Indonesian Red Cross Day

JAKARTA (JP): The GK Goh Group and its Indonesian subsidiary PT G.K. Goh Ometraco designated last Wednesday, April 22, Indonesian Red Cross Day.

All Indonesian commissions earned by the group that day will be donated to the Indonesian Red Cross, which will channel the funds to the poor, company officials said yesterday.

The effort is aimed at helping those worst hit by the economic crisis that has sent prices of essentials sky high.

"Our group has been actively involved in Indonesia since 1990 and we intend to be there for the long haul despite present difficulties," said Goh Geok Khim, chairman of G.K. Goh Holdings Ltd.