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Three companies that manage pulpwood plantations in Indonesia are facing a citizen lawsuit over repeated fires on their concessions that have been blamed for illnesses and other disruptions. The ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: Sumatran province brings hammer down on illegal oil wells after fatal blasts
Indonesia’s South Sumatra province was the site of some of the archipelago’s largest oil discoveries by U.S. and Dutch companies during the early 20th century. After many wells were abandoned in the ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island rises to 164
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — The death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island rose to 164 on Friday with 79 people missing, authorities said, as rescue workers found their ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: Death toll from floods and landslides in Indonesia tops 300
AGAM, Indonesia — Improved weather on Saturday helped rescuers on Indonesia's Sumatra island recover more bodies as they struggled to reach several areas that were hit by landslides and flash floods ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: How Indonesia Can Better Conserve Sumatra’s Peatland Forests
Over the past two decades, Sumatra’s peatland forests have undergone a significant decline, losing approximately 3 million hectares at an annual deforestation rate averaging 150 thousand hectares.
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: Indonesian rescuers search for survivors as the death toll from floods and landslides tops 300
AGAM, Indonesia (AP) — Improved weather on Saturday helped rescuers on Indonesia’s Sumatra island recover more bodies as they struggled to reach several areas that were hit by landslides and flash ...