Army chief inducts new officers

MAGELANG, Central Java: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu inducted on Saturday 306 new graduates of the Army Academy here.

The new officers, who completed three years at the academy, will join graduates of the Naval Academy in Surabaya and the Air Force Academy in Yogyakarta in a ceremony led by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Thursday.

Ryamizard honored top graduates Alzaki, Dede Rusdiana and Karuniawan Hanif Arridho. -- Antara