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Singapore is concerned about forest fires in Indonesia
The National Environment Agency of Singapore (NEA) leads satellite data to show that there has been a significant increase in forest fire hotspots over the past two days…
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Breaking in Indonesia caused thousands of people to evacuate
At least one person was killed, eight seriously injured and thousands of others were forced to evacuate the area of Maluku province in eastern Indonesia after a large…
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Indonesia: More than 200 people injured by earthquakes
Indonesian officials said the 6.1 magnitude earthquake in the country's Aceh province on Monday afternoon killed 11 people and injured more than 200 people, more than 30…
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Indonesia bombarded the forest with water bombs
Air quality in Singapore increased markedly after Indonesian officials mobilized aircraft to flush water on forest fires on Sumatra island.
Environment
The first victim died of dust and smoke in Malaysia
Both Singapore and Malaysia are facing the worst dust crisis in years. The dust still continues to spread to some areas of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur on June 26.
Environment
Singapore plans to prevent dust and smoke from rising
According to the plan announced by Minister Balakrishnan, the NEA's dengue surveillance activities will still take place without nearly any interruption even if the dust…
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Smoke from Indonesia covered the city of Malaysia
On June 16, some Malaysian cities were covered with haze from Indonesian forest fires on Sumatra island, causing levels of health pollution.
Environment
Air pollution in Singapore reached a record
People in Singapore, one of the cleanest countries in the world, are breathing the most harmful atmosphere ever due to wildfires in Indonesia.
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Malaysia declared a state of emergency due to haze
The Malaysian government on June 23 announced a state of emergency in the southern Muar and Ledang areas of the country, due to haze from Indonesian forest fires causing…
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Indonesia: People have to evacuate because of volcanic activity
Local officials in the Indonesian province of West Java on March 6 said the Tangkuban Perahu volcano began to operate, leaving about 1,500 people living along the slopes…
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Indonesia wants to 'chase' rain to reduce flood
Indonesian officials on January 25 announced that they will take measures to disperse or dispel clouds to another place to reduce the risk of flooding in Jakarta.
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11 people died from landslides in Indonesia
Officials say at least 11 people were killed by two landslides on Sumatra island in western Indonesia today.
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Indonesia: Heavy rain makes thousands of houses flooded
Heavy rains during the past week have caused serious flooding in many parts of Jakarta, causing tens of thousands of houses and public buildings to flood in the country,…
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Earthquake 7.2 Richter in Indonesia
An earthquake of 7.2 on the Richter scale occurred in the Maluku Islands, eastern Indonesia this morning 11/12.
Environment
Heavy rain caused flooding in many parts of Indonesia
Many parts of Indonesia have been flooded and material damage has been caused by heavy rains that lasted throughout November 17-18.