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Prabowo Subianto inspected the wildfire situation in West Kalimantan to determine a containment strategy and ordered a coordinated response. He reviewed the extent of the fires and the efforts needed to control them.
Parents in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, are calling on local education authorities to close schools or transition to online learning as haze levels in the region reach hazardous levels, posing a risk to children's health.
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck northern Sumatra, Indonesia, with no tsunami threat reported for Malaysia.
A helicopter crashed in the jungle on Indonesia's Borneo island, resulting in the deaths of all eight people on board. The incident occurred in West Kalimantan.
Basarnas, Indonesia's search and rescue agency, has located debris from the missing PK-CFX helicopter in West Kalimantan, confirming its crash.
Indonesian President Prabowo has traveled to Kalimantan to personally oversee and lead the response efforts against the ongoing forest fires in the region.
Forest and land fires in West Kalimantan, with over 4,000 hotspots, are anticipated to prolong the ongoing haze affecting Sarawak.
A helicopter crash in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, has resulted in the deaths of eight people.
Authorities in Indonesia have reported that eight people were killed in a helicopter crash in the West Kalimantan province.
The West Kalimantan Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued a warning that smoke from ongoing wildfires could potentially spread into adjacent countries.
Wildfires in Indonesia, fueled by hot, dry, and windy conditions, have come within meters of a West Kalimantan rehabilitation center, threatening orangutans rescued from animal traffickers.
Reports indicate that Patrick Kee, a Malaysian national, has been identified as a victim in a recent helicopter crash that occurred in West Kalimantan.
Basarnas, Indonesia's search and rescue agency, has located debris belonging to the missing PK-CFX helicopter in West Kalimantan.