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DISASTER1d ago‘Looks like Mars’: Toxic smog from Indonesia wildfires sparks health crisis, protestsNBC News
DISASTER1d agoNo resting on fleeting rain in Indonesia: CommentJAKARTA: After months of choking on toxic haze and enduring obscured skies from forest and peatland fires, residents across Sumatra, Kalimantan and other wildfire-stricken islands have finally received welcome news from above.thestar_my · malaysia
DISASTER2d agoFire pollution killed over 3,500 in Indonesia in Septmanilatimes · philippines
DISASTER2d agoIndonesia: nine orangutans rescued from wildfires return to the forestNine orangutans rescued from devastating wildfires in Indonesian Borneo have returned to the forest after weeks of rehabilitation. Among them are four mothers with their young, including three females expecting another baby.Africanews [en]
DISASTER2d agoIndonesia: nine orangutans rescued from wildfires return to the forestNine orangutans rescued from devastating wildfires in Indonesian Borneo have returned to the forest after weeks of rehabilitation. Among them are four mothers with their young, including three females expecting another baby.EuroNews [en]
BUSINESS2d agoWill diversifying fuel imports be enough to fix Indonesia’s energy shortfall?Indonesia is looking beyond Singapore for petrol supplies as it seeks to reduce its dependence on a single source, but analysts say diversifying imports will do little to address the country’s fuel production shortfall without faster refinery modernisation and investment in alternative fuels. Indonesia has long sourced petroleum products from Singapore, including RON 90 petrol, which has a minimum octane rating of 90 and is marketed domestically as Pertalite. Singapore’s geographic proximity,...South China Morning Post
DISASTER2d agoSmoke from wildfires killed 3,500 people in Indonesia in September: ReportAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTER2d agoWildfire smoke killed estimated 3,560 people in Indonesia in September: StudyJAKARTA: Smoke from months of wildfires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in September, twice the August estimate, according to a new study by a Helsinki-based thin...kuwaittimes · kuwait
DISASTER2d agoFire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September, report saysThe same month, about 57.8 million people in Indonesia were inhaling unhealthy to hazardous air, according to a new study.japantimes · japan
DISASTER2d agoIndonesia’s wildfire smoke crisis claims over 3,500 lives in SeptemberSouth China Morning Post
HEALTH2d agoWhat Women in Indonesia and Malaysia Want From Research on Climate and HealthWomen's knowledge and perspectives can strengthen the relevance and contextual grounding of climate-health research and policy action.The Diplomat
WORLD2d agoMost Malaysians held for drug crimes abroad detained in Indonesia, ChinaThe number of Malaysians detained overseas for drug-related offences increased to 1,588 as of September this year, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni. Lukanisman said the five countries with the highest numbers of Malaysians detained were Indonesia (381), China (380), Singapore (310), Thailand (102) and Japan (72). He said increasingly sophisticated drug-smuggling methods had contributed to the frequent arrests of Malaysians overseas. “A total of 1,181 Malaysians were...South China Morning Post