PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian newspapers - Aug 13
Following are some leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on Aug 13.
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JAKARTA POST
- ATTORNEYS TARGETTED IN CENTRAL BANK GRAFT PROBE
Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said it is expanding its investigation of a graft case at the central bank by targetting prosecutors at the Attorney General's Office.
- YUDHOYONO'S SON AND MEGAWATI'S DAUGHTER IN LEGISLATIVE RACE
Indonesia's Democratic Party named one of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's sons, Edi Baskoro Yudhoyono, as its top legislative candidate in the 2009 election, while former President Megawati Sukarnoputri's daughter, Puan Maharani, has been nominated by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle.
- PRIEST BEATEN BY UNKNOWN ASSAILANTS
Catholic priest and religious freedom advocate Benny Susetyo was assaulted in South Jakarta on Monday. Susetyo is now being treated at a nearby hospital.
- PLN ASKED TO RE-EVALUATE THE COST OF POWER PROJECTS
Indonesia's state electricity company, PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), has been asked to re-evaluate the cost of some of its projects amid rising prices of raw materials.
- JAKARTA BEGINS ACQUIRING LAND FOR MRT PROJECT
Jakarta's Public Works agency has started land acquisition for the Mass Rapid Transport project stretching from the southern outskirts of the capital to a station in the central business district, the head of the agency said.
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INVESTOR DAILY
- BANK MANDIRI TO LEND 4 TRLN RPH TO SEMEN GRESIK
Indonesia's largest lender, PT Bank Mandiri Tbk (BMRI.JK), is offering to lend 4 trillion rupiah to the country's largest cement maker, PT Semen Gresik Tbk (SMGR.JK) for capital spending.
- GOZCO EYES PALM OIL PLANTATION ACQUISITION
Indonesia's palm oil company, PT Gozco Plantation Tbk (GZCO.JK), is looking at acquiring as much as 280,000 hectares in Kalimantan and Sumatra to be used for palm oil plantations.
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