SYDNEY, Jan. 5 --AsiaNet/InfoQuest
MEULABOH FOCUS...
BANDA ACEH: Entering the 9th day of the earthquake/tsunami
response in Aceh and North Sumater, the Indonesian Red Cross
(PMI) is concentrating its operation in Meulaboh, the most
severely affected area.
SUFFERING CHILDREN...
ACEH: Plan, a child centred aid agency is in Aceh assisting
with the immediate and long-term needs of children traumatised
by the tsunami disaster which has so far claimed more than
100,000 lives in the province.
www.plan.org.au
LONG HAUL...
SYDNEY: Millions of donated dollars for victims of the
Tsunami disaster are just the start according to the Archbishop
of Sydney Peter Jensen.
www.archbishopappeals.asn.au
CARITAS AUSTRALIA...
SYDNEY: The rehabilitation of communities devastated by the
tsunami in the south-east Asia region would be a long-term
project, requiring an ongoing commitment of support from
Australians, Caritas Australia said today.
MEDICAL AID...
CANBERRA: The Australian Government will send another
volunteer medical team to Aceh in Indonesia by the end of the
week, Australias Chief Medical Officer, Professor John Horvath,
announced today.
MALAYSIAN AID...
KUALA LUMPUR: For humanitarian reasons we are appealing to
Malaysians to continue donating towards the victims of the
natural tsunamai disaster, especially to those in Sumatra since
the devastation of the disaster is huge.
NESTLE INDONESIA...
JAKARTA: PT Nestle Indonesia as a subsidiary of Nestle SA
presented a heartfelt sympathy for the victims of the massive
earthquake and Tsunami, in Aceh and North Sumatra last Sunday
26 December 2004, a press release from Nestle Indonesia said.
OXFAM ASSISTANCE...
MELBOURNE: International agency Oxfam continues to bring in
supplies and staff in response to the Asia disaster and is now
seeing the aid delivery making a real difference to the lives
of thousands of people hit by the disaster.
www.oxfam.org.au
ARYSTA LIFESCIENCE...
TOKYO: An accomplished corporate communicator is now a key
player with one of the fastest-moving companies in the crop
protection industry. Arysta LifeScience Corporation announced
today that Donna Uchida has joined the company as Global
Communications Leader.
www.arystalifescience.com
DATAMAX CORP...
ORLANDO, Fla: Datamax Corporation, a supplier of bar code
and RFID printing solutions, today announced that it has been
acquired by Dover Technologies, a subsidiary of Dover
Corporation.
http://www.datamaxcorp.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of two securities issues amounting to a total of US$125
million on various dates at a redemption price equal to 100 per
cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS...
LAS VEGAS: Datacolor plans to unveil breakthroughs in its
ColorVision digital imaging technology at the 2005 Consumer
Electronics Show.
http://www.colorvision.com
SAFETY COMPONENTS...
GREENVILLE, S.C: Safety Components International, Inc., an
international producer of airbag fabrics and airbag cushions
for the automotive industry, is pleased to announce its
business expansion into China.
http://www.safetycomponents.com
KIMBERLY-CLARK SUPPORT...
DALLAS: Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced today it will
increase its cash contribution to the United Nations Children's
Fund (UNICEF) to $500,000 to support South Asia tsunami
disaster relief.
http://www.kimberly-clark.com
BANK AID...
CHARLOTTE, N.C: Bank of America and its associates today
committed in excess of $1.5 million to assist with emergency
humanitarian relief efforts and aid the victims of Asia's
tragic earthquake and devastating tsunamis.
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