Kalimantan fire protests Citizens take legal action

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DD India describes Indonesia's fires as its worst in eleven years, with concern they could continue through November. Chandni Vasandani reports Banjarmasin youths demanding national-disaster status, transparent funding and free healthcare in an eight-point platform. Virdian Aurellio speaks about hundreds of youths gathering against smoke and lost futures. In Pontianak, civil-society and Indigenous organizations have filed a class action against President Prabowo and authorities over alleged structural failures to anticipate, prevent and manage recurring fires. Glorio Sanen argues officials knew the risk and failed in prevention. An October first hearing and continued corporate investigations are prospective; wrongdoing has not been judicially established and the gathering/filing dates are not supplied.

Youth and student groups in Banjarmasin mobilize against Kalimantan smoke and fires. DD India reports an eight-point platform calling for national-disaster status, transparent funds and free healthcare; Virdian Aurellio describes hundreds gathering to speak about smoke and their futures. Turnout is his account and the gathering date is unspecified.