Jakarta pledge to stop the haze ‘is just lip service’
THE BIG HAZE
INDONESIAN environmentalists and non-governmental organisations say that Jakarta's pledge to stop the haze from returning is mere "lip service".
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Author: Derwin Pereira
Day or night, life is ‘biasa saja’
THE BIG HAZE
To understand why the haze has not hit home in Jakarta, look up at the clear blue sky.
Reporter's Noteboook
FOOD vendors
Indonesia gathering evidence against 29 forestry firms
THE BIG HAZE
THE Indonesian government is gathering evidence to bring to court 29 forestry and plantation firms which it found had illegally
What, exactly, has Jakarta done to beat the haze?
THE BIG HAZE
How much has Indonesia pledged, in word and deed, to address the haze disaster caused by its forest fires? DERWIN
‘We’re not guilty’
THE BIG HAZE
Forest fires in Indonesia have been identified as being the major cause of the haze blanketing the region. A debate
Timber tycoon sees land clearing as service to govt
THE BIG HAZE
INDONESIA'S best-known timber magnate argued on Wednesday that forestry and plantation firms were doing the country a service by clearing
Confusion … then Garuda plane crashes
Unofficial transcript of conversation shows control tower gave wrong instruction to pilot.
AN UNOFFICIAL transcript of the final conversation between the pilot of
Air quality at ‘dangerous’ levels as fires spread
THE BIG HAZE
FOREST and ground fires are spreading to new areas in Indonesia even as Health Minister Sujudi admitted yesterday that air
Control tower may be to blame for plane crash
MEDAN'S airport control tower might have been at fault for not directing the pilot of the Garuda plane away from the deep
Suharto orders airport in Medan to be relocated
Transport and forestry chiefs pressured to quit.
PRESIDENT Suharto has ordered officials to relocate Medan's Polonia airport to ensure future flight safety -
Nerve centre operates on a shoestring
THE BIG HAZE
INSIDE JAKARTA'S COMMAND POST
Its gear consists of: * Four PCs * Two telephones * Two fax machines * A printer
CRAMPED
Indonesia blames forest fires on El Nino
THE BIG HAZE
INDONESIA has rejected blame for the haze blanketing large areas of South-east Asia, saying that one of the culprits is