Indonesia Will Deploy Hundreds of Soldiers to Fight the Fires in Borneo
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In Indonesia, forest fires continue to ravage parts of the island of Borneo, where heavy smoke stifles several areas. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto made the trip this weekend to chair firefighting meetings. He ordered a reinforcement of the deployment of troops. Faced with the scale of the fires on the island, 1,500 additional troops will therefore be deployed from outside Borneo.
President Prabowo held a limited meeting at his private residence in Hambalang, Sunday, August 23, 2026.
JPNN.com, HAMBALANG - President Prabowo Subianto evaluated the handling of forest and land fires (karhutla) in Kalimantan and post-earthquake recovery in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).
Discussions on the handling of forest and land fires and the earthquake in Hambalang, East Nusa Tenggara, took place during a meeting with several ministers, including high-ranking TNI officers. The President...
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