Land Fires: Police Investigate Corporations Involved in Fires

The National Police Detectives Division has continued to investigate several corporations allegedly involved in the forest and ground fires.

Southeast Asia Wheezes in Haze, Indonesia Cracks Down on Land Burning

... ordered a crackdown against lighting fires to clear forested land. ... address the problem. The fires have been exacerbated this year ... efforts to extinguish the fires and revoke land permits ... struggled for years to contain forest fires and the resulting haze ...

Malaysia Shuts Schools in Five States as Air Quality Reaches 'Very Unhealthy' Levels

... very unhealthy. Thick haze from forest and wildfires in the Indonesian ... and military officers to fight forest fires in both provinces, and called ...

Govt Urged to Revise Laws on Slash-and-Burn Agriculture

... comes as thick haze from forest fires continues to envelop Sumatra and ... the plantation industry for the forest fires. But [...] the problem existed long ...

Indonesia Orders Action Against Land Burning as Haze Chokes SE Asia

... against anyone caught lighting fires to clear forested land, ... accelerate efforts to extinguish the fires. "I have asked ... against those responsible for the forest fires, including revoking their land ... of companies causing the fires once the information had ...

Singapore Says Indonesia to Share Names of Companies Causing Forest Fires

... of companies suspected of causing forest fires that have led to a ...

107 Charged for Lighting Dozens of Forest Fires Across Indonesia

... be responsible for dozens of forest fire cases that continue to ... with the highest number of forest fire cases investigated by police ... year in connection with raging forest fires. The company has been identified ...

Police Charge Oil Palm Company Over Sumatra Forest Fire

... year in connection with raging forest fires that have left much of ... individuals charged with setting 37 forest fires in Riau province, according to ...

Land Fires: Police Name 72 Suspected of Lighting Fires

The National Police have established a special team to investigate the forest and ground fires burning across the country. They've so far named 72 suspects, accused of lighting the fires.

Land Fires: BNPB Promises to Put Out All Fires in 30 Days

The Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, Willem Rampangilei, has promised to extinguish all forest and ground fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan in the next 30 days.