Archive for July, 2006

Malaysia: Force Of Nature Brings Yogyakarta Quake Aid 2006 On Aug 19

Donate RM80 and not only will you be able to help survivors of the recent Yogyakarta earthquake to rebuild their lives, but you will also get to see the likes of Kris Dayanti, Dayang Nurfaizah and Disagree perform.
Some of the best Malaysian and Indonesian entertainers have come together to perform for charity under the Force […]

July 31st, 2006 - Posted in Uncategorized

Yogyakarta adm to spend Rp30 billion on reconstruction, rehabilitation

Yogyakarta`s regional government intends to set aside Rp30 billion in its revised 2006 budget for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of buildings and facilities destroyed or damaged by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami on May 27, a spokesman said.
“We will divert the budget for several less urgent expenditures to finance rehabilitation and reconstruction of damaged or […]

July 28th, 2006 - Posted in Uncategorized

Yogyakarta students demand UN stop Israel Aggression

Dozens of university students here grouped in the Indonesian Students Action Front (KAMI) staged a rally in front of the Provincial Legislative Assembly building on Thursday to demand that the United Nations immediately stop Israeli military aggression against Palestine and Lebanon.
The protesters also said that they opposed the United States` intervention in the conflict, and […]

July 27th, 2006 - Posted in Uncategorized

Indonesia pushed for earthquake funds

Attorneys in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, say they may sue the government for failing to deliver promised earthquake reconstruction funds.
At least 60 Yogyakarta-based legal professionals and academics signed an open letter Monday to the central government, demanding it deliver promised reconstruction funds to people whose homes were lost or damaged in the May 27 earthquake in Yogyakarta […]

July 27th, 2006 - Posted in Uncategorized

Earthquake-Damaged Radio Stations in Yogyakarta Helped with New Equipment

On May 27, an earthquake off the coast of Yogyakarta Province, Central Java, Indonesia killed more than 5,000 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless. On July 19, Internews made the first of a series of equipment donations to community radio stations in the disaster zone.
Soon after the earthquake, in order to get emergency relief […]

July 27th, 2006 - Posted in Uncategorized