Australia provides grant to PMI

Australia provides grant to PMI

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) received on Tuesday a financial grant of Rp 700 million (US$77,000) from the Australian government as part of its Rp 1 billion pledge to help victims of the deadly Oct. 12 Bali bombing.

Australian deputy ambassador to Indonesia Neil Mules, who handed over the grant, said that the assistance was intended to buy supplies of disposable goods and medical equipment to help the victims of the Bali bombing.

Over 190 people were killed and some 300 others injured when powerful bombs rocked Indonesia's prime resort island of Bali in October last year. Most of the victims were Australians.

The grant was received by Red Cross chairman Mar'ie Muhammad.

With the latest donation, Australia has given Rp 525 billion in aid to Indonesia since the 1998 crisis. --Antara