#IN SUMATRA

The Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of Pekanbaru detected 68 hotspots that dotted Sumatra Island on Sunday."The Terra and Aqua ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

A unit of the drug squad of the Pelalawan police in Riau Province has arrested a drug trafficker long in the police list of wanted men ...

Pekanbaru, Riau, Jan 20 (Antarariau.com)- Floods has inundated 175 villages in Kampar District, Riau Province, Sumatra Island. In the Siak Hulu sub-district, 1.8 thousand ...

Kuantan Sangingi, Riau, Nov 30 (Antarariau.com)- Floods inundated hundreds of houses in some villages in Kuantan Singingi District, Riau Province, as the rivers overflowed following incessant heavy ...