#IN RIAU PROVINCE

The provincial administration of Riau said it is worried with planned lay off by oil companies in that region for efficiency. The ...

The number of hotspots in Sumatra went down to 23 on Saturday morning, from 47 on Friday, an official said.Of the total, 14 hotspots were found in Riau ...

Pekanbaru, Riau, Feb 26 (Antarariau.com)- The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 47 hotspots across Sumatra Island on Friday despite rains over the past two days, according to the Pekanbaru ...

Pekanbaru, Riau, Feb 24 (Antarariau.com)- A total of 19 hotspots were detected in three provinces on Sumatra Island on Wednesday, according to data released by the Pekanbaru Meteorology, Geophysics ...

The countrys largest lender PT Bank Mandiri has decided not to extend new credits for investors to open oil palm plantation in peat lands."We no longer approve ...

A 21-kilometer rail track would be built between Bukit Kapur-Dumai in the city of Dumai, Riau this year at a cost of Rp80 billion from the state ...

Pekanbaru, Riau, Feb 18 (Antarariau.com)- Floods have inundated 7,199 hectares of paddy fields in three districts in Riau Province since early this year.The farmers had failed to harvest paddy in a ...

The Culture and Tourism Office of Pekanbaru city in Riau Province has set a target to attract 25 thousand tourists this year, an official stated."We ...

Floods in Kampar District, Riau Province, led to the deaths of two local inhabitants as one person was swept away while another drowned in the floodwaters, ...

Pekanbaru, Riau, Feb 10 (Antarariau.com)- Some five thousand inhabitants of Kampar District have sought refuge in emergency tents following the floods that submerged 50 villages in Riau Province ...