Writing on wreath of flowers: Pasuruan Tragedy. Basket on right: 20,000 rupiah note. 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. (Jakarta Post, September 17, 2008) Kompas – September 17, 2008 |