| DATE | SOURCE | INCIDENT / ACTION |
| 2/5/00 | IFFM web site | Latest fire overview map for the Integrated Forest Fire Management (IFFM) project in Kalimantan shows one fire (C.Kal). |
| 3/5/00 | Met. Service, Singapore | "Wet and cloudy over southern Sumatra and southern Kalimantan. The region remains generally clear of smoke haze." |
| 4/5/00 | Met. Service, Singapore | "Wet and cloudy over central Sumatra and western Kalimantan. The region is generally clear of hot spots and smoke haze." |
| 8/5/00 | Met. Service, Singapore | "Cloudy over northern and southern Sumatra. Wet conditions over most parts of Kalimantan. Some isolated hot spots and smoke plumes were observed in central Sumatra. The region is generally clear of smoke haze." |
| 9/5/00 | Met. Service, Singapore | "Most parts of Sumatra were cloud covered. Few hot spots located in central Sumatra. Scattered showers observed over western Kalimantan." |
| 11/5/00 | Met. Service, Singapore | "Isolated thunderstorm clouds are observed over most parts of Sumatra and western Kalimantan. The region is likely to experience patches of slight smoke/haze as a few hot spots is again observed in central Sumatra." |
| 12/5/00 | Met. Service, Singapore | "Isolated hot spots were detected over north-eastern Borneo. Hot spots and smoke plumes were detected over central Sumatra. However the region still remained generally free of smoke haze." |
| 14/5/00 | IFFM | 4 hotspots shown on website in Kalimantan |
| 15/5/00 | Met. Service, Singapore | "Hot spots observed mainly in central Sumatra. Light to moderate smoke haze covers some parts of central Sumatra and the Straits of Malacca." |
| (AFP 17/5/00) | Singapore warned of "significant increase in forest fires on Sumatra", raising fears that the smoky haze could spread. Singapore Ministry of Environment's deputy secretary Wong Teo Suan said the yearly south-westerly monsoon season which starts in May was expected to be drier than usual. Wong, however, stressed that the situation was unlikely to deteriorate to levels experienced in 1997. They had sent the data to the Indonesian authorities. | |
| (Riau Pos 16/5/00) | Fires and smoke problems reported in the Rokanhilir district of Riau blamed on local people burning fields to clear them for planting. Local forestry official, Syamsul Bahri Lubis, said he had sent staff to Bangko, Rimbomelintang and Tanahputih to investigate. | |
| 16/5/00 | Met. Service, Singapore | " An increasing number of fires over the WE. So far Singapore's air quality not affected. More than 90 hotspots detected in C. Sumatra over past few days, compared with less than 10 previously" |
| Met. Service, Singapore (later) | Showers over C. Sumatra and W. Kal. A few hot spots (map shows 37) in central Sumatra. Region affected by light smoke. | |
| 17/5/00 | (Riau Pos 25/5/00) | 154 hot spots in Riau according to local fires control centre (Pusdalkarhutla). |
| 18/5/00 | Met. Service, Singapore | "A few hot spots were again detected over central Sumatra. Some areas in central Sumatra were affected by light smoke haze. A few hot spots were also detected over western Borneo." |
| 20/5/00 | (Riau Pos 20/5/00) | The town of Dumai (Riau) badly affected by smoke from surrounding forest areas. Visibility poor in early morning and evening. Local shipping not yet affected. Locals were not wearing masks; they said such smoke problems were 'frequent' and 'normal'. Not known if the fires were caused by concession companies or local farmers. |
| 21/5/00 | IFFM website | 3 hot spots shown in Kalimantan (C.Kal) |
| 23/5/00 | "Isolated showers over Sumatra and Kalimantan. Hot spots were detected over central Sumatra." Forecasts of winds and surface pressure are also available. | |
| (Riau Pos 25/5/00) | Local fires control centre reported only 11 hot spots in Riau. | |
| 24/5/00 | (Riau Pos 25/5/00) | After "a chance meeting" at the local airport, Director General of Nature Conservation Harsono promised Riau governor Saleh Djasit SH a helicopter, several cars and motobikes and Rp500-800 million to tackle forest fires. Harsono admitted the fires in Riau had been worse than other provinces. Worst day so far was March 8th when there were 564 hotspots. There were few in April, but numbers increased again in mid-May. The governor outlined technical and legal measures taken to prevent fires, but also said the fires "showed Riau's strong economic growth." Local fire control official said that fires around PT Sandoria's concession area and the Bantaian transmigration site in Bangko sub-district had been put out and heavy rain had brought others under control. Smoke still bad around Rimbamelintang, but not a problem elsewhere. |
| 26/5/00 | (Riau Pos 26/5/00) | PT Tor Ganda's concession is named by Riau forestry officials as one of sites of fires shown in satellite images of hot spots sent by the Singapore authorities. (NB the local authorities are still prosecuting Tor Ganda for fires last year.) Around 1,000ha of forest was burnt. Some forest in the Mahato protection forest - on the borders between Riau and North Sumatra - was also burned. Director General of Nature Conservation Harsono said teams would be sent to check the situation on the ground. He had gone there in response to Singapore's recent protests about fires. |
| 31/5/00 | Met. Service, Singapore | "Scattered showers over southern Sumatra and most parts of Kalimantan. Some isolated hot spots were observed over central Sumatra. The region is generally clear of smoke haze." |