# Indonesia prioritises Kalimantan as wildfire hotspots rise

https://mins.news/en/item/28279

- Reuters, 2026-08-21 10:50 UTC
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- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/indonesia-prioritises-kalimantan-region-wildfire-hotspots-rise-2026-08-21/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a882d67c69d29000181bbfd

> Indonesia’s disaster agency said on Friday that the country would make tackling wildfires in Kalimantan a priority after detecting more hotspots there. The region is on Borneo and shares a border with Malaysia.

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