Well, if Alven and Luluk got one, why Candra and Sigit didn't? Maybe they were given a similar award once? Who knows ? When Candra won the Olimpic Gold in 2000 or WC in '97 together with Sigit... I think both Candra and Sigit really deserve to got one, even though they didn't win 2 WC in a row...
I hope our guess is right that they have gotten before, if not... then it's really..really ridiculous man....
Yes of course, Sigit and Chandra have received the award in the past, as have many others badminton players such as Rudy Hartono, Icuk Sugiarto, Haryanto Arby, Joko Supriyanto, Alan Budikusumah, Hendrawan, Tjun Tjun/Johan Wahyudi, Christian Hadinata/Ade Chandra, Ricky Subagja/Rexy Mainaky, Tony Gunawan/Halim Heryanto, Verawati Fajrin and Susi Susanti. And when they die they have the right to be buried at the "Taman Makam Pahlawan" Kalibata, because they are regarded as national heroes.
Taman Makam Pahlawan Kalibata = Kalibata Hero Cemetery. Kalibata is the place where the hero cemetery lies.
complete news, with indo language. Hari Olahraga Nasional [font=Tahoma,Verdana,Arial]TAUFIK HIDAYAT TERIMA BINTANG JASA UTAMA[/font] [size=-2]Jumat, 9 September 2005 pukul 17:51:37 WIB[/size] [size=-1]Jakarta, BOLASportsLine[/size] [size=-1]Atlet bulutangkis Taufik Hidayat menerima Bintang Jasa Utama dari Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono saat acara peringatan Hari Olahraga Nasional di Istora GOR Bung Karno Jakarta, Jumat. Taufik yang baru saja menjuarai Kejuaraan Dunia di Aneheim AS 2005 merupakan satu-satunya atlet yang mendapatkan Bintang Jasa Utama pada tahun ini. Selain juara dunia 2005, Taufik sebelumnya adalah pemegang medali emas Olimpiade 2004 di Athena dan Juara Asia 2004 dan 2000. Ia juga merupakan anggota Tim Piala Sudirman 1999-2005 dan anggota Tim Thomas Cup 1998-2004. Taufik sempat menjuarai Taiwan Terbuka 2002, Singapura Terbuka 2001, Malaysia Terbuka 2000, Piala Asia 1999 dan peraih medali emas tunggal putra di Asian Games 1998 dan 2002. Selain itu ia menjuarai Indonesia Terbuka 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 dan menjadi finalis All England 1999 dan 2000. Nama-nama atlet yang menerima penghargaan, Jumat (9/9): 1. Taufik Hidayat Bulutangkis Bintang Jasa Utama 2. Umar Syarif Karate Parama Krida Utama 3. M Rahman Tinju Parama Krida Utama 4. Nova Widianto Bulutangkis Parama Krida Utama 5. Liliana Natsir Bulutangkis Parama Krida Utama 6. Eng Hiang Bulutangkis Parama Krida Madya 7. Luluk Hadiyanto Bulutangkis Parama Krida Madya 8. Alvent Y Chandra Bulutangkis Parama Krida Madya 9. Flandy Limpele Bulutangkis Parama Krida Madya 10. Risa Suseanty Balap sepeda Parama Krida Madya 11. Basuki Nugroho Taekwondo Parama Krida Madya 12. Ananda Mikola balap mobil Parama Krida Madya 13. Pere Karoba Dayung Parama Krida Pratama 14. Susanto Megaranto Catur Parama Krida Pratama 15. Irene Kharisma Catur Parama Krida Pratama 16. Rifat Sungkar Reli mobil Parama Krida Pratama 17. Moreno Suprapto Balap mobil Parama Krida Pratama 18. Alexandra A Balap mobil Parama Krida Pratama 19. Jainanto Wushu Parama Krida Pratama 20. Lutfan Budi Pencaksilat Parama Krida Pratama 21. Erni Ulatningsih Atletik Parama Krida Pratama 22. John Herman Muray Atletik Parama Krida Pratama[/size]
translation [size=-1]Badminton athlete, Taufik Hidayat got Bintang Jasa Utama from president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on national day of sport in Istora GOR Bung Karno Jakarta, Friday Taufik who just became the champion of the World Championship in Anaheim USA 2005 is the only anthlete who got Bintang Jasa Utama this year Besides World Championship 2005, Taufik was the gold medal holder in olympic 2004, Athena and also Asian Championship 2004 and 2000. He's also a member of Sudirman Cup's team 1999-2005 and member of Thomas Cup's team 1998-2004 Taufik was a champion in Taiwan Open 2002, Singapore Open 2001, Malaysia Open 2000, Asian Cup 1999 and gold medal holder men single in Asian Games 1998 and 2002 Besides that, Taufik also became the champion of Indonesia Open 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, and became the finalist of All England 1999 and 2000. Name of the athlete who got the award, Friday (September 9th) : 1. Taufik Hidayat Bulutangkis Bintang Jasa Utama 2. Umar Syarif Karate Parama Krida Utama 3. M Rahman Tinju Parama Krida Utama 4. Nova Widianto Bulutangkis Parama Krida Utama 5. Liliana Natsir Bulutangkis Parama Krida Utama 6. Eng Hiang Bulutangkis Parama Krida Madya 7. Luluk Hadiyanto Bulutangkis Parama Krida Madya 8. Alvent Y Chandra Bulutangkis Parama Krida Madya 9. Flandy Limpele Bulutangkis Parama Krida Madya 10. Risa Suseanty Balap sepeda Parama Krida Madya 11. Basuki Nugroho Taekwondo Parama Krida Madya 12. Ananda Mikola balap mobil Parama Krida Madya 13. Pere Karoba Dayung Parama Krida Pratama 14. Susanto Megaranto Catur Parama Krida Pratama 15. Irene Kharisma Catur Parama Krida Pratama 16. Rifat Sungkar Reli mobil Parama Krida Pratama 17. Moreno Suprapto Balap mobil Parama Krida Pratama 18. Alexandra A Balap mobil Parama Krida Pratama 19. Jainanto Wushu Parama Krida Pratama 20. Lutfan Budi Pencaksilat Parama Krida Pratama 21. Erni Ulatningsih Atletik Parama Krida Pratama 22. John Herman Muray Atletik Parama Krida Pratama sorry my english is bad, don't know will u undestand it or not but at least i'm trying [/size]