Tag: Kalimantan
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Indonesia steps up wildfire management efforts amid haze in Singapore and Malaysia
Indonesian authorities also said they are also closely monitoring wind direction, which has been affecting transboundary haze spreading to the wider region.
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CNA Explains: Why Indonesia’s forest fires could get worse and what needs to change
September will be a crucial month, Indonesia’s forestry minister has cautioned, with experts saying the country may not have reached the peak of this year’s fire season yet.
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‘Hazardous’ levels of air quality in parts of Indonesia’s Borneo
Palangkaraya in Central Kalimantan was the most polluted city in the archipelago, with an air quality index (AQI) of 780 as of noon on Aug 31. Meanwhile, a Japan Self-Defense Force transport ship is enroute from Hiroshima to Indonesia to aid in firefighting operations.
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Indonesia’s forestry ministry processes 42 forest fire cases, sanctions six companies
The country’s meteorology agency detected 4,508 hotspots on Wednesday morning (Aug 26), with nearly eight in 10 in Kalimantan. President Prabowo Subianto has instructed officials to do more in preventing forest and land fires.
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Prabowo orders permits to be revoked for firms linked to Indonesia forest fires
Fires across Sumatra and Kalimantan have burned about 85,000 hectares, local media reported.
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Indonesian police arrest 72 people suspected of starting forest fires
The suspects could face charges that carry penalties ranging from hefty fines to prison terms of up to 15 years, said a director at the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency.
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‘Keep up the spirit’: Indonesian teenage ‘Superman’ joins wildfire fight
Fires between January and July burned more than 200,000 hectares of land – an area three times the size of the capital Jakarta, the Indonesian government said this week.
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Sarawak orders two-day school closures as haze worsens, affecting around 200,000 students
Nearly 600 schools are closed as the East Malaysian state records “very unhealthy” air pollutant index levels.
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Indonesia haze spreads across region as firefighters battle wildfires
Authorities have deployed cloud-seeding aircraft to fight the fires, while some schools have suspended classes.
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Prabowo orders coordinated measures against Indonesia wildfires
Indonesia’s government has mobilised a multi-agency task force to contain fires that have burned approximately 107,000 hectares nationwide in a bid to prevent transboundary haze, said Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Djamari Chaniago.
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