Between 2002 and 2023, Musi Banyuasin lost 135,000 hectares (334,000 acres) of humid primary forest, accounting for a 68% reduction in its old-growth primary forest area.

The other four convicts were Muhammad Idrus, 23, of Kampung I Sungai Pinang, Banyuasin; Supriyanto, 22, of Plaju Ulu Darat, Palembang; Muhammad Ridwan, 28, also of Plaju and Tarjo, 26, of Rambutan ...

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) announced that South Sumatra has declared a forest and land fire emergency ...