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Sunday, January 09, 2005

Tsunami-hit tribe celebrates baby

INDIAN officials celebrated a rare piece of good news in the tsunami-hit Andaman and Nicobar islands today - the birth of a baby girl to a teenage mother from a threatened "Stone Age" tribe.

Less than 100 of the hunter-gatherer Onge tribe remain, and concerns for the tribe's welfare have grown in the wake of the December 26 disaster.

"The baby is good news, we want the population to increase," said K C Ghoshal, assistant commissioner in the government's tribal welfare department in the Andaman and Nicobar islands.

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The recent tidal wave disaster has brought untold damage and devastating lost of lives in our neighboring countries. The disaster is thought to be one of the worst in the history, and the affected countries - India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia, to name a few - are in a dire need for help and aid. The current death toll is more than 80000 and counting. If help doesn't arrive soon, the number of death will continue to rise due to lack of food and clothing, infectious diseases... possibly claiming as many lives as the deadly tsunami did.

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On be half of Taufik and the Taufik-ed Blog Network, we would like to appeal to all fans of the first Singapore Idol to contribute generously and do all you can to help the victims of the tidal wave disaster. It is also Taufik's intention for well-wishers intending to contribute to the "Taufik iPod Fund" to channel your contributions to help the victims instead. For Singapore-based fans, here's how you can help:

DBS/POSB
Donate via ATM or through DBS Internet-Banking

M1
SMS DONATE to 8880 for a $10 donation. Admin fees are waived

StarHub
Reply to a SMS sent by Starhub on the drive; each reply is $10. StarHub is targetting to send the SMS this weekend

SingTel
Call 1900 112 1226 to donate $10, and 1900 112 1227 to donate $50. SingTel Mobile subscribers can call *1226 or *1227 for the respective amounts. Admin fees are waived

Mercy Relief
Donate via credit card, phone, cheque, ATM or Internet Banking. For details, log on to www.mercyrelief.org. Donation boxes are also located at Shell station.

Salvation Army
Donations can be made at kettle stands islandwide tomorrow; locations include Dhobby Ghaut, Somerset and Tampines MRT stations

Singapore Red Cross Society
Donations in cash and cheques. Cheques are to be made to the Singapore Red Cross Society; indicate Tidal Waves Asia and include your name, address and telephone number at the back of the cheque. Donations can be made during office hours or sent to Singapore Red Cross Society, Red Cross House, 15 Penang Lane, Singapore 238486.

Sri Lanka High Commision, Singapore
Donations can be sent to #13-07/12 Goldhill Plaza, 51 Newton Road, Singapore 308900 or dropped off at Ananda Travel's branches in the Central Business District, Woodlands and People's Park or at Singapore Sinhala Buddhist Association at 30-C St. Michael's Road.

No amount is too small - every dollar, every piece of cloth, every scrap of food will spell survival for the tsunami victims. Do what you can to help our suffering human being... and avoid the strike of a second disaster, if not enough aid reach them in time.

On behalf of,
Taufik Batisah
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Taufik Batisah - Asia Tsunami Blog

Sunday, January 09, 2005

Tsunami-hit tribe celebrates baby

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