One Disaster to Another

Refugees are by no means new to Indonesia. But it seems that right now their presence demands greater public attention.

Tempo

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.

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