JAKARTA, Oct 30 (Bernama) — Forest and land fires have been reported in five Indonesian provinces, affecting 1,410 hectares, while floods have affected thousands of households in North Sumatra, prompting continued disaster response operations across the country. National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Disaster Data, Information and Communication Centre acting head Berton Panjaitan said South Papua recorded the largest area under firefighting operations at 502 hectares, based on figures as of 7 am local time Friday. It was followed by Central Sulawesi (295 hectares), Southeast Sulawesi (257 hectares), Maluku (182 hectares) and East Kalimantan (174 hectares). “The pattern has changed considerably. […]

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JAKARTA, Oct 26 (Bernama) — More than 4,300 hectares of forest and land affected by fires across six provinces on the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan and Sumatra remain under firefighting operations, with authorities deploying thousands of personnel and dozens of aircraft to contain the blazes. National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Disaster Data, Information and Communication Centre acting head Berton Panjaitan said that as of Sunday, firefighting operations were continuing across 3,392 hectares in three provinces in Kalimantan and another 990 hectares in three provinces in Sumatra. “Various response strategies continue to be implemented by the central and regional governments, with […]

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The flight police unit based at Klagenfurt Airport recorded about 400 percent more forest-fire operations this year than last year, ORF reported. The team also responded to more security-policing, search and rescue missions. Seven pilots and 14 flight operators are stationed at the base. The oper…

Rain in recent days has lowered forest fire danger levels in many Swiss cantons, but some areas remain at risk and absolute fire bans are still in force, SRF reports. The federal danger map remained at the highest level for an unusually long time this autumn. Forest fire danger began rising in Ma…

SINGAPORE, Oct 23 (Bernama) — Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) has issued notices to 10 Singapore-registered palm oil and forestry companies seeking information on their possible links to forest fires in Indonesia and transboundary haze pollution. The notices, issued under Section 10 of Singapore’s Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA), require the companies to provide details of their land concessions, corporate linkages and measures taken to prevent or combat fires during the dry season. In a statement on Friday, NEA said the 10 companies either own land concessions in Indonesia or have related companies holding such concessions. “These 10 Singapore-registered companies […]

TIANJIN (CHINA), Oct 16 (Bernama) — Malaysia stands ready to extend assistance to Indonesia in addressing the widespread forest and land fires in the country, following President Prabowo Subianto’s decision to accept offers of aid from neighbouring nations. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Malaysia appreciates the Indonesian government’s openness to receiving foreign assistance in its efforts to combat the fires. He noted that although the aid offered by Malaysia may be modest, the Putrajaya administration remains committed to assisting its neighbour, driven by a spirit of friendship and the strong bilateral ties between the two […]

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JAKARTA, Oct 16 (Bernama-Xinhua) — Smoke from forest and land fires in Kalimantan has spread to Jakarta, prompting Indonesia’s meteorological agency to urge residents to limit outdoor activities, an official said on Friday, reported Xinhua. Satellite images showed smoke spreading across Kalimantan and Sumatra and reaching Banten, West Java and Jakarta, said Guswanto, a senior agency official, who cautioned that it was unclear whether the smoke had affected ground-level air quality. As of Friday noon, PM 2.5 concentrations in Jakarta’s Kemayoran district reached 67.5 micrograms per cubic metre, a level classified by the agency as unhealthy. Guswanto advised residents to […]

SINGAPORE, Oct 16 (Bernama) — Singapore will issue preventive measure notices under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) to seven companies in Indonesia suspected suspected of involvement in forest fires that have contributed to worsening haze, said Sustainability and Environment Minister Grace Fu. She said the notices would be issued by the National Environment Agency (NEA), following investigations into errant companies found responsible for causing transboundary haze in Singapore. “Our investigation so far suggested that some of the haze experienced in Singapore originated from fires on the lands of seven companies in Indonesia. “Where warranted, we will take further action […]

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Latvia extinguished 264 forest fires covering about 200 hectares during this year’s forest fire-danger period, which ended on September 30, LSM reported. Rainy weather kept the number of fires and the area burned relatively low, allowing more time for training and cooperation with the National Ar…

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 30 (Bernama) — Malaysia is still awaiting a response from Indonesia regarding efforts to send assistance to help extinguish forest and land fires in the country that have caused cross-border haze. MADANI Government Spokesperson Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said the haze issue was discussed in the Cabinet meeting, and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi also briefed the meeting on the outcome of his recent meeting with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. “He (Ahmad Zahid) raised the matter on behalf of the government regarding various issues, especially Malaysian assets that could potentially be utilised to help […]