Prabowo turns to experts to tackle Indonesia's peatland fires after swipe at researchers

FILE PHOTO: An all-women volunteer firefighting group carry fire hoses during an operation to extinguish wildfires in Sungai Putri, a wildfire-affected peatland area, in Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, August 29, 2026. - Reuters

JAKARTA: President Prabowo Subianto has turned to experts for solutions to prevent recurring forest and peatland fires and expressed his respect for science, after his recent tirade against some experts critical of his administration drew public backlash.

Prabowo held a discussion with 22 experts from various research institutions and universities on Thursday (Sept 24), during which he asked for their opinions on fire management in the fire-prone peatland areas across the country.

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雅加达：普拉博沃·苏比安托总统最近对一些批评其政府的专家进行了猛烈抨击，引发公众强烈反弹。此后，他转而向专家寻求解决方案，以防止森林和泥炭地火灾再次发生，并表达了对科学的尊重。

9月24日（星期四），普拉博沃与来自各个研究机构和大学的22位专家举行了讨论会，期间他征求了他们对全国各地易燃泥炭地火灾管理的意见。

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