Almost every year vast swaths of Southeast Asia are covered in toxic haze, which causes air quality to reach hazardous levels and creates major health, environmental and economic problems. Recorded ...

WWF-Indonesia records a high frequency in forest fires in Riau, with the majority located in plantation areas. Fogs threaten both the community’s health and the biodiversity. Jakarta, Indonesia - ...

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Indonesia's Riau Province hosts both Sun Bears and Moon Bears, two distinct species within the Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER) ...

The police in Riau, Indonesia’s top palm oil-producing province and one of the hardest-hit by last year’s disastrous forest and peatland fires, closed cases against 15 plantation firms that the ...

At least 10 people were killed and 18 injured after an oil tanker caught fire early on Wednesday (Oct 15) as it was being repaired in Indonesia's Riau Islands province, according to local police.Fire ...

The Riau Islands Police ranked 20th in officers’ violations nationally, which reflects a relatively lower number of ...

Equator Renewables Asia and CRE International (CREI), a unit of China's National Nuclear Corp, will jointly develop a solar and battery project in Indonesia's Riau Islands to export clean power to ...

Riau Provincial Government explores education cooperation with Petronas Technology University of Malaysia. (ANTARA PHOTO) TEMPO.CO, Pekanbaru - The Riau Provincial Government is exploring educational ...

A wild elephant trampled an eight-year-old girl on the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday, leaving her with ...

Upon his inauguration as governor of Riau in early 2019, Syamsuar promised to “protect the dignity of Indonesia” by ensuring that the vast Sumatran province, home to rivers, forests, peatlands and oil ...