People greet new millennium with joy, prayers<\/p>\n
Photo A\/B: Y2K<\/p>\n
JP\/bsr, JP\/afs<\/p>\n
BUG FREE: Executives of state electricity company PT PLN for the
\ngreater Jakarta area cheer (above) as they find out that their
\ncomputer system is not affected by the millennium, or Y2K, bug.
\nThe sky above the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah recreational park in
\nEast Jakarta is filled with fireworks (right photo) as thousands
\nof city residents throng the park to witness the rollover to the
\nthird millennium.<\/p>\n
Photo C\/D\/E: Style<\/p>\n
JP\/bsr, JP\/leo, JP\/afs<\/p>\n
HOLLYWOOD STYLE: An artist blows fire from his mouth (above) to
\nentertain visitors queuing at the Planet Hollywood restaurant on
\nJl. Gatot Subroto in South Jakarta. The traditional Chinese
\nBarongsai dragon dance marks (below) the Year 2000 party at Kafe
\nTenda Semanggi, Central Jakarta. A beggar sleeps (right) during
\nthe millennium rollover on a bridge over Jl. Thamrin, Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Photo F\/G: Candles<\/p>\n
JP\/Tarko, JP\/Tarko<\/p>\n
CANDLES OF HOPE: Hundreds of members of Tibetan Buddhism hold a
\nmass prayer (left) at the Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central
\nJava, to welcome the New Year and the new millennium. Yogyakartan
\nsoothsayers hold a mass prayer (above) at Bukit Lontar, Panggang
\ndistrict, Gunung Kidul area, to welcome the first sunrise of the
\nyear 2000. The soothsayers burned their shawls, symbolizing a
\nmove to discard negative human aspects.<\/p>",
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