Jakarta, Oct. 15 -- Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said authorities had mapped four priority areas for firefighting in Tanjung Puting National Park as they stepped up wildfire suppression.

Raja Juli said thermal-drone mapping identified four priority fronts in Central Kalimantan: Pesalat, Teluk Pulai, the Sungai Buluh Kecil and Besar area, and the Sungai Bawung-Tanjung Rengas area.

"Thermal drones helped us identify four battlegrounds among the many fire hotspots in Tanjung Puting," Raja Juli said in Pangkalan Bun on Wednesday.

The mapping took place as the Forestry Ministry, local governments, military, police, Manggala Agni firefighters, disaster officials, and volunteers intensified suppression efforts in the conservation area....