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Archipelago 06:33 am

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Indonesia reduced forest, land fires by 86%, minister claims at UN event

Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni pointed to strengthening prevention systems, integrated early warning, stricter law enforcement and community-based approaches at the site level as steps to decease forest fires.

Asia & Pacific 4 weeks ago

Hong Kong allows fire victims to visit ravaged homes

Victims of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades began government-supervised visits to their ravaged former homes on Monday for the first time since the November blaze, looking to retrieve personal items that might have survived.

Archipelago 1 month ago

Three dead, five missing as fishing boat catches fire in Malacca Strait

Three fishermen died in the accident while 13 others were picked up by the KM Mandiri, which was fishing nearby when the fire broke out.

Asia & Pacific 2 months ago

Indonesian crew member dies in cruise ship fire off Singapore

The blaze on the World Legacy has been extinguished, and there were no other reports of injuries among the crew or 271 passengers on board, authorities said in a statement.

Jakarta 3 months ago

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Fire at Tangerang pesticide warehouse triggers toxic spill into rivers

No casualties were reported. However, authorities said liquid pesticides that spilled during the fire, along with water used to extinguish the flames, flowed into nearby drainage channels that connect directly to the Cisadane River and its tributary, the Jalantreng River.