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A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia on September 26 morning, but there was no risk of a tsunami.

The number of Indonesians suffering respiratory problems or ISPA caused by smoke from forest and peatland fires blanketing parts of Borneo and Sumatra in the past few months has reached over 919,000, according to Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Agus Wibowo.

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku on earlier September 22, according to the country’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on September 17 that about 5,600 additional military personnel have been deployed to help 9,000 people currently fighting bush fires which have razed more than 328,700 hectares of land nationwide.

Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry and Environment on September 15 closed more than 30 plantation companies in Kalimantan and Sumatra as part of efforts to minimise wildfires.

A satellite image showed thick haze from a forest fire in Indonesia spreading into Malacca Strait, Singapore and Malaysia on September 14, according to the Indonesian meteorology and geophysics agency.

As many as 39,277 residents in Riau province in Sumatra Island, Indonesia, have suffered from respiratory problems due to the escalating smoke haze caused by forest fires, according to head of the provincial Health Office Mimi Nazir.

At least three passengers died and 28 others were injured in a traffic accident on the expressway linking Myanmar’s city of Yangon and Mandalay city on September 9.

No less than 2,510 hotspots, indicating the presence of forest fires, were spotted by satellites throughout the ASEAN region from September 4-7.

The forest fire task force of Indonesia’s Riau province has deployed four helicopters to douse the forest fires raging across the southern part of the province on Sumatra Island.

At least four people died and more than 30 others were missing after a ferry went up in flames off Indonesia’s Java island, an Indonesian official said on August 23.

Indonesian rescuers are searching for 30 passengers still missing after a passenger ship caught fire off East Java province, central Indonesia, local authorities said on August 23.

The Vietnam Book of Innovation 2019 was made public in Hanoi on August 23, introducing 74 outstanding scientific-technological research projects and solutions selected from 141 entries submitted by ministries, sectors, organisations and localities.

The Dragon Bridge is the most famous bridge in Da Nang for its one-of-a-kind design. Located across the Han River, the enormous bridge stands out in the middle of the city.

Over 400 domestic and foreign exhibitors are introducing their products at the Fire Safety & Rescue Vietnam - Secutech Vietnam 2019, which opened at the Sai Gon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on August 14.

At least 15 people were killed in a landslide caused by heavy monsoon rain in Mon state, Myanmar, on August 9, according to the Myanmar Fire Services Department.

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected at least 18,895 hotspots of forest and land fires in Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea over the past two weeks.

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) on August 4 warned that 4-6m waves may attack some areas, including the waters of Bengkulu-Enggano island.

The Indonesian geophysics agency has issued a tsunami warning after a 7-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on August 2.

At least one person was killed and nine others injured as a ship caught fire in Karimun district of Indonesia's Kepulauan Riau province on July 31.