PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian Business News - May 6

Following are the leading business stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on May 6.

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JAKARTA POST

- DUBAI'S EMAAR TO BUILD SOUTHEAST ASIA'S TALLEST TOWER

Dubai's Emaar Properties PJSC EMAR.DU, the largest Arab real estate company by market value, plans to build what would be the tallest tower in Southeast Asia in Jakarta, Indonesia's special envoy to the Middle East said.

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BISNIS INDONESIA

- SAMUDERA INDONESIA SEEKS $200 MLN FOR ACQUISITION

Indonesian shipping company PT Samudera Indonesia Tbk (SMDR.JK) said it is seeking $200 million to finance an acquisition.

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