Ruwiyati gets Rp 10m bonus

Ruwiyati gets Rp 10m bonus

JAKARTA (JP): Women's marathon runner Ruwiyati will receive a Rp 10 million (US$4,500) cash bonus from the state-owned railway company Perumka for her victory at the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Yesterday, at his Salatiga, Central Java-based club, Coach Alwi Mugiyanto told Antara that the bonus will be presented on Tuesday by Perumka's general manager, Sumeno Ekosaputro, at its headquarters in Bandung, West Java.

Perumka, sponsor of Alwi's club, Tiger Lokomotif, will also reward Alwi with Rp 5 million in cash.

Alwi said he has yet to hear from the National Sports Council, which has promised Rp 25 million to each Indonesian gold medal winning athlete in Chiang Mai. "Nobody from the council has told me about the bonus," Alwi complained. (amd)