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Wildfires threaten Indonesia’s new capital as carrier ordered in
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PUBLISHEDSep 10, 2026, 10:06 AM
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Indonesia’s wildfires are creeping towards Nusantara, the country’s new capital under construction on Borneo island, challenging its promise of becoming an eco-friendly “smart forest city”.
The Southeast Asian nation is battling what officials call its most intense wildfire season in 11 years. Nearly 202,000 hectares (499,000 acres) of forest and peatland have been razed nationwide from January to June, according to…
Main source: SCMP
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