Sun, 10 May 1998

Australian citizens briefed

JAKARTA (JP): Australian Ambassador John McCarthy will brief Australian citizens here on the current political and economic situation in Indonesia.

The briefings will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday in the theatrette of the Australian Embassy on Jl. HR Rasuna Said, South Jakarta. All Australian citizens are invited to attend.

An announcement from the embassy said that due to restricted space, Australian citizens are invited to attend briefings based on the first letter of their surname.

Surnames beginning with A to D are invited to attend briefings on Tuesday at 3 p.m., while E to K are urged to attend the 4 p.m. briefing.

Surnames starting with L to R should attend briefings on Wednesday at 8 a.m. while S to Z attend the 9 a.m. one. (mds)