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[00:00:09] Thick haze, yellowish from forest and
[00:00:13] land fires, enveloped Kotawaringin Timur Regency, Central Kalimantan.
[00:00:17] This condition caused the air quality in Kotim to fall into the
[00:00:20] dangerous category.
[00:00:30] The Honorary Council of the Constitutional Court stated that there were six reports of alleged
[00:00:34] ethical violations involving nine constitutional judges related to the
[00:00:38] academic certificate dispute of the Vice President and the printing of the Hell's Earth. Three reports
[00:00:43] again. In fact, many have been declared null and void, but three other reports are still being processed.
[00:01:01] The conflict between the Houthi group in Yemen and Saudi Arabia escalated after
[00:01:04] on Saturday the Houthis launched an attack on Riyadh airport,
[00:01:08] killing 12 people. On Sunday, the Houthis
[00:01:12] again launched an attack on Riyadh airport, one person was reported dead and
[00:01:15] dozens injured.
[00:01:42] Besides the three main news items, our editorial team has also prepared
[00:01:45] several other latest information, and here is the full Metro Hari with me, Andipua.
[00:02:14] Our children's lungs and their educational future are at stake.
[00:02:42] Forest and land fires in Tanjung Puting National Park, Kotawaringin
[00:02:46] Barat, Central Kalimantan, continue to spread. The affected area is
[00:02:49] estimated to reach 54 hectares, while extinguishing efforts are still
[00:02:53] hampered by limited personnel and equipment
[00:02:55] as well.
[00:03:00] Fires in the Tanjung Puting National Park area from two
[00:03:02] sides, the increasing extent of the fires makes extinguishing
[00:03:06] efforts even more challenging. The local government of
[00:03:09] Kotawaringin Barat Regency prioritizes three areas that are the
[00:03:12] biggest contributors to smoke, namely the Pangkalan Bun Kotawaringin
[00:03:16] Lama road, Tanjung Putri Village, and the Tanjung
[00:03:19] Puting National Park area.
[00:03:21] distance learning, where Limited personnel and equipment are obstacles
[00:03:24] to extinguishing in the field, therefore the local government requests support
[00:03:27] from the central government to immediately overcome the spreading fires.
[00:03:43] Thick haze from forest and land fires enveloped
[00:03:47] the Trans-Kalimantan South Poro road in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan.
[00:03:51] The smoke made the air appear yellow with visibility below
[00:03:54] 100 meters, endangering road
[00:03:56] users.
[00:04:06] Haze covered the Mahir Mahar Trans-Kalimantan
[00:04:10] South Poro road. The air appeared yellow with very
[00:04:14] limited visibility, even below 100 meters.
[00:04:18] This condition made road users have to be more careful.
[00:04:21] During the day until the afternoon, drivers must turn on
[00:04:25] vehicle lights to help visibility
[00:04:28] and avoid accidents. One tank truck driver named
[00:04:32] Muhammad Sema
[00:04:35] admitted that he was worried about the haze conditions that disrupt health and limit
[00:04:39] visibility while driving. According to him, thick haze occurs in
[00:04:42] several points starting from Tumbang Nusa village, Pulang
[00:04:46] Pisau district, to Cilik Riwut road at
[00:04:49] km 48,
[00:04:50] Palangkaraya.
[00:04:58] You can also see if the visibility is limited.
[00:05:01] But keep going
[00:05:04] slowly. Which area is the worst, Mr. Muhamad? Which one is not bad? The really bad one
[00:05:08] is the bad one. The area
[00:05:11] there is 45. Thick haze, yellowish
[00:05:15] from forest and land fires, covered Kotawaringin Timur Regency, Central Kalimantan. This
[00:05:18] condition caused the air quality in Kotim to fall into the
[00:05:22] dangerous category.
[00:05:23] Based on the Air Pollution
[00:05:31] Standard Index data, the air quality in Kotim is in the
[00:05:35] dangerous category, at 318 PM
[00:05:38] 2:30 at 8:00 AM. Residents are advised to be more
[00:05:44] careful when doing outdoor activities, considering
[00:05:47] that exposure to forest fire smoke can trigger
[00:05:51] eye irritation and respiratory problems. One
[00:05:54] resident said that the thick haze greatly disrupted activities,
[00:05:58] especially for drivers who had to be extra careful
[00:06:02] because of the limited
[00:06:03] visibility.
[00:06:26] It's really difficult every morning
[00:06:30] and quite concerning for breathing, especially
[00:06:34] for children. Also for drivers, don't forget to wear
[00:06:37] a mask for our safety together, because currently
[00:06:41] the smoke is quite thick
[00:06:44] every morning, very thick for Sampit,
[00:06:48] East
[00:06:48] Warengen.
[00:06:52] Not only that, thick haze also impacted flight activities at
[00:06:56] Hasan Hsin Sampit airport. For two
[00:07:00] weeks, airport operations have been totally paralyzed. The airport head, Haris,
[00:07:04] said that visibility at the airport was only 100 meters, making it impossible
[00:07:07] for flights to
[00:07:09] operate.
[00:07:22] Forest and land fires that are still occurring in Central Kalimantan have worsened
[00:07:26] the air quality in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan.
[00:07:29] Based on the Palangkaraya City Government's Karhutla dashboard data on
[00:07:32] Monday, October 12,
[00:07:36] 2026, the air quality in Palangkaraya is in the
[00:07:39] dangerous category. 62,
[00:07:42] 158 hot spots were detected in Central Kalimantan, with
[00:07:46] 657 spots detected in the Palangkaraya
[00:07:49] City area. Palangkaraya City Government data noted
[00:07:53] 84 cases of acute respiratory tract
[00:07:56] infections or ISPA as of October 12,
[00:07:59] 2026. Amidst these conditions, the public is advised to reduce
[00:08:03] outdoor activities, wear appropriate masks,
[00:08:06] and maintain their
[00:08:07] health.
[00:08:17] And this time we are connected, viewers, with our colleague Joy Jones
[00:08:21] who is in Palangkaraya. Joy, good afternoon. How
[00:08:24] is the haze condition in Palangkaraya
[00:08:27] today, Joy? Has the smoke been
[00:08:30] thick since morning?
[00:08:34] Yes, Anggi and also viewers, indeed, since this
[00:08:37] afternoon, the air status in Palangkaraya
[00:08:40] city is still
[00:08:42] dangerous, and by late afternoon, the situation
[00:08:46] worsened. Indeed, it has been in a dangerous state since morning,
[00:08:50] but as the afternoon progresses, the smoke in Palangkaraya
[00:08:53] city becomes thicker, viewers. As an
[00:08:56] indicator, of course, from the data we
[00:08:59] received from the BMKG website,
[00:09:02] an air indicator
[00:09:05] of 300 is a dangerous
[00:09:09] number. However, due to the severity of the air condition
[00:09:13] in Palangkaraya city,
[00:09:16] the air pollution index shows a number of
[00:09:20] 1,300.
[00:09:23] 09, viewers. At 300,
[00:09:27] Anggi and viewers, that is the last limit, or
[00:09:30] above 300 is a dangerous number, and today,
[00:09:34] as I report this, it is already more
[00:09:37] than four times
[00:09:39] the
[00:09:42] minimum of
[00:09:45] good air to breathe
[00:09:48] for humans. And not
[00:09:51] only from the indicator, Anggi and also viewers, I will invite you to
[00:09:54] see directly that those numbers are indeed
[00:09:58] very true, because if you look, Anggi and also
[00:10:01] viewers, you can see on your screen
[00:10:03] that as far as the
[00:10:06] eye can see, only
[00:10:10] smoke is visible and Palangkaraya city
[00:10:14] is yellow due to the sun that cannot penetrate
[00:10:18] the smoke. I have been in Palangkaraya
[00:10:21] city for almost 4 days, Anggi and also viewers, and not
[00:10:25] once have I felt the direct sunlight on my
[00:10:29] skin, because this is the condition from morning
[00:10:32] until night, and it keeps repeating
[00:10:36] until now as I report. And
[00:10:39] this kind of condition, Anggi and also viewers,
[00:10:42] has been happening for more
[00:10:45] than 3 months. The people
[00:10:48] of Palangkaraya have to face
[00:10:51] these smoky conditions, living in a city covered in
[00:10:55] smoke like this. However, you can see, Anggi and also viewers,
[00:10:58] if you also look at your screen and behind me right now,
[00:11:02] people seem to be
[00:11:04] doing normal activities
[00:11:08] of them are not wearing masks. When I
[00:11:11] asked the public why they were doing
[00:11:15] normal activities as usual, they said that this condition
[00:11:19] has not been happening for
[00:11:22] days, but rather for a long time.
[00:11:55] normal, but the very bad
[00:11:58] air still does
[00:12:01] have an impact, I mean, on the health of the people
[00:12:05] in Palangkaraya city. Of course, we all know that this is
[00:12:09] the effect or consequence of very widespread forest
[00:12:12] fires. In Palangkaraya city
[00:12:16] alone, viewers, there are more than
[00:12:19] 14,000 hectares of land
[00:12:22] that have been burned. And these
[00:12:25] hotspots continue
[00:12:27] to produce
[00:12:30] smoke that contributes to the haze
[00:12:34] that gathers in Palangkaraya
[00:12:36] city specifically and generally
[00:12:40] in Central Kalimantan. Of course,
[00:12:44] the government and also the TNI
[00:12:47] Polri continue to try to extinguish it. We
[00:12:50] also met with volunteers
[00:12:54] and also officers who struggled to extinguish
[00:12:57] the fire. However, indeed, this
[00:13:00] seemed to have no impact because the
[00:13:04] area of the very widespread fires was so large that what
[00:13:08] they did when I asked was to
[00:13:11] make every effort to
[00:13:14] extinguish the existing
[00:13:17] fire so that the land does not approach
[00:13:21] central areas such as housing or
[00:13:25] government offices. Meanwhile, for other
[00:13:28] wide areas, it is indeed very
[00:13:32] difficult to cover,
[00:13:35] due to the vast area, plus the soil structure is
[00:13:38] peatland, which burns not only on the
[00:13:42] surface but also at a depth
[00:13:45] of soil that can reach up to
[00:13:48] 3 meters, making it very difficult
[00:13:52] to extinguish.
[00:13:55] With the efforts that exist, when I
[00:13:58] asked, they really hoped for rain in Palangkaraya
[00:14:02] city, because rain is the most effective
[00:14:05] way to
[00:14:09] minimize or
[00:14:11] eliminate the forest fires so that Palangkaraya
[00:14:15] city can be free from smoke.
[00:14:19] Anggi. Joe Jones
[00:14:25] Viewers, the government is exploring the use of a Brazilian firefighting liquid,
[00:14:28] Realiza Antishamas, to help extinguish forest
[00:14:32] and land fires in Indonesia. Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Dudung Abdurrahman, said this liquid
[00:14:36] is expected to help extinguish fires in burnt
[00:14:39] areas. Met at the Presidential
[00:14:42] Palace complex in Jakarta, Dudung explained
[00:14:45] that Realiza Antishamas liquid is assistance from
[00:14:48] Brazil. This liquid will settle after being sprayed onto
[00:14:52] burnt land, so it is hoped that it can help stop the spread
[00:14:55] of fire. Officers will spray this extinguishing liquid from
[00:14:59] the air using helicopters and carry out manual extinguishing involving
[00:15:03] personnel on the ground. Dudung emphasized that the government continues
[00:15:06] to optimize efforts to handle forest and land fires in several
[00:15:09] regions of Indonesia so that the fires can be quickly controlled.
[00:15:12] Yes,
[00:15:16] I am indeed the
[00:15:19] chairman of the steering
[00:15:22] committee. Soon, I should have been there yesterday, we will go to
[00:15:26] South Sumatra. Coincidentally, there
[00:15:29] is assistance from Brazil. So
[00:15:32] it's a liquid, right? So if,
[00:15:35] for example, it is sprayed, it will settle
[00:15:39] and then it can extinguish the fire. We have tested
[00:15:43] it in South Sumatra and Kalimantan. Hopefully, this
[00:15:47] will continue and
[00:15:49] the fires can be extinguished soon. What kind of liquid is it, sir? And what about
[00:15:53] the air? The air will be sprayed
[00:15:56] by helicopter, including manual extinguishing by
[00:15:59] our members. The
[00:16:03] haze from forest and land fires in Indonesia is now covering
[00:16:07] Singapore and Malaysia. The smoke carried by the wind from Sumatra and Kalimantan
[00:16:10] has worsened the air quality in both countries, falling into the very unhealthy category.
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[00:17:31] Forest and land fires in Jambi continue to spread, with a total
[00:17:35] burnt area of more than 8,000 hectares.
[00:17:37] Several forest areas are temporarily affected, while haze still covers
[00:17:41] this area. Fires are consuming several forest areas, starting from
[00:17:45] Berbak 9 National Park in Tanjung Jabung Timur Regency,
[00:17:48] the Raya Forest area in Petenghari Regency, to the forest in
[00:17:52] Sungai Glam sub-district, Muaro Jambi
[00:17:55] Regency. To reach the fire points, the Jambi
[00:17:58] Karhutla task force deploys personnel through air and
[00:18:02] land extinguishing. Four helicopters are conducting water
[00:18:06] bombing to assist.
[00:18:15] The fires that are still
[00:18:20] burning are in the national park area, in the
[00:18:23] border area between the Sembilang National
[00:18:26] Park and the Berbak National Park, then in
[00:18:29] Rantau Raso, then there are still some that are going
[00:18:33] down here in the Tahura
[00:18:35] Perang Kayu Hitam area. There are still some there, and there were also some in Sungai Gelam
[00:18:39] yesterday afternoon. If the
[00:18:42] total for the entire Jambi
[00:18:45] region until today, from January,
[00:18:49] is
[00:18:50] 8,284
[00:18:54] forest and land fire haze in Indonesia is now covering
[00:18:57] Singapore and Malaysia. The smoke carried by the wind from Sumatra and
[00:19:01] Kalimantan has worsened the air quality in several areas of these two
[00:19:04] countries, even reaching unhealthy
[00:19:07] categories.
[00:19:13] Singapore's usually clear skies are now covered
[00:19:16] in thick haze. Several city icons, including the Marina
[00:19:19] Bay Sands hotel, are almost invisible behind the blanket
[00:19:22] of smoke. Not only does it disrupt the view, this haze also
[00:19:26] lowers Singapore's air quality to unhealthy
[00:19:29] to very unhealthy categories. To anticipate a worse impact,
[00:19:33] the Singaporean government has prepared several protective measures for its citizens,
[00:19:36] starting from updating air quality information to providing
[00:19:40] masks and medical
[00:19:41] assistance.
[00:19:48] Let's shift to Malaysia. In several regions, the air pollution
[00:19:51] index is recorded above 100, indicating that the air quality
[00:19:55] has entered the unhealthy category. The thick
[00:19:59] smoke even obscured the view of several national icons, including the Petronas
[00:20:02] Twin Towers and Merdeka 118.
[00:20:06] The impact is not only visible in the sky and on the streets,
[00:20:09] teaching and learning activities are also disrupted, to the point where several
[00:20:12] schools are forced to close.
[00:20:24] Forest and land fires in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, are still
[00:20:27] ongoing, and the haze has a wide impact on public
[00:20:30] health, daily activities, and the economy.
[00:20:33] To discuss this, we are connected with Indah
[00:20:37] Restuati, one of the residents of Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan. Ms. Indah, good
[00:20:41] afternoon.
[00:20:46] Good afternoon, Mas Anggi. Thank you
[00:20:49] for joining us. We know that the forest fire and haze
[00:20:53] situation there has been going on for quite a long time, it was mentioned
[00:20:57] earlier that it has been 3 months, right? If you could tell us,
[00:21:00] Ms. Indah, how have you and your family been living
[00:21:04] amidst these conditions?
[00:21:07] Yes, before that, I will explain first. This afternoon,
[00:21:11] I am at the large roundabout or what
[00:21:15] we usually call the Talawang monument. Okay, ladies
[00:21:18] and gentlemen, everyone, you can see how
[00:21:22] the situation is right now,
[00:21:25] even the Talawang monument in the back is almost not visible
[00:21:29] anymore, because it is covered by the thick and dense
[00:21:32] haze in Palangkaraya city. Speaking of the activities we do
[00:21:36] as a community here, this is the reality we have to face
[00:21:39] every day, what we have
[00:21:42] to go through. Every day we are exposed to dangerous
[00:21:46] pollutants, every day we breathe in very thick smoke,
[00:22:20] a situation and condition that is currently not normal at all.
[00:22:23] Okay, Ms. Indah, looking at the conditions around your home,
[00:22:27] how threatening do these fires feel?
[00:22:30] Yes,
[00:22:35] looking at the situation and conditions there,
[00:22:39] the forest fires have a significant
[00:22:42] impact on the community, especially the situation
[00:22:46] around me, which also has an impact not only
[00:22:50] on health, but even I myself am also affected.
[00:22:53] My eyes are currently stinging.
[00:22:57] If you can see on camera, my eyes are already red
[00:23:00] and irritated. I also experience shortness of breath
[00:23:04] and coughing every time I go out
[00:23:07] of the house to do activities outside. From the
[00:23:10] health impact perspective, this is very impactful,
[00:23:14] as has been informed that ISPA cases in Palangkaraya
[00:23:17] city have been recorded more than
[00:23:20] 11,000, and also ISPA cases
[00:23:22] have been recorded more than
[00:23:26] 92,000. People experience flu, people experience
[00:23:30] coughs, dizziness, headaches, shortness of breath,
[00:23:33] red and irritated eyes, and this is what we face every
[00:23:37] day. Not only from the health
[00:23:41] impact, but this also impacts the activities and economic
[00:23:44] turnover of the people in Palangkaraya, Central
[00:23:47] Kalimantan. Of course, there is a decrease
[00:23:51] in people's income, from MSMEs,
[00:23:55] street vendors, traditional markets, and also
[00:23:58] the risk of losing jobs. Educationally,
[00:24:01] it also has an impact, where starting from August
[00:24:04] 27, students have also
[00:24:08] been carrying out
[00:24:11] learning is carried out online from home. Of course,
[00:24:15] this also impacts the continuity and
[00:24:18] effectiveness compared to direct learning
[00:24:22] at school. Besides that, it also impacts
[00:24:25] transportation, Mr. Anggi. Yes,
[00:24:28] yesterday I also experienced the impact myself,
[00:24:32] transportation, especially flights and
[00:24:35] land routes, where currently visibility is very
[00:24:39] limited. Flights have also been disrupted since September
[00:24:43] 17 until now. There have been delays and cancellations
[00:24:47] for flight safety due to the haze, where
[00:24:50] at Cilik Riwut Airport, there has been a
[00:24:54] decrease in visibility from 300 to
[00:24:57] 500 meters. Besides that, Mr.
[00:25:00] Anggi, there is also a psychological impact on the public
[00:25:04] who experience and survive
[00:25:07] in the event of forest
[00:25:10] fires and haze like this. The psychological impact is
[00:25:14] like the news that has spread and
[00:25:18] the news that is on social media. We see
[00:25:21] some residents' homes almost
[00:25:25] burned down, even already completely burned. This also
[00:25:28] certainly has a psychological impact on the community. There is anxiety
[00:25:32] and trauma for the affected community.
[00:25:35] Okay, Ms. Indah, we saw a video of Ms. Indah
[00:25:39] with several volunteers directly helping to
[00:25:42] extinguish the fire. Amidst the risk of fire and smoke exposure,
[00:25:46] what actually motivated Ms. Indah to participate in the field?
[00:25:58] So, we have a video regarding Ms. Indah participating in the field, right? Then,
[00:26:01] what motivated Ms.
[00:26:04] Indah to go to the field, because it's dangerous, right? Fire and also smoke
[00:26:08] exposure.
[00:26:11] Yes, of course, this comes from my conscience as a
[00:26:14] citizen, because I also cannot just stand
[00:26:18] by. Besides having to be careful,
[00:26:21] I also feel called to go directly
[00:26:25] to the field to witness firsthand how the officers
[00:26:29] and volunteers are struggling against
[00:26:32] extinguishing the fire and also fighting, risking their lives
[00:26:36] in the forest fire extinguishing process in Palangkaraya,
[00:26:39] Central Kalimantan. I saw firsthand what the
[00:26:43] situation and conditions were like in the field. We see
[00:26:46] that access is very difficult, starting
[00:26:49] from a lack of personnel, starting
[00:26:52] from
[00:26:54] inadequate tools and equipment. There are so many
[00:26:58] things that I saw firsthand, how
[00:27:01] the officers and volunteers
[00:27:04] survived in struggling to extinguish
[00:27:08] the forest fires. Okay, Ms.
[00:27:12] Indah, how do you and your friends
[00:27:15] face the situation when you know
[00:27:18] that the personnel and equipment available are actually
[00:27:21] insufficient?
[00:27:25] Yes, my first step
[00:27:27] is
[00:27:30] the situation and conditions in the field. At that time, I saw that
[00:27:34] the equipment and gear were inadequate, and logistics
[00:27:38] also needed to be maximized.
[00:27:41] We opened donations, and
[00:27:44] of course, some time ago when I
[00:27:47] went directly to the field, I also collaborated with the Palangkaraya
[00:27:51] Emergency Response, where we opened donations and
[00:27:54] distributed them to the officers and
[00:27:58] volunteers who became the front line in the
[00:28:01] forest fire extinguishing process. Okay, okay, Ms. Indah, what
[00:28:05] is most needed right now? Are masks enough for now?
[00:28:08] Yes, for now,
[00:28:13] to my knowledge, for masks,
[00:28:17] they are sufficient.
[00:28:21] Previously, there was a shortage of masks, but
[00:28:25] currently, what is most needed is stock for
[00:28:28] oxygen and also oxygen, because here it is also
[00:28:31] quite rare and difficult
[00:28:33] to obtain.
[00:28:35] Okay, what else is needed right now, Ms. Indah, from
[00:28:39] what you're monitoring
[00:28:40] there?
[00:28:45] What is needed right now is
[00:28:47] a supply of logistics
[00:28:50] such as vitamins
[00:28:53] for the officers and also
[00:28:56] oxygen and also oxygen, and definitely more
[00:29:00] oxygen and assistance for vitamins
[00:29:03] and medicines are also needed. And
[00:29:07] hopefully, this information from Ms. Indah can help all of Indonesia, Ms.
[00:29:10] Indah and your colleagues there. Thank you, Ms.
[00:29:12] Indah.
[00:29:15] We will be back with other news, viewers. After the flash flood that
[00:29:18] hit Padang city, residents are starting to return home
[00:29:21] and clean up their houses.
[00:29:23] Soon.
[00:30:20] you are watching Hat Jus Pukungul West Indonesia with me Shal
[00:30:24] Hadar, viewers, Kadin Sukabumi encourages collaboration with
[00:30:27] local government to increase investment and empower
[00:30:31] MSMEs. This is expected to open up job opportunities
[00:30:34] and strengthen the people's
[00:30:35] economy.
[00:30:39] Elice Sugiarti was officially inaugurated as the chairperson of Kadin
[00:30:42] Sukabumi City for the period 2026 to 2031
[00:30:46] at the 8th City Deliberation in Gedung Juang, Sukabumi City,
[00:30:49] West Java. The inauguration was carried out by the General Chairperson of Kadin
[00:30:53] West Java, Almer Faiq Rusdi. This new management
[00:30:56] will strengthen the organizational structure, expand collaboration with