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.

Thousands Flee California Wildfire as Homes Go up in Flames

... devoured 40,000 acres of forest, brush and grasslands at what ... large blazes or clusters of fires in California and six other ...

Indonesia Sending Hundreds of Troops to Fight Smog-Causing Fires

... 1,000 troops to fight fires in southern Sumatra, as smoke ... Borneo, where large areas of forest concessions are held by pulp ... helicopters to help water-bomb fires. "We have mobilized national ... resources to put out the fires," newly appointed BNPB chief Willem ...

Indonesian Military Joins Effort to Fight Sumatra Fires

... and National Police combat forest and ground fires in Sumatra. Three groups ... been sent to fight the fires. BeritaSatu was at Halim Perdanakusuma ...