Golkar scholarship

Sat, 22 Feb 1997

Golkar scholarship

From Republika

I am one of 10 high achieving students from Kuningan, West Java, who received the attention of Golkar's regional board. I was invited to attend Golkar's anniversary party at the Pajajaran building in Bandung, on which occasion the scholarships for West Java were awarded.

I was very happy to receive the scholarship because my parents are not able to finance my further studies. They cried when they heard the news.

I attended the anniversary celebration in Bandung. However, there was no information on the amount and duration of the scholarship. Some people said the scholarship would be given in my home town of Kuningan.

Back home after a few days I went to the regional Golkar office and received Rp 100,000. Strangely the scholarship was a one-time payment.

I suggest that next time Golkar have such a program they should avoid using the term "scholarship" and should not give recipients high hopes of furthering their studies. A more suitable word would be "pocket money".

RUDI HARTANTO

Kuningan, West Java

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