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...CHARGED. HUTOMO MANDALA PUTRA, 30, better known as Tommy Suharto, youngest son of the former Indonesian dictator, with the murder of a Supreme Court judge who in September 2000 sentenced him for graft; in Jakarta. Tommy has been in detention since November and is scheduled to face trial this month...
...NAMED. SYED SIRAJUDDIN SYED PUTRA JAMALULLAIL 58, the ruler of Perlis, Malaysia's smallest state, as the country's 12th King since 1957; in Kuala Lumpur. Syed Sirajuddin, trained at Britain's Sandhurst, served in the army before succeeding his father as Sultan of Perlis last year. His election has no political significance; the ceremonial crown is rotated among royalty every five years. RETIREMENT ANNOUNCED. Of DICK ARMEY, 65, the House of Representatives Republican majority leader since 1995; in Washington, D.C. Armey, extolled by fellow Texan George W. Bush for his tax-cutting agenda, will step down after completing...
INDONESIA Game Over for Tommy Detectives finally tracked down the fugitive son of former dictator Suharto, after a year on the run. Hutomo Mandala Putra, 39, nicknamed "Tommy," grinned at the crowds gathered around the police station where he was questioned on suspicion of involvement in various crimes, including murder. Jakarta?s police chief said Tommy was found at a house in Bintaro, southwest of the capital, and would face charges relating to illegal arms possession and the murder of a Supreme Court judge who had sentenced him to 18 months for corruption last year. Tommy had later skipped bail...
Supporters might suggest it was his untroubled conscience that allowed Hutomo Mandala Putra, more familiarly known as Tommy Suharto, to snore through the storming of a rented luxury house by 25 armed police officers. Cynics, on the other hand, might argue that Indonesia's most famous fugitive was taking a mid-afternoon nap in the two-story home in suburban south Jakarta, confident that he faced little chance of serving anything but a nominal jail sentence. Whatever the source of his serenity, the youngest son of former Indonesian President Suharto was discovered Nov. 28 seemingly asleep, lounging...
...Cameroon soccer legend, as the U.N.'s first African ambassador to spearhead its aids program; in Geneva. Milla, named the African player of the century by British magazine Africa Soccer, will travel around the continent next year to educate the public about the epidemic. ARRESTED. HUTOMO MANDALA PUTRA, 39, better known as Tommy Suharto; in Jakarta. The youngest son of Indonesia's ex-President, Tommy had been on the run for a year following a corruption conviction...