Orphans to get scholarships

Orphans to get scholarships

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A total of 270 children whose parents died when the KMP Gurita drowned last month off Aceh waters will receive scholarships set up by some community leaders, Antara reported on Tuesday.

The Acehnese community in Jakarta has stated readiness to help high-achieving students among the orphans complete their education either here or abroad, according to a spokesman of the Aceh administration.

Included in the group of benefactors was A.R. Ramli, a native of Aceh who is also a former ambassador to the United States as well as former director of the state-owned oil company Pertamina.

Ramli announced the plan when he visited the relatives of the disaster's 338 victims on Weh Island and met with Aceh Governor Syamsuddin Mahmud last week. (swe)