Ahad , 28 Aug 2016, 00:23 WIB

Indonesia declares forest fire emergency

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANJARMASIN  --  Indonesia's Minister of Forestry and Environment Siti Nurbaya has said the country has been placed under emergency with regards to anticipating and preventing the impact of...

Selasa , 23 Aug 2016, 20:06 WIB

Six of Indonesian provinces in emergency of forest fires

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA  --  The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said six of Indonesian provinces are in emergency of forest and bush fires. "BNPB, therefore, has put into operation eight water bombing helicopters," chief spokesman of the agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said here on Tuesday. The six provinces are Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan.Sutopo said it...