#IN SUMATRA

The Pekanbaru meteorology office recorded 633 hotspots indicating forest and plantation fires in seven provinces on Sumatra Island, Tuesday."The ...

The operations at Sultan Syarif Kasim (SSK) II International Airport of Pekanbaru were paralyzed since Sunday as the haze arising from forest and plantation ...

Pekanbaru, Riau, (Antarariau.com)- The Terra and Aqua satellites detected a total of 769 hotspots in eight provinces on Sumatra Island, on Friday morning."South Sumatra has 537 hotspots, ...

The Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya said on Friday that 1.7 million hectares of forests and land has been burnt in the fires so ...

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 ...

Pekanbaru, Riau, Oct 4 (Antarariau.com)- Riau province in Sumatra was covered by the thickest haze in the past few weeks on Sunday although only six fires are found there.According to the local ...

Pekanbaru, Riau, Sept 29 (Antarariau.com)- Seventeen companies in Sumatras province of Riau are believed to have set land fires in eight districts in the province."All the companies are now ...

Pekanbaru, Riau, Sept 28 (Antarariau.com)- The education office of Pekanbaru City, Riau Province, has again shut down elementary, junior, and senior high schools on September 28-29 due to the thick ...

Haze from land and forest fires in the province of Riau has been worsening in the past two days, according to the local Meteorology, Climatology and ...

President Joko Widodo cancelled his visits to Sumatras provinces of Riau and Jambi on Friday morning due to thick haze, according to the commander of the ...