SEA Games donation

SEA Games donation

From Bisnis Indonesia

Through its letter dated June 25, 1997, PT Telkomsel informed
customers that a Rp 2,500 donation to the 19th SEA Games would be
added to monthly telephone bills issued from April through
October, 1997.

But the company again included the same amount for SEA Games
contribution in the December 1997 bill. The customer service
section explained that the donation would continue to be
collected until January 1998.

The government has received a lot of money from the public,
via Telkomsel, cinemas, electricity and water bills, Telkom,
hotels, etc.

I wonder whether the funds are really allocated to the SEA
Games? How could the government suffer a budget deficit for the
games? This indicates that the government is incapable of
planning a long-term project.

An event of such magnitude should be carefully planned so that
society is spared from the responsibility of shouldering the
burden.

LANY

Jakarta