Power of Attorney Ex 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Jennifer Nichols, Lucia Sitar, Megan Kennedy, Alan
Goodson, William Baltrus, Timothy Sullivan, Nicola Espie and Matt Woodward
as the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:

1.	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
	capacity as a reporting person pursuant to Section 16 of the
	Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
	and the rules thereunder of:  ABERDEEN ASIA-PACIFIC INCOME FUND,
	Inc., ABERDEEN GLOBAL INCOME FUND.INC, ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND,
	THE EMERGING MARKETS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.,
	THE CHILE FUND, INC., THE FIRST ISRAEL FUND, INC.,
	THE INDONESIA FUND, INC., and/or THE LATIN AMERICA EQUITY FUND, INC.
	(together, the "Funds"), Forms 3,
	4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act;

2.	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
	that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
	Form 3, 4 or 5 and  timely file such form with the United States
	Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
	authority, including without limitation, completing and filing an
	application for EDGAR codes (i.e., CIK and CCC codes);
	and

3.	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
	foregoing that, in the opinion of any of such attorneys-in-fact, may
	be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by,
	the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
	any of such attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant
	to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
	such terms and conditions as any of such attorneys-in-fact may approve
	in the discretion of any of such attorneys-in-fact.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might
or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any of such
attorneys-in-fact, or the substitute or substitutes of any of such
attorneys-in-fact, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving
in such capacity at the request of the undersigned,are not assuming,
nor are the Funds assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by each of the
Funds, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 13th day of June 2011.

Signature:	/s/ Nick Robinson
Name: 	    Nick Robinson