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PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian General News - June 19

Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:21pm EDT
Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on June 19.

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JAKARTA POST

- INDONESIAN MPS ASK U.S. LAB TO GIVE CONCRETE BENEFITS

Indonesian lawmakers said on Wednesday that U.S. naval medical lab NAMRU-2 must show more concrete benefits to Indonesia to continue its operations in the country.

- FORESTRY MINISTRY ASKS JAPAN TO CHECK AIR QUALITY

Indonesia has asked Japanese scientists to check the balance between its protected forests' oxygen production and forest fire haze that affects neigbouring countries to counter repeated protests over haze problems, a ministry official said.

- MODERATE GROUPS CRITICISED FOR SILENCE OVER RADICAL MUSLIMS

Indonesia's two biggest moderate Muslim groups have shown their powerlessness in countering extremist elements by allowing a government decree on Ahmadiyya to be passed, political experts say.

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