Letter: Impact of oil spill

Referring to an article titled "Oil spill contaminating Indonesian waters" (The Jakarta Post, Nov. 4), I would like to say the following:

If a third-world country causes an oil-spill contaminating a developed country's coast and waters, action is immediately taken against that country and an international outcry will ensues, condemning this third-world country.

This is a fact.

So, Australia, what are you going to do to clean up Indonesia's shores in NTT and NTB?

What are you going to do to compensate poor fishermen who are losing their income because of contaminated seas around their islands caused by your negligence?

The Australian government should take immediate action to curb this oil-spill and force oil companies who are responsible for this oil spill to immediately start cleaning up contaminated waters around East and West Nusa Tenggara provinces, and to start compensating fishermen and their families who have been impacted by this.

The Indonesian government should take action against those who are responsible for this oil spill. Fish are dying, coral reefs are affected and most importantly of all, fishermen are now unable to feed their families.

Lynna van der Zee-Oehmke
Bogor, West Java