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Indonesia to use dry ice to clear haze from forest fires
The trial in South Sumatra is aimed at clearing smoke and increasing visibility in haze-affected areas.
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Batam blackout may have been caused by lightning, bat interference: Minister
The widespread power outage is estimated to have caused economic losses of around 233.5 billion rupiah (US$13 million), according to economic experts.
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Desperate to clear toxic haze, Indonesia to douse its skies with dry ice
Authorities in South East Asia have turned to weather modification as fires blanket the region in smog.
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Fuel shortage triggers queues on resort island Bali
Lines snaked up to a kilometre across Bali amid a petrol shortage that is forcing some to cancel their plans.
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Indonesians on fire-ravaged island sue state for clean air
Lawyers in Indonesia have filed a class action case claiming “negligence, omission and failure” on the part of the government that has resulted in “a massive public health crisis”.
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Indonesia to assess foreign firefighting aid offers, hopes to extinguish blazes within a month
The Indonesian environment minister also outlined plans to tighten land-clearing laws to prevent future forest fires, including scrapping an exemption allowing small-scale burning under traditional practices.
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Haze: Who’s to blame for the toxic smog choking South East Asia?
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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‘Not as easy as one might imagine’: Poor visibility, wild animals hamper firefighting in Indonesia
A transcript of a meeting chaired by President Prabowo Subianto showed regional military commander Major-General Zainul Arifin outlining the challenges, with more than 500 hectares of Tanjung Puting National Park affected by fire.
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Malaysia’s Firefly extends flight cancellations due to haze
Firefly said the extension of flight suspensions between Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport and Singapore’s Seletar Airport was a “proactive safety measure”.
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Malaysia to raise transboundary haze issue at ASEAN meeting, says existing disaster mechanisms do not cover it
“We already have an ASEAN mechanism for natural disasters but haze is not included or classified as a natural disaster,” says Malaysia Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan.
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