But so many farmers sold their land (via brokers/agents) to tobacco firms - especially BAT - and their islands now have to import food. Worse, ex-farmers soon spend the money they got for their land, hence child malnutrition - even starvation (pronounced BUSUNG LAPAR) - is on the rise. So fuck the tobacco firms - or at least use part of cigarette taxes to provide assistance to poor farmers and food supplies to the needy in tobacco-growing districts. Dreaming of course.

Denpasar (ANTARA News) - The number of foreign tourists flying on Indonesia`s national flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia from Australia to Bali had increased by 50 percent in the past few months compared to last year`s. The remark was made by Garuda Indonesia`s Operations Director Capt Ari Sapari during a dinner party held to welcome 110 Australian participants of the Mega Familiarization Tour at Novotel Nusa Dua Hotel, Badung district, on Friday evening.