S1E7: How badminton united Indonesia during Covid-19: Letter From The Bureau Ep 7

The Straits Times Podcasts · Nov 5, 2021 · 16m

Letter From The Bureau Ep 7: How badminton united Indonesia during Covid-19

16:41 mins

Synopsis: The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe every month.

They talk about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises.

In this episode, she chats with ST's Indonesia correspondent Linda Yulisman about the following:

How did the badminton craze come about in Indonesia? (1:04)

Some badminton players who won medals came from struggling families (3:51)

Famous former badminton players in…