Ramayana scholarships

JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed retail chain PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa has joined the poverty alleviation program by providing scholarships to help 197 children of poor families enroll at primary and junior high schools.

Last week the company gave scholarships to 77 students, 21 kindergarten children, 52 primary school children and four junior high school children.

Last year the company gave scholarships to 120 students.

Ramayana's president commissioner Paulus Tumewu said the company gave the scholarships to help the government alleviate poverty. (09)