latest landslide kills four in Sumatra
Four gold miners were killed after a hillside in the Jorong Jujutan forest of Sumatra’s South Solok district gave way in the early hours of Oct. 6. The landslide marked the latest fatalities in the so ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Life: Protests erupt across Sumatra as frustration grows over persistent wildfires
The fires have disrupted transportation and education across Indonesia, forcing airlines to delay or divert dozens of flights as haze reduces visibility. Authorities in several regions have also ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Life: Singapore Open to Legal Action Against Firms Over Indonesian Haze
Singapore's haze law allows daily fines for companies linked to fires, but authorities have faced challenges investigating suspected offenders.
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Life: Indonesia's worst wildfires in 11 years turn skies orange, choking millions
Indonesia is battling its worst wildfires in 11 years, with toxic haze threatening the daily lives of millions of residents. Skies over parts of Kalimantan and ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Life: South Sumatra’s youth look beyond coal towards a greener Indonesia
PALEMBANG, South Sumatra, Indonesia (ILO News) - More than 100 students filled a hall at Sriwijaya University (Unsri) in Palembang, South Sumatra, on 5 August. Together with representatives from local ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Life: Sumatra villages count cost of deadly river tsunami swelled by illegal logging
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Several days of extreme rainfall beginning March 7 triggered fatal flash flooding across Indonesia’s West Sumatra province, resulting in at least ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Life: Indonesia’s path beyond coal: South Sumatra advances skills development for a just energy transition
PALEMBANG, South Sumatra, Indonesia (ILO News) - As part of the province’s economic transformation as a result of a just energy transition, the ILO’s Innovation Regions for a Just Energy Transition ...