Wilmar, Producer Of Sania And Fortune Cooking Oil Owned By Conglomerate Martua Sitorus, Was Bought By Thousands Of Residents Of Pontianak, West Kalimantan

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Thousands of residents of Batulayang Village, North Pontianak District, Pontianak City, West Kalimantan, line up to buy packaged cooking oil which is sold cheaply by PT Wilmar Cahaya Indonesia, owned by conglomerate Martua Sitorus. This cooking oil producer, Sania and Fortune, is collaborating with the Pontianak City Government in distributing cooking oil whose price is in line with the highest retail price (HET).

"Alhamdulillah, by holding a cheap market that sells cooking oil, our community will be greatly helped," said the Head of North Pontianak Sub-district, Dini Eka Wahyuni in Pontianak, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, March 9.

He hopes that by holding a cheap market that sells cheap cooking oil, the poor in North Pontianak District can be helped.

"Hopefully this activity will continue, so that people's needs for cooking oil can be met," he said.

Meanwhile, Head of PT Wilmar Cahaya Indonesia Branch in West Kalimantan, Muhammad Erwin, said that his party provides or sells cheap cooking oil for Rp. 12,500 for 900 grams of migraine or for one family head, 1,800 grams or Rp. 25 thousand.

"Hopefully, with this cheap market that we hold, it can help especially the people of Batulayang Village, North Pontianak District," he said.

He added that the production of PT Wilmar Cahaya Indonesia's cooking oil for the West Kalimantan branch has only been able to fulfill around 30 percent of the total population of West Kalimantan of around five million people, the rest is met by other brands, which are currently empty.

"We have designated this cheap market for about 3,000 people from Batulayang Village, North Pontianak District, who are currently having difficulty getting cooking oil," he said. Santi (38), a resident of Batulayang Village, expressed his gratitude for holding a cheap market that sells cooking oil by government and private parties.

"Hopefully this cheap market specifically selling cheap cooking oil will continue to be carried out by PT Wilmar Cahaya Indonesia West Kalimantan Branch and other companies until the selling price of cooking oil returns to normal," he hoped.

Observations in the field, it appears that thousands of residents of Batulayang Village, North Pontianak District since 07.00 WIB have been queuing to buy cooking oil which is sold cheaper than in current markets.