One Disaster to Another
Refugees are by no means new to Indonesia. But it seems that right now their presence demands greater public attention.
July 3, 2001
Where there is a natural or manmade disaster, local people are the victims. When figures reach the hundreds, many people flee their home areas. In Indonesia, refugees are an ever-present phenomena. Their past can be traced from colonial times through the struggle for Independence, the post-Independence years and up to the present day.
Trickery in Banda People from Banda Island were known to be stubborn. Once they refused to follow orders f
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