Pertamina gives a little back

Pertamina gives a little back

SORONG, Papua: More than 1,000 students from Papua received
scholarships from state-run oil and gas company PT Pertamina last
year.

Pertamina's legal and public relations head in Sorong M.R.
Junarto said on Saturday that it had disbursed a total of Rp
459.9 million for scholarships for 1,090 junior and senior high
school students, as well as for those attending university.

"We prioritize the Papuan indigenous people in Sorong -- the
Moi tribe -- as scholarship recipients. They need to be well-
educated, so that they will not lag behind their peers from
outside Papua," he said.

Pertamina Sorong also granted Rp 600 million to finance the
construction of a student dormitory in the town of Manokwari,
Junarto said.

The company also rented some houses in Sorong for students
from the Moi tribe. --Antara