Dharmais grants houses

Dharmais grants houses

JAKARTA (JP): The Dharmais foundation, which is chaired by
President Soeharto, donated houses in the Bekasi area to 270
Armed Forces members who had taken part in a military campaign in
East Timor code-named Operasi Seroja.

Operation Seroja was a military campaign carried out by troops
deployed in East Timor during the late 1970s. The army families
have occupied the houses for ten years.

The Dharmais foundation's representative, Hediyanto, said the
idea to grant the houses to the occupants came from its chairman,
President Soeharto.

"To show our appreciation of his act, we hope the houses will
not be sold," Hediyanto said during the ceremony.

Houses for lower-rank officers each stand on 120 square meters
of land. The ones for middle and upper-rank officers are on 165
square-meter plots. (01)