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Based on events surrounding the infamous, billion-dollar BRE-X gold fraud, and the determined few who recklessly destroyed so many lives with their all-consuming quest for gold, in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. When Canadian miner, Borneo Gold Corporation announces the discovery of gold reserves in excess of twenty million ounces, pundits drive the worthless stock to giddying heights as the rich and powerful in three countries move to secure control over the deposit. Dayak tribes are forced off traditional lands, precipitating ethnic blood feuds and a return to headhunting practices as exploration practices destroy pristine forests and pollute the environment. 'Indonesian Gold' brings a depth of description and colour to the archipelago?s ethnic tribes as they resist the flood of Moslem migrants from the poorer, Indonesian islands, and reveals the extent of devastation visited upon indigenous peoples by multinational, mining companies. Additional Links for Kerry B. Collison January 15, 2000 Radio Broadcast with Kelly Worden; 55 mins "On The Edge" Radio explores International intrigue and the covert lifestyle with Kerry Collison of the Royal Australian Air Force, cleared to the highest level of security. Indonesia boasted the third largest Communist Party in the world. Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War had just started and there was a growing fear that the threat of an Asian invasion of Australia was becoming a real possibility. Kerry was sent to Jakarta as the Assistant Air Attach and interpreter in the Australian Embassy during the final stages of the time which became known as the Years of Living Dangerously. Kerry B Collison (author) on AuthorsDen Book Reviews - The Northern Rivers Echo Newspaper, Lismore Kerry Collison has made a name for himself writing big, factually detailed novels about Indonesia (his previous books include Merdeka Square, Jakarta and The Fifth Season). This time around the subject matter is the discovery of gold on Kalimantan (the Indonesian part of Borneo). Current Affairs and Event Alerts Kerry's Collison's Current Affairs and Event Alerts Kerry's personal website Kerry's author site on authordox.com Crescent Moon Rising At a time when Australians are wavering in support of a proposed U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, more than six hundred U.S. Marines rotating on R & R in Bali suddenly disappear; then, Kuta erupts in a fireball and Australia falls into line with America's demand to become part of the 'Coalition of the Willing'.