The Straits Times·2 min read·medium
Indonesian police name 72 suspects in Kalimantan land fires
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Indonesian police have arrested 72 suspects accused of deliberately setting fires to clear land for oil palm plantations in Kalimantan and Sumatra. President Prabowo has ordered a rapid disaster response to contain the blazes, which are threatening peatlands.
Why it matters
Illegal land clearing via fire is a major driver of environmental degradation and regional air quality crises in Southeast Asia.
The Ampera Bridge, shrouded in haze from wildfires, in Palembang, in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province, on Aug 23.
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