Indonesian fires bad for region’s eco-system
Blazes will add to global warming, scientists warn
THE forest fires in Indonesia are damaging the region's eco-system and will contribute to global
Indonesia
Jakarta wants new energy sources developed
PRESIDENT Suharto, concerned that Indonesia's energy resources could dry up in 50 years' time, yesterday called for new resources to be developed
Success at last for firefighters
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Number of hot-spot areas down and visibility has improved
SIGNS are beginning to emerge that firefighters are gaining the upper hand
Learn from catastrophe, Suharto tells ministers
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President orders fire-fighting efforts to be stepped up.
PRESIDENT Suharto has told his ministers to learn from the environmental catastrophe that
Indonesia admits forest fires are man-made
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ENVIRONMENT Minister Sarwono Kusumaatmadja yesterday acknowledged that the fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan were more the result of forestry and
Muslim leader wants Malaysian firefighters to go home
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The leader of Indonesia's largest Muslim organisation has hit out at Kuala Lumpur's criticism of the efforts here to fight
Jakarta pledge to stop the haze ‘is just lip service’
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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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Day or night, life is ‘biasa saja’
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To understand why the haze has not hit home in Jakarta, look up at the clear blue sky.
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Indonesia gathering evidence against 29 forestry firms
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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?
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How much has Indonesia pledged, in word and deed, to address the haze disaster caused by its forest fires? DERWIN
‘We’re not guilty’
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Forest fires in Indonesia have been identified as being the major cause of the haze blanketing the region. A debate