Paper donates 10,000 teak saplings

BOGOR: The Radar Bogor newspaper donated 10,000 teak saplings on Friday and planted them around the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) campus in Dermaga, Bogor, and along the Cihideung River.

The general manager of the daily, Hazairin Sitepu, said the saplings, which cost Rp 150 million (US$17,857) in total, were imported from Thailand.

"From the time these saplings are planted today, a monitoring team from the IPB will observe their growth," Hazairin said.

Radar Bogor also plans to help regreen the Puncak mountain resort, and will donate trees that can thrive in that climate. -- JP