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World 6 years ago

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Indonesia seals land owned by Malaysian, Singaporean firms

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar said the government had sealed off land owned by three Malaysian palm oil companies and one Singaporean company, blaming them for causing land and forest fires in Riau and West Kalimantan.

Editorial 6 years ago

Hazy mitigation efforts

But with more than 5,000 hot spots detected across Indonesia just in the past week, more and more people are beginning to wonder: Is Indonesia doing enough this time around?

SE Asia 6 years ago

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Malaysia offering help with haze, not blaming Indonesia: Envoy

Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Zainal Abidin Bakar has denied that Malaysia was pointing the finger at Indonesia for causing transboundary haze, saying it was instead offering assistance to address the problem.

Opinion 6 years ago

We built an app to detect areas most vulnerable to life-threatening haze

To prevent premature deaths from toxic haze, we developed a new online tool to provide decision-makers with information to protect people living downwind from the fires.

National 6 years ago

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‘This is scary’: Jambi, Riau close schools as smog makes thousands sick

“This is scary. So far we just feel suffocated and are coughing, but we do not know how bad it will be for our respiratory health in the long run,” said Atiah, a Jambi housewife.

SE Asia 6 years ago

Malaysia to make it rain as smog pollutes air

Smog regularly blankets parts of Southeast Asia during the dry season when burning is used to clear Indonesian land for palm oil, paper plantations and other crops, sparking ire from regional neighbours.

National 6 years ago

Severe haze sees schools dismissed in Dumai

A thick blanket of haze from forest fires has forced schools in Dumai, Riau, to dismiss their students early.

National 6 years ago

Cloud seeding 'ineffective' in current weather conditions, says S. Sumatra official

A provincial weather official has said that current meteorological conditions were not optimal for inducing rain through cloud seeding.

National 6 years ago

Haze forces Garuda Indonesia plane to abort landing in Jambi

Garuda flight TA7114 was scheduled to land at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, instead it returned to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin Airport in Palembang

Editorial 6 years ago

Haze control: A legacy?

ASEAN countries, including Indonesia and Malaysia, share islands and borders, making it impossible to exclude one another from the haze crisis. This is why it is important to coordinate resources and efforts to act together to resolve the problem.

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PREMIUM Indonesia seals land owned by Malaysian, Singaporean firms

Hazy mitigation efforts

PREMIUM Malaysia offering help with haze, not blaming Indonesia: Envoy

We built an app to detect areas most vulnerable to life-threatening haze

PREMIUM ‘This is scary’: Jambi, Riau close schools as smog makes thousands sick

Malaysia to make it rain as smog pollutes air

Severe haze sees schools dismissed in Dumai

Cloud seeding 'ineffective' in current weather conditions, says S. Sumatra official

Haze forces Garuda Indonesia plane to abort landing in Jambi

Haze control: A legacy?

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Indonesia seals land owned by Malaysian, Singaporean firms

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Malaysia offering help with haze, not blaming Indonesia: Envoy

PREMIUM
‘This is scary’: Jambi, Riau close schools as smog makes thousands sick