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JAKARTA \u2013 Indonesia expects to extinguish its forest fires<\/span><\/a> within a month, Environment Minister Jumhur Hidayat said on Oct 13, as the government weighs offers of firefighting assistance from neighbouring countries before deciding whether to accept them.<\/p>\n \u201cBased on my conversation with BNPB, (the fires will be extinguished) in the next few weeks,\u201d he said, referring to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency.<\/p>\n \u201cThe intensity is already starting to decrease. It should (be extinguished) within a month,\u201d Jumhur said at the Prasasti Indonesia Policy Forum 2026 in Jakarta on Oct 13, as quoted by state news agency Antara.<\/p>\n He acknowledged, however, that firefighting efforts still faced several hurdles including poor visibility, which was hampering the use of water-bombing helicopters.<\/p>\n When asked about offers of firefighting assistance from other countries, Jumhur said the Indonesian government was \u201ccurating\u201d the proposals before deciding whether to accept them.<\/p>\n \u201cWe must first see what kind of assistance it is, whether it is significant or not. Instead of making mistakes later, it\u2019s better for us to curate it first, to make sure that it fits.\u201d<\/p>\n Jumhur\u2019s comments echoed those of Coordinating Political and Security Affairs Minister Dudung Abdurachman, who said after a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto on Oct 12 that foreign assistance offers had yet to be discussed.<\/p>\n Singapore\u2019s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu had previously stated on Oct 10<\/span><\/a> that she had been in touch with Jumhur and had offered her support.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Oct 11 that he had spoken to Prabowo in September and offered Malaysia\u2019s help, while Malaysia\u2019s National Disaster Management Agency had also written to its Indonesian counterpart, but had yet to receive a reply.<\/p>\n \u201cWe assume, in good faith, that perhaps they do not need our assistance,\u201d Zahid said at the time, as quoted by The Star.<\/p>\n Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs spokesman Honi Havana said on Oct 14 that communication with Malaysia was ongoing and that the government had not rejected the assistance outright.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have to discuss the operational requirements, how the personnel deployment and logistical support will work and so on,\u201d Antara quoted Honi as saying.<\/p>\n Calls to accept foreign assistance have also come from within Indonesia, including from Regional Representative Council speaker Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin.<\/p>\n \u201cForest and land fires occurring in several regions constitute an ecological disaster that has evolved into a public health issue with widespread regional impact,\u201d Sultan said in a press statement on Oct 13. \u201cTherefore, handling it requires a precise and rapid technological approach.\u201d<\/p>\n He expressed appreciation for the government\u2019s efforts to fight the forest fires, but said it should welcome assistance from friendly nations, particularly those within ASEAN, \u201cshould the need arise\u201d.<\/p>\n He added that the government could accept foreign help without needing to declare a national emergency.<\/p>\n Indonesia had previously accepted three CH-47 Chinook helicopters along with personnel and support equipment from Japan, as well as fire suppressant powder from Brazil.<\/p>\n The Japanese mission ended on Sept 29, with the Japanese Defence Ministry issuing a statement saying that the Indonesian government had expressed its appreciation for Japan\u2019s aid and its readiness to manage the forest and land fires independently.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n JAKARTA \u2013 Indonesia expects to extinguish its forest fires within a month, Environment Minister Jumhur Hidayat said on Oct 13, as the government weighs offers…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/92923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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