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News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: From dance to clean-air shelters: How South-east Asians are turning haze anger into action

News channel or source: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/from-dance-to-clean-air-shelters-how-south-east-asians-are-turning-haze-anger-into-action

Published on: Wednesday 21 October 2026

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 » Social: South Sumatra’s youth look beyond coal towards a greener Indonesia

News channel or source: https://www.ilo.org/resource/news/south-sumatra%E2%80%99s-youth-look-beyond-coal-towards-greener-indonesia

Published on: Monday 10 August 2026

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 » Social: South Sumatra’s youth advance Indonesia’s Just Energy Transition through innovation and collaboration

News channel or source: https://www.ilo.org/resource/news/south-sumatra%E2%80%99s-youth-advance-indonesia%E2%80%99s-just-energy-transition-through

Published on: Tuesday 04 August 2026

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 » Social: What Indonesia's fire smoke haze does to the body

News channel or source: https://www.abc.net.au/asia/what-indonesia-s-fire-smoke-haze-does-to-the-body/107273852

Published on: Thursday 15 October 2026

Months of sustained wildfires in Indonesia have caused a spike in respiratory illnesses. Here's what that looks like.

News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: More schools close in Indonesia due to worsening haze from forest fires

News channel or source: https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/indonesia-forest-fires-south-sumatra-haze-y20615

Published on: Tuesday 08 September 2026

PALEMBANG, Indonesia — 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 » Social: Sumatra citizen lawsuit seeks accountability for haze-causing fires

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/sumatra-citizen-lawsuit-seeks-accountability-for-haze-causing-fires/

Published on: Sunday 08 September 2024

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Three companies that manage pulpwood plantations in Indonesia are facing a citizen lawsuit over repeated fires on their concessions that have been ...

News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: Who's to blame for the toxic haze choking South East Asia?

News channel or source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckreyq9re0n0o?at_link_id=41824E46-C77E-11F1-A4F1-F1E62D24F7D8&at_campaign_type=owned&at_format=image&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_type=web_link&at_link_origin=BBC_News&at_ptr_name=facebook_page

Published on: Tuesday 13 October 2026

Anger is mounting at the companies accused of burning land in Indonesia and the authorities who have failed to stop them.

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