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Society 2 years ago
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Haze blankets cities in Kalimantan, Sumatra as fires rage
Thick haze has blanketed parts of Sumatra and Kalimantan as fires continue to rage, in part due to El Niño, and affected regions have started imposing measures to anticipate related health impacts, including a mask mandate for schools.
Society 2 years ago
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Supreme Court fines company Rp 920 billion over West Kalimantan forest fires
The Supreme Court has ordered a palm oil company to pay Rp 920 billion (US$60.9 million) for failing to prevent or extinguish forest fires within its concession area in West Kalimantan, adding to a growing list of firms held responsible for environmental disasters in the country.
National 5 years ago
Government bemoans lack of environmental expertise in justice system
The Environment and Forestry Ministry has complained that a lack of certification in environmental matters among judges remains one of the biggest obstacles to law enforcement in environmental damage cases, including those involving land and forest fires.
National 6 years ago
'He's just a small-time farmer': Lawyer defends man on trial for allegedly causing land fires
The farmer initially burned a 400-square-meter plot of land to make way for planting spice crops, but the prosecutor said the fire had spread to 1,078 sq m of land, according to the Pekanbaru Land Agency's calculations.
