Indonesia’s Fire This Time

Government keeps reacting to disasters instead of preventing them

By: Ainur Rohmah

Firefighters attempt to extinguish flames burning peatland in Central Kalimantan. Photo from ANTARA

Indonesia is once again scrambling to respond to a string of disasters that have swept across the country, from floods and landslides in Sumatra and earthquakes in East Nusa Tenggara to forest and land fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra.

In a c…