Wed, 21 May 1997

SEA Games stickers: Poor creativity

I think most Indonesians understand the importance of funds for maintaining and increasing achievement in sports. We don't need to argue about it. However, we'll get mad if sports' funds are collected by "force". For example, the SEA Games stickers obligatorily purchased by citizens.

Collecting funds for SEA Games by attaching stickers to customers' electricity bills, airport taxes, etc., shows poor creativity of the businessmen who run this project. It represents the attitude of some Indonesian businessmen who prefer to use "a shortcut strategy" by using power in running businesses.

I believe there are many ways to solve the shortage of funds in our sports programs. Let's think and be creative!

AMIR KARAMOY

Jakarta