Garuda pledges funds for Aceh

Garuda pledges funds for Aceh

JAKARTA: National carrier Garuda announced on Tuesday that it
would donate some Rp 500 million (about US$53,700) in cash to
help finance humanitarian relief operations in devastated Aceh.

The company said in a press statement that the aid was on top
of its free cargo and passenger service between Jakarta and Aceh,
which has now reached a value of around Rp 1 billion.

It added that around Rp 300 million of the cash aid would be
distributed as scholarships for Acehnese students whose parents
had died during last week's tsunami disaster, while the remaining
Rp 200 million would be used for humanitarian relief. -- JP