But ... read this ... yet, another boat tragedy.By Indonesia correspondent George Roberts, staff
Posted Fri 27 Sep 2013, 10:35pm AEST | Updated 39 minutes ago As many as 50 people are feared dead after a boat loaded with asylum seekers sank off the south coast of west Java.
Speaking on the basis of information provided by local police, rescue authorities say 22 bodies and 25 survivors have been found with as many as 30 still feared missing.
The tragedy comes as a diplomatic row continues to simmer over Australia's plans to turn back asylum boats.
Meanwhile, Indonesia has granted permission to Australian authorities to return a second group of asylum seekers rescued at sea.
The Australian Customs ship, ACV Triton, will enter Indonesian waters later today to offload 31 asylum seekers rescued overnight.
PNG solution. Seriously doubt this will deter people smuggling. These refugees/asylum seekers are fleeing persecution. Won't be surprised if they're being prodded to work for terrorist groups. Packed up their few worldly possessions, risked their lives, sailed across the ocean, in search of a new life. How many more must perish before we do something humane? Australia is a vast sparsely populated country endowed with very rich mineral resources. 2/3 of WA is yet to be explored. Not to mention the multitude of pending projects. Why? Mainly due to dearth of manpower. Rather than dump these boat people in PNG and let Australian taxpayers pay for their support, why not let them work in the mines? Should they, eventually, become Australian citizens, what's wrong with that? Because they're Asians?
The irony is, while others are risking their lives and traveling the ocean in search of greener pastures, ang mga tao sa ato .....
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