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Rp240B Presidential Aid for Kalbar Forest Fires in Two Tranches
National

Rp240B Presidential Aid for Kalbar Forest Fires in Two Tranches

Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni announced the aid disbursement at a forest-fire coordination meeting in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, on Friday (10/23/2026).

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Prabowo Threatens to Revoke Concessions of Repeat Fire Violators
National

Prabowo Threatens to Revoke Concessions of Repeat Fire Violators

Pernyataan disampaikan dalam Rakornas TPAKD 2026 di JIExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta, Kamis (22/10/2026).

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Prabowo promises to expose names of foreign companies behind forest…
National

Prabowo promises to expose names of foreign companies behind forest…

President Prabowo Subianto has promised to announce the names of foreign companies responsible for forest and land fires in Indonesia, as stated at the 2026 TPAKD National Coordination Meeting at JIExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta, Thursday (22/10/2026).

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Police Name 11 Firms Forest Fire Suspects, Including 3 Foreign Cos
Law

Police Name 11 Firms Forest Fire Suspects, Including 3 Foreign Cos

Kapolri Jenderal Suyudi Ario Seto mengumumkan Polri telah menetapkan 11 korporasi sebagai tersangka kasus kebakaran hutan dan lahan (karhutla), tiga di antaranya berstatus perusahaan penanaman modal asing (PMA).

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Minister Denies Asking Social Media to Take Down Wildfire Content
Technology

Minister Denies Asking Social Media to Take Down Wildfire Content

Menkomdigi Meutya Hafid membantah Komdigi pernah meminta platform media sosial menurunkan atau membatasi konten terkait karhutla (Rabu, 21/10/2026).

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East Kalimantan Governor's Aide Shoves Protester, Govt Apologizes
National

East Kalimantan Governor's Aide Shoves Protester, Govt Apologizes

Insiden terjadi Senin (19/10/2026) menjelang magrib di kawasan Masjid Nurul Mukminin, kompleks Kantor Gubernur Kaltim, Samarinda, saat Gubernur Rudy Mas'ud hendak menunaikan salat Magrib.

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Students Demand Forest Fires Be Declared a National Disaster
National

Students Demand Forest Fires Be Declared a National Disaster

Selasa (20/10/2026), mahasiswa menggelar aksi serentak di sejumlah kota — Makassar, Jakarta, Palangka Raya, hingga Banyumas — dengan tuntutan utama: pemerintah menetapkan kebakaran hutan dan lahan (karhutla) sebagai bencana nasional.

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Wildfire Protest in C. Kalimantan: Governor's Office Sealed Off
National

Wildfire Protest in C. Kalimantan: Governor's Office Sealed Off

Senin (19/10/2026), ratusan warga Aliansi Masyarakat Kalimantan Tengah Melawan menggelar aksi demonstrasi Jilid III bertajuk 'Peringatan Darurat Karhutla dan Kabut Asap' di depan Kantor Gubernur Kalimantan Tengah, Palangka Raya.

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51 Orangutans Evacuated from W. Kalimantan Fires, 90% Habitat Lost
Disaster

51 Orangutans Evacuated from W. Kalimantan Fires, 90% Habitat Lost

Sebanyak 51 orangutan dievakuasi tim gabungan BKSDA Kalimantan Barat dan YIARI dari kawasan terdampak karhutla di Kabupaten Ketapang dan Kayong Utara sejak 6 Agustus hingga 10 Oktober 2026.

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Gerindra Urges Forestry Minister Review Amid Reshuffle Signals
Politics

Gerindra Urges Forestry Minister Review Amid Reshuffle Signals

Selasa (20/10/2026), dalam Debat Terbuka '2 Tahun Pemerintahan Prabowo-Gibran' di Jakarta Selatan, Juru Bicara Partai Gerindra Kamrusammad mengusulkan agar Presiden mengevaluasi secara sungguh-sungguh Menteri Kehutanan Raja Juli Antoni terkait penanganan karhutla.

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Forest Fires: Ministry Sanctions 32 Companies Over 12,926 Ha Burned
Law

Forest Fires: Ministry Sanctions 32 Companies Over 12,926 Ha Burned

Kementerian Kehutanan menjatuhkan sanksi administratif kepada 32 perusahaan di tujuh provinsi terkait karhutla, diumumkan melalui siaran pers Senin (19/10/2026).

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Indonesia Forest Fires Reach ASEAN Level: Anwar Proposes Joint Body
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Indonesia Forest Fires Reach ASEAN Level: Anwar Proposes Joint Body

PM Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim mengusulkan mekanisme kerja sama di tingkat ASEAN untuk memperkuat koordinasi, kesiapsiagaan, dan tindakan kolektif menangani kabut asap lintas batas akibat karhutla Indonesia.

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Burned Forest Land in Dharmasraya Illegally Planted with Oil Palm
National

Burned Forest Land in Dharmasraya Illegally Planted with Oil Palm

Lahan seluas 5,9 hektare di Bukit Lantak, Tabek, Kecamatan Timpeh, Kabupaten Dharmasraya, Sumatera Barat, yang terbakar pada 15 September 2026, ditemukan telah ditanami kelapa sawit.

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Police Chief Reveals Foreign Ties in Wildfires, 98 Cases Under Probe
Law

Police Chief Reveals Foreign Ties in Wildfires, 98 Cases Under Probe

Kapolri Jenderal Pol Suyudi Ario Seto mengungkapkan 98 laporan polisi (LP) kasus karhutla yang melibatkan korporasi telah naik dari penyelidikan ke tahap penyidikan.

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Johor Closes Schools for 5 Days Over Indonesian Forest Fire Haze
Disaster

Johor Closes Schools for 5 Days Over Indonesian Forest Fire Haze

Pemerintah Negara Bagian Johor, Malaysia, menutup semua sekolah dan institusi pendidikan selama lima hari mulai Senin (19/10/2026) akibat kabut asap karhutla dari Indonesia.

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Prabowo Summons Dudung to Palace Over Worsening Forest Fires
National

Prabowo Summons Dudung to Palace Over Worsening Forest Fires

Rapat terbatas digelar di Istana Kepresidenan, Jakarta, pada Senin (19/10/2026); dijadwalkan dimulai pukul 14.30 WIB.

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Confused Orangutan in Burned Forest in C. Kalimantan Rescued
Disaster

Confused Orangutan in Burned Forest in C. Kalimantan Rescued

BKSDA Kalimantan Tengah mengevakuasi seekor orang utan di kilometer 14 Jalan Pangkalan Bun-Kolam, Kabupaten Kotawaringin Barat, pada Minggu (18/10/2026) sore.

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Daniel Johan: Replant Burned Forests with Hardwoods, Not Palm Oil
Disaster

Daniel Johan: Replant Burned Forests with Hardwoods, Not Palm Oil

Daniel Johan, anggota Komisi IV DPR RI Fraksi PKB (Ketua DPP PKB, dapil Kalimantan Barat), meminta kawasan hutan bekas kebakaran hutan dan lahan (karhutla) direhabilitasi dengan menanam pohon kayu keras, bukan kelapa sawit — dilansir Kompas.com, Minggu (18/10/2026).

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Kalimantan Wildfire Smoke Reaches Jakarta, BMKG Confirms
Disaster

Kalimantan Wildfire Smoke Reaches Jakarta, BMKG Confirms

BMKG mendeteksi asap karhutla dari Kalimantan di lapisan atmosfer atas Jakarta, Banten, dan Jawa Barat melalui citra satelit Himawari (data per 16/10/2026 pukul 16.00 WIB); dikonfirmasi Sekretaris Utama BMKG Guswanto pada Jumat (16/10).

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RI Forest Fire Haze Drives Oxygen Tank Surge in Malaysia
World

RI Forest Fire Haze Drives Oxygen Tank Surge in Malaysia

Kabut asap beracun akibat kebakaran hutan dan lahan (karhutla) di Indonesia memicu lonjakan permintaan tabung oksigen dan pembersih udara di Asia Tenggara.

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33,425 Wildfire Hotspots Detected in October, OKI Recorded Highest
Disaster

33,425 Wildfire Hotspots Detected in October, OKI Recorded Highest

Jumlah titik panas (hotspot) karhutla yang terdeteksi pada 1–16 Oktober 2026 mencapai 33.425 titik, melampaui total September 2026; Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI), Sumatera Selatan, menjadi wilayah dengan sebaran terbanyak.

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Indonesia's Forest Fire Carbon Emissions Highest in the World
Disaster

Indonesia's Forest Fire Carbon Emissions Highest in the World

Based on data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) via the Global Fire Assimilation System (GFAS), Indonesia's average daily carbon emissions from October 8-14, 2026 reached 3,174 kilotons of carbon (kt C).

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Forest-Fire Haze Disrupts 2,458 Domestic Flights
National

Forest-Fire Haze Disrupts 2,458 Domestic Flights

Indonesia's Transportation Ministry recorded 2,458 scheduled domestic flights disrupted by forest and land fires (karhutla) between August 11 and October 17, 2026 — up 437 flights from 2,021 on October 13, 2026.

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Family Urges Police to Probe Sefriel's Death in Bromo Fire
Disaster

Family Urges Police to Probe Sefriel's Death in Bromo Fire

Keluarga Sefriel Ardiansyah meminta kepolisian mengusut tuntas kematian korban saat pemadaman karhutla Bromo.

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Prabowo Approves ASEAN Assistance to Tackle Forest and Land Fires
Disaster

Prabowo Approves ASEAN Assistance to Tackle Forest and Land Fires

Minister of Foreign Affairs Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir (Tata) conveyed that President Prabowo Subianto has approved offers of assistance from foreign countries to tackle forest and land fires (karhutla) in Kalimantan and Sumatra; the statement was delivered at the Parliamentary Complex, Jakarta, on Thursday (15/10/2026) following a closed-door meeting with Commission I of the House of Representatives (DPR) RI.

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Karhutla Smoke To Jakarta, Pramono Siagakan 367 Health Facilities
Disaster

Karhutla Smoke To Jakarta, Pramono Siagakan 367 Health Facilities

BMKG detected the spread of smoke from forest fires and land (karhutla) has reached the atmosphere of Jakarta through satellite images of Himawari-9 on Friday morning (16/10/2026).

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Kabut Asap Ganggu Konser BIGBANG Singapura
Disaster

Kabut Asap Ganggu Konser BIGBANG Singapura

Concert promoter AEG Presents Asia issued an official haze advisory ahead of BIGBANG's "2026-2027 World Tour XX: Cosmos" at the National Stadium in Singapore. The concerts will run for two consecutive nights, Saturday (17/10/2026) and Sunday (18/10/2026), each starting at 7:00 p.m. local time.

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Prabowo Approves Foreign Assistance to Extinguish Forest and Land…
Disaster

Prabowo Approves Foreign Assistance to Extinguish Forest and Land…

President Prabowo Subianto approved offers of assistance from neighboring countries to extinguish forest and land fires (karhutla) in Indonesia.

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Mount Arjuno Ablaze, Flames Visible from Malang-Pasuruan Toll Road
Disaster

Mount Arjuno Ablaze, Flames Visible from Malang-Pasuruan Toll Road

A forest fire broke out in the peak area of Mount Arjuno, on the border of Batu City, Malang Regency, and Pasuruan Regency, East Java, on Friday (16/10/2026) night.

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BMKG: Asap Karhutla Kalimantan Masuk Jakarta
Disaster

BMKG: Asap Karhutla Kalimantan Masuk Jakarta

BMKG detected smoke from forest and land fires in Kalimantan entering the atmosphere over DKI Jakarta, Banten, and West Java on Friday (16/10/2026) through Himawari-9 satellite imagery at 10.00 WIB.

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Jerome Polin Slams 'Unempathetic' Kalimantan Officials Over Haze
Entertainment

Jerome Polin Slams 'Unempathetic' Kalimantan Officials Over Haze

YouTuber Jerome Polin criticized the response of several Kalimantan officials to forest and land fires (karhutla) through his personal Threads account @jeromepolin on Wednesday (10/14/2026).

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1.5 tons of dry ice dispersed over Palembang to fight wildfire haze
Disaster

1.5 tons of dry ice dispersed over Palembang to fight wildfire haze

The government has prepared 1.5 tons of dry ice to be dispersed in the region of Palembang, South Sumatra, on Thursday, October 15, 2026.

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Smoke Shrouds Kualanamu, Flights Disrupted
Disaster

Smoke Shrouds Kualanamu, Flights Disrupted

Smoke fog covered the area of Kualanamu International Airport, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, on Thursday 15 October 2026 — visible from Kualanamu Airport Road to the airport area, according to Field Orbit documentation.

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8 Langkah IDAI Lindungi Anak dari Asap Karhutla
Health

8 Langkah IDAI Lindungi Anak dari Asap Karhutla

The Indonesian Pediatric Society (IDAI) issued 8 recommendations to protect children from the dangers of forest and land fire (karhutla) smoke.

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277 Ribu Kasus ISPA akibat Asap Karhutla di 7 Daerah
Health

277 Ribu Kasus ISPA akibat Asap Karhutla di 7 Daerah

Indonesia's Health Ministry recorded 277,075 cases of acute respiratory infections (ISPA, the Indonesian term for ARI) in areas affected by forest and land fires (karhutla).

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