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Pekanbaru, Riau, Feb 3 (Antarariau.com)- The newly established Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) should be supported in its efforts to restore peatland areas and prevent forest fires, according to ...

Pekanbaru, Riau, Oct 6 (Antarariau.com)- Haze from the ongoing forest and plantation fires has led to 68 flight cancellations at the Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport here on Tuesday."Today, 68 out ...

A total of 1.5 million hectares of Riau s forests had been razed by fires used to clear land for creating plantation areas during the 1980-1990 period, ...

Pekanbaru, Riau, (Antarariau.com)- Pekanbaru Airport has opened a health post for passengers exposed to haze arising from Sumatra s forest fires."We have readied medicines and masks for ...

Pekanbaru, C Kalimantan, (Antarariau.com)- Haze coming from bush fires, has reduced visibility in Pelalawan District, Riau Province, to 50 meters."Pelalawan is the worst affected by haze ...

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 214 hotspots in eight provinces across Sumatra Island on Tuesday, at 5 a.m. local time."Jambi and South Sumatra ...

Pekanbaru, Riau, (Antarariau.com) -- The Pekanbaru Meteorology Station has reported that Riau is clear from haze, as rainfall over the past few days doused the hotspots in the ...

Pekanbaru, Riau, (Antarariau.com) -- Wildfires raging in Riau and its neighboring provinces on Sumatra Island have affected flights at Pekanbaru Airport, having caused a drastic drop in ...

Pekanbaru, Riau, (Antarariau.com)- A total area measuring 1,246 hectares (ha) across Riau Province was razed by wildfires from June 24 to July 26, 2015, stated Chairman of the Riau Forest and ...

Pekanbaru, Riau, (Antarariau.com)- The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has rented a Russian-made Sikorsky helicopter to strengthen its efforts to put out wildfires in Riau ...