City raises funds for tsunami victims

JAKARTA: The Jakarta administration secured more than Rp 10.5 billion (US$1.1 million) in donations for victims of the tsunami tragedy in Aceh and North Sumatra through a charity night on Thursday.

At least 68 businesspeople took part in the charity night organized by Governor Sutiyoso at City Hall and the donations mostly came from them.

"With the additional donations, we have raised a total of Rp 25 billion for the survivors," Sutiyoso said on Friday.

He said that some of the donation money would be used to help finance the education of Acehnese students studying in Jakarta who had lost their families in the catastrophe. --JP