Talk:Deforestation in Borneo

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In order to combat overpopulation and AIDS in Java, the Indonesian government started a massive transmigration (transmigrasi) of poor farmers and landless peasants into Borneo in the 70's and 80's.

Was the writer drunk or just trolling? transmigration was meant to combat AIDS??? among the Javanese peasants??? in the 70s??? Been living in Java since 1993, I've never heard anything more absurd than that. Given that transmigration was actually started by the Dutch in the then Dutch East Indies in the 19th century, I wonder whether they did that to combat Ebola? Silumankarangsempul (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 16:15, 22 March 2012 (UTC).


 * You are right, Silumankarangsempul: that is just plain stupid. I checked the history page to see who the idiot was who wrote that and it was... erm... me.


 * I can only apologise. (And remove it.) I don't remember why I put that in, and I've no idea why I didn't chuck it out! If I had alcohol or a trolling tendency to blame I might feel better. Thanks for alerting us. --Annielogue (talk) 18:49, 22 March 2012 (UTC)