Indonesian Entrepreneurs Disburse IDR 2.1 Billion for Singapore Men’s Singles

KOMPAS.com – Indonesian businessman, Bachtiar Karim, gave money worth 200,000 Singapore dollars or around Rp. 2.1 billion to the Lion Country badminton player, Loh Kean Yew |.

According to Singapore media reports, Mothership, Bachtiar Karim gave the money with a fairly fantastic value through a foundation owned by his family.

Not without reason, Bachtiar Karim and his family are said to have given the money because they were inspired by Loh Kean Yew’s perseverance and humility after winning the title. BWF World Championship or BWF World Championship in December 2021.

Loh Kean Yew, who is competing in the men’s singles sector, won the 2021 BWF World Championship after winning the final match against the representative of India, Kidambi Srikanth.

Also read: List of 2021 BWF World Championships Winners

At that time, Loh Kean Yew won straight game or two straight gyms with scores of 21-15 and 22-20.

Loh Kean Yew’s journey to reach the 2021 BWF World Championship is quite impressive.

Despite being a non-seeded player, Loh Kean Yew managed to overthrow a number of big names, including Anders Antonsen who is the third best men’s singles player in the world.

In fact, Loh Kean Yew was able to beat Anders Antonsen in two straight games during a duel in the semifinals.

Also read: Profile of Loh Kean Yew, Indonesian Coach Student Who Made History at the 2021 BWF World Championship

Loh Kean Yew’s journey to win the 2021 BWF World Championships has inspired Bachtiar Karim and his family.

Bachtiar Karim and his family also hope that the donation of Rp 2.1 billion to Loh Kean Yew can inspire badminton players in Singapore.

Launching KOMPAS Money, Bachtiar Karim and his brothers, Burhan and Bahari, are the owners of the Musim Mas Group, one of the largest palm oil companies in Indonesia.

In 2019, sales of the palm oil conglomerate reached US$6.6 billion.

Also read: Dropped seed in BWF World Championships, from Axelsen to Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong

Bachtiar Karim became the 11th richest person in Indonesia according to Forbes. His total wealth is known to reach 3.1 billion US dollars.

Meanwhile, Mothership wrote, Bachtiar Karim now lives in Singapore and his business is headquartered there.

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