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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Ministry of Health has recorded a cumulative 333,470 cases of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) linked to forest fires across several affected regions. The ...
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Health: Residents on Indonesia's Borneo take their grievances over 3-month fires and choking haze to court
A group of residents on Indonesia's island of Borneo have accused the government of negligence in handling forest fires that have raged for over three months.
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Health: Indonesia wildfire lawsuit names Prabowo as peat fires sicken 283,000 residents
Indonesia wildfire lawsuit against President Prabowo Subianto held its second hearing October 21, as Indonesia recorded 283,270 respiratory illness cases across seven provinces. Scientists say ...
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Health: Wildfires threaten Indonesia's orangutans as rescuers find injured animals
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Wildfires sweeping across parts of Indonesia’s Borneo island have left endangered orangutans struggling to survive, prompting rescuers to evacuate animals found injured, stranded ...
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Health: Wildfire haze worsens, disrupting breathing in Kalimantan
More than 12.5 million people have been exposed to wildfire haze across seven Indonesian provinces. PONTIANAK – Haze from forest and land fires has grown denser in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. As ...
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Health: Protesters in Indonesia Demand Action to Stop Fires in Rainforests
Smoke from the blazes, blamed on destructive agricultural practices, has sickened hundreds of thousands and blanketed neighboring countries.
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Health: Indonesian government faces Kalimantan wildfires lawsuit as haze blankets region
A group of civil society organisations in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province has filed a class action lawsuit against the national government over its handling of wildfires in the region.
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Health: Hazardous haze engulfs Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Air particle levels in Palangka Raya have reached the hazardous category. WALHI Central Kalimantan said the response to forest and land fires needs to shift from focusing solely on firefighting to ...
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Health: Baznas operates oxygen health center, deploys personnel to fight fires
Indonesia’s National Zakat Agency (Baznas) has deployed disaster-response teams to fight forest and land fires across the country, particularly in ...
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Health: Indonesia battles surge in forest fires as West Kalimantan hotspots nearly double on Monday (Aug 31)
Firefighters attempt to extinguish a wildfire by spraying water and creating boundary trenches to prevent the flames from spreading in the Tumbang Nusa area of Pulang Pisau, Central Kalimantan, on ...
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Health: Indonesia deploys nearly 17,000 personnel to fight fires in Central Kalimantan, South Sumatra
Ground operations are being prioritised over aerial operations because poor visibility has restricted water-bombing helicopter operations ...
News Indonesia » West Kalimantan » Health: West Kalimantan Extends Haze Emergency Status Through Sept. 20
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The West Kalimantan Provincial Government has extended the haze emergency response status resulting from forest and land fires (karhutla) until September 20, 2026. "Haze Disaster ...