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Thick smoke from Riau forest fires disrupts Hari Raya travel for Indonesians

Straits Times 17 Mar 2026
Although firefighters brought the blaze under control, smoke was still rising from the burned peatland ....
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Thick smoke from Riau forest fires disrupts Idul Fitri travels

The Jakarta Post 17 Mar 2026
hick smoke from widespread forest fires in Riau has disrupted the Idul Fitri mudik (exodus), reducing visibility to just 10 meters on key roads and raising safety concerns among travelers.
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Thick smoke from Riau forest fires disrupts Idul Fitri exodus

The Jakarta Post 17 Mar 2026
hick smoke from widespread forest fires in Riau has disrupted the Idul Fitri mudik (exodus), reducing visibility to just 10 meters on key roads and raising safety concerns among travelers.
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Riau fires rage in five regions, three others cooling down

Antara News 16 Mar 2026
Pekanbaru, Riau (ANTARA) - A joint team continues battling forest and land fires across five districts in Indonesia’s Riau Province, while three other areas are extinguished but still undergoing cooling operations, officials said Monday.
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Navy thwarts effort to smuggle 200 tonnes of mangrove charcoal from Riau to Malaysia

The Jakarta Post 15 Mar 2026
A. n effort to smuggle 200 tonnes of illegal mangrove charcoal to Malaysia through the waters of Riau province was foiled by an Indonesian Navy’s joint team on March 5 ... Abdul Haris said on Friday.
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Sumatran tiger cub rescued following livestock attacks in Riau

The Jakarta Post 14 Mar 2026
Sumatran tiger cub was rescued by authorities in Pelalawan regency, Riau, after it repeatedly preyed on goats belonging to local farmers, marking the latest case of human-wildlife conflict involving the critically endangered species.
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Riau teen dies in landslide at abandoned illegal gold mine

The Jakarta Post 11 Mar 2026
A. junior high school student in Riau province has died after being buried by a landslide while searching for gold at an abandoned illegal mining site, marking the latest fatal incident linked to illicit gold mining ... .
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Riau woman dies after allegedly being trafficked to scam compound in Cambodia

The Jakarta Post 10 Mar 2026
22-year-old woman from Riau ... Fanny Wahyu Kurniawan, head of the Riau office of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Service Center (BP3MI), said the woman, identified as Susi Yanti Br.
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BNPB provides two helicopters to support Riau's forest fire patrols

Antara News 09 Mar 2026
Pekanbaru, Riau (ANTARA) - The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has provided two patrol helicopters to assist in the management and prevention of forest and land fires in Riau Province.
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APINDO Riau Holds Ramadan Gathering and Charity Event for Orphans (APINDO - Employers' Association of Indonesia)

Public Technologies 09 Mar 2026
Pekanbaru - The Provincial Board of the Asosiasi Pengusaha Indonesia (APINDO) Riau held a Ramadan iftar gathering combined with a charity event to share blessings during the holy month of Ramadan 1447 H/2026.
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16 arrested in Riau over alleged killings of critically endangered Sumatran elephants

The Jakarta Post 06 Mar 2026
olice have arrested 16 suspects in connection with the separate killings of two critically endangered Sumatran elephants in Riau, cases that have renewed scrutiny of wildlife protection in the province.
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Indonesia to reconnect Sumatran elephant corridors in Riau

Antara News 05 Mar 2026
The minister inspected the Sebanga and Minas elephant training centers in Riau during a visit focused on accelerating efforts to reintegrate habitats fragmented by deforestation and land conversion.
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Rangers find dead elephant calf at Riau's Tesso Nilo park

The Jakarta Post 03 Mar 2026
he carcass of a male Sumatran elephant calf under 5 years old was discovered on Thursday at Tesso Nilo National Park (TNTN) in Pelalawan regency, Riau, whose population of the protected ...
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Critically endangered Sumatran elephant calf found dead in Riau

Antara News 28 Feb 2026
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry said a wild Sumatran elephant calf was found dead in Tesso Nilo National Park in Riau, with initial findings suggesting an infection caused by a snare ... Elephant shot and dismembered in Riau.
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