Indonesia developing food-bank estates '10 times size of Singapore'
The project is preparing land to grow rice, cassava and corn, to counter the nation's reliance on imported food.
Thu Sep 24 2020
MMEA aircraft flies 21 hours in 5 days to fight fires in Indonesia
The Bombardier CL 415 aircraft has released some 546,000 litres of water in about 60 square nautical miles of fire-razed areas in South Sumatra, Indonesia.
Fri Oct 16 2015
International help arrives to tackle Indonesia fires
A spokesman said a Bombardier amphibious aircraft and Malaysian crew arrived on Friday to begin water bombing South Sumatra.
Sat Oct 10 2015
Indonesia to send thousands of troops to fight smog-causing fires
Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), says more than 10,000 Indonesian troops will be sent to the provinces of south Sumatra and Jambi.
Fri Sep 11 2015
Jokowi pays surprise visit to haze's ground zero
Joko Widodo visited South Sumatra province on Sunday to get a closer look at forest fires that have been causing terrible haze.
Mon Sep 07 2015