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2006-05-30 Southeast Asia

World aid flies in for Java quake survivors

Medical teams from around the world began flying into Java on Monday following the reopening of Yogyakarta's damaged airport, as the death toll from Saturday's quake passed 5,100. Australia and Japan also sent large cash donations in addition to medical teams, following the reopening of Yogyakarta's damaged airport. Paris-based charity Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) deployed a surgical team to the quake zone, while the Indonesia coordinator for international humanitarian aid organisation Medecins du Monde said that the immediate priority was to get medical teams to "the outlying areas" where the injured had little or no access to healthcare facilities.

Posted by Fred 2006-05-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Why? It's not like the indonesians don't have money.

Those journalists who describe indonesia are ignorant, lying or both.

Java has more millionaires per square kilometre than Sydney does.

They just don't redistribute it through tax, and corruption helps them concentrate it in the hands of the rich.

Cut off the aid and make the rich of indonesia fork out for their own poor for a change.

Incidentally you do know they've bought themselves planes that have more strike power than the Royal Australian Air Force, don't you?

So how come we instantly give them $3 mill aid so they can buy more weapons?

Posted by Anon1 2006-05-30 08:40|| 2006-05-30 08:40|| Front Page Top

#2 oops, i meant those journalists who describe Indonesia as *POOR* are ignorant, lying or both.

too much red, red wine

Posted by Anon1 2006-05-30 08:42|| 2006-05-30 08:42|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm sure they'll be very grateful.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-05-30 15:03|| 2006-05-30 15:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Yes grom, their gratitude will surely be beyond measure.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-05-30 15:25|| 2006-05-30 15:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Match to Em. But close. A verb either way would have been the difference.

Posted by 6 2006-05-30 16:07|| 2006-05-30 16:07|| Front Page Top

#6 The abrupt and massive sea change regarding Indonesia's opinion of the USA and the reversal of their stand on Islamist terrorism definitely warrants a huge influx of American foreign aid.

Oh, wait a minute ...

Posted by Zenster 2006-05-30 20:25|| 2006-05-30 20:25|| Front Page Top

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