PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian Newspapers - Aug 11
Following are some leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on Aug 11.
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JAKARTA GLOBE
- DEAD BODY AT TERROR RAID MAY BE HOTEL FLORIST
A dead body recovered from a raid in Temanggung, Central Java, is believed to be Ibrahim, a missing suspect in the bombings of two luxury hotels last month, who was also a florist at the Ritz-Carlton hotel, said a senior police source.
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JAKARTA POST
- PEOPLE WITH FLU SHOULD STAY AT HOME - MINISTRY
The health ministry has called on people with H1N1 flu to stay at home to avoid passing the virus to others and get medical treatment as soon as possible as the number of cases is climbing, said director-general of disease control Tjandra Yoga Aditama.
- CLAIM THAT YUDHOYONO WAS BOMB TARGET ONLY ASSUMPTION - EXPERT
A national police statement saying that a militant group had planned to murder President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is only an assumption since data and evidence are still incomplete, said intelligent expert Anak Agung Banyu Perwita.
- LOSING CANDIDATES HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN LAWSUIT - EXPERT
The defeated presidential candidates Megawati Sukarnoputri and Jusuf Kalla may stand a chance of winning their election dispute case at the Constitutional Court since both have provided solid proof regarding violations in several provinces, said member of Indonesia's parliamentary watchdog Sebastian Salang.
- INDONESIA'S RETAILERS EYE 15 PCT GROWTH IN H2
Indonesia's retailers expect a 15 percent rise in second-half business as the economy picks up in the rest of the year, said Benjamin Mailool, head of the Indonesian Retailers' Association (Aprindo).
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INVESTOR DAILY
- BANK PERMATA TO MAINTAIN LOAN GROWTH AT 15 PCT
Indonesian lender PT Bank Permata Tbk (BNLI.JK) will maintain its loan growth at 15 percent in the second half of this year despite the country's lower credit expansion, said retail director Lauren Sulistiawati.
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KONTAN
- NET PROFIT OF INDO TAMBANGRAYA UP 129 PCT IN H1
Indonesian coal miner, PT Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk (ITMG.JK), reported a $158.7 million net profit in the first half, more than double that of a year earlier as its revenue rose about 31 percent to $675.85 million, financial director Edward Manurung said.
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KORAN TEMPO
- INDIA EYES 10,000 MEGAWATTS ELECTRICITY PROJECT
Indian state owned-firm Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited is interested in a tender for the second- and third-phase of Indonesia's 10,000 megawatts power plant project, said Sanjay Kumar Gupta, the firm's Manager International Operations.
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BISNIS INDONESIA
- PLN WANTS TO BUY DONGGI LNG
State electricity firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara is interested in buying liquefied natural gas from the Donggi-Senoro plant in South Sulawesi to meet its gas needs, said president director Fahmi Mochtar.
- MEDCO WINS NEW CONTRACTS
Oil and gas firm PT Medco Energy International Tbk (MEDC.JK) has obtained three new contracts to supply 2.5 billion British thermal units per day of natural gas, said president director Darmoyo Doyoatmojo.
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