Megawati calls for obedience: President Megawati Soekarnoputri

Megawati calls for obedience: President Megawati Soekarnoputri called on all government officials and civil servants to carry out all her decisions and not to hamper the implementation of government policies, a senior government minister said on Monday. Page 2

Explosion rocks Jakarta: An explosion occurred here on Monday morning just minutes after a ceremony installing Insp. Gen. Makbul Padmanagara as the new Jakarta Police chief to replace Comr. Gen. Sofjan Jacoeb. Page 3

Clubfoot, the most common foot defect: Clubfoot affects about one in every 1,000 newborns. Parents will immediately know if their baby has clubfoot as it is present at birth. Page 5

Bucks shoot down Spurs: The Milwaukee Bucks were without Ray Allen but still had enough firepower to shoot down the Spurs and end San Antonio's 10-game winning streak by claiming a 101-91 victory on Sunday. Page 6

Investor pulls out of BCA bid: Malaysian Plantations Bhd., one of the nine investors selected for the final bid for the government's shares in BCA, announced late last week that it had dropped its high-profile bid to purchase a controlling stake in publicly listed Bank Central Asia (BCA). No clear reason was given.

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Shoe bomber puts airports on alert: Christmas travelers faced scrutiny of their footwear as airports around the world went on high alert after a man was caught apparently trying to blow up a plane with shoes that had been converted into bombs. Page 9

Poor SEA Games record: Once considered a sports giant among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Indonesia began to lose its domination of the biennial Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 1999. Page 19