TV, radio stations distribute help

TV, radio stations distribute help

JAKARTA: The severe flooding that has ravaged the capital over
the last four days has prompted TV and radio stations to air
special programming to distribute assistance to victims.

Through these programs, viewers and listeners may contribute
their financial and material assistance from throughout the city
via the stations.

SCTV channel spokesman Budi Darmawan said that his station
began distributing basic commodities and medicines worth Rp 110
million (US$10,700) on Thursday to 11 flood-prone areas.

Concerned viewers, he added, can also make contributions to
the bank account of Pundi Amal SCTV through BCA Asia Jakarta
0842662000.

Indosiar has also been calling on the public to help out by
sending contributions to its bank accounts at BCA number
0013040009, and Danamon number 002000010007.

RCTI, meanwhile, has launched an RCTI Peduli program, urging
people to contribute financial aid through account number
1283007000 of BCA's Pasar Minggu branch.

Elshinta radio station, in addition, has received financial
help through its account number 1983004494 at the BCA Daan Mogot
branch.

Elshinta station manager Edi Harsono cautioned donors not to
give out food that has already been cooked, however, saying the
station would need several days to distribute the aid.

Edi added that listeners could feel free to leave material aid
at its studio office on Jl. Joglo Raya 70, West Jakarta.

Some NGOs have also begun to provide assistance.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) also lent
a hand. USAID provided 39 tons of rice, wheat, soya blend and
oil, while USDA provided US$10,000 for tarps, blankets, kerosene,
cleaning tools and other items. -- JP

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Proxl-lawsuit
Pro XL consumers file lawsuit against the firm
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Pro XL consumers file lawsuit against the firm

JAKARTA: A group of 105 users of Pro XL prepaid card filed a
lawsuit on Thursday against the card issuer PT Excelcomindo
Pratama and the director general of post and telecommunication
for increasing the pulse charges without prior notification.

They demanded the accused compensate Pro XL prepaid card
consumers the amount of Rp 1 trillion and to change their
communication billing system, which had caused its consumers to
suffer financial losses.

According to the lawsuit, PT Excelcomindo had violated Law No.
8/1999 on consumer protection which requires companies to provide
clear and accurate information about their products or services
for their consumers.

Judge IDG Putra Jadnya adjourned the hearing for another two
weeks. -- JP

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Great-PLN
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PLN won't totally shut down supply

JAKARTA: State-owned electricity company PT PLN's Business
Distribution Unit, overseeing Jakarta and Tangerang, will not
totally shut down its energy supply to the two areas in the wake
of the massive floods in the last few days.

The unit's spokesman, Riyo Supriyanto, said on Thursday that,
for reasons of public safety, PLN would only switch off its
supply to inundated generators that were technically unable to
operate. Some residents living in flooded neighbourhoods asked
PLN to shut down the supply to prevent electrocutions. -- JP