Indonesian police arrest 72 people suspected of starting forest and peatland fires
Indonesian police arrested 72 people suspected of starting forest and peatland fires across five provinces on Borneo and four on Sumatra. The fires, driven by El Niño and a prolonged dry season, produced haze that crossed into Malaysia and prompted school closures affecting about 200,000 students in Sarawak. President Prabowo Subianto visited Central Kalimantan and pledged government resources to contain the blazes.
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5 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 5 outlets placed this story
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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- Globe and Mailfirst
- Washington Times+1.9 h
- South China Morning Post+1.9 h
- PBS NewsHour+5.6 h
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The split, in one line
Wire copy dominates with near-identical text; the Washington Times alone adds Prabowo's visit and company investigations, while SCMP trims to the arrest and financial probe angle.
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“Indonesian police arrest 72 people suspected of starting forest fires”WT Washington Times RIGHT
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“Indonesia arrests 72 suspected of starting forest fires as haze persists” · AP News, Globe and Mail, South China Morning Post
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President Prabowo Subianto visited Central Kalimantan and pledged government resources including helicopters and water pumps to contain the fires
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