Benny Soetrisno Forges Mentality in Soccer, Gives Value to Seniors

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From Soccer, Benny Soetrisno Learns to Forge Mental Health

In the midst of his busy schedule to keep exports growing, Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Export Companies, Benny Soetrisno, has his own way of maintaining health and work productivity in balance. That is, diligently playing soccer.
The 75-year-old feels the benefits of soccer because this team sport teaches the importance of cooperation, communication and achieving goals. And, last but not least, it builds character. For this electrical engineer who graduated from RWTH, Aachen, Germany, besides training physical health, playing soccer can also maintain mental health and make better business decisions. It's no wonder that the chairman of a series of companies remains active in his favorite sport - although not as often as he used to when he was younger.

Benny Soetrisno (Photo: Personal Documentation)

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Yogyakarta Cultural Festival (FKY) 2025: The Cultural Council of Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY) is once again organizing the Yogyakarta Cultural Festival with the main theme of "adat istiadat". While the specific theme"Adoh Ratu, Cedhak Watu" means literally "far from the king/leader, close to the stone". This FKY theme represents the cultural ethos of the Gunungkidul people in maintaining community sovereignty and independence, while emphasizing closeness to the land, history, and ecological environment as the basis for survival. The festival will take place for one week, from October 11 to October 18, 2025, and is located at Logandeng Village Field, Plembon Kidul, Logandeng Sub-district, Kapanewonan Playen, Gunungkidul Regency. The series of FKY 2025 event programs are very diverse, including: Pawai Rajakaya, Pasaraya Ruwang Berdaya, Jelajah Budaya, Pawon Hajat Khasiat, Gelaran Olah Rupa, FKY Stage, FKY Bugar, FKY Rembug, and various competitions.

Theopen lecture is titled "History of Indonesian Modern Art and Problems in Writing": This discussion session focusing on Indonesian modern art history is organized by Gajah Gallery Jakarta and will feature Aminudin TH Siregar, a researcher who recently returned from his research in Leiden. As the keynote speaker, Aminudin will present his latest insights on the connections, timelines, and narratives that are often overlooked in the writing of Indonesian modern art history. The aim is to unravel the common threads that connect the past, present, and local and global contexts in the evolution of national art. This open lecture will be held on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 15.00-17.00 WIB, offline at Gajah Gallery Jakarta, Casa Domaine GF Retail No. 1.

The Older the More Valuable

In Eastern tradition, elders are a source of wisdom. Empowering them is not just a human resource strategy, but a form of organizational courtesy and blessing. However, this custom is not practiced in all Eastern countries. In Japan, for example, the societal norm is that senior citizens should be respected. However, in the workplace, senior employees are sometimes marginalized in a way that can also be considered brutal.
This is not a conscious decision. In Japan, companies are constrained by social values and laws that make firing employees extremely difficult. Historically, this has led to the phenomenon of madogiwazoku - which can be loosely translated to English as a tribe or group that sits by the window.

Usually, because their services are no longer needed, while the company cannot or does not want to fire them, employees on the verge of retirement will be given a comfortable place near the window to spend their working hours. Perhaps one of them is to read the newspaper until the end of working hours.