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52 Smuggled Indonesian Birds, Animals Rescued In Assam, 2 Arrested
In a joint operation, Assam Police and forest department officials today rescued 52 rare birds and animals.
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"This Is Earth Not Mars": Blood Red Skies Unsettle Indonesians
While smoke from forest fires in Indonesia often simply obscures visibility with a choking haze, parts of Sumatra island recently witnessed blood red skies due to the interaction of sunlight on particles from smoke in the air.
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"This Is Not Mars": Indonesia Skies Turn Blood Red After Forest Fires
Skies over an Indonesian province turned red over the weekend, thanks to the widespread forest fires which have plagued huge parts of the country.
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Indonesians Choked By Toxic Haze Due To Forest Fire Pray For Rain
Hundreds of people held a mass prayer for rain in a smoke-filled Indonesian city on Friday, desperately hoping that downpours will extinguish forest fires and wash away the toxic haze covering wide swathes of the country.
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Meet The Man Walking 700 Km In Reverse To Save Forests
An Indonesian man is walking 700 kilometres (435 miles) from his home on a volcano in East Java to Jakarta in the hope of drawing attention to the archipelago's quickly shrinking forests -- and he is doing it backwards.
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Study Estimates 100,000 Premature Deaths From Indonesia Haze
Indonesian forest fires that choked a swath of Southeast Asia with a smoky haze for weeks last year may have caused more than 100,000 premature deaths, according to new research that will add to pressure on Indonesia's government to tackle the annual crisis.
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Indonesian Clerics Issue Fatwa Against Intentional Forest Fires
Indonesia's top Islamic clerical body said today it has issued a fatwa against intentionally starting forest fires in a bid to stop the blazes that cloak Southeast Asia in haze every year.
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Indonesian Fire Probe Team 'Taken Hostage' By Mob Linked To Palm Oil Firms
Indonesian officials investigating forest fires on Sumatra island were taken hostage and threatened with death by a mob allegedly linked to a palm oil company, the environment ministry said.
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Indonesia Readies Warships for Haze Evacuation
Indonesia has put warships on standby to evacuate people affected by acrid haze from forest fires which has killed at least 10 and caused respiratory illnesses in half a million, officials said today.
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Hazy New Year: Southeast Asia Set to Suffer For Months as Indonesia Fails to Douse Fires
Indonesian forest fires that have caused choking smoke to drift across Southeast Asia are spreading to new areas and are unlikely to be put out until next year, experts said today.
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52 Smuggled Indonesian Birds, Animals Rescued In Assam, 2 Arrested
In a joint operation, Assam Police and forest department officials today rescued 52 rare birds and animals.
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"This Is Earth Not Mars": Blood Red Skies Unsettle Indonesians
While smoke from forest fires in Indonesia often simply obscures visibility with a choking haze, parts of Sumatra island recently witnessed blood red skies due to the interaction of sunlight on particles from smoke in the air.
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"This Is Not Mars": Indonesia Skies Turn Blood Red After Forest Fires
Skies over an Indonesian province turned red over the weekend, thanks to the widespread forest fires which have plagued huge parts of the country.
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Indonesians Choked By Toxic Haze Due To Forest Fire Pray For Rain
Hundreds of people held a mass prayer for rain in a smoke-filled Indonesian city on Friday, desperately hoping that downpours will extinguish forest fires and wash away the toxic haze covering wide swathes of the country.
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Meet The Man Walking 700 Km In Reverse To Save Forests
An Indonesian man is walking 700 kilometres (435 miles) from his home on a volcano in East Java to Jakarta in the hope of drawing attention to the archipelago's quickly shrinking forests -- and he is doing it backwards.
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Study Estimates 100,000 Premature Deaths From Indonesia Haze
Indonesian forest fires that choked a swath of Southeast Asia with a smoky haze for weeks last year may have caused more than 100,000 premature deaths, according to new research that will add to pressure on Indonesia's government to tackle the annual crisis.
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Indonesian Clerics Issue Fatwa Against Intentional Forest Fires
Indonesia's top Islamic clerical body said today it has issued a fatwa against intentionally starting forest fires in a bid to stop the blazes that cloak Southeast Asia in haze every year.
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Indonesian Fire Probe Team 'Taken Hostage' By Mob Linked To Palm Oil Firms
Indonesian officials investigating forest fires on Sumatra island were taken hostage and threatened with death by a mob allegedly linked to a palm oil company, the environment ministry said.
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Indonesia Readies Warships for Haze Evacuation
Indonesia has put warships on standby to evacuate people affected by acrid haze from forest fires which has killed at least 10 and caused respiratory illnesses in half a million, officials said today.
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Hazy New Year: Southeast Asia Set to Suffer For Months as Indonesia Fails to Douse Fires
Indonesian forest fires that have caused choking smoke to drift across Southeast Asia are spreading to new areas and are unlikely to be put out until next year, experts said today.
