Three-on-three basketball meet

JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Basketball Association will celebrate its 44th birthday with a three-on-three basketball competition in 10 cities between Nov. 21 and Nov. 25. The cities are South Sumatra's Palembang, North Sumatra's Aceh, West Kalimantan's Pontianak, North Sulawesi's Manado, Irian Jaya's Jayapura, West Java's Bandung, Central Java's Solo, East Java's Surabaya, Bali's Denpasar and Jakarta.

In addition, a parade of 5,000 junior and senior high school students and soldiers will be held in Jakarta on Nov. 26 in honor of the anniversary. This is the first time the association has celebrated its anniversary since it was established by Wiem Latumeten in 1951, said Ary Sudarsono, deputy chairman of the organizing committee, over the weekend. (arf)