Compensation for Balinese blast victims

Compensation for Balinese blast victims

DENPASAR, Bali: The Ministry of Social Affairs plans to provide compensation for victims' relatives in the bomb blast in Bali, that killed at least 190 people and injured 325 others on October 12, including dozens of local people.

Ida Bagus Pangjaya, head of Bali's social welfare office, said in Denpasar on Sunday that the aid, totaling Rp 1 billion, was aimed at relieving the suffering of the bereaved families, and would be distributed by the regency administration of Badung.

Families of those who died in the explosion will receive Rp 2.5 million and residents whose houses or shops were damaged by the blast Rp 5 million each, with priority given to ethnic Balinese victims. No foreigners would receive compensation.

According to Pangjaya, his office also would bear the cost of medical care worth Rp 3.5 million per person, in addition to the Rp 1 billion allocation from the provincial administration for the badly injured and dead victims' families. --Antara