PEKANBARU, Indonesia (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The Riau Police have fired a local police chief for his lacklustre performance in handling land and forest fires in the province's Pelalawan regency.
Second Insp Hindro Renhard Panjaitan was dismissed from his position as Teluk Meranti Police chief after failing to address raging forest fires in Teluk Meranti district in Pelalawan, where fires and haze have been repeatedly experienced during the dry season.
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