Indonesia Badminton

[huangkwokhau]

I just heard from my friend that Sigit wanna become a coach at Djarum Club..

Yes..it has been reported at Indonesian newspapers that Sigit will be a coach....

[yannie]

Yes..it has been reported at Indonesian newspapers that Sigit will be a coach....

Ohhh.. I see.. and my friend said he can play drums too!!! Dunno it's a hobby or not.. Faint. Maybe Sigit is musical..

[huangkwokhau]

Ohhh.. I see.. and my friend said he can play drums too!!! Dunno it's a hobby or not.. Faint. Maybe Sigit is musical..

Haha.....he can be...he has fun charater...I like the way he played double with many tricks....it will be good for Djarum club...hopefully Rian/Yoke can improve...plus Frans as well....

[Kkamshi]

Sigit does not need to do too much to get a girlfriend. He has this 'charisma' thing going on... I observe many INA girls and even non-INA girls think of him as 'cool'... I'm not surprised when people refer to him as a playboy. In the past, he dated Gong Ruina. Now, I heard Zhao Tingting likes him a lot... Future Mrs. Sigit?

Uhm, I don't think his friends can teach him too much in this "how to find a gf" department...

Whhhaaaat!!!!! Masa sih Zhao Tingting likes him.
How sigit can comunicate with ZTT anyway.

[huangkwokhau]

Whhhaaaat!!!!! Masa sih Zhao Tingting likes him.
How sigit can comunicate with ZTT anyway.

body language.....it is very common..last time..Korean WD or WS, also likes Fung Permadi....bisa aja lah...

[taufikk]

love does not need verbal communication..

[yannie]

Whhhaaaat!!!!! Masa sih Zhao Tingting likes him.
How sigit can comunicate with ZTT anyway.

Sigit can speak Chinese..

[huangkwokhau]

Sigit can speak Chinese..

Did he speak fluently or just a bit...?? actually not many Indonesian speak Pu Tung Hua.....

[yannie]

Did he speak fluently or just a bit...?? actually not many Indonesian speak Pu Tung Hua.....

dunno.. i think he can speak some mandarin.. maybe not fluent.. hehe. should pick it up again in order to communicate with ting ting

[huangkwokhau]

dunno.. i think he can speak some mandarin.. maybe not fluent.. hehe. should pick it up again in order to communicate with ting ting

now many Indonesian native learn Mandarin now...Sigit is a friendly guy...

[badMania]

Oh dear....another familiar issue arised yet again before 2 important tourneys....money....with players' contract money from Yonex yet to be released by PBSI Flandy even lamented...."3 months without pay"...... The amount is US$125,000 or Rp 1.2 Billion for the period of May-July 2007, which is the players' main source of income and it is overdue for more than a month now.

Appartently, the money has already been given by Yonex, but yet to be transferred to players' accounts, since the approval has yet been signed by the head of PBSI. So, Taufik Hidayat, acting as a representative for the players is wondering where is the money stuck now and how come it take so long for Sutiyoso (PBSI's head) to sign the letter to release the funds to the players

Please feel free to translate the remaining text

Title: Players Demand Contract Money
Source: BolaNews
Pemain Tuntut Uang Kontrak

Keresahan melanda pemain Pelatnas Cipayung. Menjelang berangkat ke turnamen Jepang Super Series di Tokyo, 11-16 September, konsentrasi mereka terganggu. Uang kontrak pemain belum juga dibayar. “Tiga bulan belum gajian nih!” ujar Flandy Limpele.

Seharusnya uang kontrak kolektif Yonex untuk termin Mei-Juli telah dibayarkan. Namun, uang sebesar 125 ribu dolar AS atau sekitar 1,2 miliar rupiah yang merupakan hak pemain itu hingga sebulan lebih belum juga diberikan PBSI.

“Saya dapat kabar uang dari Yonex itu sebenarnya sudah cair, tapi kenapa belum diberikan ke pemain? Mentoknya di mana? Yang mengherankan, uang itu katanya tinggal disetujui ketua umum, tapi kabarnya susah ditemui. Berapa lama sih waktu untuk tanda tangan?” tutur Taufik Hidayat, yang jadi juru bicara pemain.

Menurut Taufik bersama rekan-rekan di Pelatnas Cipayung, Rabu (5/9) siang, persoalan ini pernah ditanyakan ke pengurus harian. Jawaban yang didapat, sebelum Kejuaraan Dunia, medio Agustus, uang kontrak sudah cair. Tetapi, hingga kini belum ada tanda-tanda.

Taufik mengungkapkan bagi pemain yang mendapat bonus seperti dari Kejuaraan Dunia lalu tentu tidak pusing. Namun, buat pemain muda yang hanya mengandalkan uang saku per bulan dari PBSI sebesar Rp 600 ribu tentu menyulitkan.

“Kasihan mereka, sekarang apa-apa naik. Padahal, mereka juga harus membayar uang cucian, kantin, pulsa, bensin hingga tol yang juga naik. Tolong deh,” ujar Taufik.

“Saya hanya minta hak kami dibayar. Apalagi, uang kontrak ini sudah sering telat,” sebut Sony Dwi Kuncoro.

Bahkan, menurut Nova Widianto, kalau PBSI memang benar tidak punya dana, pemain siap mental seandainya tak jadi diberangkatkan ke Jepang Super Series. “Saya kecewa dengan kerja pengurus,” tegasnya.

Komunikasi Tak Jalan

Disampaikan Taufik, dahulu sempat terlontar dari mulut salah satu pengurus yang menyebut bahwa ada uang kontrak kolektif sampai terlambat bakal ditalangin. “Sekarang buktinya apa? Kita ngomong berkali-kali tetapi tak pernah ditanggapi,”

Pemain pun bertambah bingung karena komunikasi dengan Ketua Umum PBSI Sutiyoso macet. Padahal, ada keinginan pemain bertemu pengurus lengkap agar segala persoalan bisa mendapat jawaban dan ada solusinya sehingga tak perlu membuka aib ini ke media massa. Apalagi, tahun depan ada hajatan penting, perebutan Piala Thomas-Uber dan Olimpiade Beijing.

“Akhirnya kami hanya bisa bicara dengan Lius Pongoh sebab dengan pengurus teras lainnya rasanya sulit. Kami sudah ngomong sampai berbusa-busa, tetapi kalau meminta kejelasan sesuatu hal kepada pengurus jawabannya selalu dioper-oper,” ucap Taufik.

“Kami sebenarnya tidak ingin masalah ini sampai ke media. Namun, untuk bertemu pengurus secara lengkap, susahnya setengah mati,” timpal Nova. (Broto Happy W.)

[ants]

This is very common. Im not suprised.

[huangkwokhau]

This problem has been there for years and years.....I commented a while that Sutiyoso is not the right figure to run Badminton organization....let alone as Asian Badminton President....if you can not manage your household, how you could manage the whole villages...

This is embarassment for Sutiyoso. I hope He fixes it otherwise more players will leave for other countries....or quit and move to other clubs like Djarum..

You can not blame the players to bring this matter out to news media as Nova said that they have hard time to meet Sutiyoso and Taufik suggested how difficult to sign the fund release which had been agreed upon....

Indonesia....Indonesia....I think it is time to have petition to retire Sutiyoso...

[Hitman71]

No pay from May to July, and still can win the world champion ?. Respect la these players ..

[huangkwokhau]

No pay from May to July, and still can win the world champion ?. Respect la these players ..

Yup..it is amazing that they still won....feel sorry for the players...
God bless them hope they release the fund as Ramadhan is approaching shortly....

[taufik-ist]

we need revolution in PBSI.. Krisna might be willing to be a 'martir'

[CLELY]

The classic matter, PBSI always demand achievement from the players without totally commitment to fulfill their right. Contract money and bureaucracy are primary obstacles that make all shuttlers desperately how to overcome this problem. No intensive communication between players and PBSI top-level official.

INA's economic condition become worst and worst, all prices had raised including highway,gasoline and don't know what will get impact of tariff-adjusted in upcoming days. With IDR.600.000 only, definitely this pocketmoney isn't enough and too minimal even lower than DKI Jakarta's UMR (Upah Minimum Regional) or Regional Minimum Wage standard. Really pathetic!