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Indonesia arrests nearly 200 over raging forest fires

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia has arrested nearly 200 people over vast forest fires ripping across the archipelago, police said…

Frontline fight: Indonesia locked in epic battle against jungle blazes

by Dessy SAGITA PEKANBARU, Indonesia (AFP) -- Working around the clock, thousands of firefighters are struggling to contain smog-belching blazes…

Thailand’s northeast inundated after tropical storm

  BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Floods in northeastern Thailand have submerged homes, roads and bridges, leaving more than 23,000 people…

Indonesians choked by forest fire haze pray for rain

PEKANBARU, Indonesia (AFP) -- Hundreds of people held a mass prayer for rain in a smoke-filled Indonesian city on Friday,…

Hundreds of schools shut as forest-fire haze blankets SE Asia

  by Junus Nuh Agence France Presse JAMBI, Indonesia (AFP) -- Huge fires are raging across vast swathes of Indonesia's…

Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears

by Dessy Sagita Agence France Presse PEKANBARU, Indonesia (AFP) -- The number of blazes in Indonesia's rainforests has jumped sharply,…

Singapore President visits Philippine Eagle Center, expresses interest in biodiversity cooperation

(Eagle News) -- Singapore President Halimah Yacob visited the Philippine Eagle Center in Davao City on Wednesday, Sept. 11, as…

Former Indonesian president Habibie dies at 83

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Former Indonesian president B.J. Habibie, who ushered in an era of democratic reforms after the downfall…

Singapore President visits Ateneo de Davao university

By Vhea Sumarca Eagle News Service correspondent in Davao (Eagle News) – Singapore President Her Excellency Halimah Yacob visited the…

PHL, Singapore sign 8 agreements during visit of Singaporean leader in country

  (Eagle News) -- Eight memoranda of understanding (MOUs) were signed during the visit of Singaporean President Halimah Yacob to…

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