Indonesian President Visits Kalimantan to Oversee Forest Fire Response
Translated from Malay, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
News
Sources not specified
Ongoing story
- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto traveled to Kalimantan to personally inspect areas affected by forest and land fires.
- He has directed military and police leaders to directly manage firefighting operations across four affected provinces in Kalimantan.
- The president emphasized the need for swift, comprehensive, and simultaneous efforts to combat the fires.
President Prabowo Subianto has personally traveled to Kalimantan to assess the impact of widespread forest and land fires. His visit underscores the urgency of the situation as the nation grapples with the environmental crisis.
Upon arrival on Saturday, August 22, 2026, Prabowo is set to directly oversee firefighting operations. This move follows his directive on Friday, where he tasked top military and police officials with managing the crisis in four key provinces: West, Central, South, and East Kalimantan.
On the morning of Saturday, August 22, 2026, President Prabowo departed directly for Kalimantan to inspect the situation and lead efforts to tackle forest and land fires in Kalimantan.
The president has appointed specific high-ranking officials to lead the efforts in each region. In West Kalimantan, the task falls to Indonesian National Armed Forces Commander General Agus Subiyanto and National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo. Central Kalimantan's operations will be spearheaded by Army Chief of Staff General Maruli Simanjuntak and Deputy National Police Chief Commissioner General Dedi Prasetyo. For South Kalimantan, Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Muhammad Ali and National Police Operations Assistant Commissioner General Muhammad Fadil Imran are assigned. In East Kalimantan, Deputy TNI Commander General Tandyo Budi Revita and Brimob Corps Commander Commissioner General Ramdani Hidayat will direct the containment efforts.
President Prabowo stressed the critical need for immediate and thorough action. The coordinated deployment of military and police resources aims to ensure a rapid and effective response to the escalating fires across the island.
This division of tasks is implemented to ensure that field operations can be carried out more quickly, comprehensively, and simultaneously.
DistantNews Editorial
Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
More Stories
From Our Blog
What Gets Lost (and Found) When News Is Translated
The Critical Role of Diaspora Media in Global News
What Travellers Should Know About Countries with Restricted Press
A Digital Nomad's Guide to Following Local News
How the Same Story Looks Different in Different Countries
