Hamzah to leave for Japan

INDONESIA: Vice President Hamzah Haz will fly to Japan on Sunday for a general medical checkup.

Hamzah is scheduled to take off at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport aboard a Garuda Indonesia commercial flight.

The Vice President's first wife Ismaniah will accompany Hamzah, along with some of his staff. The whole entourage will comprise 20 people.

There is no official information on the name of the hospital where he is to undergo the checkup.

Hamzah is slated to return to Jakarta on Thursday at midnight. --JP