SYDNEY, Jan. 5 --AsiaNet/InfoQuest MEULABOH FOCUS... BANDA ACEH: Entering the 9th day of the earthquake/tsunamiresponse in Aceh and North Sumater, the Indonesian Red Cross(PMI) is concentrating its operation in Meulaboh, the mostseverely affected area. SUFFERING CHILDREN... ACEH: Plan, a child centred aid agency is in Aceh assistingwith the immediate and long-term needs of children traumatisedby the tsunami disaster which has so far claimed more than100,000 lives in the province. www.plan.org.au LONG HAUL... SYDNEY: Millions of donated dollars for victims of theTsunami disaster are just the start according to the Archbishopof Sydney Peter Jensen. www.archbishopappeals.asn.au CARITAS AUSTRALIA... SYDNEY: The rehabilitation of communities devastated by thetsunami in the south-east Asia region would be a long-termproject, requiring an ongoing commitment of support fromAustralians, Caritas Australia said today. MEDICAL AID... CANBERRA: The Australian Government will send anothervolunteer medical team to Aceh in Indonesia by the end of theweek, Australias Chief Medical Officer, Professor John Horvath,announced today. MALAYSIAN AID... KUALA LUMPUR: For humanitarian reasons we are appealing toMalaysians to continue donating towards the victims of thenatural tsunamai disaster, especially to those in Sumatra sincethe devastation of the disaster is huge. NESTLE INDONESIA... JAKARTA: PT Nestle Indonesia as a subsidiary of Nestle SApresented a heartfelt sympathy for the victims of the massiveearthquake and Tsunami, in Aceh and North Sumatra last Sunday26 December 2004, a press release from Nestle Indonesia said. OXFAM ASSISTANCE... MELBOURNE: International agency Oxfam continues to bring insupplies and staff in response to the Asia disaster and is nowseeing the aid delivery making a real difference to the livesof thousands of people hit by the disaster. www.oxfam.org.au ARYSTA LIFESCIENCE... TOKYO: An accomplished corporate communicator is now a keyplayer with one of the fastest-moving companies in the cropprotection industry. Arysta LifeScience Corporation announcedtoday that Donna Uchida has joined the company as GlobalCommunications Leader. www.arystalifescience.com DATAMAX CORP... ORLANDO, Fla: Datamax Corporation, a supplier of bar codeand RFID printing solutions, today announced that it has beenacquired by Dover Technologies, a subsidiary of DoverCorporation. http://www.datamaxcorp.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of two securities issues amounting to a total of US$125million on various dates at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com CONSUMER ELECTRONICS... LAS VEGAS: Datacolor plans to unveil breakthroughs in itsColorVision digital imaging technology at the 2005 ConsumerElectronics Show. http://www.colorvision.com SAFETY COMPONENTS... GREENVILLE, S.C: Safety Components International, Inc., aninternational producer of airbag fabrics and airbag cushionsfor the automotive industry, is pleased to announce itsbusiness expansion into China. http://www.safetycomponents.com KIMBERLY-CLARK SUPPORT... DALLAS: Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced today it willincrease its cash contribution to the United Nations Children'sFund (UNICEF) to $500,000 to support South Asia tsunamidisaster relief. http://www.kimberly-clark.com BANK AID... CHARLOTTE, N.C: Bank of America and its associates todaycommitted in excess of $1.5 million to assist with emergencyhumanitarian relief efforts and aid the victims of Asia'stragic earthquake and devastating tsunamis. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)