Jakarta, Oct. 27 -- Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said the forest and land fires situation in Jambi has eased compared with three weeks earlier, with preventative land rewetting efforts expected to be completed before November 2, 2026.

"Today, I returned to Jambi to check on several efforts. Thank God, the situation is much better than it was three weeks ago when I arrived here," he said in a statement on Tuesday.

He said monitoring with a high level of confidence found no hotspots in the Sipongi system. However, field inspections identified two locations that still require attention.

The minister noted that Jambi is expected to enter the rainy season soon. According to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), r...