SYDNEY, Dec. 29 --AsiaNet/InfoQuest RELIEF MEASURES... SYDNEY: Telstra will provide assistance to its customershere and in countries affected by Sunday's earthquake andtsunami as well as Australian aid agencies participating in therelief effort. www.telstra.com.au/communications/media FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$35million on Jan 7, 2005 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com CHILDREN'S CHARITY... WARWICK: Plan USA, the international children's charitybased in RI, rushed to respond to the disastrous tsunami thatspread across Asia this weekend. http://www.planusa.org HOTELS UNDAMAGED... SINGAPORE: Following the recent tidal waves that struckSouth and Southeast Asia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts reportsthat its Sheraton hotels in Phuket, Krabi and Langkawiexperienced no structural damages. http://www.starwoodhotels.com INFORMATION CENTRES... BANGKOK: In the wake of the Asian tsunami disaster, Thailandwill set up information centres to help visitors establishcontact with their friends and relatives. The Centres will beset up in Phuket, Krabi and Don Muang Airports. www.tourismthailand.org TSUNAMI UPDATE... BANGKOK: Following the tsunami which struck Indian Ocean rimareas on the morning of December 26, the Pacific Asia TravelAssociation (PATA) is reminding consumers in source marketsthat most of Asia has not been affected by the tidal surges. http://www.PATA.org AID DISTRIBUTION... MEDAN: The Indonesian government has declared the Poloniamilitary airbase in Medan as a main point of distribution ofrelief aid including food and medical supplies the victims ofthe powerful earthquake and gigantic tidal waves that struckAceh, Vice President Yusuf Kalla said upon arrival at theairport on Monday. UNICEF ASSISTANCE... NEW YORK: UNICEF is rushing relief assistance to thecountries hardest hit by massive ocean flooding followingSundays earthquake, working to meet the urgent needs ofhundreds of thousands of people who survived the tsunamis butnow need shelter, water, medical supplies and other urgentassistance. www.unicef.org JAPANESE AID... JAKARTA: The Japanese government has decided to provide 39million yen (approx US$370,000, or 351 billion rupiah) to theIndonesian government in connection with the earthquake andtsunami which struck Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province on (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)