Games and playtime to alleviate the trauma caused by the earthquake. At least 150 students have fled the area, for fear of new tremors. The media have fuelled the alarm, but the rumours were unfounded.
In 10 years, the KBKK association has attracted the support of 400 members from around the country. It has started a reconstruction project in Padang, for the displaced of the earthquake of 30 September. The founder: help the needy, regardless of faith or religious belief.
National growth of 7% by 2014 is the target set by Yudhoyono. A panel of experts created called upon to monitor the situation and "remove" obstacles to development. Experts express doubts about the figures, but agree on the country’s potential.
On October 28, Mgr. Ignatius Pr Suharyo will enter the capital as coadjutor bishop in the archdiocese. After 12 years he leaves the Archdiocese of Semarang, in Central Java, the cradle of Indonesian Catholicism. In his last pastoral letter, the prelate expresses "gratitude" and asks for "prayers and support."
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