PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian Newspapers - Mar 2

Following are some leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on Mar 2.

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JAKARTA POST

- ALSTOM EYES TAKING PART IN INDONESIAN POWER PROJECT

Alstom (ALSO.PA) plans to take part in the second phase Indonesian state power firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara's (PLN) 10,000 megawatt power programme, Johan T Budisusetija, president director of the Indonesian subsidiary of French industrial engineering group, said.

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BISNIS INDONESIA

- GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER SYNDICATED LOANS

The government is considering adopting a syndicated loan facility from international banks with a full guarantee from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Rahmat Waluyanto, treasury director general at the finance ministry, said.

- INDONESIA'S ANTAM NET PROFIT FALLS 74 PCT

Indonesian state miner, PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTM.JK), recorded a 74 percent drop in net profit last year to 1.31 trillion rupiah ($109.4 million) from 5.13 trillion rupiah a year earlier following a sharp decline in nickel demand, president director Alwin Syah Loebis said.

- INDONESIA'S TELKOM GETS LOAN COMMITMENT FROM 15 BANKS

Indonesia's biggest telecoms firm, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLKM.JK), has secured loan commitments from 15 banks to finance capital expenditure this year, treasury director Sudiro Asno said.

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