akarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama expressed his appreciation on Friday to Indonesian philanthropist Dato’ Sri Tahir for his support for the city administration by donating five double-decker buses.
“We hope other companies will do the same thing for a better Jakarta,” Ahok said at the City Hall.
The Jakarta administration will use the buses for free-of-charge thematic tours of the city.
This is the second donation of large-capacity buses by Tahir, one of Indonesia’s wealthiest tycoons, after the same number of buses was handed over by the Tahir Foundation -- Tahir's philanthropy entity -- two years ago.
In 2013, Tahir contributed more than US$100 million to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, an organization that provides funding for efforts to fight major diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio and malaria. (vps/dan)
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