Haze grounds flights in Indonesia as Prabowo orders stronger action on fires

Thick haze from forest fires has forced Indonesia to suspend all operations at Tjilik Riwut airport in Central Kalimantan, adding to more than 1,600 haze-related flight disruptions nationwide between Aug 11 and Oct 9, 2026. This comes after President Prabowo Subianto instructed agencies — local authorities, the military and emergency responders — to unite across all levels to proactively push against forest and land fires. Officials have also announced plans to strengthen firefighting efforts with heavy machinery and weather modification ahead of natural rainfall, which is not expected in some areas until mid-November. #indonesia #haze Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia