Wahyoe Boediwardhana , The Jakarta Post , Pasuruan Wed, 09/17/2008 10:29 AM Headlines
While Rp 20,000 (US$2.3) or even Rp 30,000 might be considered an insignificant sum, it is for that amount that 21 women -- many of them elderly and widowed -- died while rushing to receive a cash handout from a philanthropist in Pasuruan on Monday.
Jujul's Comment----It's really sad to read this kind of news...The wealth gap between the rich and the poor in my country is so wide that poor people really sacrifice their life just for USD3..back when i was studying in USA..a 25 cents coin usually don't mean a thing...
The only thing i can do now is really to appreciate what i have been given in my life. I can't complain much...some people cannot even afford to have a full meal...so sad
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