Salim, Astra donate staples

Salim, Astra donate staples

JAKARTA (JP): Salim Group and Astra Group, Indonesia's largest
conglomerates, have donated a total of 90,000 packages of basic
goods to low-income families in West Java.

The packages, which each contain five kilograms of rice, one
liter of cooking oil and instant noodles, were given to 12
districts in the province, a press statement released by Astra
said yesterday.

Franciscus Welirang, president of Salim Group's PT Bogasari
Flour Mills, and Aminuddin, vice president of Astra's automotive
division PT Astra International, symbolically handed over the
donation to West Java Governor R. Nuriana at his office
yesterday.

Salim Group donated 70,000 packages, with Astra providing the
remainder.

The worst economic crisis ever faced by the country has had a
devastating effect on the nation's poor, causing the price of
essential goods to rise sharply. (08)