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PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian General news - April 22

Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:18pm EDT
Following are the leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on April 22. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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KOMPAS

- INDONESIA BANS JEMAAH ISLAMIAH

A South Jakarta court banned militant group Jemaah Islamiah on Monday and ordered the group to pay 10 million Rupiah ($1,089).

- HEALTH MINISTER SAYS NAMRU-2 SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT

The U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2 (NAMRU-2) at the health ministry research centre in Jakarta should be transparent in its activities and research results, Indonesia's health minister said on Monday.

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KORAN TEMPO

- INDONESIA-SWEDEN FORGE HUMAN RIGHTS COOPERATION

Indonesia and Sweden will strengthen their co-operation in the area of human rights through a bilateral dialogue on April 23-24, the foreign ministers of the two countries said in Jakarta.

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