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528 Hotspots Of Forest Fires Detected In Sumatra

17 February 2014 16:40 WIB, 2014

The Terra and Aqua satellite detected a total of 528 hotspots of forest, plantation, and peatland fires across Sumatra Island, on Monday ...

Police Nab Farmer For Allegdly Burning Forested Land

15 February 2014 14:00 WIB, 2014

Police have arrested a farmer suspected of setting fire to forested land to prepare the fields for an oil palm plantation in Rokan Hilir district, Riau ...

Significant Rise In Hotspots Of Forest Fires In Riau

13 February 2014 16:55 WIB, 2014

The number of hotspots of forest and plantation fires in the Riau Province have significantly increased from 81 reported on Wednesday, to 278 noted on ...

20 Hotspots of Forest Fires Detected in Dumai

12 February 2014 18:59 WIB, 2014

The Dumai city administration"s forest ranger unit reported that 20 hotspots of forest fires were detected in several sub-districts in Dumai District, Riau ...

Flights Postponed As Haze Shrouds Visibility In Riau

11 February 2014 19:04 WIB, 2014

Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air and Air Asia have postponed their flights to Pekanbaru, Riau, as haze from forest and plantation fires have reduced ...

Forestry Minister In Riau To Inspect Forest Fire Control

22 June 2013 16:18 WIB, 2013

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan led a coordinating meeting on forest and plantation fire control here on Saturday.A number of personnel from forest fire brigade ...

Number Of Sumatera's Fire Hot Spots Drops Significantly

22 June 2013 13:44 WIB, 2013

The NOAA satellite detected 21 hot spots from forest, plantation and peatland fires across Sumatra, including 13 in Riau Province, on Friday."The number is ...

Riau Extremely Susceptible To Drug Trafficking

19 June 2013 15:46 WIB, 2013

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) on Wednesday stated that Riau was extremely susceptible to international drug trafficking and might grow as an entry point of ...