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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 » People: Muslims gather for rain prayers in Indonesia’s wildfire-hit South Sumatra
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 » People: Indonesia's president ready to accept foreign assistance to combat fires, foreign minister says
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has agreed to accept assistance from neighbouring countries to tackle its worst forest fires in more than a decade, the country's foreign minister said.
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » People: Southeast Asian neighbours fume as Indonesia’s fire crisis chokes millions
By IntelliNews - Surabaya Bureau While severe drought driven by a 'Godzilla' El Niño provided the dry spell across Southeast Asia in 2026, recent reports show that Indonesia’s wildfires, rampant in ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » People: Indonesian police arrest 72 people suspected of starting forest fires
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People walk along the Ampera Bridge as haze from wildfires blankets the city of Palembang, in South Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » People: Wildfires spread into residential areas in Indonesia's Bangka Belitung, destroying over 300 houses
Forest and land fires in Indonesia's Bangka Belitung province have spread into a densely populated residential area, the local disaster mitigation agency said on Monday, damaging at least 300 houses ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » People: 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 » People: South Sumatra’s youth advance Indonesia’s Just Energy Transition through innovation and collaboration
Muce Mochtar, the ILO's IKI-JET Project Coordinator for Indonesia (right), presents a token of appreciation to Dr Ardiyan Saptawan, M.Si., Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP) ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » People: Indonesia blames peatland degradation for raging fires, vows restoration
Indonesia has blamed peatland degradation by past food estates for its worst wildfire season in 11 years, and will work to restore its peat ecosystem, a senior official said on Thursday as thick haze ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » People: Indonesian police arrest 72 people suspected of starting forest fires
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police on Sunday arrested 72 people suspected of starting some of the recent forest and peatland fires as huge blazes in central and western parts of the country ...