Sekalipun bencana tsunami ini amat sangat menyedihkan, saya harapkan kejadian ini ada hikmahnya. Salah satunya, adalah untuk membatalkan rencana departemen atau pemerintah untuk mengadakan perhelatan internasional sambil membagibagikan ticket pesawat first class. Kalau kabar ini betul, ini kan seperti kebiasaan orang kampung yang mengadakan kenduri besar-besaran padahal untuk itu dia sampai ngutang-ngutang. Adakah kawan-kawan yang tahu soal ini?
Salam, RM ------------------------- Govt revises budget after Christmas Calamity JAKARTA (JP): As more images of destroyed cities pour in from Aceh, the government has doubled its initial projection for the cost of infrastructure reconstruction in the decimated province to Rp 10 trillion (US$1.07 billion). Coordinating Minister for the Economy Aburizal Bakrie said on Wednesday the estimate was revised after discovering the level of devastation in Meulaboh, the capital of West Aceh regency locatedon the province's western coast, which bore the brunt of the fifth largest earthquake in the history of the world, followed by catastrophic tidal waves on Sunday. "The reconstruction will begin in February (2005)," said Aburizal. Vice president Jusuf Kalla said that the rehabilitation period would be between 2005 to 2006, while reconstruction would take until 2009. The emergency fund needed to assist refugees, most of whom left their submerged homes with only the clothes on their backs, is estimated at Rp 1.35 trillion over the 12 months. "(The funds will be collected) from the people," explained Aburizal. Donations from the business community, which thus far had reached Rp 50 billion, and financial aid from foreign institutions and governments was also expected, he added. The donated money will be used to provide food, clothing, medical supplies and other necessities. Several aid agencies and health officials fear that famine and disease are imminent for the tens of thousands of refugees as food supplies were running out and humanitarian relief was still being held in Medan due to transportation difficulties. Humanitarian aid groups have also expressed concern about possible outbreaks of cholera and other ailments as there were difficulties in obtaining clean water and hygienically prepared food. (lea/***) ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $4.98 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Q7_YsB/neXJAA/yQLSAA/BRUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. www.ppi-india.uni.cc *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Lihat arsip sebelumnya, www.ppi-india.da.ru; 4. Forum IT PPI-India: http://www.ppiindia.shyper.com/itforum/ 5. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
