Prabowo Leads Meeting on Wildfire Situation: What He Says

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August 24, 2026 | 10:18 pm

President Prabowo Subianto departs to inspect forest and land fire sites in Kalimantan on Saturday, August 22, 2026. Doc. Presidential Secretariat's BPMI.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Prabowo Subianto led a meeting on forest fires in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Monday, August 24, 2026. Prabowo departed for Palembang after inspecting forest and land fires in Riau the same day.

During the meeting, Prabowo offered assistance to agencies involved in combating the wildfires. "If you need additional assistance, report it immediately," Prabowo said in the meeting, as broadcast on the Presidential Secretariat's social media.

During the meeting, Prabowo also received a report from the South Sumatra Regional Police, who claimed to have handled 15 reports of forest fires and named 17 suspects in land burning.

Prabowo mandated a crackdown against the perpetrators of forest and land fires. "They must be dealt with firmly and arrested if necessary," he said.

Before departing to Palembang, Prabowo first visited Pekanbaru, Riau, to inspect the forest and land fire management on Monday, August 24, 2026.

Prabowo demanded thorough firefighting efforts and called for stronger preventive measures against recurring fires every dry season.

"The prevention system must be strengthened. This includes drilling wells and reservoirs, permanent monitoring, early detection of hotspots, and preparation in villages prone to forest fires. Prevention must be implemented long before a fire breaks out," said Cabinet Secretary Lieutenant Colonel Teddy Indra Wijaya.

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