Indonesia expands wildfire response as Kalimantan haze disrupts airport operations
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency has broadened its firefighting campaign beyond the original six priority provinces, adding areas such as Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Mount Butak in East Java and regions in North Maluku, Central Java, North Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, Lampung and Southeast Sulawesi, with water‑bombing helicopters deployed to the new sites. Satellite monitoring shows a sharp rise in fire hotspots across Kalimantan, intensifying concerns about trans‑border haze.
The haze has lowered visibility at Supadio International Airport in Kalimantan to roughly 300 metres, halting take‑offs and affecting dozens of flights over several days. Authorities continue to assess the situation as the fire season progresses.
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Why it matters
The expanding fires and resulting haze are disrupting air travel and pose broader environmental and economic risks.
How this story developed
- Sep 14 Kalimantan haze forces delays for 73 flights at Supadio Airport
- Sep 14 At a formal event in Jakarta's State Palace, President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated Suahasil Nazara as the new Minister of Finance, succeeding Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa. The change was enacted through Presidential Decree Number 97P of 2026, covering the rest of the 2024-2029 Red and White Cabinet term. Suahasil pledged loyalty to the 1945 Constitution and committed to implementing laws diligently. Both the president and the new minister signed the official inauguration record, and President Prabowo extended congratulations to Nazara and his family. Vice President Gibran Rakabuming, along with other coordinating ministers, attended the ceremony, making Nazara the third finance minister under Prabowo's leadership.
- Sep 14 Suahasil Nazara was appointed as Indonesia's finance minister, replacing Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa.
- Sep 17 Nazara pledged to keep the deficit under 3 % of GDP.
- Sep 17 Indonesia broadened its wildfire‑containment operations to additional provinces and national parks.
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