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View all search resultsIn 2024, cases rose to 2,449, prompting the local administration to declare a malaria emergency in October to speed up mitigation efforts. Since then, authorities have extended the emergency status 20 times as cases continue to climb.
A cloud seeding operation has helped in firefighting efforts as Riau continues to battle hot spots and wildfires that have burned through at least 564 hectares across several regions over the past three weeks.
According to police, the students were paid to transport the group by car from Pekanbaru to Dumai, where a boat had been arranged to take the 18 foreign migrants to Malaysia via an illegal port.
In recent years, several incidents have been reported of Sumatran elephants dying from poison set by farmers who consider them pests, as well as fatal attacks on humans. The species also faces serious threats from poaching, with their tusks highly sought after in the illegal wildlife trade.
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